The papers of Wilbur & Orville Wright [microform] : containers 86-95 scrapbooks, 1902-1948.

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The papers of Wilbur & Orville Wright [microform] : containers 86-95 scrapbooks, 1902-1948.

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"A series of scrapbooks contains newspaper and magazine articles relating to flights and other activities of the Wrights beginning in 1902 when they were conducting glider experiments at Kitty Hawk. Printed matter concerning other members of the family and many of their prominent friends is included. The scrapbooks also contain memorabilia such as cartoons, guest badges, posters, telegrams, and autographed testimonial dinner programs. The subject most fully documented is the Wright's controversy with the Smithsonian Institution. There are also a number of rare aero-philatelic items and mementos pertaining to honorary degrees and other tributes."--Wilbur and Orville Wright papers finding aid, Library of Congress Web site.

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912

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Wilbur Wright, born April 16, 1867 in Indiana, and his brother, Orville, were inventors of the airplane. The brothers were in the printing and bicycle business in Dayton before they became interested in solving the problems of powered flight. After a series of kite and glider experiments at Kitty Hawk, N.C., the brothers built and successfully flew the first heavier-than-air powered machine on Dec. 17, 1903. The Wrights spent the next years improving their invention and in 1909, formed a company...

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948

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Smithsonian Institution

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The Smithsonian Institution was established on August 10, 1846, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Originally organized as the United States National Museum.James Smithson (1765-1829), a British scientist, left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusio...