Wright Brothers collection. Papers, photographs, journals, 1853-1973.

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Wright Brothers collection. Papers, photographs, journals, 1853-1973.

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A supplement to the main body of Orville and Wilbur Wright's papers located in the Library of Congress, this collection consists of family papers, financial records, school mementos, Wright family genealogical materials, the church papers and diaries of the Wrights' father, Bishop Milton Wright, notebooks, albums, awards and citations, photocopies of correspondence between Wilbur Wright and Octave Chaunte, and the Wrights' technical library that includes journals, books, and pamphlets covering many aspects of early aeronautics. The collection also includes nearly 4,000 photographs from the Wright Brothers personal collection. Many are original prints taken by the Wrights to document their early flying experiments.

19 linear ft. (203 v)

Wright State University Libraries, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library

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Wright State University Libraries, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library

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