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Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

Wright, Lorin, 1962-1939

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Letter, Undated #36, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Nov 1926

Letter, Undated #36, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

This letter is undated, and unattached to any other letter, but is believed to have been written on November 13, 1926. Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell about their wedding and Orville's lack of participation and her anxiety surrounding that.


Letter, Undated #19, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Nov 1926

Letter, Undated #19, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

This letter is undated and unattached to any other letter, but is believed to have been written on November 12, 1926. In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell describing her trip home from St. Louis. She touches on her wedding, setting the date and asking Henry to write to President King about officiating. She also talks about decorating their home and other aspects of her daily life.


Letter, Undated #6, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Oct 1926

Letter, Undated #6, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

This letter is undated, and unattached to any other letter, but is believed to have been written on October 28, 1926. Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell mentioning the drive they are putting in, how some of her friends and family are reacting to her relationship with Henry, and details of setting up their house.


Letter, Undated #16, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Oct 1926

Letter, Undated #16, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

This letter is undated and unattached to any other letter, but is believed to have been written on October 19, 1926. In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell about her daily life, telling him she will talk to Lorin when Orville leaves the next day, updating Henry about how Lou's visit is going, and assuring him his letter wasn't badly received at all.


Letter, Undated #21, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Oct 1926

Letter, Undated #21, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

This letter is undated, and unattached to any other letter, but is believed to have been written on October 17, 1926. Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell expressing her anxiety of Orville's rejection of their marriage and Lorin Wright's reaction as well, reflecting on her place in the family and other aspects of her daily life.


Letter, Undated #56, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Sep 1926

Letter, Undated #56, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

This letter is undated and unattached to any other letter, but is believed to have been written on September 30, 1926. In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell about her having to leave her trustee committees when she moves to Kansas City, asking Harry Edwards - a previous household employee of the Wrights - to come back to help Orville run the home, Louis Lord's terrible letter writing skills, her insistence that Orville give their brother a small automobile, and other aspects of her daily life.


Letter, Undated #49, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Sep 1926

Letter, Undated #49, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

This letter is undated and unattached to any other letter, but is believed to have been written sometime in September of 1926. In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell to tell him she plans to talk to Lorin about her distress and visiting Kansas City and tells Henry she has ordered towels for their home.


Letter, July 7-8, 1926, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Jul 1926

Letter, July 7-8, 1926, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

In this letter, written over 2 days, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell after her return from Indiana where her and Orville attended her Aunt's funeral. She talks about her family, Henry's coworkers, her anticipation for the trip to The Bay at Penetang, Ontario, and other aspects of her daily life.


Letter, April 23, 1926, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Apr 1926

Letter, April 23, 1926, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell about her travel plans to Oberlin, her friend, Nan, and the slowly resolving situation at The Kansas City Star.


Letter, April 20, 1926, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Apr 1926

Letter, April 20, 1926, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell about Nan's stay with her and general life situation, remembers the Gridiron Dinner of last year, and tells him about an article in the Mercury that has caught many young people's attention in the area.


Letter, December 16, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Dec 1925

Letter, December 16, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell to discuss some plans for his Christmas visit, to express her thoughts and feelings on events happening in his life, and to talk about things happening in her daily life.


Letter, December 12, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Dec 1925

Letter, December 12, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell apologizing for not sending a letter that day due to a funeral she attended and a subsequent dinner. She expresses how she would like to go to dinner with Henry, to travel Europe with him, and for him to visit during Christmas. She responds to his question of what she would like for Christmas and then discusses Oberlin College and its deanship.


Letter, October 25, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Oct 1925

Letter, October 25, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell about Orville's return from Baltimore and his plans to set up the 1903 machine to send off to England. She gives Henry an overview of the Oberlin College Advisory Committee meeting, and then describes Orville and Griffith's time in Baltimore after "Stef" [Vilhjalmur Stefansson] joined them.


Letter, September 28, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell Sep 1925

Letter, September 28, 1925, Katharine Wright To Henry J. Haskell, Katharine Wright Haskell

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

In this letter, Katharine Wright writes to Henry Haskell, mentioning her mother's knack for making things, establishing their engagement and their financial future, and other aspects of her daily life. She tells him of a trip to New York she and Orville are taking for the Air Races. She also starts speaking about the Powers-Archer correspondence.