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Diaries 1857-1917, Milton Wright Jan 1999

Diaries 1857-1917, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

The Special Collections and Archives in the Wright State University Libraries was chosen in 1975 to be the repository for an extensive collection of Wright Brothers' material. Among the thousands of photographs, books, technical journals, correspondence, financial records, and memorabilia were the diaries of Bishop Milton Wright. These diaries of the father of Wilbur and Orville Wright record the full range of experiences of his adult life from 1857 to his death in 1917. They provide a detailed chronicle of Milton Wright's dynamic, and sometimes controversial, ministry and leadership in the United Brethren Church, and his role as the father …

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1917, Milton Wright Jan 1917

Milton Wright Diaries: 1917, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1917 and continue until April 2, 1917. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, though this diary includes a record of Orville establishing the Wright Aeronautical Laboratory and more. The diary ends on April 3rd because Bishop Milton Wright died on that day at the age of 88. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1916, Milton Wright Jan 1916

Milton Wright Diaries: 1916, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1916 and continue until December 1916. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a records of Milton, Katharine, and Orville taking a trip to Waubec Island, Orville's purchase of Lambert Island, and more. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1915, Milton Wright Jan 1915

Milton Wright Diaries: 1915, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1915 and continue until December 1915. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a records of Orville being sick with neuralgia and more. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1914, Milton Wright Jan 1914

Milton Wright Diaries: 1914, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1914 and continue until December 1914. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Milton moving to Hawthorne Hill in April of 1914 and more. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1913, Milton Wright Jan 1913

Milton Wright Diaries: 1913, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1913 and continue until December 1913. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Orville testing an automatic stabilizer at Huffman Prairie, the Great Dayton Flood in March of 1913, and more. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1912, Milton Wright Jan 1912

Milton Wright Diaries: 1912, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1912 and continue until December 1912. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur Wright becoming ill and later dying in May at the age of 45, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1911, Milton Wright Jan 1911

Milton Wright Diaries: 1911, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1911 and continue until December 1911. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1910, Milton Wright Jan 1910

Milton Wright Diaries: 1910, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1910 and continue until December 1910. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville establishing the Wright School of Aviation, the brothers being issued aviator license by the Aero Club of America, the purchase of property for Hawthorne Hill, and more. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1909, Milton Wright Jan 1909

Milton Wright Diaries: 1909, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1909 and continue until December 1909. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of several flights performed by the Wright Brothers, the Homecoming Celebration in Dayton where Milton delivers the invocation. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1908, Milton Wright Jan 1908

Milton Wright Diaries: 1908, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1908 and continue until December 1908. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wright Brothers signing a formal contract with the U.S. Signal Corps for airplanes, Wilbur flying at Le Mans, and a the first crash that kills Thomas Selfridge and injures Orville. which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton …

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1907, Milton Wright Jan 1907

Milton Wright Diaries: 1907, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1907 and continue until December 1907. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wrights conducting experiments with Hydroplanes on the Great Miami River, the brothers traveling to Europe to sell a plane, and them receiving a contract for planes from the US War Department. In October of 1907 Milton Wright is interviewed in Dayton about the …

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1906, Milton Wright Jan 1906

Milton Wright Diaries: 1906, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1906 and continue until December 1906. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wright Brothers receiving a patent #821,393 for a flying machine, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1905, Milton Wright Jan 1905

Milton Wright Diaries: 1905, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1905 and continue until December 1905. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wright Brothers' first flight with their 1905 machine at Huffman Prairie and Milton watches Wilbur fly, which the researcher might find of interest. This was also the year that Milton Wright retires as a bishop. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1904, Milton Wright Jan 1904

Milton Wright Diaries: 1904, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1904 and continue until December 1904. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wright Brothers constructing a new plane at Huffman Prairie, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1903, Milton Wright Jan 1903

Milton Wright Diaries: 1903, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1903 and continue until December 1903. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wright Brothers building their second wind tunnel, testing a new motor, returning to Kitty Hawk to conduct their first successful powered flight. The Bishop recorded the telegram the brothers sent informing him of the first flight in his diary. View the transcript of …

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1902, Milton Wright Jan 1902

Milton Wright Diaries: 1902, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1902 and continue until December 1902. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the construction of the 1902 glider and in December begin construction of a 4-cylinder engine, which the researcher might find of interest. Wilbur also went to Huntington, Indiana, to defend his father in a case involving laymen's misuse of church funds. View the transcript …

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1901, Milton Wright Jan 1901

Milton Wright Diaries: 1901, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1901 and continue until December 1901. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Octave Chanute visits Dayton, and the Wright Brothers conduct air foil tests, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1900, Milton Wright Jan 1900

Milton Wright Diaries: 1900, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1900 and continue until December 1900. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilburn and Orville leaving to go to Kitty Hawk and conducting experiments, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1899, Milton Wright Jan 1899

Milton Wright Diaries: 1899, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1899 and continue until December 1899. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur writing to the Smithsonian for information on flight, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1898, Milton Wright Jan 1898

Milton Wright Diaries: 1898, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1898 and continue until December 1898. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1897, Milton Wright Jan 1897

Milton Wright Diaries: 1897, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1897 and continue until December 1897. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1896, Milton Wright Jan 1896

Milton Wright Diaries: 1896, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1896 and continue until December 1896. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville manufacturing their own bicycle and Otto Lilienthal dying. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1895, Milton Wright Jan 1895

Milton Wright Diaries: 1895, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1895 and continue until December 1895. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1894, Milton Wright Jan 1894

Milton Wright Diaries: 1894, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1894 and continue until December 1894. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville starting a weekly magazine called Snapshots, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1893, Milton Wright Jan 1893

Milton Wright Diaries: 1893, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1893 and continue until December 1893. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of the Wilbur and Orville attending the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1892, Milton Wright Jan 1892

Milton Wright Diaries: 1892, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1892 and continue until December 1892. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville both purchasing bicycles, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1891, Milton Wright Jan 1891

Milton Wright Diaries: 1891, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1891 and continue until December 1891. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1890, Milton Wright Jan 1890

Milton Wright Diaries: 1890, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1890 and continue until December 1890. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville converting the West Side News into the Evening Item, and Paul Laurence Dunbar starts the Tattler. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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Milton Wright Diaries: 1889, Milton Wright Jan 1889

Milton Wright Diaries: 1889, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1889 and continue until December 1889. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Orville Wright begins the publication of the West Side News, and Susan Koerner Wright dies at the age of 58 on July 4th. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

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