1 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
MS-216, IVONETTE WRIGHT MILLER PAPERS
Collection Number: MS-216
Title: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Dates: 1803-2007
Creator: Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995
Summary/Abstract: Ivonette Wright Miller was a niece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the daughter of the Wright
Brothers older brother, Lorin Wright. The collection consists of materials about Orville and
Wilbur Wright, the Wright Family, and early aviation collected by Ivonette. The collection
includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, journal articles, photographs, photograph albums,
and memorabilia. Many of the photographs are original prints of pioneer aviators, Wright Family
members, and friends. Other papers pertain to the role of Mrs. Miller and her husband, Harold
Miller, in representing the Wright Family at various official functions.
Quantity/Physical Description: 24.7 linear feet
Language(s): English
Repository: Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
45435-0001, (937) 775-2092
Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection,
however, please note due to preservation concerns, original audio and video materials cannot be
played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to reference copies. Items without reference
copies can be digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please
provide us at least two weeks advance notice if you would like to request an audio or video
reference copy. Call (937) 775-2092 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Use of
digitized content is subject to conditions governing use.
Restrictions on Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright
holder.
Existence and Location of Copies: The 16mm films have been digitized. The films are
available as mp4 and AVI files in the E-Archives (ms216_e0001) and as mp4 files at the
reference desk. Patrons should use these files to view the footage in place of the original film,
which is in cold storage.
2 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Portions of this collection, particularly the photograph album pertaining to the Wright School of
Aviation (Box 8), have been digitized and are available online in CORE Scholar, Wright State
University’s Campus Online Repository, at:
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms216/.
Preferred Citation:
[Description of item, Date, Box #, File #], MS-216, Ivonette Wright Miller Papers, Special
Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
Acquisition: The Ivonette Wright Miller Papers were accessioned into the Wright State University Special
Collections and Archives on December 23, 1992. The papers were donated by Ivonette Wright
Miller, a niece of Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Accruals:
Additions to the collection have been made by Marianne M. Hudec, Ivonette’s daughter. The
most recent addition was received in 2011.
Separated Material:
Books received with the collection have been cataloged and placed in the Special Collections and
Archives Reading Room.
DVDs and VHS tapes received with the collection have been inventoried, added to the SC&A
Film database, and stored with Audio Visual Material in SC&A Room 416.
The original 16mm films are in cold storage for long term preservation.
Revisions:
The Finding Aid was revised using the EAD format in June 2011 and again in October 2012 with
additions to the collection.
Related Material:
MS-1, Wright Brothers Collection
Publication Note:
“Wright Reminiscences,” compiled by Ivonette Wright Miller. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air
Force Museum Foundation; Fairborn, Ohio; Wright State University, 1978.
Processed by:
The collection was initially processed by Richie Thomas in 1992/1993 and reprocessed in
2002/2003 by John Armstrong in preparation for the Centennial of Flight Celebration. Additions
were added to the collection in June 2011, October 2012, and December 2013 by John
Armstrong.
Arrangement:
The Ivonette Wright Miller Papers are arranged in eight series and two subseries.
Series I: Family Papers, 1803-2007
3 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Subseries IA: General Family Information, 1803-2007
Subseries IB: Correspondence, 1916-2003
Series II: Lester D. Gardner Correspondence, 1947-1955
Series III: Photographs, 1889-1993
Series IV: Special Events, 1928-2007
Series V: Memorabilia, 1890-1990
Series VI: Publications, 1916-1981
Series VII: Audio/Visual Material, 1932-1999
Series VIII: General Subject Files, 1902-2003
Biographical/Historical Note
Ivonette Wright Miller was born on April 8, 1896 to Lorin and Ivonette Stokes Wright.
Ivonette’s father, Lorin, was an older brother of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Ivonette attended
Edison Elementary School and graduated from Steele High School in 1914. After graduating
from high school she attended Oxford College where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in
1918. She married Harold Miller, a 1914 graduate of Steele High School and World War I pilot,
on June 25, 1919 at Hawthorn Hill, the home of Orville Wright. The couple had three children.
Their son Jack was born in 1920, but later died in 1933 after a long illness. A daughter, Ivonette,
was born in 1921 and died in 1923. Finally, a daughter, Marianne, was born in 1935.
Miller was a soprano soloist in the choirs of Grace United Methodist and First Baptist churches
in Dayton. She was a board member of the YWCA, the Dayton Women’s Club, and the Dayton
Music Club. She was a member of the Montgomery County and Kettering-Moraine historical
societies, the National Women’s Air and Space Museum, Aviation Trail, the President’s Club at
Wright State University, and the Dayton First Baptist Church. In 1981 she received an honorary
doctor of laws degree from Wright State. In 1988 she received a “Trailblazer” award from the
Aviation Trail Association.
For many years Ivonette was best known as the Wright family representative—particularly after
the 1948 death of her uncle, Orville Wright. Whether christening a navy aircraft carrier or
talking to a small local group, Ivonette was the person – until she was past 90 – who made
Dayton’s world-famous family real people with her intimate recollections of her bachelor uncles
“Wil” and “Orv.” She attended many ceremonies and dedications in honor of her uncles,
appeared on network television shows, and gave more than 100 lectures on the Wright family. In
1978 Ivonette wrote about her experiences with her famous uncles in a book titled Wright
Reminiscences. Her favorite story was when, at the age of 15, she flew in a Wright “B” Flyer
with her “Uncle Orv” at Huffman Prairie in 1911. Afterwards, she reported that “The flight was
very smooth, but windy. I felt very secure. I haven’t been the same since.” More importantly,
she, and her husband Harold, an executor of Orville Wright’s estate, preserved an archive of
more than 6,000 priceless Wright photographs, papers, and memorabilia, most of which were
donated to Wright State University.
Harold Miller died July 21, 1991, at the age of 95. Ivonette Wright Miller passed away on
October 5, 1995 at the age of 99.
4 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Scope and Content
The Ivonette Wright Miller Papers is a diverse collection of Wright Brothers material. The
papers include family papers, photographs, and memorabilia originally owned by Orville and
Wilbur Wright, Katharine Wright, and their father, Bishop Milton Wright. The papers also
include hundreds of items collected by Harold and Ivonette Wright Miller in conjunction with
dedications or anniversary celebrations commemorating events associated with the Wright
Brothers. The papers are divided into eight series.
Series I, Family Papers, contains an interesting cross-section of material. Subseries IA, General
Family Information, contain items dating from the early 1800s, including Samuel S. Wright’s
book manuscript entitled “Political Economy.” Perhaps most historically significant in this
subseries are telegrams sent to and from Orville’s brother Lorin Wright in 1915 concerning
discussions with Pliny Williamson in New York. Also significant is Ivonette’s handwritten draft
of her book “Wright Reminiscences” and her memories of her uncles in “Uncle Will and Uncle
Orv” that includes nine cassette tapes of interviews with Ivonette. Other significant items in this
subseries include a copies of Wilbur’s and Orville’s “Last Will and Testament,” condolence
letters and cards attached to flower baskets sent to the family on the death Orville, the City of
Dayton “Resolution in the Death of Orville Wright,” the agreement to sell the Wright 1903 Flyer
to the Smithsonian Institution, and the Smithsonian’s dedication ceremony for the Wright 1903
Flyer on December 17, 1948. Also included in this subseries is a section on Katharine Wright
and Henry Haskell. Of particular interest in this section is Orville’s explanation of why he cut
off contact with Katharine after she married Henry. Subseries IB, Correspondence, is divided
into three major sections. The first contains the correspondence of Wright family members and
close friends. A major portion of this correspondence concerns Orville Wright’s estate, as
administered by Harold Miller and John Jameson. The second major section is correspondence
concerning the appraisal of various Wright Brothers artifacts. The last section contains mostly
correspondence between Ivonette and Charles H. Gibbs-Smith and Marvin W. McFarland
concerning articles and books being written about the Wright Brothers.
Series II, Lester D. Gardner Correspondence, contains information about Lester D. Gardner and
his correspondence with Harold S. Miller pertaining to his Wright Replica idea. The bulk of the
files contain correspondence pertaining to his program of giving a piece of the fabric from the
Kitty Hawk “Wright Flyer” to prominent people in aeronautics throughout the world. Most of
the correspondence is from recipients of the fabric. The correspondence is grouped
alphabetically according to correspondent.
Series III, Photographs, contains a wide range of significant photographs concerning the Wright
Brothers. Many of these photographs are the personal photographs of Orville Wright and
document the Wright family. The span of the photographs ranges from as early as 1900 to as
late as 1993. Of particular interest to Wright Brothers scholars are:
a. A Hawthorn Hill collection of 43 photographs (Box 7, File 11). Included in the album are
photographs, both interior and exterior shots, documenting construction of the Wright family
home in 1913 through 1941. Interior photographs show original decoration and furnishings of
the home.
5 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
b. A collection of 126 photographs (Box 7, File 12) featuring Orville’s dog “Scipio.”
Photographs include those taken at Hawthorn Hill, Lambert Island, and with family and friends.
c. A collection of 41 photographs (Box 7, File 14) documenting the Wright Brothers
Aeronautical Engineering Collection at the Franklin Institute. Included with the photographs is a
draft of an article describing the photographs written by Ralph H. McClarren.
d. The most significant collection of photographs is contained in Box 8. This box contains an
early photograph album of Orville Wright containing 276 photographs. Included are
photographs of the Wright School of Aviation at Huffman Prairie (available online in CORE
Scholar), Moraine Farm, McCook and Wright Fields in Dayton, Europe, photographs of Wright
friends and acquaintances, many family photographs of the extended Wright family, and family
photographs from Wright friends such as the Griffith Brewers and the Alex Ogilvies. The
photographs span a period of 1900 to 1926.
e. In Box 9 is a modern photograph album containing a set of photographs taken by photographer
Andrew S. Iddings in May and June 1909. The photographs record the parades and speeches
during the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebrations. The album was presented to Ivonette
Wright Miller.
f. In Box 10 is a photograph album put together by Ivonette about the 1908 and 1909 activities of
the Wright Brothers. Included in the album are: photographs of the Wright Brothers
Homecoming; the May 1908 flights at Kitty Hawk as the Wrights tested the plane they would fly
in Europe and at Ft. Myer; Orville’s flights at Ft. Myer in 1908, including a number of
photographs of Orville’s crash on September 17, 1908; and Wilbur’s flights at both LeMans in
1908 and Pau, France in 1909. Many of the photographs in the album do not appear in the
Wright Brothers Collection and would be of interest to Wright Brothers scholars.
g. Boxes 11, 12, and 13 primarily document Ivonette and Harold Miller’s life as representatives
of the Wright Family. These albums contain photographs of various events, such as the
ceremonies at the Wright Brothers Memorial in Dayton, Ohio on December 17 each year, the
Miller’s 70th wedding anniversary, and similar events.
h. Box 14 contains photographs of the interior of Orville Wright’s Hawthorn Hill mansion just
shortly after his death in 1948 and later in 1949 after NCR remodeled the mansion.
h. Box 15 contains a variety of photographic postcards from the United States, France, the
United Kingdom and Italy. Several of the cards are signed by Wilbur Wright and sent to
Ivonette Wright in 1908 and 1909 – some with notes.
i. Boxes 16 and 17 contains three photograph albums compiled by Harold Miller when he was
assigned to France during World War I.
j. Among the oversized photographs in Box 18 and in map cases, there are photographs of the
Wright 1903 Flyer during its fourth flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, attendees at the 25th
anniversary of powered flight celebration held at the NCR Auditorium in 1928, a photograph of
6 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
the Wilbur Wright Memorial at LeMans, France, and a photograph of the Katharine Wright
Memorial Fountain at Oberlin College.
Series IV, Special Events, contains information concerning the many dedications, anniversaries,
and other events related to the Wright Brothers. For each event, Ivonette retained such items as
programs and photographs associated with the event, plus associated correspondence. In some
cases, significant mementos were manufactured in honor of the occasion, such as the brass
commemorative medals struck for the 50th anniversary of powered flight. Examples of events
documented in this series include: the dedication of the Wright home and Cycle shop at
Greenfield Village in 1938; dedication of the Wright Memorial in Dayton, Ohio in 1940; the 25th
anniversary of powered flight sponsored by the NCR company in 1928; the return of the Wright
1903 Flyer to the Smithsonian Institution in 1948; and the many annual celebrations held at the
Wright Memorial in Dayton. Almost all files contain numerous photographs of the event. In the
case of the Greenfield Village and Wright Memorial dedications, many of the photographs have
the names of attendees inscribed on the photograph. Also included in this series is an extensive
file of programs from the National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies from 1963 to
1985.
Series V, Memorabilia, contains 13 issues of the Wright Brothers newspaper The Evening Item,
beginning in June 14, 1890 and ending July 26, 1890. Also included is a 1948 commemorative
issue of Collier’s Magazine marking the 45th anniversary of powered flight, newspaper clippings
of the 45th anniversary of powered flight and dedication of the Wright 1903 Flyer at the
Smithsonian Institution, the Steele High School diplomas of Ivonette Wright and Harold Miller,
a commemorative program from Charles F. Kettering’s 75th birthday celebration in 1951, and the
musical score for “Song of the Wright Boys” composed by Mrs. Mary E. Knostman. Finally,
there is a newspaper clipping scrapbook put together by Ivonette that includes clippings about
Katharine Wright’s marriage to Henry J. Haskell and her death in 1929, letters and essays by her
son, Jack Miller, and clippings on the 25th Anniversary of the Birth of Aviation in December
1928.
Series VI, Publications, includes a number of publications containing articles about the Wright
Brothers. The publications range in date from 1948 to 2007. Many are commemorative issues
on the anniversary of powered flight.
Series VII, Audio/Visual Material, contains a VHS tape, cassette tapes, and 16mm film.
Included is VHS tape about the Wright Brothers Archives Dedication at Wright State University
on December 17, 1978. The cassette tapes are interviews with Ivonette and Harold Miller, and
other people who knew the Wright Brothers. The 16mm film is primarily film of Marianne
Miller growing up and film of family vacations – primarily in the Western United States.
Series VIII, Subject Files, is a large 2013 addition to the collection spanning a period from 1902-
2003. It is divided into two sections. The first section is organized by name, primarily the
author of an article about the Wright family. The second section contains a variety of subject
areas collected by the Wright Family including information about aviation museums and other
subjects, much of it related to the Wright Brothers.
7 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Subject Terms
Persons/Families
Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995
Miller, Harold, 1896-1991
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Wright Family
Places
Dayton (Ohio)
Subjects (General)
Aeronautics - - History - - 20th century
Aeronautics - - United States - - Biography
Material Types
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Newspapers
8 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Collection Inventory
Series I FAMILY PAPERS, 1803-2007
Subseries IA: General Family Information, 1803-2007
Box File Description Date
Orville & Wilbur Wright
1 1 Articles by Wilbur Wright or Orville Wright 1902-1911
2 Wright-Langley Controversy Articles 1917-1925
3 Early Newspaper Clippings about Wright Brothers 1902-1909
4 Articles about Wilbur Wright 1908-1982
5 Articles about Orville Wright 1923-1972
6 Articles about Wright Brothers 1914-1985
7 Lambert Island gasoline tank records 1931-1932
8 George Antrim Poem: “To Orville Wright on his 75th
Birthday”
Aug 19, 1946
9 Hawthorn Hill Visitors (handwritten lists) 1914-1948
10 Guest Register – Funeral Record of Orville Wright Feb. 2, 1948
11 Sympathy cards attached to flower baskets at funeral of
Orville Wright
1948
12 City of Dayton “Resolution in the Death of Orville
Wright”
Feb 4, 1948
13 Condolence letters on death of Orville Wright 1948
14 Wilbur Wright “Last Will and Testament” (Copy) May 10, 1912
15 Orville Wright “Last Will and Testament (Copy) including
amendment
Jun 21, 1937
Dec 9, 1947
16 Correspondence – Orville Wright Estate 1948
17 Agreement to Sell Wright Airplane to Smithsonian
Institution
Nov. 23, 1948
18 Smithsonian Institution Dedication of Wright 1903 Flyer
(Newspaper articles and photographs)
1948
19 Instrument of Gift – Library of Congress, The Papers of
Wilbur and Orville Wright
May 1949
Katharine Wright and Henry Haskell
20 Katharine Wright Haskell Information 1910-1929
21 Newspaper Clipping – Death of Katharine Wright Haskell Mar 3, 1929
22 Katharine Wright Haskell “Last Will and Testament” Aug. 1927
23 Katharine Wright Letters to Henry Haskell (Copies) 1924-1926
24 Katharine Wright Letters to Griffith Brewer 1927-1928
25 Henry Haskell Letters to Griffith Brewer 1927-1930
26 Henry Haskell Information 1929-1952
1A 1 Katharine Wright Oberlin College Fountain 1931-2007
9 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
2 An Historical Documentation presented by The
International Women’s Air and Space Museum
Organization in conjunction with the application of the
name of Katharine Wright into the Aviation Hall of Fame,
Dayton, Ohio – “Katharine Wright: The Third Member of
the Wright Brothers’ Team, A Martyr to the Cause of
Aviation”
Undated
3 Wright Genealogy Research 1958-1983
4 Wright Genealogy – Notes and Correspondence 1974
5 Bishop Milton Wright Genealogy Letters (Copies) 1902-1945
Wright Brothers’ Relatives
6 Samuel Wright’s book – “Robinson Crusoe” 1803
7 Samuel Wright – “Fly leaf of United States Reader”
(Includes note from Bishop Milton Wright)
1831
8 Samuel Wright’s manuscript on “Political Economy” Undated
9 Wedding Book and Invitation for marriage of Lorin
Wright and Ivonette Stokes
Jan 12, 1892
10 Lorin Wright telegrams and newspaper articles 1915-1945
11 Newspaper Clippings – Death of Ivonette Stokes Wright Undated
12 Last Will and Testament – Ivonette Stokes Wright 1940-1941
13 Newspaper Clippings - Lulu Wright & Helen Wright
Russell
1963
14 Horace A. Wright – “Recollections” by Bus Wright &
Newspaper Clippings
1974-1992
15 Koerner Family Information 1859-2000
16 John Jameson – “Once at 7 Hawthorn Street” & “Some
Unfamiliar Quotations from Bartlett’s” by John Jameson
1949, 1971
17 Jay Petree – “Memories of my Cousin Orville Wright” Undated
Ivonette Wright & Harold Miller
18 Leontine and Ivonette Trip to New York with Uncle Orv Aug. 1912
19 “For Memory’s Garden” by Lucia May Wiant 1922
20 H. S. Miller Stock Certificates (worthless) for: Building
Materials Corp.; Continental Clay Co.; American Tire
Corp.; Reliable Oil Co.; & Peer Oil Co.
1920-1925
21 Harold Miller German “Mark” Bonds (Worthless) 1923
22 Ivonette’s Day Book (with Notes) 1948
2 1 Ivonette Christmas Poems 1951-1987
2 Dayton Music Club Program – Diamond Jubilee Dinner &
Citation to Ivonette
Nov 1963
3 Eulogy’s Given at Ivonette’s Funeral Oct 10, 1995
4 Mike Peters’ Cartoon – Death of Ivonette Apr 1996
5 Jack Miller Grade Cards 1926-1933
6 Jack Miller Compositions c.a. 1933
10 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
7 Jack Miller Report – “A Summer in Europe” c.a. 1930
8 Jack Miller Report – “Battles for Freedom” c.a. 1930
9 Jack Miller Report – “Ships and Sailors” c.a. 1930
10 Jack Miller School Work c.a. 1932
11 Jack Miller School Papers c.a. 1933
12 Jack Miller Newspaper – “The Winged Weekly” 1933
13 Newspaper Clippings 1970-1995
14 Handwritten draft – “Wright Reminiscences” by Ivonette
Wright Miller
c.a.1978
15 Typed Draft – “Wright Reminiscences” by Ivonette
Wright Miller
c.a.1978
16 Script – “The Wright Time to Fly: The Family Remembers
Huffman Prairie (MBC Productions) – Interview with
Harold & Ivonette Miller
1985
17 Script & Photographs – Greenfield Village Village and
Interview
1989
2A 1 Index/Digest - “Uncle Wil and Uncle Orv” – Wright
Brothers Recollections Recorded by niece, Ivonette Wright
Miller, and nephew, Horace Wright, 1986, 1987, 1988 by
August E. Brunsman (See back of box for 9 Cassette
tapes)
1989
2 Typed Draft - Wright Brothers relationship with Griffith
Brewer – written by Ivonette Wright Miller
Undated
3 Wright Brothers relationship with Charles Rolls,
Alexander Ogilvie, & Lord Northcliff – written by
Ivonette Wright Miller
Undated
4 Hand-Written Unidentified Manuscript about Wright
Brothers
Undated
5 Interview with Ivonette Wright Miller about Wright
Brothers
Undated
6 “The Kitty Hawk, Restored” by Ivonette Wright Miller
(Orville Wright’s Boat in Canada)
Undated
7 Harold Miller United States Air Force Museum
Certificates
1978, 1981
11 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Subseries IB: Correspondence, 1916-2003
Box File Description Date
Family & Close Friends Correspondence
3 1 Carrie Grumbach Aug. 1950
2 Henry Haskell 1929-2002
3 John Jameson (w/Harold Miller) 1948-1952
4 John Jameson 1971-1983
5 Harold Steeper 1953
6 Marjorie C. Stinson 1972
7 Ivonette Wright Miller, Re. Orville Wright Boat (See also
Oversize Location 24, File 11 for newspaper articles from
Toronto, Canada The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1975)
Jul. 17, 1975
8 Katharine Wright 1916, 1929
9 Mrs. Richelin (Lula B.) Wright 1948
10 Milton Wright Undated
11 Orville Wright May 9, 1946
Appraisal Correspondence
12 Appraisal of Wright Brothers Documentary Memorabilia
by Royal D. Frey
Dec. 16, 1982
13 Appraisal of Wright Brothers Memorabilia by Royal D.
Frey
Nov. 8, 1983
14 Appraisal of Wright Brothers 1903 Kitty Hawk Aeroplane
/Apollo XI Items (Pieces of Airplane) by Royal D. Frey
Feb. 19, 1986
15 Ivonette Wright-Miller General Instructions Jul. 1992
16 Donation Correspondence – Carillon Park, Dayton, Ohio 1988, 1990
17 Donation Correspondence – Dayton Aviation Heritage
National Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio
1996, 2001
18 Donation Correspondence – Educational and Musical Arts,
Inc., Dayton, Ohio
1990
19 Donation Correspondence – Hagley Museum & Library,
Wilmington, DE
1990
20 Donation Correspondence – Henry Ford Museum and
Greenfield Village
1989, 1990
21 Appraisal of Wright Brothers Material by Lois K. Walker Dec. 28, 1991
22 Photographs of Appraised Material Dec. 28, 1991
23 Appraisal of Wright Brothers Material by Lois K. Walker Oct. 23, 1992
24 Appraisal of Wright Brothers Artifacts by Lois K. Walker Jul 2000
25 Appraisal of Wright Brothers Material by Owen D. Kubik Feb. 23, 2001
26 General List of Wright Brothers Material 2001
27 Wright State University Agreement, 2 May 1974 1974-1982
28 Donation to Wright State University Special Collections
and Archives
1991
29 General Tax Information for Appraisals 2006
12 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
30 Loan Agreements 1974-1988
31 Newspaper Articles About Appraisals 1992-1999
General Correspondence
4 1 General – Wright Brothers 1965-1974
2 Wright Genealogy Inquires 1953-1973
3 General 1984-2002
4 Letters of Appreciation – Kitty Hawk Certificate and
Fabric
1971-1982
5 Air Force Association Sep. 1980
6 Air Force Museum 1971-2000
7 Air Force Museum Foundation 1961-1963
8 Barnaby, Ralph S. 1976-1979
9 Bennett, Susan 1967-1970
10 Bixler, Paul – “The Antioch Review” 1976
11 Brunsman, Gus Jul. 1995, Jul 2000
12 Carillon Park/Dayton History 1991-2006
13 Crouch, Tom 1990-1996
14 Custer, James L., Engineering & Science Hall of Fame Jan. 1992
15 The Dayton Foundation Feb. 1990
16 The Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation May 1991
17 First Baptist Church of Dayton Jul. 1988
18 Fisk, Fred C. 2005
19 The Franklin Institute (See Location 24, Folder 12 for
“Conquest of Flight” Portfolio)
1979
20 The Franklin Autograph Society May 1979
21 Funk, Mary Lou 1967, 1980
22 Hooven, Frederick J. Jun. 1979
23 Kettering-Moraine Museum Jan 1974
24 Kinnane, Adrian 1988-1992
25 Library of Congress Mar 1973
26 Loening. Grover 1949, 1968-1975
27 Lord, Louis Apr. 1948
28 Mackersey, Ian 2002-2003
4A 1 McCullough, Robert N. Jul. 1993
2 Mousee de l’Air 1976-1977
3 Montgomery County Historical Society Jan. 1976
4 National Air and Space Museum 1964-1992
5 Oberlin College, Re. Katharine Wright Fountain 1991
6 Parker, Stella (Invitation to Birthday Party) Mar. 18, 1911
7 Riddle, B. J., Royal Aeronautical Society 2002-2003
8 Ritchie, Malcolm L., “The Research and Development
Methods of Wilbur and Orville Wright”
1951, 1976
9 Shere, Dennis – Dayton Journal Herald Sep. 1978
10 Soper, D. Jul. 1970
13 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
11 Di Syon, Guillaume 1995, 1996
12 Tate, W. J. Captain Apr. 1948
13 Taylor, Charles E. III, (“The Wright Aeroplane Mechanic,
Unsung Hero of the Skies”)
1981, 1982, 1996
14 Todd, W. W. Feb. 1986
15 University of California, Re.: Wright Brothers Photograph
Collection
Apr. 1965
16 University of Dayton, Re.: Bishop Milton Wright Diaries May 1967
17 Whitesell, Jeannette A. May 1970
18 WWI Overseas Flyers Reunion at United States Air Force
Museum (Harold Miller)
1961
19 Young, Roz May 1970
5 1 Senator Barry S. Goldwater, Re.: Proposed National Air
and Space Museum
1971-1972
2 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1955-1965
3 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1970
4 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1971
5 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1972
6 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1973
7 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1974
8 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1975
9 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1976-1978
10 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith 1979-1981
11 Charles H. Gibbs-Smith – Drafts of Articles 1970-1973
12 Marvin W. McFarland 1953-1959
13 Marvin W. McFarland 1960-1969
14 Marvin W. McFarland 1970-1975
15 Marvin W. McFarland 1976-1981
Series II LESTER D. GARDNER CORRESPONDENCE, 1947-1955
Box File Description
6 1 Lester D. Gardner Biographical Information 1947-1948
2 Correspondence – Lester D. Gardner 1948
3 Original Fabric From Kitty Hawk “Wright Flyer”
Distribution
1951, 1956
4 A-B
Air Force Museum
Larsen, Arthur J. (2)
Glasgow, G. G.
Childs, Irene S.
Akerman, John D. (2)
Aldrin, Ed (2)
Allen, William M.
1951-1955
14 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Armstrong, Harry G. (2)
Arnstein, Karl (2)
Ashton, B. N. (2)
Aeronautics Technical Center Commission
Balchen, Bernt
Baker, George P.
Barnaby, Ralph S. (2)
Bassett, Preston (2)
Bauer, L. H., M.D. (2)
Beall, Wellwood E. (2)
Beck, Thomas H.
Beech, O. A. (2)
Bell, Lawrence D. (3)
Bellanca, G. M. (2)
Benjamin, Walter (2)
Berliner, H. A.
Berry, John (2)
Bertrandias, Victor E. (2)
Bingham, Hiram
Bishop, W. A.
Bixby, H. M. (4)
Blackburn, R.
Bolger, J. F.
Bolster, C. M.
Bolton, E. T.
Bonnalie, A. F. (2)
Boothby, Walter M., M.D.
Bouché, Henri
Lord Brabazon of Tara
Bradley, Follett
Brant, Gerald C.
Brattain, Paul H. (2)
Brereton, Lewis H.
Brick, Kay Menges
Bridgman, Leonard (2)
Brookins, Walter
Bruno, Harry (6)
Bryan, Leslie
Buchanan, Sir John
Buranelli, Felicity
Burden, William A. M. (2)
Byrd, Richard E. (2)
6 5 C-E
Cabot, Godfrey L.
Caldwell, Frank W. (2)
Caproni, Tiamini
1951-1954
15 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Carranza, Alberto Salinas
Carroll, Frank O. (2)
Castle, Benjamin F.
Chambers, Reed
Chapline, George F. (2)
Chidlaw, B. W. (2)
Clark, James M. (2)
Clarkson, Christopher (7)
Cleveland, E. W. (2)
Cleveland, Reginald M.
Cobham, Sir Alan J.
Cochran, Jacqueline (2)
Coffyn, Frank
Colvin, Charles H. (2)
Colwell, A. T.
Condon, Robert E.
Cone, J. Carroll (2)
Cox, Roxbee
Crane, Joe (2)
Crary, Harold (2)
Curry, John F. (2)
Damon, R. S. (2)
Davis, Thomas
Davison, F. Trubee (2)
Day, Gladys (2)
Deeds, Col. Edward A.
de Florez, Luis (2)
de Florez, Peter
De France, Smith J. (2)
De Haviland, Sir Geoffrey
Dexter, Robert R. (2)
Diehl, Walter S. (2)
Doolittle, J. H. (2)
Douglas, Donald W.
Draper, C. S.
Dryden, Hugh L. (2)
Dudley, Shepard (2)
Eaker, Ira C. (2)
Ebel, William K. (4)
Edwards, C. P. (2)
Egtvedt, C. L.
Ellis, Robert E.
Enyart, William R. (3)
6 6 F-H
Fage, Arthur
Fairchild, Sherman F.
1950-1952, 1954
16 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Fairey, Sir Richard (2)
Farren, William S.
Fedden, Sir Roy
Ferrier, Alan (2)
Findley, Earl N.
Fleet, R. H.
Folland, Harry
Foulois, B. D.
Franchimont, Henri A.
Franklin Institute
Froesch, Charles (2)
Frye, Jack
Gardner, Allen
Garrison, R. P.
Gentry, Viola (2)
Gillies, Betty H. (2)
Glennon, John
Gordon, Myron B. (2)
Gouge, Sir Arthur (2)
Gross, Robert E. (2)
Grumman, L. R. (3)
Guggenheim, Harry F. (2)
Guillow, G. H. (2)
Guillow, Paul R. (2)
Gutt, Paul R.
Haddaway, George E.
Hamlin, Fred (2)
Harrington, R. P. (3)
Harris, Harold R. (2)
Hartranft, J. B., Jr. (2)
Haslett, Elmer (2)
Hazen, R. M. (2)
Herlihy, J. A.
Hibbard, Hall L. (2)
Higgins, Joseph T.
Hildred, William P.
Hiller, Frank
Hiller, Stanley, Jr.
Hinckley, Robert H. (2)
Horner, H. M. (2)
Hughes, Howard (3)
Hunsaker, Jerome C. (2)
6 7 I-L
Ide, John J. (2)
Jerome, Clayton C. (2)
Johnson, Leon W.
1951-1952
17 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Johnston, S. Paul
Jones, Bradley
Jones, Charles S. (2)
Jones, Ernest (2)
Jones, Sir Melvill
Joyce, Temple N. (4)
Kahn, Roger W. (2)
Kartveli, Alexander
Kellett, W. Wallace (2)
Kelly, Fred
Kenney, George C.
Kimball, Dan A. (2)
Kindelberger, J. H. (3)
Kirchner, Otto E. (3)
Knerr, Hugh J. (2)
Knight, Clayton (2)
Knowles, T. A. (3)
Kuethe, Arnold M. (2)
Lahm, Frank (2)
Land, Emory S. (2)
Landauer, Bella C.
Landauer, James D. (3)
Landauer, William (2)
Lederer, Jerome (2)
Leslie, John C. (3)
Leverone, Louis E.
Link, Ed
Litchfield, P. W.
[Littlewood], Bill (2)
Lodwick, Albert I. (2)
Loening, Albert P. (2)
Loening, Grover P.(2)
Lounsbury, Harry M.
Lovelace, W. R. II, M.D. (2)
6 8 M-P
Magrath, Christy C.
MacCracken, William P. (2)
Maitan, Joseph J.
Mansfield, Harold (2)
Marsh, Lockwood
Martin, Glenn L. (3)
Masefield, Peter G.
Mays, Robert
McCarthy, C. J.
McClarren, R. H. (3)
McCurdy, J. A. D.
1951, 1954
18 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
McDonnell, J. S.
McMullen, Clements (2)
Meigs, Merrill C. (2)
Meloy, Vincent J. (2)
Meyer, Cord (2)
Milbank, Jeremiah, Jr. (2)
Miller, H. B. (2)
Millikan, Clark B. (2)
Mingos, Howard
Minister of Civil Aviation, London
Mock, Richard
Morgan, Thomas (2)
Moseley, C. C. (2)
Mosier, O. M. (2)
Neff, Walter H.
Nelson, Mary (2)
Nichols, Ruth R.
Norcross, Carl (2)
Nordenskiöld, Bengt G. (2)
Northrop, John K. (2)
Noyes, Blanche
Oertel, R. C. (2)
Omlie, Phoebe F.
Osborn, Earl D.
Pace, Frank, Jr.
Page, F. Handley
Parker, J. Brooks (2)
Parkins, J. H. (2)
Parks, Oliver L. (2)
Parish, Wayne W. (2)
Patterson, W. A. (2)
Peabody, Hume (2)
Peale, Mundy I. (2)
Pearson, C. C. (2)
Pedler, James S. (2)
Piasecki, F. N. (2)
Pippard, A. J. S.
Pogue, L. Welch (3)
Poulsen, C. M.
Pritchard, J. Laurence
Prudden, Earl
Purdue University
Putt, D. L.
Pye, D. R.
6 9 R-S 1951, 1954
19 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Ramsey, D. C. (2)
Raymond, Arthur (2)
Reichelderfer, F. W.
Reid, Elliot (3)
Reid, H. J. E. (2)
Relf, E. F.
Rentschler, F. B.
Rentzel, D. W.
Rheinstrom, Charles A. (2)
Richardson, Lawence B. (2)
Rickenbacker, E. V. (3)
Robischon, E. W.
Rockefeller, Laurance S. (2)
Roper, Albert
Roe, Sir Alliott
Rosendahl, Charles E. (2)
Royal Aero Club, London
Ryan, T. Claude (2)
Sanborn, John A.
Saulinen
Saville, Gordon P. (2)
Sayre, Daniel
Scanlon, Martin F. (2)
Schery, C. F.
Schwendler, William T.
Science Museum, London
Sempill, Lord (2)
Sharp, Edward R.
Sherman, Dallas B.
Shrader, W. A. (2)
Sikorsky, I. I. (2)
Silsbee, Nathaniel F.
Silverstein, Abe
Slessor, John C.
Smith, C. R. (2)
Smith, Geoffrey
Smith, Maurice (2)
Smith, Richard (2)
Smithsonian Institution
[Soucek], Apollo (2)
Spaatz, Carl (2)
Sperry, Elmer, Jr. (2)
Squier, Carl B. (2)
Stanford University Library
Stewart, Oliver
Stout, E. G. (2)
20 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Stout, William B. (2)
Symington, Stuart
6 10 T-Z
Talbert, Ansil E. (2)
Taylor, James B. III (3)
Teichmann, Frederick K. (3)
Telfer, J. F.
Thaden, Mrs. Herbert V. (Louise) (2)
Thomas, Lowell (2)
Thompson, M. J. (2)
Thompson Products Museum
Tizard, Sir Henry
Towers, J. H. (2)
Trippe, Juan T. (3)
Turner, Roscoe (3)
Twining, N. F.
Upson, Ralph H. (3)
Union Club, New York
Van Dusen, William (2)
Van Zandt, J. Parker (2)
Vetlesen, Georg Unger (4)
Victory, J. F. (6)
Warner, Edward (4)
Warrender, Lee D.
Webster, Robert M.
Webster, William
Weems, P. V. H.
Wells, Edward C. (2)
Wells, Jay Gillis
Wetmore, A.
Whittle, Sir Frank (2)
Wilkinson, Paul H.
Wilson, Eugene E.
Wilson, Gill Robb (2)
Wilson, J. A.
Winslow, C.-E. A.
Wood, Eric W.
Wood, Robert H. (2)
Woods-Humphrey, G. E.
Wright, M. E. A.
Wright, T. P. (2)
Young, Clarence M. (2)
1951-1954
6 11 Unidentified Letters Undated
21 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Series III PHOTOGRAPHS, 1889-1993
Box File Description Date
7 1 Milton Wright portrait photographs c.a.1912
1a Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop and Print Shop
a-1. Wilbur Wright standing behind printing machine
a-2. Unidentified – possibly Wilbur Wright
b-1. Wilbur Wright working at work bench in bicycle shop
b-2. Orville Wright and Ed Sines working in bicycle shop
b-3. Ed Sines in print shop
c.a. 1889
c.a. 1889
1897
1897
1897
2 Wilbur Wright in Hart O. Berg’s apartment in Paris,
France
Jul 30, 1909
3 Orville Wright
a. Orville Wright, holding strut of airplane, talking to
unidentified individual in Germany
b. Group photo taken in backyard of house at 7 Hawthorn
St., Dayton, OH. Shown in photo is:
Lorin Wright, Prof. Reeder, Wilbur Wright, Webb Landis,
Bishop Wright, Albert Shearer, Lon Shank, Orville
Wright, & Ed Sines
c. Orville Wright & Griffith Brewer sitting on the porch at
Hawthorn Hill, Dayton, OH
d. Group Photo, Orville Wright, Captain Edward
Rickenbacker, & Major R. W. Schroeder
e. John A. Macready shaking hands with Orville Wright.
At left, with helmet on, is Oakley G. Kelly
f. Orville Wright visit to Dearborn, MI. Left to right:
Orville Wright, Charles Taylor & Henry Ford
g. Semi Annual meeting of National Advisor Committee
for Aeronautics. Seated Left to Right: F.W. Reichelderfer;
Clinton M. Hester; Robert H. Hinckley; Admiral John H.
Towers; General H. H. Arnold; Orville Wright; Robert H.
Doherty; Dr. Vannevar Bush; George J. Meade; Charles G.
Abbot; Edward P. Warner; Lyman J. Briggs; General
George H. Brett, Captain Sydney W. Krause, & Jerome C.
Hunsaker. Standing: S. Paul Johnston; Dr. George W.
Lewis: & John F. Victory
h. Group photo. Left to Right: Orville Wright, General H.
H. Arnold, & J. C. Hunsaker. NACA Semiannual meeting
i. General A. W. Vauarnan, Commanding General, Wright
Field and Orville Wright at Wright Field, Dayton, OH
j. N.C.R. night at YMCA membership campaign dinner.
Standing in center is Orville Wright acknowledging
introduction
1909-1946
1909
1909
1912
c.a.1920
Mar 1923
1937
Apr 18, 1940
Apr 18, 1940
Oct 28, 1942
Nov 11, 1943
22 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
k. Frank Coffyn and Orville Wright at Wright Field,
Dayton, OH. Autographed “My best regards to Orville,
Frank Coffyn”
l. Orville Wright and Colonel Jackson viewing first
Hudson off of assembly line at Detroit, MI
m. General Craigie and Orville Wright
n. Group photo taken at Wright Field, Dayton, OH. Left to
Right: General Chidlaw, Col. E. A. Deeds, Orville
Wright, & General Craigie
o. Group photo: Inter-American Commission on
Commercial Aeronautics visit Orville Wright. Left to
Right: Maj Guloago, Francisco Lajont, Orville Wright,
Juan Guillermo Villasanay, & Col. Carlos Garfias
p. Group photo. Orville Wright with unidentified
individuals
q. Group photo. Aircraft Engineering Conference,
Langley Research Center. Circled on photo: Howard
Hughes, Charles Lindbergh, and Orville Wright
r. Group photo. Commemorative Stamp. Orville Wright
in center. Postmaster Clarence Greer (far right)
s. Orville Wright Funeral. Casket being carried from First
Baptist Church
t. Orville Wright Funeral. Graveside photo at Woodland
Cemetery
May 1, 1944
Aug 19, 1946
1946
Undated
1934
Undated
Feb 2, 1948
Feb 2, 1948
7 4 Katharine Wright
a. The Katharine Wright Haskell Fountain in front of the
Allen Art Gallery at Oberlin College. Fountain given by
Henry Haskell in her memory.
B Griffith Brewer, Katharine Wright, & Vjalmar
Steffanson
c. Orville Wright, Steffanson, Katharine Wright, &
Brewer
d. Steffanson & Katharine Wright
e. Small circular portrait photo of Orville and Katharine
Wright
Undated
1920
1920
1920
c.a.1910
7 5 Lorin Wright Home on Grant Street, Dayton, OH 1902
6 Louis Carvin and Sculpture 1909
7 De Lambert photos
a. Cordelier de Lambert
b. May de Lambert
1909
1909
Undated
8 Count de Gambert Oct 23, 1909
9 Grover Loening photographs
a. Grover Loening with Orville Wright at Simms Station
b. Grover Loening portrait, “With affectionate regards to
Harold and Ivonette Miller – and thanks for their cordial
hospitality”
Sept 1913
23 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
c. Grover Loening as a young man at Simms Station (Sep
1913) – “To Ivonette and Harold, with kindest regards”
10 Model “B” flying at Simms Station 1910
11 Kitty Hawk, NC
a. Wright glider in front of hangar
b. Men carrying Wright glider up hill
c. Men standing around Wright glider on hill
Oct 1911
12 Dayton Wright Factory – Corner of paint ship (Gainway &
H. Harold)
1911
13 Hawthorn Hill, Dayton, Ohio – Includes photographs of
house under construction, completed, & interior views (43
photographs)
1913-1941
14 “Scipio” – Orville Wright’s St. Bernard (126 photographs)
Includes photos as a puppy, at Hawthorn Hill, at Lambert
Island, and with Orville, Katharine, and other members of
Wright family.
1917-1922
15 Original Wright 1903 in Science Museum, London (21
photographs of various views of airplane hanging in
museum)
Mar 1928
16 Wright Brothers Aeronautical Engineering Collection at
Franklin Institute (Includes draft of article by Ralph H.
McClarren describing items) – 41 photographs
Jan 1951
17 Wright Field Museum Undated
18 Oakley G. Kelly & John A. Macready
(Autographed photograph)
Undated
19 Autographed photo by unknown pilot, “Tom T____”
standing in front of a two seat bi-plane
Apr 14, 1942
20 Lambert Island
a. Orville Wright standing on rock
b. Orville Wright and Joan Petree with Jay Petree in
background
c. Orville Wright with Frank & Joan Petree
d. Kathy Wright, Orville Wright, Betty Russell, George
Milton Russell, Carrie Grumbach, Helen Petree, Jean
Petree, & Frank Petree
e. Jay Petree, Betty Russell, Orville Wright, Wilbur
Wright (Herbert’s son), Helen Petree, Carrie Grumbach,
Frank Petree, & Joan Petree
f. Boat coming into port
g. Lambert Island on the bay side showing the railroad
and ice house
h. View of Lambert Island from water
i. View near Lambert Island
j. View near Lambert Island
k. Lambert Island
l. Lambert Island
c.a.1930s
24 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
7 21 NCR photograph of camera that took “First Flight”
photograph at Kitty Hawk, NC on Dec 17, 1903.
Includes dark room equipment used at the time.
Undated
22 Negatives of Wright family farm in Grant County, Indiana Undated
23 Miscellaneous Family photographs
a. Orville Wright’s Workshop & Laboratory
b. Margaret Greenman & Robert Burdelle Wedding photo
c. Unveiling of painting of “First Flight”
d. Harold and Ivonette Miller home
e. Harold S. Miller, Royal Frey, & Ivonette Wright Miller
with one of the original 1903 propellers
f. Jimmy Doolittle & Harold S. Miller
g. Cindy, Margaret, & Paul (no last name)
h. Bizzy McClure, Harold S. Miller & Ivonette Wright
Miller
i. Edith Darrod & Vincent
j. Jack Miller as a child
k. Ivonette and Jack Miller portrait photo taken in home
l. Jack Miller portrait photo (See also Location 49, File 2
for portrait painting of Jack Miller)
Jun 1972
Jul 22, 1972
Sep 29, 1975
1965
Oct 1983
Jul 1982
Oct 1982
1983
1970
c.a. 1922
c.a. 1925
1933
8 1 Wright Company Aviators and Wright School of
Aviation
(This item is accessible online via CORE Scholar.)
1910-1923
Item 1:
a: J. C. H. Ellehammer Feb 27. 1917
b: Walter Brookins and Count de Lesseps with Wright
Flyer, Montreal
1910
c: Cal Rodgers wreck, Long Beach, CA 1912
d: Harold Snyder, Luzern Custer, & Lincoln Beachey at
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Aug 1, 1914
e: Duval LaChapelle, Pau, France 1909
f: Howard Rinehart & Lincoln Beachey seated in Wright
Flyer, Simms Station
1915
g: Photograph inscribed “Kind Regards from Oswald
Short”
Sep 1922
h: Portrait – Arnold Fordyce Mar 1906
i: Lorin Wright & Alexander C. Ogilive Undated
j: Lorin Wright & Griffith Brewer Undated
Item 2:
a: Lt. Oakley G. Kelly Undated
b: Lt. Lester J. Maitland & Lt. Russell J. Maughan Undated
c: Photograph inscribed “For Mr. Orville Wright Very
Truly Yours M. J. Sonnenschein” Prague
1909
25 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
d: William Herbert Bixby. Photograph inscribed “W. H.
Bixby, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1910-1913)
Undated
e: Curtiss R-6 Racers, Wilbur Wright Field Mar 1923
f: Lt. Lester J. Maitland, Major McIntosh, McMahon,
Major Hobley, & Lt Russell J. Maughan
c.a.1923
g: Russell Maughan 1923
h: Major McIntosh & Lt. Russell J. Maughan c.a.1923
i: Timing of speed trials, Wilbur Wright Field Mar 1923
Item 3:
a. Ralph Johnstone balanced on a chair, Simms Station 1910
b. Walter Brookins working on a Flyer, Simms Station 1910
c. Wright Flyer Model A, Simms Station 1910
d. James Davis, Griffith Brewer, Ralph Johnstone, Frank
Coffyn, & Walter Brookins, Simms Station
1910
e. Frank Coffyn watching Ralph Johnstone standing on his
hands, Simms Station
1910
f. Frank Coffyn, Walter Brookins, & Griffith Brewer
Simms Station
1910
g. Wright Flyer, Model A, in Flight, Simms Station 1910
h. Wright Flyer, Model A, on the ground, Simms Station 1910
i. Wright Flyer, Model A, landing, Simms Station 1910
j. Frank Coffyn, Ralph Johnstone, Wilbur Wright, Orville
Wright, and Walter Brookins sitting on the ground,
Indianapolis
May 1910
k. Griffith Brewer & Orville Wright standing in field at
Simms Station
1910
l. Griffith Brewer & Orville Wright seated in Wright
Model A, Simms Station
1910
Item 4:
a. Howard Gill, Harry N. Atwood, J. Clifford Turpin,
Thomas D. Milling, Henry H. Arnold, & Arthur L. Welsh
at Simms Station
1911
b. Harry N. Atwood practicing balance with Orville
Wright, and others, watching, Simms Station
1911
c. Group of unidentified men moving a Wright Flyer
Model B
c.a.1911
Item 5:
a. Group photograph – O. A. Danielson, Howard M.
Rinehart, Kenneth Whiting, Katherine Stinson, Griffith
Brewer, & C. Ando, Simms Station
1914
b. Griffith Brewer, Simms Station 1914
26 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
c. Mrs. Kenneth Whiting, Katharine Wright, Marjorie
Stinson, A. G. Woodward, O. A. Danielson, & Griffith
Brewer, Simms Station
1914
d. Marjorie & Katherine Stinson, Simms Station c.a.1914
e. Group photograph – Katherine Stinson, Mrs. Kenneth
Whiting, Orville Wright, Katharine Wright, & Griffith
Brewer
Aug 1, 1914
f. O. A. Danielson seated in Wright Flyer 1914
g. Barney Oldfield, Orville Wright, & Lincoln Beachey Aug 1, 1914
h. Katherine Stinson, Mrs. Whiting, and Katharine
Wright, Simms Station
c.a.1914
i. Katharine Wright, Marjorie Stinson, Katherine Stinson,
and A.G. Woodward, Simms Station
c.a. 1914
Item 6:
a. Lt. Frank Lahm, Orville Wright, & Katharine Wright.
Mrs. Griffith Brewer seated in Wright Flyer, Simms
Station
Aug 1911
b. Katharine Wright, Mrs. Griffith Brewer, MacPherson,
& Orville Wright with Wright Flyer, Simms Station
1911
c. Major A. B. Lambert & Orville Wright seated in Wright
Flyer, Simms Station
1910
d. Governor Hadley of Missouri & Theodore Roosevelt
seated in an automobile at the St. Louis Aeronautic meet
Oct 1910
Item 7:
a. Walter Brookins, Asbury Park Aug 1910
b. Ralph Johnstone, Asbury Park Aug 1910
c. Duval LaChapelle, Arch Hoxsey, Ralph Johnstone, &
Frank Coffyn, Asbury Park
Aug 1910
d. Cal Rodgers seated in Wright Flyer Model B 1911
e. Roy Knabenshue and three unidentified men in a
balloon basket, Los Angeles
1912
f. Arthur L. Welsh standing near Wright Flyer c.a.1912
Item 8:
a. Capt. Charles DeForest. Chandler seated in a Wright
Flyer Model B, College Park, MD
1912
b. Roy Knabenshue in gondola of an airship, Chicago 1914
8 2 Orville and Katharine Wright 1917-1924
Item 1:
a. Lt. Delagrange, French Commission; Orville Wright;
Major Tulasne, French Flying Corps; & Major L. W.
Reese, British Air Corps, in front of Wright Flyer Model
B, Dayton, OH
May 25, 1917
27 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
b. Same group in front of Wright Flyer Model B talking May 25, 1917
c. Group Photograph – H. E. Talbot, E. A. Deeds, Fisher,
Charles F. Kettering, Orville Wright, Lt. Delagrange,
Major Tulasne & Major W. B. Reese
May 25, 1917
d. Orville Wright & Major L. W. B. Reese in front
of Wright Flyer Model B, Dayton, OH
May 25, 1917
e. Wright Flyer Model B with hangars in background.
Unidentified group standing near airplane
May 25, 1917
f. Katharine Wright, Mrs. Kenneth Whiting, Bishop
Milton Wright, Orville Wright, & Lt. Kenneth Whiting at
the Dayton Fairgrounds
c.a.1917
Item 2:
a. Orville Wright, Langley Field, Virginia Apr 21, 1922
b. D. L. Bacon, North, Orville Wright, & George W.
Lewis, Langley Field, Virginia
Apr 21, 1922
c. Orville Wright in his laboratory, Dayton, OH Jan 1922
d. Orville Wright, Katharine Wright, & three unidentified
men in front of airplane
Jan 1922
e. Oakley G. Kelly, Orville Wright, & John A. Macready,
Wilbur Wright Field
Mar 1923
f. Orville Wright & Oakley G. Kelly with Fokker T-2 in
background, Wilbur Wright Field
Mar 1923
g. Oakley G. Kelly, Orville Wright, & John Macready,
Wilbur Wright Field
Mar 1923
h. Oakley G. Kelly standing in field, Wilbur Wright Field Mar 1923
Item 3:
a. Pan American Aeronautic Exposition, New York.
Group includes Augustus Post, Henry Woodhouse, Mrs.
W. Wood, Katharine Wright, Orville Wright, Alan
Hawley, H. Wisewood, Glenn Martin, & others.
Feb 8-15, 1917
b. Orville Wright & Glenn L. Martin with the Michelin
Trophy in front of the Wright 1903 Flyer at the Pan
American Aeronautic Exposition, New York
Feb 8-15, 1917
Item 4:
a. Presentation of the Collier Trophy to Sylvanus A. Reed.
Included in photograph are General James E. Fechet,
Sylvanus A. Reed, Godfrey Cabot, & Orville Wright.
1926
b. Orville & Katharine Wright with Oberlin College
students at Hawthorn Hill
May 1924
c. Two unidentified figures walking up hill, Hawthorn
Hill
1924
d. Orville Wright 1924
e. Hawthorn Hill 1924
28 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Item 5
a. Orville Wright, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Schroder May 7, 1919
b. Orville Wright, Stefansson, Katharine Wright and
Brewer sitting on chairs on porch at Hawthorn Hill
Jun 19, 1922
Item 6
a. Katharine Wright Dormitory Room at Oberlin.
Katharine Wright, Margaret Goodwin, Harriet Silliman
1898
b. Katharine Wright Dormitory Room at Oberlin. 1898
c. Class Photograph for class of ‘98 Jun 1908
d. Class of ’98 sitting around table under trees Jun 1908
e. Harriet Silliman (sitting in back seat of car), Katharine
Wright and C. W. Meachum (standing next to car)
c.a. 1908
8 3 Nieces, Nephews and Other Relatives
Item 1:
a. Herbert Wright with football team c.a.1914
b. Bertha Wright c.a.1914
c. Bertha Wright on bridge c.a.1914
d. Herbert, Helen, & Bertha Wright on a sled with others Jan 1914
e. Herbert Wright c.a.1914
f. Louise Russel c.a.1914
g. Helen Wright Russel c.a.1914
h. Herbert & Bertha Wright on sled with other young
adults
c.a.1914
i. Louise Russel with doll in baby carriage c.a.1914
Item 2
a. Louise Russel c.a.1914
b. George Russel, Jr. c.a.1915
c. George N. Russel, 16 months, & Louise Russell, 7
years
Jul 16, 1916
d. Louise Russel & Bertha Russel c.a.1914
e. Lou, Mrs. Bellheimer, Louise Russel & Helen Wright c.a.1914
f. Bertha Wright & Unidentified woman c.a.1914
g. Lulu Bellheimer Wright c.a.1914
h. Reuchlin Wright Jan 1914
i. Bertha Wright c.a.1914
j. Bertha Ellwyn Wright & Unidentified man c.a.1914
Item 3:
a. Bertha Wright & Unidentified woman c.a.1920
b. Reuchlin Wright sitting next to boat c.a.1915
c. Lulu Bellheimer Wright on a dock c.a.1915
d. Bertha Wright with unidentified boy c.a.1910
29 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
e. Unidentified house with caption “Where We Live” Undated
f. Unidentified house, woman, & cow with caption below
photograph “Balwin”
Undated
Item 4:
a. Katharine & William King Feb 14, 1910
b. Katharine & William King Feb 14, 1913
c. Mrs. King & Katharine c.a.1910
d. Mrs. King c.a.1910
e. Earl N. Findley, “An American Aviator and His
Machine”
1918
f. Emmy Lou Sutton holding a fish c.a.1919
g. Earl N. Findley, in uniform May 1919
h. Emmy Lou Sutton in the water (in swimsuit) c.a.1919
i. Earl N. Findley holding his pipe May 1919
Item 5:
a. Wilbur Herbert Wright, 22 months 1921
b. Irene holding Wilbur Herbert Wright 1920
c. Herbert Wright with Irene in his lap c.a.1919
d-l: Wilbur Herbert Wright, about 2 years old, in various
poses in backyard of home
c.a.1922
Item 6:
a. Louise Russel c.a.1914
b. Herbert Wright c.a.1915
c. Louise Russel & Helen Wright Russel standing on
porch steps
c.a.1914
d. Louise Russel & Helen Wright Russel standing in front
of house
c.a.1914
e. Wilbur Herbert Wright sitting on bike c.a.1921
f. Wilbur Herbert Wright being held by unidentified man c.a.1921
g. Wilbur Herbert Wright being held by unidentified
woman
c.a.1921
h. Wilbur Herbert Wright standing next to unidentified
older child
c.a.1921
i. Herbert Wright holding Katharine c.a.1923
j. Wilbur Herbert Wright on steps for slide c.a.1922
k. Wilbur Herbert Wright on top of slide c.a.1922
Item 7:
a. Bertha Wright holding a cat by the window c.a.1910
b. George Russel Jr. digging in the garden c.a.1917
c. Irene, Wilbur Herbert, & Herbert Wright c.a.1922
30 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
d. Group photograph – George Russel, Helen Wright,
Reuchlin Wright, Louise Russel, Irene Wright, Herbert
Wright, & others.
c.a.1915
e. Louise Russel and two unidentified children c.a.1914
f. Louise Russell with Dr. Tait, Porter Jr., & Albert c.a.1914
g. Two unidentified adults & two unidentified children Undated
h. Louise Russel with unidentified child and two
unidentified adults
c.a.1914
Item 8:
a. Bertha Wright with niece Ruth Schaeffer Steeper and
nephew Charles Ross Harold
Undated
b. Bertha Wright holding niece & nephew Undated
c. Harold Steeper holding unidentified child Undated
d-e: Bertha Wright Undated
f. Wilbur Herbert Wright as an infant, in wheeled
bassinette
1920
g. Wilbur Herbert Wright as an infant on a blanket 1920
Item 9:
a. Irene Wright with Wilbur Herbert Wright and Katharine
Wright
1926
b. Wilbur Herbert Wright and Katharine Wright sitting on
a wagon
c.a.1926
c. Herbert Wright holding hands of Wilbur Herbert &
Katharine Wright
1926
d. Katharine and Wilbur Herbert Wright c.a.1926
e. Wilbur Herbert Wright c.a.1926
f. Wilbur Herbert Wright, as infant, sitting on porch 1921
g. Wilbur Herbert Wright sitting on porch with four other
children
1921
h. Wilbur Herbert Wright, as infant, sitting on porch 1921
i. Irene Wright (standing by automobile), Wilbur Herbert
& Katharine Wright (sitting on automobile)
c.a.1925
j. Katharine & Wilbur Herbert Wright standing with two
unidentified children.
c.a.1925
Item 10:
a-h: Bertha Ellwyn Wright, various poses as child & adult c.a.1900-1925
i. Wilbur Herbert Wright, age 9 months 1920
j. Wilbur Herbert Wright & Katharine Wright c.a.1923
Item 11:
a. Herbert and Milton Wright c.a.1900
b-g: Helen Wright, various poses, as a child & young
adult
c.a.1895-1925
31 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
h: George Russell Jr. (Age 9), Elizabeth Leigh Russell
(Age 1) & Helen Russell (Age 15)
1924
Item 12:
a. Herbert Wright 1900
b. Lulu Billheimer Wright 1900
c. Herbert Wright 1900
d. Lulu Billheimer Wright 1900
e. Irene Wright, Wilbur Herbert Wright, and Katharine
Wright on a sled, Wichita, KS
c.a.1924
f. Katharine Wright, Wilbur Herbert Wright, &
unidentified child on sled
c.a.1924
g. Wilbur Herbert Wright & two unidentified children in
front of Christmas tree with toys
Dec 1924
Item 13:
a. Herbert Wright in U.S. Army uniform c.a.1917
b. Wilbur Herbert, Irene, & Katharine Wright c.a.1923
c. Wilbur Herbert Wright (3 ½), Bertha Wright, &
Katharine Wright (6 months)
1923
d. Wilbur Herbert, Irene, Bertha, & Katharine Wright 1922
e. Katharine, Irene, Wilbur Herbert, & Bertha Wright 1922
f. Wilbur Herbert, Bertha, & Katharine Wright 1922
g. Katharine Wright (6 months) 1922
Item 14
a. Wallace and Frank Russell next to Humpty Dumpty
Circus
c.a. 1914
b. Captain Chandler sitting in Wright Flyer c.a. 1914
c. Mrs. Russell holding Katharine as a baby c.a. 1874
d. Gene and Ralph Heywood Undated
e. Charles W. Taylor Undated
f. Billie and Hattie Andrews Undated
g. Charles and Carrie Grumbach Feb. 15, 1915
h. Harriet Silliman Undated
8 4 Portrait photographs of family friends
Item 1:
a. George R. Young Undated
Item 2:
a. Portrait – Inscribed “To my friend Orville Wright with
great regards, Hudson Maxim”
Oct 5, 1921
b. Vilhjalmur Stefansson Undated
Item 3:
32 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
a. Portrait – Inscribed “To Katharine and Orville Wright
from their friend Vilhjalmur Stefansson,” New York
Jan 28, 1920
b. Portrait – Inscribed “To My Friend Miss Katharine
Wright with Supreme Regards, Hudson Maxim”
Oct 5, 1921
Item 4:
a. Portrait – Inscribed “For Katharine Wright from her
friend, Hamlin Garland”
1922
b. Mary Isobel Garland 1922
c. Jimmie Guthrie and Orville Wright Apr 1935
8 5 Friends of the family – Brewer Family
Item 1:
a. Tethered balloon and unidentified group of people Undated
b. Griffith Brewer, Alexander Ogilvie, and unidentified
boys and women with balloon in a horse-drawn cart
Undated
c. Alexander Ogilvie with two unidentified women and
man holding reigns of a horse
Undated
d. Griffith Brewer, two unidentified women, unidentified
boy, and unidentified man hold reigns of a horse
Undated
Item 2:
a. Betty Brewer in Indian costume Undated
b. L. Boycolt, Griffith Brewer’s sister, in nurses uniform 1919
c. Griffith Brewer’s mother & cat Undated
d. Griffith Brewer & his igloo Undated
e. Portrait – Cyril Brewer, in uniform Jan 1919
Item 3:
a. Mrs. Griffith Brewer Undated
b. Griffith Brewer Undated
c. Cyril Brewer Undated
d. Mrs. Griffith Brewer Undated
e. Alexander Ogilvie, Belmont Park, NY (standing in
front of hangar)
Oct 1910
Item 4:
a. Snow covered grounds of “Burvale,” Griffith Brewer’s
home. Norman, the dog, is in photo.
Undated
b. Snow covered grounds of “Burvale,” Griffith Brewer
home. House is in background with frozen pond
immediately in front.
Undated
c. Betty Brewer in a boat with Norman the dog at Griffith
Brewer home, “Burvale”
Undated
33 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
d. Betty Brewer in a boat with unidentified friends at
Griffith Brewer home, “Burvale”
Undated
Item 5:
a. Norman the dog and a cow, “Burvale” Undated
b. Unidentified man, a cow, & a calf, “Burvale” Undated
c. Mrs. Griffith Brewer and Norman the dog at “Burvale”
beside snow covered lane
Undated
d. Betty Brewer with cow in pasture sitting down Undated
Item 6:
a. Griffith Brewer’s brother standing beside Betty Brewer
on a horse with Norman the dog, “Burvale”
Undated
b. Griffith Brewer, and his son, Cyril, on skis Undated
c. Norman the dog & a young goat, “Burvale” Undated
d. Mrs. Brewer on steamship deck. Capitol “Mrs. Brewer
on her way to America”
1911
Item 7:
a. Betty Brewer on a horse Undated
b. Griffith Brewer and Alexander Ogilvie in the basket of
a balloon with unidentified others
Undated
c. Griffith Brewer beside his “Igloo” in Switzerland Undated
d. Griffith Brewer trying to sleep in his “Igloo” Undated
8 6 Friends of the Family
Item 1:
a. Portrait – Inscribed “To Wilbur Wright, admiration and
friendship, L. Moch”
Undated
b. Leon Bollee Undated
c. Frank S. Lahm at Turkey Foot Lane Undated
d. Portrait – Alexander Ogilvie Undated
e. Capt. Paul N. Luca-Girardville, Pau, France 1909
f. Paul Tissandier, Pau, France 1909
g. Count Charles de Lambert, Pau, France 1909
h. Portrait – Inscribed “With my best compliments, Paris” Nov 13, 1909
Item 2:
a. Portrait – Inscribed “For Miss Katharine & Orville
Wright with the good wishes of Richard Sutton”
1921
b. Richard Sutton with fishing pole and string of 8 fish Undated
c. Sutton home Undated
Item 3:
34 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
a. Emmy Lou Sutton in diaphanous dress & holding a
garland of flowers
Undated
b. Emmy Lou Sutton in diaphanous dress & holding a
garland of flowers
Undated
c. Mrs. Sutton at the wheel of her Packard Touring car.
Passengers not identified.
Undated
d. Emmy Lou Sutton Undated
e. Emmy Lou Sutton at the seashore Undated
f. Emmy Lou Sutton at the seashore Undated
Item 4:
a. Fred Bollee Undated
b. Fred & Elizabeth Bollee in party costume Undated
c. Fred & Elizabeth Bollee wading in the water at the
beach
Undated
d. Fred & Elizabeth Bollee sitting on a bench Undated
e. Katharine & William King looking at a book Undated
f. Jeanne Guthrie standing on the beach by a boat Undated
g. Katharine & William King in pony-drawn sleight Mar 10, 1918
h. William King seated Undated
Item 5:
a. Maisie de Lambert Undated
b. Rudolph & Barbara von Kehler Undated
c. Sylvia Geagan Undated
d. Pliny Williamson’s children Undated
e. Unidentified house Undated
f. Unidentified group of people standing on the balcony of
Villa Vermont
Undated
Item 6:
a. Henderson children, Hawthorn Street Undated
b. Teddy Tucker & “Grandpa” standing on a ladder Undated
c. Group of children including: O’Brien “Little Roamer:”
Martha Bigger; Billy Prentiss; William Bigger; Enyart
Crume; Eleanor Prentiss; O’Brien “Big Roamer;” & others
Undated
d. Gene Heywood, Hawthorn Street Undated
e. Enyart Crume Undated
f. Dorothy Langer with telephone Undated
g. Dorothy Langer Undated
Item 7:
a. Mrs. Frank H. Russell Undated
b. Leila Roosevelt 1911
c. Mrs. (Captain) Van Deman Undated
d. Robert Needham Undated
35 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
e. Agnes Osborn Undated
f. Enyart Crume Undated
g. W. E. Harbottle, Jr. (2 years old) Undated
h. Dorothy Langer with unidentified child Undated
Item 8:
a. Harry Petree in the uniform of the U.S. Army Air
Service
Undated
b. Jay Petree in the uniform of a Naval Aviator Undated
c. Jay Petree with a cat on his shoulders Undated
Item 9: 1896
a & b: Henry L. Booher in his automobile (2 photographs)
c. Henry L. Booher in his automobile towing a carriage 1896
8 7 Ivonette Wright and Family
Item 1
a. Horace Street house with children in front yard
b. Ivonette laying down c.a. 1900
c. Group photo (L to R): Ivonette, Jamie Stokes,
Gwendolyn Stokes, Milton Wright, Ewing Stokes
c.a. 1899
d. Milton, Netta, and Ivonette (being held by Netta)
standing together outside by trees
c.a. 1898
Item 2
a. Leontine Wright c.a. 1899
b. Leontine Wright c.a. 1899
Item 3
a. Ivonette Wright c.a. 1899
b. Ivonette and Milton Wright (children) c.a. 1899
c. Lorin Wright c.a. 1899
Item 4 (Snow scenes outside Lorin Wright home)
a. Milton (standing), Leontine and Ivonette sitting on sled c.a. 1899
b. Lorin (standing holding rope), Leontine sitting on sled c.a. 1899
c. Lorin (standing holding rope), Leontine sitting on sled c.a. 1899
d. Milton (standing), Leontine and Ivonette sitting on sled c.a. 1899
Item 5
a. Horace “Bus” Wright c.a. 1905
b. Leontine Wright c.a. 1905
c. Horace “Bus” Wright c.a. 1905
Item 6
36 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
a. Ivonette Wright c.a. 1900
b. Lorin Wright holding Milton, Leontine, and Ivonette on
his lap
c.a. 1900
Item 7
a. First day of school? Leontine, Ivonette and Horace
“Bus” Wright holding books
c.a. 1907
b. Leontine Wright (baby) c.a. 1899
c. Dinner Time – Netta, Ivonette, Milton, and Lorin sitting
at dinner table at Horace Street home
c.a. 1897
d. Leontine Wright (baby) c.a. 1899
Item 8
a. Herbert and Milton Wright 1900
b. Milton Wright (baby photo in circle) c.a. 1893
c. Ivonette and Leontine Wright (in winter coats in circle) c.a. 1905
d. Leontine and Ivonette, with two unidentified girls, in
uniform with bows on head
c.a. 1906
Item 9
a. Horace “Bus” Wright holding pail in garden c.a. 1906
b. Group photo – Milton, Ivonette, Leontine, and Horace
“Bus” Wright
c.a. 1905
c. Horace “Bus” Wright in winter coat and hat c.a. 1905
d. Horace “Bus” Wright catching a frog c.a. 1905
Item 10
a. Ed Ellis, Lorin Wright, Reuchlin Wright sitting on grass
under trees
c.a. 1890
b. Herbert Wright (son of Reuchlin) c.a. 1910
c. Wilbur Herbert Wright on toy tricycle c.a. 1924
d. Bertha Ellwyn Wright c.a. 1914
e. Reuchlin Wright c.a. 1890
f. Lulu Wright (Reuchlin’s wife) holding Leontine c.a. 1900
g. Reuchlin Wright c.a. 1900
h. Bertha Wright c.a. 1900
i. Helen Wright 1900
Item 11
a. Mothers pushing baby strollers – Ann and Milton
“Trotz” Wright, Ivonette and Jack Miller
1920
b. Ivonette and Jack Miller 1920
c. Ivonette and Jack Miller 1920
d. Milton “Trotz” and Jack in baby carriages 1920
Item 12
37 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
a. Ann holding Milton “Trotz” 1921
b. Milton “Trotz” in baby seat 1921
c. Ann holding Milton “Trotz” 1921
d. Milton “Trotz” Wright 1921
e. Milton “Trotz” sitting on chair 1921
f. Milton “Trotz” Wright 1921
g. “Trips” (family dog) 1924
h. George, “Trips,” and Milton “Trotz” outside in the
snow
c.a. 1924
i. George and Milton “Trotz” Wright c.a. 1924
j. Milton “Trotz” Wright standing in water at lake c.a. 1924
Item 13
a. Jack Miller and Milton “Trotz” Wright standing
together outside
c.a. 1923
b. Jack Miller c.a. 1923
c. Milton “Trotz” Wright c.a. 1923
d. Jack Miller c.a. 1923
e. Harold Miller holding Jack 1921
f. Ivonette and Jack Miller 1921
g. Ivonette holding Jack Miller 1921
h. Ivonette holding Jack Miller 1921
Item 14
Ivonette & Harold Miller with Lowell Thomas Undated
Item 15
Ivonette Wright Miller Portrait c.a. 1930s
Photograph Albums
9 Iddings Homecoming Photograph Album Presented to
Ivonette Miller – Modern photograph album containing a
set of glossy contact prints made from original 4 x 6 inch
glass plate negatives taken by photographer Andrew S.
Iddings in May and June 1909 to record the parades and
speeches during the Wright Brothers Homecoming
Celebrations. A detailed inventory is available. See the
Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Photograph
Collection (MS-192).
10 Wright Brothers Photographs: 1909 Homecoming
Celebration; Kitty Hawk Flights, May 1908; Ft. Myer
Army Trials and Orville’s Accident, Sep. 1908; Wilbur’s
Flights at LeMans, France, 1908; and Wilbur’s flights at
Pau, France, 1909
1908-1909
38 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
11 Harold and Ivonette Miller 70th Wedding Anniversary
Celebration Photograph Book held at Hawthorn Hill
Jun 25, 1989
12 1 Ivonette Wright Miller Photograph Album (Removed from
3-ring binder) – Index of photographs in front of album
1981-1990
2 Ivonette Wright Miller Photograph Album (Removed from
3-ring binder) – Index of photographs in front of section
1981-1990
13 1 Ivonette Wright Miller Photograph Album (Removed from
3-ring binder) – Index of photographs in front of album
1966-1984
2 Miscellaneous photographs – Index in front of section 1967-1993
14 1 Hawthorn Hill Mansion – When Orville Wright Lived in
Home
Feb. 16, 1948
2 Hawthorn Hill Mansion – After NCR Remodel Oct. 1949
15 Photographic Postcards – United States, France, German,
United Kingdom, Italy
1906-1909
16 Harold Miller World War I Photograph Albums (3) 1917-1918
17 Harold Miller World War I Photographs, Service
Information, and Notes About His Experience
1917-1919
Large Photographs
18 1 Wilbur Wright, Lord Balfour, Lord Northcliff & Capt.
Lovelace, Pau, France
1909
2 Dayton Homecoming Medal Presentation Jun. 1909
3 Portrait photographs:
a. Wilbur Wright c.a.1908
b. Orville Wright (Autographed) Jul 17, 1937
4 Wilbur Wright Monument, LeMans, France Jul 17, 1920
5 Orville Wright with Col. E. A. Deeds. Inscribed to
Ivonette Wright Miller, “With cherished memories of your
Uncle “Orv” and my happy and long friendship with him,
E.A. Deeds (This picture was taken at Wright Field Feb
20, 1947)”
Feb 20, 1947
6 Portrait photograph of General James “Jimmy” Doolittle.”
Inscribed “To Harold and Ivonette Miller: In deep
appreciation of their fine friendship.”
c.a.1948
7 Katharine Wright Memorial Fountain at Oberlin College in
front of Art Museum
Undated
8 Ivonette Wright Miller portrait & Ivonette and Harold
Miller in front of First Flight photograph
Undated
9 Launching and Christening of U.S.S. Wright 1947
39 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
10 Well Known Men on the Dayton West Side – Oscar
Needham, Sam Rubenstein, Webb Landis, Frank Hale,
Fouts, Frank Hamburger
Jun 13, 1909
Oversize Location 24, File 8
Photograph of audience attending the “Observance by the
City of Dayton, Ohio of the 25th Anniversary of the First
Aeroplane Flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright”
Dec 9, 1928
Oversize Location 24, File 5
Wright Flyer in flight at Kitty Hawk, NC, Fourth Flight Dec 17, 1903
Series IV SPECIAL EVENTS, 1928-2007
Box File Description Date
Dedications
19 1 Dedication of Wright Homestead and Bicycle Shop at
Greenfield Village, MI
Apr 16, 1938
2 Dedication of Wilbur and Orville Wright Memorial at
Dayton, OH
Sep 19, 1940
3 Launching and Christening of U.S.S. Wright. (See also
Box 10, File 6 for Oversize Photos)
1945-1947
4 Dedication of Dwight Mutchler painting at the Ohio
Historical Society – “Wilbur and Orville Wright and Their
Accomplishments”
Dec 17, 1959
5 Commissioning of U.S.S. Wright (CC-2) 1963
6 Dedications at AF Museum 1971, 1976
7 Dedication of Wright Cycle Co. Shop, Carillon Park
Dayton, OH
May 6, 1972
8 Wright Brothers Memorial – Transfer of Ownership from
Miami Conservancy District to the U. S. Air Force
Sep 9, 1978
9 Dedication of Moraine Museum c.a.1980s
10 Dedication of Greensboro-High Point Airport Terminal Jul-Dec 1982
11 Dedication of monument to powered flight, Maxwell AFB,
Montgomery, AL
Sep 18, 1985
12 Dedication of Wright Cycle Co., 22 S. Williams St.,
Dayton, OH
Jun 25, 1988
13 Dedication of the Wright “B” Flyer Hangar, Dayton
General Airport, Dayton, OH
May 5, 1981
Ceremonies and Anniversaries
14 Wright Motor Presentation to Engineer’s Club, Dayton,
OH
Jan 1949
15 Wright Brothers’ Day celebrations at Wright Memorial,
Dayton, OH
1980-1991
16 Wright “B” Flyer Reproduction – First Flight 1982-1983
40 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
17 Commemorative ceremony marking the original
dedication of Wright Field
Oct 12, 1984
18 25th Anniversary of the First Aeroplane Flight
a. Official Program – “Observance by the City of
Dayton, Ohio of the 25th Anniversary of the First
Aeroplane Flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright”
b. Pamphlet – “The Shop that Became a Shrine” by
Howard Egbert (Issued and Sponsored by the
Dayton Chamber of Commerce) (See Location 57,
File 1 for large photograph of attendees at
celebration)
Dec 9, 1948
Dec 17, 1948
19 Program – 49th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Flight,
Dayton Chamber of Commerce
Dec 17, 1952
20 1 Program Outline and Medals – 50th Anniversary of
Powered Flight
a. “Program Outline, 50th Anniversary of
Powered Flight, National Celebration,” National
Committee to Observe the 50th Anniversary of
Powered Flight
b. Medals – “National Aircraft Show Dayton,
Event of Ohio’s Sesquicentennial, 1803-1953”
1952-1953
Dec 17, 1952 – Dec
17, 1953
2 60th Anniversary of Wright Brothers Flights in Europe 1969
3 Wilbur Wright Bicentennial Aviation Festival, New
Castle, Indiana
1976
4 Library of Congress luncheon celebrating 75th Anniversary
of Wright Brothers First Flight
1978-1979
5 75th Anniversary of Flight celebration at the Franklin
Institute
Dec 15, 1978
6 First Flight Banquet Celebrating 75th Anniversary of
Powered Flight, Dayton, OH
Dec 16, 1978
7 Liberal Institute of Natural Science and Technology tribute
to Wright Brothers
1978
8 The First Flight Society of Kitty Hawk, NC – 75th and 80th
Anniversary celebrations of First Flight
1978-1983
9 1903 Wright Flyer reproduction built for 75th Anniversary
commemoration at Wright Memorial, Kitty Hawk, NC
1979
10 Preview performance of ITT Special, “The Winds of Kitty
Hawk”, Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
1978-1979
11 80th Anniversary of Powered Flight, Dayton, OH Dec 17, 1983
12 75th Anniversary of Military Flight, Ft. Myer, VA Jul 30, 1984
13 75th Anniversary of Wilbur Wright at Pau, France 1984
14 75th Anniversary of Wright Brothers stay in Montgomery,
AL
1985-1986
15 Tribute to the Wright Brothers during “North Carolina
Salute to the Voyages of Discovery”
Feb-Mar 1987
41 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Other Events
16 Award of Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, Address by
Grover Loening to Aero Club of Washington, D.C.
Dec 16, 1950
17 Hall of Fame for Great Americans, New York University May 7, 1967
18 Wilbur Wright State Memorial, Millville, IN 1953-1977
19 Dayton Air Fair, Honorary Chairperson 1977-1980
20 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Wright Brothers
Commemorative Symposium
Oct 1978
21 Presentation of Awards, 10 Best Home Built Airplanes,
EAA, Milwaukee, WI
1978
22 Early Dayton display at Winters Bank, Dayton, OH Mar 19, 1981
21 1 Early Flight exhibit, AF Museum, Dayton, OH May 1984
2 Wright “B” Flyer Honorary Aviator Certificates Ivonette
and Harold Miller
Jul 19, 1984
3 Opening of Early Flight exhibit at Museum of Flight
Seattle, WA
May 9, 1985
4 90th Birthday Party and Opening of Early Flight exhibit at
the California Museum of Science & Industry
Apr 1986
5 AF Museum – Presentation of patches of muslin from
Wright Brothers airplane
Apr 3, 1986
6 McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Co. visit Apr 9, 1986
7 ASA Convention, Washington, D.C. Sep 12-13, 1983
8 President’s Club, Dayton, OH May 10, 1984
9 Wright Memorial Dinner, Aero Club of Washington, D.C. 1983, 1985
10 The Arnold House Dedication, Wright-Patterson AFB May 16, 1986
11 Filming of “The Wright Brothers at Huffman Prairie” Oct 17, 1986
12 Aviation Trail Trailblazer Award ceremony Apr 16, 1988
13 Book Signing – “The Wright Brothers, From Bicycle to
Biplane”
1995
14 Katharine Wright Haskell Fountain Celebration, Oberlin
College (Photos on CD)
Sep 28, 2007
Commemorative Postage Stamps
15 “First Day of Issue, United States 6 cent Air Mail Postage
Stamp Commemorating 50th Anniversary Of Powered
Flight, Dayton, Ohio” – Program and Stamps (See Box 10,
File 13 for commemorative folder presented to Milton
Wright with sheet of stamps)
May 29, 1953
16 “First Day Ceremonies Wright Brothers 21 cent
International Air Mail Stamps” – Program, Invitation,
Letters from Dayton Stamp Club, and Official
Commemorative Letters issued by International Aerospace
Hall of Fame (See Box 10, File 14 for commemorative
Sep 23, 1978
42 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
folders containing stamps presented to Ivonette Wright
Miller and Wright Brothers Archives)
17 Certificate – 29th ASDA National Stamp Show, New York
City
Nov 1977
18 Certificate – 6 Cent Air Mail Stamp, including partial
sheet of stamps
Dec 17, 1983
19 2 Cent U.S. Postage Stamp – International Civil
Aeronautics Conference
Dec 1928
20 U.S. Postage Stamps – Variety Undated
21 Italian stamps commemorating 75th Anniversary Of
Powered Flight
1978
22 Commemorative envelopes celebrating flight 1928, 1936
23 Commemorative envelopes celebrating flight 1938, 1939
24 Commemorative envelopes celebrating flight 1940, 1941
25 Commemorative envelopes celebrating flight 1948, 1949, 1953
26 Commemorative envelopes celebrating flight 1978-1980
Aviation Hall of Fame
27 Programs – Enshrinement Ceremonies 1962-1964
28 Programs – Enshrinement Ceremonies 1966-1967
29 Programs – Enshrinement Ceremonies 1972-1975
30 Programs – Enshrinement Ceremonies 1977-1979
22 1 Programs – Enshrinement Ceremonies 1980-1983, 1985
2 Program – 77th Anniversary of Powered Flight Celebration Dec 17, 1980
3 Charter Member Certificates – Ivonette Wright Miller &
Harold Miller
Dec 17, 1983
4 Newsletters 1974-1980
5 Newsletters 1985
6 Miscellaneous Information Undated
7 Collection Series of Portraits 1978
8 Collection Series of Portraits 1979
9 Collection Series of Portraits 1979/1981
10 Collection Series of Portraits 1982
11 Collection Series of Portraits 1984
Series V MEMORABILIA, 1890-1990
Box File Description Date
23 1 Collier’s Magazine, “The Story of Aviation” Dec 25, 1948
2 Life Magazine, “The 100 Most Important Americans of the
20th Century” (Wright Brothers, Page 50)
1990
3 Brochure – “Charles Kettering Birthday Party” Aug 29, 1951
4 “Selections from the NASA Art Collection” c.a.1970s
43 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
5 “Song of the Wright Boys,” Composed by Mrs. Mary E.
Knostman
Undated
6 Commemorative folder presented to Orville Wright, 5-cent
Air Mail U.S. Postage Stamp
1946
7 Commemorative folder presented to Milton Wright at
“First Day of Issue, United States 6 cent Air Mail
Postage Stamp Commemorating 50th Anniversary Of
Powered Flight, Dayton, Ohio” (Contains stamps)
(See Box 6, File 1 for program)
May 29, 1953
8 Commemorative folders presented to Ivonette Wright
Miller and Wright Brothers Archives at “First Day
Ceremonies Wright Brothers 21 cent International Air
Mail Stamps” (See Box 6, File 2 for Program, Invitation,
Letters from Dayton Stamp Club, and Official
Commemorative Letters issued by International Aerospace
Hall of Fame)
Sep 23, 1978
9 Wright Brothers Day Proclamation, from the Office of the
Mayor, City of Dayton, Ohio. Signed by James
McGee
Dec 17, 1978
10 Dayton Daily News “The Magazine” – “70 Cheers for
Steele High School from the Class of ‘14” (Ivonette and
Harold Wright Miller on Cover)
Jun 10, 1984
24 1 Medal – Western Reserve Aviation Hall of Fame – Wilbur
Wright and Orville Wright, Inducted Aug. 31, 1990
Aug. 21, 1990
2 Medal – Huntington College Centennial – Presented to
Milton Wright
1997
3 The Edison Institute Commemorative Photographs (Note:
Appears to be family members who attending dedication
of Wright Brothers Home and Bicycle Shop at Greenfield
Village)
Apr. 1938
4 Metal Artwork – In Commemoration of “The Winds of
Kitty Hawk,” December 17, 1903-1978 by Bijan (1903
Wright Flyer in Flight) (See safe in SC& A Room 416)
Dec. 1978
Oversize Location 78, File 7
Issues of the Wright Brothers newspaper,
The Evening Item
1890
a. The Evening Item Jul 5, 1890
b. The Evening Item Jun 14, 1890
c. The Evening Item Jun 23, 1890
d. The Evening Item Jun 24, 1890
e. The Evening Item Jul 2, 1890
f. The Evening Item Jul 5, 1890
g. The Evening Item Jul 9, 1890
h. The Evening Item Jul 10, 1890
44 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
i. The Evening Item Jul 11, 1890
j. The Evening Item Jul 12, 1890
k. The Evening Item Jul 17, 1890
l. The Evening Item Jul 21, 1890
m. The Evening Item Jul 26, 1890
Oversize Location 24, File 6
Newspaper clippings of the 45th Anniversary of Powered
Flight and Dedication of the Wright 1903 Flyer at the
Smithsonian Institution
Dec 1948
Oversize Location 24, File 7
Steele High School Diplomas – Ivonette Wright & Harold
Miller
Jun 11, 1914
Oversize Location 24, File 9
Preliminary Plan for the Wright Brothers Memorial
Museum, Kill Devil Hill National Memorial, NC (4 sheets)
Oversize Location 24, File 10
Ivonette Wright Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook –
Katharine Wright Marriage to Henry J. Haskell; Essay
contest winner Jack Miller; Jack Miller letters; Orville
Wright invents scientific toy & bank robbery; Death of
Katharine Wright Haskell; 25th Anniversary of Birth of
Aviation (Dec 17, 1928)
1925-1928
Oversize Location 49, File 2
Portrait Painting of Jack Miller (Ivonette’s son, died 1933) 1933
Oversize Location WB-4, File 1
Wilbur Wright Monument, Le Mans, France, 1920
For Lorin Wright, Dayton, 1924 signed by the artist
Caroline Armington
1924
Series VI PUBLICATIONS. 1916-1991
Box File Description Date
50th Anniversary of Powered Flight
25 1 Air Force, The Magazine of American Airpower
Vol. 36, #12
Dec 1953
2 The Bee-Hive by United Aircraft Corporation
Vol. XXVIII, #1
Pg. 3, “The Concept of Flight that Worked,” by C. B.
Allen
Pg. 7, “The Horsepower at Kitty Hawk,” by Alexander
McSurely
Pg. 12, “The Wrights at the Stick,” by Gil Haven
Jan 1953
45 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
3 Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 206, #1237
Pg. 25, “How We Invented the Airplane,” by Orville
Wright
Jun. 1953
4 Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Vol. 57, #516
Pg. 739, “The Wright Brothers and The Royal
Aeronautical Society,” by J. Laurence Pritchard
Dec 1953
75th Anniversary of Powered Flight
5 Air Line Pilot, 75th Anniversary of Powered Flight special
edition
Dec 1978
6 The Airport Journal, Vol. 50, #3 Dec. 1978
7 Aviation Publications, “At Last We Can Fly” 1978
8 Dayton Air Fair 1978
9 Dayton Magazine. “Seventy-Five Years of Flight 1903-
1978”
Dec. 1978
10 Gem City Saver Fall 1973, Spring
1978
11 Life Magazine, Vol. 1, #1
Pg. 62, Seventy-five Years of Flight
Nov 1978
12 NCR World, Special Edition Honoring 75th Anniversary of
Flight
1978
13 Scientific American, Vol. 239, # 5. “The Wright Brothers’
Flight-Control System,” by Frederick J. Hooven
Nov. 1978
Oversize Location 24, File 12
“Flight: The 75th Anniversary,” The Skywriter Dec. 15, 1978
1948-1955 Publications
14 A Chronicle of the Aviation Industry in America. Published
by Eaton Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, OH
1948
15 Air Trails Pictorial, Special Wright Flight Issue
Vol. XXXI, #3
Dec 1948
16 Sperryscope, Vol 11, #8
Pg 2, “Operation Homecoming,” by Webster P. True
(Return of Wright Flyer to United States and Smithsonian
Institution)
Winter 1949
17 The Atlantic, Vol. 185, #5
Pg. 23, “Miracle at Kitty Hawk, Unpublished Letters of
Wilbur and Orville Wright,” Edited by Fred C. Kelly (Part
I of 3-part series)
May 1950
18 The Atlantic, Vol. 185, #6
Pg. 64, “Miracle at Kitty Hawk, Unpublished Letters of
Wilbur and Orville Wright,” Edited by Fred C. Kelly (Part
II of 3-part series)
Jun 1950
19 The Atlantic, Vol. 185, #7 Jul 1950
46 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Pg. 68, “Miracle at Kitty Hawk, Unpublished Letters of
Wilbur and Orville Wright,” Edited by Fred C. Kelly (Part
III of 3-part series)
20 Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 200, #1201
Pg. 102, “What the Wrights Really Invented,” by
Wolfgang Langewiesche
Jun 1950
21 The Library of Congress Quarterly Journal of Current
Acquisitions, Vol. 7, #4
Pg. 22, “The Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright,” by
Marvin McFarland and Arthur Renstrom
Aug 1950
22 U.S. Air Services, Vol. XXXIX, #3
Pg. 11, “Wright Material at the Franklin Institute,” by
Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby, USN, Ret.
Mar 1954
23 Scientific American, Vol. 190, # 5
Pg. 88, “Books, The Correspondence of the Wright
Brothers as a Reflection of their Remarkable History,” by
James R. Newman
May 1954
24 U.S. Air Services, Vol. XL, #12
Pg. 4, “Wilbur Wright—A Page Photograph”
Pg. 5, “The Fame of Wilbur Wright,” by Marvin W.
McFarland
Dec 1955
1960-2007 Publications
26 1 Wright Brothers National Memorial by Omega G. East,
National Park Service Handbook Series No. 34
1961
2 The Wright Brothers by C. H. Gibbs-Smith, Science
Museum, London
1963
3 NCR Factory News
Pg. 2, “Hawthorn Hill Speaks, Hawthorn Hill Has A
Special Place in World History,” by Graham Justus
Jun 1965
4 Wilbur & Orville Wright: A Bibliography Commemorating
the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Wilbur Wright –
April 16, 1867 by Arthur G. Renstrom, Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C. (Photocopy)
1968
5 NCR World, Vol. 3, #4
Pg. 10, “A Close Tie;” Pg.16, “The Wright Flyer;” Pg. 20,
“Aircraft Production in Dayton
Sep-Oct 1970
6 The Wright Brothers’ Engines and their Design by
Leonard S. Hobbs (Smithsonian Annals of Flight, #5)
1971
7 The Wright Brothers Chronology from 1903 – 1909, by
Fred F. Marshall
1971
8 Aerospace Historian, Vol. 18, #4 (AF Museum
Dedication)
Dec. 1971
9 Wilbur & Orville Wright: A Chronology Commemorating
The Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Orville Wright,
1975
47 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
August 19, 1971 by Arthur G. Renstrom, Library of
Congress (Ivonette Wright Miller copy with her notes)
10 National Air and Space Museum – Celebrating the
National Air and Space Museum and Early Flight, From
Dream to Reality
1976, 1980
11 The Antioch Review, Pg. 144, “Orville and Wilbur Wright:
An Intimate Memoir” by Ivonette Miller
1976
12 The Wheelman. Vol. 17
Pg. 2 “The Wright Brothers’ Bicycles” and “Orville
Wright’s Race Medals”
Nov. 1980
13 Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village: A Pictorial
Souvenir
1983
14 “Longitudinal Dynamics of the Wright Brothers Early
Flyers,” by Frederick J. Hooven
Feb. 1984
15 Cobblestone Magazine. “The Wright Brothers and the
Story of Aviation”
Dec. 1984
16 The Engineer. “Wright Engine No. 3, Interesting and
Historic”
Jan. 1985
17 US Air. “Early Flight 1900-1911, Photographs from the
Wright Brothers Personal Collection,” by Patrick B. Nolan
Feb. 1986
18 The Wheelman. Vol. 29
Pg. 7, “The Six Wright Brothers Bicycle Shops”
Nov. 1986
27 1 Dayton Magazine. “The Press that Orville Built” Jul. 1988
2 Wright & Wright Printers by Charlotte & August E.
Brunsman
1989
3 WWI Aero, The Journal of the Early Aeroplane. Vol. 128,
”The Wright Stuff”
May 1990
4 Classic Boating. “Orville Wright’s Kitty Hawk,” by Jim
Wangard
Nov. 1990
5 WWI Aero, The Journal of the Early Aeroplane. Vol. 131,
“The Wright Stuff II” and “The Langley Aerodrome”
Feb 1991
6 WWI Aero, The Journal of the Early Aeroplane. Vol. 132,
“The Wright Stuff IIbis” and “100: Lilienthal”
May 1991
Oversize Location 24, File 12
“100 Years of Flight,” Dayton Daily News (Newspaper in
Education)
2003
Other Publications
7 Lectures Pour Tous, Numero Special Franco-Americain
Pg. 459, Photographs of Wright Brothers
1916
8 The Wheelman. Vol. 30 May 1987
9 Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Pg. 9, “Historic Fountain Fixed
the Wright Way”
2007
48 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Series VII AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIAL, 1932-1999
Box File Description Date
VHS Tapes
28 1 Wright Brothers Archives Dedication, Wright State
University, Interview with Ivonette Wright Miller
Dec 17, 1978
Cassette Tapes
2 Interview with Harold and Ivonette Miller (2 copies) Undated
3 “Will and Orv,” Voice of America (2 tapes) Nov 1978
4 Ivonette on “Bob Braun Show” Dec 1978
5 Wright Interview (2 tapes) May 8, 1985
6 Ivonette Wright Miller Interview – Tapes 2, 4, 6, 7 Undated
7 Dr. William Baker Interview May 5, 1976
8 Becky Rehling Interview (2 tapes) May 11, 1977
9 Lawrence Schiller & Jeb Rosebrook Interview (3 tapes) Dec 7, 1975
10 Fly Wright: The Story of Two Brothers Undated
11 The Bicycle Men (©Dillon /McIntosh) Undated
12 George Russel Interview (Grandnephew of the Wright
Brothers) at Carillon Park
Aug. 7, 1990
13 Wilkinson Wright Interview at Wright Flyer (11905) at
Carillon Park
Oct. 7, 1991
14 Wilkinson Wright Interview (2 tapes) Oct. 21, 1998
15 Wilkinson Wright Interview Dec. 18, 1999
16 General Benjamin D. Foulois, Aviation Pioneer Recording 1967
16 MM Film
NOTE: Original films are in cold storage. Entire
footage is available in the e-archives, ms216_e0001, as
MP4 and AVI files. Ref copies are available at the desk.
29 1 “Today Show” Interview with Mrs. Harold Miller, Niece
of Orville and Wilbur Wright (ms216_e0001,
WSU_01.mp4)
Undated
2 Marianne – 1 week, 5 weeks, 6 months, 8 months, 10
months, 1 year, 18 months, 21 months, Christmas 1936,
Christmas 1937 (ms216_e0001, WSU_02.mp4)
1935-1937
3 Marianne (ms216_e0001, WSU_03.mp4) 1938, 1939, 1940
Vacation Trips
4 Battlefield Gettysburg; Millers; Wrights; Hay’s; Uncle
Orv; Oberlin Fountain; Trip to Kentucky; Ryan’s-
McClain’s-Schmidt’s; Trip to Cleveland and Cedar Point
(ms216_e0001, WSU_04.mp4)
1932
5 Washington D.C.; Gene’s Boat; Niagara Falls;
Grosvenor’s Eileen & Arden; Thanksgiving Dinner;
1932
49 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
Dinner Parties; Coasting at Uncle Orv’s, Gray’s – Xmas
(ms216_e0001, WSU_05.mp4)
6 Camping Trip (ms216_e0001, WSU_06.mp4) July 1932
7 Port Elgin (ms216_e0001, WSU_07.mp4) 1932-1933
8 World’s Fair, Cleon & “C.B.” (ms216_e0001,
WSU_08.mp4)
1933
9 Mt. Hood; Yosemite Park; Big Trees; Catalina Island;
Agua Caliente; Debra’s; Hollywood; Grand Canyon;
Pike’s Peak (ms216_e0001, WSU_09.mp4)
1934
10 Tommy, Cleon and Family – Yellowstone Park; Columbia
River Trip (ms216_e0001, WSU_10.mp4)
1934
11 Basswood Lake – Convention; Florida-Cuba- House Party
(ms216_e0001, WSU_11.mp4)
1935, 1936
12 Port Elgin (ms216_e0001, WSU_12.mp4) 1937
13 The Cruise of the Valekie (ms216_e0001, WSU_13.mp4) 1938
14 Gulf View Inn, Florida (ms216_e0001, WSU_14.mp4) 1946, 1947
15 Miller Family Reunion; Uncle Orv Christmas
(ms216_e0001, WSU_16.mp4)
1946, 1947
16 1st Cotillion Group; Lambert Island; Luray Caverns (VA)
(ms216_e0001, WSU_15.mp4)
1949, 1950,1951
17 Caribbean Cruise – Havana; Port au Prince; Curacao;
Cartagena; Jamaica (ms216_e0001, WSU_17.mp4)
Mar. 1952
18 Marianne 1943-1945; Fort Elgin; USS Wright
(ms216_e0001, WSU_18.mp4)
1942-1945
Series VIII GENERAL SUBJECT FILES, 1902-2003
Box File Description Date
People
30 1 Mabel Beck 1993-1994
2 Griffith Brewer – Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture “The
Life and Work of Wilbur Wright” (The Aeronautical
Journal) & “Fifty Years of Flying”
1916, 1946
3 Jim Carney – “The Dayton Girl Who Flew with ‘Uncle
Orville’
Aug 1973
4 Frank T. Coffyn – “Flying with the Wrights” Parts I and II 1929, 1930
5 Tom D. Crouch 1985-1993
6 F. E. C. Culick, “The Origins of the First Powered, Man-
Carrying Airplane
1979
7 Glenn Curtiss – Museum Undated
8 Carole A. Erich – “Wilbur and Orville Wright: Obscurity
to International Fame, 1900-1908” (History 401)
Sep. 14, 1978
9 Burton J. Hendrick – “The Safe and Useful Aeroplane, An
Interview with Orville Wright”
1917
10 Ida Holdgreve, Wright Company Seamstress 1977
50 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
11 Frederick J. Hooven – McFarland Letters 1979-1985
12 Dean Jaros, “Katherine Stinson: Aviatrix turned Architect 1998
13 Paul Johnson, “America’s First Half-Century of Flight” 1949
14 Fred C. Kelly, “For The Wright Record” & “First Night
Flight”
1945, 1947
15 Frank P. Lahm, “The Memories of a Pioneer” 1957
16 Grover Loening 1968-1947
17 Marvin McFarland – “When the Airplane was a Military
Secret” & “The Gentlemen and the Press”
1953, 1954
18 Monica McGoldrick – “You Can Go Home Again” 1995
19 Douglas Mclntyre – American History Illustrated Articles 1993, 1994
20 Glenn Osborn – Wright Cycle Shop Article 1978
21 Arthur W. Page – “How the Wrights Discovered Flight” Aug. 1910
22 Edwards Park – “Langley’s Feat—and Folly Nov. 1997
23 Elizabeth Rehling – “Swesterchen” Undated
24 Howard M. Rinehart – “Flying, as it was – Flying for
Villa”
Undated
25 Henri Rousseau, Artist 1907-1908
26 Mark Sullivan – “The Airplane Emerges” 1927
27 Tom Towle – Newspaper Article 1981
28 David K. Vaughan – “The Wright Brothers and the
American Public: The Imaginative Incorporation of Flight
in Popular American Fiction, 1909-1910”
Jan. 1996
29 John E. Walsh – “One Day at Kitty Hawk” 1985
30 Rodney K. Worrel – “The Wright Brothers Pioneer Patent” 1979
31 Richard & William Young – Chanute Controversy Undated
32 Roz Young – Wright Brothers Articles, Dayton Journal
Herald & Dayton Daily News
1970-1997
General Subjects
31 1 Auction of Orville Wright Letter – Newspaper Clipping Undated
2 Aviation Trail – Newspaper Clippings 1981-1992
3 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 1973
4 Caproni de Taliedo Museum, Rome, Italy 1909, 1978-1979
5 Carillion Park, Dayton, Ohio 1993-2001
6 Centennial of Flight – Newspaper Articles 2002-2003
7 College Park Airport – Brochure Undated
8 Early Aviators – Newspaper and Magazine Articles 1902-1986
9 Early Birds 1915-1984
10 The Engineer – “Clubs Heritage Rich, Long” Sep. 1984
11 Engineers Club – “Preserving the Wright Brothers Legacy
Symposium”
Oct. 22, 1999
12 First Flight Mosaic 1972
13 Greenfield Village – Wright Home and Cycle Shop 1991
14 Hawthorn Hill – General Information 1965-2014
15 Hawthorn Hill – NCR Material 1974
51 MS-216: Ivonette Wright Miller Papers
16 Hawthorn Hill – Draft of Article Undated
17 Huffman Prairie 1964-2000
18 Let’s Sing a Song About Armstrong,” by Marion McKay
& Bob McKay (Autographed)
Undated
19 Kettering-Moraine Museum 1976, 1986
20 Minnesota Air & Space Museum Undated
21 National Aviation Hall of Fame 1964-1986
32 1 “Profiles, the Enigmatic Bequest, I, II, II (New Yorker
Magazine)
Dec. 1966
2 St. Anthony School Project for 75th Anniversary of
Powered Flight
c.a.1978
3 Smithsonian Controversy 1928, 1942, 1987
4 Van Cleve Bicycle Book (Photocopy) 1900
5 Gustave A. Whitehead Controversy 1986
6 Women’s Air and Space Museum 1978-1981
7 Wright “B” Flyer, Inc. 1976-1994
8 Wright Artifacts 1976-1991
9 Wright Brothers Character/Personality – Newspaper
Clippings
1969-1975
10 Wright Family Twins – Newspaper Clippings c.a.2003
11 Wright Field – Newspaper Clippings 1977, 1984
12 Wright 1903 Flyer – Newspaper and Magazine Articles 1970-1978
13 Wright 1905 Flyer – E.A. Deeds Letter Aug. 23, 1948
14 Wright 1909 Flyer – Newspaper Clippings Undated
15 Wrights and Montgomery, AL 1974-1986
16 Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kitty Hawk, NC Feb 1952, 2003
17 Wright Brothers Patents - Articles 1910-1994
18
Wright Brothers Photographs – Articles 1970-1978