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Wilbur Wright letter to the editor of the Independent, dated Wright Cycle Company, 1127 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio, 19 February 1904

Catalog Data

Correspondent:
Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912  Search this
Former owner:
Lende, H. W. Jr. DSI  Search this
Associated name:
Wright Cycle Company  Search this
Author:
H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this
Subject:
Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912  Search this
Physical description:
2 sheets (2 unnumbered pages) ; 28 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Manuscripts (documents)
Date:
1904
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Typed letter signed in black ink on unlined paper with the printed letterhead of the Wright Cycle Company.
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two American aviators generally credited with inventing and flying the world's first successful airplane.
SCDIRB copy (barcode 39088020039442) is the gift of H.W. Lende, Jr. and has Lende accession number W-19.
SCDIRB copy has source: Sotheby's, New York, Sale 4387, Lot 1051, June 3, 1980.
SCDIRB copy is housed in an archival box together with other manuscripts from the H.W. Lende, Jr. Manuscript Collection, filed in Dibner accession number order.
Summary:
Letter to the editor denouncing the Independent's inaction regarding an article falsely attributed to Wilbur Wright and asserting his right to "have my disclaimer published at the earliest possible moment."
Topic:
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Intellectual property  Search this
Fraud  Search this
Call number:
MSS 002140 A
Restrictions & Rights:
Use by appointment with Dibner Library staff.
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1102916