Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Exercises in Greek Prose Composition," 1891

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Artifact Overview

Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1891

Creator Notes

Written by F. E. Woodruff and published by Leach, Shewell, and Sanborn, Boston, Massachusetts.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.68

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.

Material

Canvas
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Green
Gold (Color)

Inscriptions

in pencil on first page: Sept. 1893. / Katherine Wright / 137 Elm St.