Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "DeWolf's Instructive Speller"
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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.
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
Book
Date Made
1862
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Written by D. F. DeWolf and published by Wilson, Hinkle & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.181
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
Black (Color)
Inscriptions
On cover: DEWOLF'S / INSTRUCTIVE SPELLER / Cincinnati / WILSON, HINKLE & CO. In pencil in several places inside front cover and on first page: Wilbur Wright In pencil on second page: Wilbur Wright / Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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