Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Elementary Geography," 1883
THF250461 / Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Elementary Geography," 1883 / front cover
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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
1883
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.145
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
Black (Color)
Inscriptions
in pencil on first page:
If my name you cannot find, Shut up your mouth / and never mind
in pencil on first page:
If my name you wish to see / Look on page eighty three / katie Wright / No. 4
in pencil on last page:
Katie Wright
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