Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "DeWolf's Instructive Speller"

THF242015 / Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "DeWolf's Instructive Speller" / 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

1862

Creator Notes

Written by D. F. DeWolf and published by Wilson, Hinkle & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Location

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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