Textbook Used by Katharine Wright, "Gray's School and Field Botany," 1887
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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
1887
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Written by Asa Gray. Published by American Book Company, New York, New York.
Location
at Greenfield Village in Wright Home
Object ID
38.792.176
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Canvas
Color
Green
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.438 in
Width: 5.75 in
Inscriptions
On spine:
GRAY'S/ SCHOOL/ AND/ FIELD BOOK/ OF/ BOTANY/ REVISED
In pencil on first page:
Gimson weed/ a capsul Ripe in the fall/ prickles, somewhat round, an inch in l, grayish, many seeds, the wind shakes the pod/ Katie Wright
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