Book Used by Orville Wright, "Stoddard's American Intellectual Arithmetic," 1866

THF242004 / Book Used by Orville Wright, "Stoddard's American Intellectual Arithmetic," 1866 / 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

1866

Creator Notes

Written by John F. Stoddard and published by Sheldon & Company, new York, New York.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.174

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Brown
Black (Color)

Inscriptions

On cover: STODDARD'S / AMERICAN / INTELLECTUAL / ARITHMETIC In several places inside: Orville Wright
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