Book Used by Milton Wright, "Novum Testamentum," 1866
THF253577 / Book Used by Milton Wright, "Novum Testamentum," 1866 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1866
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Translated into Latin by Theodore de Beze and published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, New York.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.138
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
Inscriptions
written on first page:
Milton Wright's Book.
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