Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition," 1880
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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.
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
Book
Date Made
1880
Creators
Harvey, Thomas W. (Thomas Wadleigh), 1821?-1892
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Written by Thomas W. Harvey and published by Van Antwerp, Bragg & Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.62
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Red
Black (Color)
Inscriptions
handwritten in pencil inside front cover: Steal not this book for fear of shame / For right here before your eyes you see the / owner's name / Katie Wright handwritten in pencil inside front cover: Steal not this book, my little paddy / For if you do I'll tell my daddy. handwritten in pencil on first page: If my name you wish to find / Look on page 89 / Katie Wright / Dayton, Ohio. stamped in purple ink inside front cover: I. MEYERS, / West End Book Store, / 1123 WEST THIRD STREET, / DAYTON, OHIO.
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