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Lot #473
Orville Wright

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Description

Typed draft edited and annotated in the hand of Orville Wright for a biographical sketch to be included in the 1920-21 edition of Who's Who in America (Vol. 11), unsigned, one page, 8.5 x 11, January 28, 1920. Wright strikes through a myriad of lines and words in the original typed draft, effectively deleting the first few lines and writing its replacement in the upper left: "Dr. Tech. Sci., Royal Tech. Coll., Munich, 1909; LL.D., Oberlin, 1910; Sc. D. Trinity, 1915, Cincinnati, 1917; M.A., Yale 1919); unmarried." Vertically along the right side Wright adds: "Dir. Wright Aeronautical Laboratory, Dayton, O." In very good condition, with tears and paper loss to the edges, and splitting to the fragile central horizontal fold. From the collection of Stephen Adamson.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #589 - Ended August 12, 2020