Col. Frank Wilbur Wright Collection

Title

Col. Frank Wilbur Wright Collection

Description

The Col. Frank Wilbur Wright Collection contains commissions, photographs, identification cards, and other materials relating to the military career of Frank W. Wright. Wright began his service prior to World War I, serving as an aviator during the war and remaining in the Army throughout the interwar and World War II periods. The commissions document his changing roles and ranks during World War I, and photos and ephemera illustrate his later service at numerous U.S. bases as a military engineer and then commanding officer.

Digitized Materials: Only the World War I-era materials have been digitized for this collection.

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Date

circa 1911-1920

Creator

Wright, Frank Wilbur, Col.

Language

English

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Col. Frank Wilbur Wright Collection must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives,

Bibliographic Citation

The Col. Frank Wilbur Wright Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1986-01-02

Collection Organization

Collection Items

[Appointment certificate issued to Frank Wilbur Wright, November 17, 1917]
Appointment certificate issued to Frank Wilbur Wright, November 17, 1917. Temporarily appoints Wright as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Signal Corps.

[Appointment certificate issued to Frank Wilbur Wright, August 5, 1917]
Appointment certificate issued to Frank Wilbur Wright, August 5, 1917. Appoints Wright as a captain in the Oregon National Guard.

[Expert aviator's certificate issued by Aero Club of America to Frank Wilbur Wright, October 3, 1917]
Expert aviator's certificate issued by the Aero Club of America to Frank Wilbur Wright, October 3, 1917.

[Calling card for Mrs. Frank Wilbur Wright]
Calling card for Mrs. Frank Wilbur Wright, undated.

[Calling card from F. Grob-Meyer, November 7, 1911]
Calling card from F. Grob-Meyer, with handwritten note in German, November 7, 1911.

[Aviator's certificate issued by Aero Club of America to Frank Wilbur Wright, circa 1916]
Aviator's certificate issued by the Aero Club of America to Frank Wilbur Wright, circa 1916. Includes an identification photograph of Wilbur.

[Certification card issued by Oregon National Guard to Frank Wilbur Wright, circa 1915]
Certification card issued by the Oregon National Guard to Frank Wilbur Wright, circa 1915.

[Certification card issued by Oregon National Guard to Frank Wilbur Wright, circa 1914]
Certification card issued by the Oregon National Guard to Frank Wilbur Wright, circa 1914.

[Collage of portraits]
Photographic collage of portraits, including Frank Wilbur Wright (bottom center), circa 1910s. Possibly for a school yearbook.

[Portrait of unidentified woman]
Photographic portrait of an unidentified woman, circa 1910s-1920s.
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