Orville Wright Letter

The collection consists of one 4-page typed letter by Orville Wright signed on Wright Company letterhead, dated April 7, 1915, to Frederick Eppelsheimer of the New York Herald, discussing the possibility of using a pendulum to provide lateral stabilization to an aircraft, which he had publicly demonstrated in 1913. The letter also mentions the death of his brother Wilbur in 1912, references fellow aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and alludes to the 'patent wars' lawsuits. The letter is accompanied by a small matte-finish portrait of Eppelsheimer, dated 1918, apparently used for a passport.