Tag Archives: Orville Wright

New Digital Collections Now Available

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Lisa Rickey

We are pleased to announce that several of our archival materials have recently been digitized and are now freely available online, anytime, through the Wright State University Campus Online Repository, CORE Scholar. To view the digital collections, click on the … Continue reading →

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This Day in 1914: U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Wright vs. Curtiss

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Lisa Rickey

On this day—January 13—in 1914, Orville Wright received some good news: the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier court decision stating that Glenn H. Curtiss and his aircraft company, the Herring-Curtiss Co., had infringed upon the Wrights’ 1906 … Continue reading →

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Wright Model E Flyer & the Collier Trophy

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Lisa Rickey

One hundred years ago today, Orville Wright made his bid for the Collier Trophy. The prestigious award, presented annually for the year’s most significant contribution to the field of aeronautics, was established in 1911 by Robert J. Collier. Glenn Curtiss won … Continue reading →

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