Guide to the Milton Wright Collection
Prepared by Micah Kunze, Archival Assistant, 9/5/2007
Overview of Collection
Record Creator: Wright, Milton Title: Milton Wright Collection Abstract: Milton Wright was a Bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. The collection contains photocopied articles and manuscripts and books by and concerning Milton Wright. Quantity: 6.72 cubic feet Identification: UBHC.MS.8
Biographical Note
Milton Wright was born 1828 in Indiana and was the father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the first to successfully achieve powered flight. In 1843 Milton Wright was converted to Christianity and joined the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in 1897.
In 1850 Milton Wright preached his first sermon and in 1852 he was granted a quarterly conference license. One year later he was granted his annual license from White River Conference. In 1857 he served as missionary to the Pacific coast and taught at Sublimity College (California). Milton Wright was ordained by Bishop David Edwards in 1858. He was elected presiding elder of Marion district (Indiana) in 1861 and later in 1867.
In 1868 Milton Wright was appointed as professor of Hartsville College’s new theological department making him the first official Theological Professor in the United Brethren in Christ. In 1877 Milton Wright is elected Bishop by General Conference. His term as Bishop ended in 1881 and he was later re-elected in 1885, this term continued until he retied as Bishop in 1905. During the division of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in 1889, he maintained his allegiance to the old constitution and was a leader throughout this crisis. Milton Wright died in 1917 at the age of 88.
Scope Note
The Milton Wright Collection contains various correspondences and articles written and edited by Milton Wright. It also contains bibliographies, photocopied articles and biographical information on Milton Wright as well as a collection of books owned by Milton Wright from his theological library. Most of the collection is focused on his letters and articles as well as numerous articles on Wilbur and Orville and their achievements in powered flight.
Arrangement
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, The Milton Wright Collection, United Brethren Historical Center, Huntington, Indiana. Do not make use of the item’s call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
Restriction to one file as noted in container list, otherwise there are no restrictions regarding this collection
Subject Terms
Subject Names – Additional Creators
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Mary Lou Funk
Floyd O. Glass
Jacob Howe
E. C. Mason
Freeman Clark Mason
Pete Gilman
Subject Names – Personal
J. Rowe
Floyd O. Glass
Flora Reeder Glass
Oliver A. Glass
W. H. Clay
Rudolph Byrd
Ivonette Wright Miller
Estella Harris Petree
A. Bennett
Mary Wyatt
E. C. Mason
Dr. Elmer Becker
Mr. Blount
Jacob House
Christopher Wilberforce
Daniel F. Wilberforce
Susan Koerner Wright
John S. Collier
Mary Thompson
E. M. Beauchamp
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Subject Names – Corporate
Christian Conservator
Religious Telescope
Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889)
Church of the United Brethren in Christ (Old Constitution)
United Brethren Publishing Establishment
Huntington University
Women’s Missionary Association
Subject Topics
Biography
Genealogy
Subject Geographic
Ohio
North Carolina
Genre
Books
Clippings
Correspondences
Articles
Occupations
Bishop
Educator
Trustee
Container
List
| Series: Writings | ||
| Call Number | Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 8-1:3 | Articles written by MW for Christian Conservator and Religious Telescope |
1867-1909 |
| 8-1:4 | The Richmond Star, ed. by MW, pc of only known extant copy, the reform leaflet |
1881-1889 |
| 8-1:5 | Letters from Bishop Wright, Misc. Coll. |
1890-1914 |
| 8-1:6 | pc and tc of letters and other items collected by Mary Lou Funk, Beauchamp letters |
1853-1983 |
| 8-1:6a | Letters from Milton Wright to niece Estella Harris Petree 1-8-1900 to 3-3-1917 |
1900-1917 |
| 8-1:6ab | Letters, post card from Milton Wright to Flora Reeder Glass, Donated by Floyd O. Glass 2-84 |
1885-1914 |
| 8-1:7 | Letters from Milton Wright to J. Howe, 1905-14 and to E. C. Mason-1905 | 1905-1914 |
| 8-1:7a | Envelopes from correspondence with J. Howe | 1906-1912 |
| 8-1:8 | Letters from Milton Wright to pub. agent E. C. Mason copied by Freeman Clark Mason | 1905-1914 |
| 8-1:9 | Letters from M. Wright to A. Bennett and Mary Wyatt; also Hist. of Sublimity College; col. By Pete Gilman | 1872-1955 |
| 8-1:11 | Publishing Board Controversy – 1901-05, articles by Milton and Wilbur. | 1901-1905 |
| 8-1:14 Restricted | 2 letters from Orville Wright to Dr. Elmer Becker – Carbon copies of replies | 1946-1947 |
| 8-1:17 | Smithsonian-Family papers and correspondence-Wright, Milton, 1881, 1887-1901 | 1881-1898 |
| 8-1:18 | MW letter to Mr. Blount – 1905, NPC – pict. of Wilbur Pub estab RPT of expert accountants | 1905-nd |
| 8-1:19 | Articles by M. Wright Probably collected by Mary Lou Funk | 1869-1909 |
| 8-1:20 | Photographs by the Wright Brothers | 1978 |
| 8-1:21 | Extracts from the written journal of the proceedings of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ from 1815 to 1873 inclusive | 1890 |
| 8-1:22 | United Brethren Church Controversy | 1890 |
| 8-1:23 | Constitution and helps, Womens Missionary Association | 1891 |
| 8-2:1 | Wright Brothers, articles by Wilbur and Orville | 1908-1939 |
| 8-2:13 | Milton Wright & HC from diary 1901-1906 | 1906-1910 |
| Series: Articles | ||
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 8-1:10 | Bishop Milton Wright and Susan Koerner Wright biographical material. | 1877-1969 |
| 8-1:12 | Katharine Wright Hasker | 1929-nd |
| 8-1:13 | Wright Brothers, Orville & Wilbur newspaper clippings | 1909-1986 |
| 8-2:3 | Wright Brothers - Photocopied magazine articles | 1908-1990 |
| 8-2:4 | Wright Brothers - Photocopied articles about them | 1906-2003 |
| 8-2:5 | Wright Brothers - UB publications about them | 1903-1978 |
| 8-2:7 | Wright Brothers - Publications about them | 1947-2001 |
| 8-2:8 | The Wright Brothers - HC, UB misc. papers about them | 1891-2003 |
| 8-2:11 | Wright Bros. in Huntington; memory speech 1935 | 1937 |
| 8-2:14 | 79-80 Exhibitions | 1890-1935 |
| 8-2:15 | Wright Brothers misc. pub./Langley biog. & pic and articles | 1907-1982 |
| 8-2:16 | Wright Brothers legacy symposium – Dayton, OH Oct. 22, 1999. | 1999-2001 |
| 8-2:18 | Wright Flyer, VIN FIZ 1 & 2 In Huntington, IN, 1911, 1986 | 1986 |
| 8-2:20 | Wright Family – Spurious information | 2001-nd |
| Series: Research | ||
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 8-1:1 | Index to materials-Wright State | 1977-nd |
| 8-1:2 | M. L. Funk Corres. - Locating Christian Cynosure articles by Milton Wright, 4 pages from Wright Diary-articlein Cynosure by MW and article mentioning UBC | 1878-1982 |
| 8-1:15 | Annotated Bibliographies on Milton Wright & his family, notes & misc. Mary Lou Funk | 1862-1968 |
| 8-1:16 | Research correspondence Re: Wright family – Archives and others | 1941-1979 |
| 8-2:2 | Wright family photocopies for exhibit | 1868-1995 |
| 8-2:6 | Wright Brothers Location of archives of Wright Co. 1909-18 | 1996-1999 |
| 8-2:9 | Wright, Milton and Susan biography chronology by MLF | 1866-2003 |
| 8-2:10 | Corres. – Ivonette Wright Miller – ML Funk | 1967-nd |
| 8-2:12 | Wright Brothers - Information collected by Robert Kaehr | 1992-2001 |
| 8-2:17 | Wright Family corres. About donation | 1980-1993 |
| 8-2:19 | Wright Genealogy | 1909-1999 |
| 8-2:21 | Outline for researchers | n.d. |
| Series: Books | ||
| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 8-3:1 | Popular manual of theology | 1908 |
| 8-3:2 | Proceedings of the sixteenth Gen. Conf. of the U. Brethren in Christ | 1873 |
| 8-3:3 | Proceedings of the seventeenth General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ | 1877 |
| 8-3:4 | Twentieth General Conference of the United Brethren In Christ | 1889 |
| 8-3:5 | U. B. General Conference proceedings | 1913 |
| 8-3:6 | Proceedings of seventeenth General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ | 1877 |
| 8-3:7 | Constitution and Discipline | 1929 |
| 8-3:8 | Manual of rules of order for conducting business in deliberative assemblies | 1858 |
| 8-3:9 | United Brethren Discipline | 1893 |
|
8-3:10 |
Constitution & Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1901 |
|
8-3:11 |
Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1850 |
|
8-3:12 |
Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1865 |
|
8-3:13 |
Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1845 |
|
8-3:14 |
Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1849 |
|
8-3:15 |
Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1861 |
|
8-3:16 |
Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1861 |
|
8-3:17 |
U. B. Discipline |
1877 |
|
8-3:18 |
Origin, Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1873 |
|
8-3:19 |
Novum Testamentum Ad Exemplar Milianum |
1851 |
|
8-3:20 |
Origin, Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1846 |
|
8-3:21 |
The discipline of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America |
1876 |
|
8-3:22 |
Republican United Brethren Discipline |
1853 |
|
8-3:23 |
Origin, Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1854 |
|
8-3:24 |
U. B. C. Discipline |
1881 |
|
8-3:25 |
Origin, Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1909 |
|
8-3:26 |
Origin, Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1826 |
|
8-3:27 |
Origin, Doctrine, Constitution and Discipline of the United Brethren in Christ |
1913 |
|
8-3:28 |
Ursprung, Lehre, Constitution und Bucht Ordnung |
1841 |
|
8-3:29 |
Uriprung, Lehre, Constitution und Kirchenordnung |
1873 |
|
8-3:30 |
Uriprung, Lehre, Constitution und Kirchenordnung |
1870 |
|
8-3:31 |
Ursprung, Lehre, Constitution und Bucht Ordnung |
1853 |
|
8-3:32 |
Constitution und Kirchenordnung |
1857 |
|
8-3:33 |
Ursprung, Lehre, Constitution und Bucht Ordnung |
1845 |
|
8-3:34 |
Uriprung, Lehre, Constitution und Kirchenordnung |
1865 |