![WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). Autograph letter signed ("Orville") to Earl Findley, n.p.,[December 1940]. – five autograph notes signed ("Major Doodlebug" and "General Doodlebug") to Findley, postmarked Dayton, 31 March to 3 April 1939 – Typed letter signed ("Orville") to Findley, Dayton, 8 July 1939 [With:] FINDLEY, Earl, Typescript, "Personal Notes about the Wrights."](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2018/NYR/2018_NYR_16082_0161_000(wright_orville_autograph_letter_signed_to_earl_findley_npdecember_1940032053).jpg?w=1)
PROPERTY FROM THE WRIGHT BROTHERS AND LINDBERGH PAPERS OF AVIATION JOURNALIST, EARL FINDLEY
WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). Autograph letter signed ("Orville") to Earl Findley, n.p.,[December 1940]. – five autograph notes signed ("Major Doodlebug" and "General Doodlebug") to Findley, postmarked Dayton, 31 March to 3 April 1939 – Typed letter signed ("Orville") to Findley, Dayton, 8 July 1939 [With:] FINDLEY, Earl, Typescript, "Personal Notes about the Wrights."
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WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948). Autograph letter signed ("Orville") to Earl Findley, n.p.,[December 1940]. – five autograph notes signed ("Major Doodlebug" and "General Doodlebug") to Findley, postmarked Dayton, 31 March to 3 April 1939 – Typed letter signed ("Orville") to Findley, Dayton, 8 July 1939 [With:] FINDLEY, Earl, Typescript, "Personal Notes about the Wrights."
19 pages total, ranging in size from 80 x 120mm to 280 x 215mm.
Rare autograph letters from Orville Wright revealing his personal life and sense of humor. A good series of personal and informal letters from Wright including a set of short notes on postcards offering birthday wishes accomplished in quick succession, all signed "Major Doodlebug" or "General Doodlebug" (apparently an inside joke between the pair). The correspondence also includes a typed invitation to Findley to join the family to the family's summer retreat in Georgian Bay. That letter is complimented by Findley's lengthy, typed recollections of Wright's personal habits including the aviator's fastidious attention to dress: "Winter and summer he wore well-made black calfskin, low shoes. He never wore colored socks. Always black socks. He never wore a colored shirt. In camp or elsewhere, in summer or winter. He never wore a soft-colored white shirt, with soft cuffs. Always a tight-fitting starched collar separate from the shirt."
19 pages total, ranging in size from 80 x 120mm to 280 x 215mm.
Rare autograph letters from Orville Wright revealing his personal life and sense of humor. A good series of personal and informal letters from Wright including a set of short notes on postcards offering birthday wishes accomplished in quick succession, all signed "Major Doodlebug" or "General Doodlebug" (apparently an inside joke between the pair). The correspondence also includes a typed invitation to Findley to join the family to the family's summer retreat in Georgian Bay. That letter is complimented by Findley's lengthy, typed recollections of Wright's personal habits including the aviator's fastidious attention to dress: "Winter and summer he wore well-made black calfskin, low shoes. He never wore colored socks. Always black socks. He never wore a colored shirt. In camp or elsewhere, in summer or winter. He never wore a soft-colored white shirt, with soft cuffs. Always a tight-fitting starched collar separate from the shirt."