Subject File: Patents--By Wright Brothers--USA--filed 23 March 1903, patented 22 May 1906

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The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, photographs, and other materials dating from 1809 to 1979. The subject file contains documents organized by topic or subject and may include items such as newspaper articles, government documents, and notes or notes taken by the Wright brothers. The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers are held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and are open to researchers by appointment.