PART VI AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES Certificates of honor, the Association of German Flight Technician, Berlin, Germany, February 11, 1909.

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1 Box Item Description PART VI AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES Certificates of honor, the Association of German Flight Technician, Berlin, Germany, February 11, Doctor of Technical Science, the Koniglichen Technical University aur Munchen, Munich, Germany, March 5, Certificates of Honor, the Nord Cincinnati Turnverein, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 3, Honorary Life Memberships, the International Aeroplane Club of Dayton, Ohio, June 9, Chevalier of the Legion d honneur, Paris, France, August 8, Diplomas, Ligue Nationale Aerienne, Paris, France, February 23, Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, Resolution passed upon the death of Wilbur Wright, Aero Club of America, signed by Robert J. Collier, May 30, Resolution passed upon the death of Wilbur Wright, Dayton Chamber of Commerce, Dayton, Ohio, June 15, Resolution passed upon the death of Wilbur Wright, Wright Company Directors, Dayton, Ohio, May 31, Resolutions, Aero Club of America, to Orville Wright, Tenth Anniversary of First Powered Flight, December 17, Resolutions, Aeronautical Society of New York, to Orville Wright, Tenth Anniversary of Powered Flight, signed by William J. Hammer and F. W. Baker, December 18, Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, Certificate, presented to Orville Wright, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 4, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, awarded to Orville Wright, Chicago Polytechnic Institute, Chicago, Illinois, May 10,

2 44 22 Honorary Doctor of Science Degree awarded to Orville Wright, Holy Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, July 9, Honorary Membership, Society of Automobile Engineers, Orville Wright, December 14, Honorary Membership, Society of Automotive Engineers, Orville Wright, New York, April 19, Appointment of Major, Orville Wright, Aviation Section of the Signal Officers Reserve Corps, United States Army, Washington, D.C., April 25, Honorary Membership, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Orville Wright, New York, November 25, Honorary Master of Science Degrees, Earlham College, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (posthumous), Richmond, Indiana, June 6, Honorary Master of Arts Degree, Yale University, Orville Wright, New Haven, Connecticut, June 10, The John Fritz Medal, Certificate, Orville Wright, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Certificate of Life Membership, Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, Orville Wright, Columbus, Ohio, April 10, Officier de l Instruction Publique, Ministerie De L Instruction Publique Et Des Beaux Arts, Katharine Wright, Paris, France, February 21, Officier of the Legion of d honneur, Orville Wright, Paris, France, March 10, Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree, University of Michigan, Orville Wright, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 16, Honorary Memberships, National Aeronautic Association of the United States, Orville Wright, Katharine Wright, Wilbur Wright (posthumous), Washington, D.C., December 16, John Scott Medal and Premium, Certificate, City of Philadelphia, Orville Wright, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 8,

3 44 39 Certificate of Life Membership, Engineers Club of Dayton, Orville Wright, Dayton, Ohio, February 6, Certificate of Founder s Membership, Royal Aeronautical Society, Orville Wright, London, England, May 30, (Thanking him for sending the 1903 Wright Flyer to the Science Museum.) 41 Presidential Appointment, U.S. Delegate to the International Conference on Civil Aeronautics, Washington, D.C., December 12-14, 1928 (Signed by Calvin Coolidge, October 31, 1923). 42 Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree, Der Technischen Hochschule Munchen, Orville Wright, Munich, Germany, November, 1928 (German with English translation). 43 Painting of the 1903 Kitty Hawk aeroplane commemorating the 25 th anniversary of the first powered flight, sent to Orville Wright by Ida Holdgreve, December 17, Ida Holdgreve worked in the Sewing Department of the Wright Company Factory. 44 Tribute of Affection to Orville and Wilbur Wright (posthumous) by the City of Dayton on the 25 th anniversary of the first powered flight, Dayton, Ohio, December 17, Honorary Membership and Certificate of Appreciation, Dayton Rotary Club, to Orville Wright, December 27, The Daniel Guggenheim Medal, The Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics, Certificate, Orville Wright, Washington, D.C., April 8, The United States Distinguished Flying Cross, by the President and Act of Congress, to Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (posthumous), Washington D.C., February 23, Testimonial, Joint Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, to Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (posthumous), Columbus, Ohio, April 1, Honorary Membership, The Exchange Club of Dayton, to Orville Wright, Dayton, Ohio, February 25, Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Ohio State University, to Orville Wright, Columbus, Ohio, June 19,

4 44 52 Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, Harvard University, to Orville Wright, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 19, Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, Earlham College, to Orville Wright, Richmond, Indiana, June 15, Certificate of Membership as Honorary Fellow, Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, to Orville Wright, Franklin Medal, Certificate, Franklin Institute, to Orville Wright, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 17, Certificate of Honorary Membership, Franklin Institute, to Orville Wright, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 17, Certificate of Election as Honorary Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society, to Orville Wright, London, England, January 23, Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, Huntington College, to Orville Wright, Huntington, Indiana, June 10, Certificate of Membership, National Academy of Sciences, to Orville Wright, Washington, D.C., April 29, Oversize Drawer WB-3, File 1 60 Scroll of Appreciation on the 34 th anniversary of the first powered flight, Women s International League for Peace and Freedom, to Orville Wright, New York, New York, December 17, (Signed by Augustus Post and others.) Presidential Appointment of Orville Wright to five year term as member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, D.C., August 23, (Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull.) 62 Diplome D Honneur, Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs, to Orville Wright, September 22, (Signed by Charles Lindbergh and others.) 45 1 Certificate of Membership, Order of Daedalians, Orville Wright, October 12, Scroll of signatures, Fourth Annual Aviation Ball, Los Angeles, California, May 25,

5 45 3 Certificate of Life Membership, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, to Orville Wright, London, England, November 20, Presented at the Engineers Club of Dayton, Ohio, November 10, Copernican Citation in Honor of the 400 th anniversary of Copernicus, Kosciuszko Foundation, to Orville Wright, New York, New York, May 24, Tribute on the 40 th Anniversary of Powered Flight, Dayton Chamber of Commerce, to Orville Wright, Dayton, Ohio, December 17, Joint Resolution of the 78 th Congress commemorating the 40 th anniversary of the first powered flight, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice President Henry A. Wallace, and Speaker of the House Sam Ryburn, Washington, D.C., December 17, Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree, University of Dayton, to Orville Wright, Dayton, Ohio, December 19, Presidential Appointment of Orville Wright to a five year term as member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, D.C., January 21, Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Cordell Hull. 9 Certificate of Honorary Membership, Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, to Orville Wright, New York, New York, April 4, Certificate of Honorary Charter Membership, Dayton Rotary Club, to Orville Wright, Dayton, Ohio, November 30, Resolution in honor of the 75 th birthday of Orville Wright passed by the 96 th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, August 2, Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, Otterbein College, to Orville Wright, Westerville, Ohio, June 9, Citation of Honor, Otterbein College, to Orville Wright, Westerville, Ohio, June 9, Album with signatures gathered from the State of Ohio, presented to Orville Wright by the Sohio Company, commemorating the occasion of the maiden voyage of the Atlas Sky Merchant, October 17 November 5,

6 45 15 Resolution of Respect on the 44 th anniversary of the first powered flight, presented to Orville Wright by the Aero Club of Washington, D.C., December 17, Certificate of Membership, Dayton Historical Society, to Orville Wright, Dayton, Ohio, ca Oversize Drawer WB-3, File 1 17 Petitions submitted to Orville Wright by United Air Lines employees requesting the return of the 1903 Kitty Hawk Flyer to the United States from the Science Museum, South Kensington, England, ca Oversize Drawer Hall of Fame Award, presented to Orville and Wilbur Wright, Helms Athletic Foundation, for noteworthy achievements in soaring, Certificate of Lifetime Membership, Wright Brothers Chapter, National Aeronautic Association, to Orville Wright, Raleigh, North Carolina, n.d. 6