Alpheus W. Drinkwater Collection, 1875-1997
(Manuscript Collection #805)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Alpheus W. Drinkwater Collection |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Abstract: | Collection, ca. 1908-1997, of photographic prints (b and w) made from cyanotype, sepia tone, and black & white photographs in a scrapbook and photocopies of newspaper and magazine clippings, letters, documents, and scrapbook material relating to the Wright Brothers glider flights with British aviator Alexander Ogilvie at Kitty Hawk, N.C., ca. 1911, compiled by Alpheus W. Drinkwater (1875-1962), a telegrapher and correspondent for The Associate Press in Manteo, NC, who was famed for relaying the news of the Wright Brothers's first flight at Kitty Hawk, NC, on December 17, 1903. Some of the material also pertains to Alpheus Drinkwater's life. |
| Extent: | 0.184 Cubic feet. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
March 6, 2001 (unprocessed), 1 Container, 145 items, 0.3 cubic feet; Collection, ca. 1908-1997, of photographic prints (b & w) made from cyanotype, septia tone, and black & white photographs in a scrapbook & photocopies of newspaper & magazine clippings, letters, documents, & scrapbook material relating to the Wright Brothers's 1911 glider flights with British aviator Alexander Ogilvie at Kitty Hawk, N.C., and to Alpheus W. Drinkwater (1875-1962), a telegrapher and correspondent for The Associate Press in Manteo, NC who was famed for relaying the news of the Wright Brothers's first flight at Kitty Hawk, NC on December 17, 1903. Donor: Mrs. John L. (Marguerite) Booth.
February 11, 2003 (unprocessed addition 1), 27 items, 0.063 cubic feet; Collection (2003) of digitized reproductions of 23 photographic prints (18 cyanotype and 5 sepia) on 1 compact disc, scanned at 300 dpi, primarily of the Wright Brothers and British aviator Alexander Ogilvie test flying gliders at Kitty Hawk, N.C.,ca. 1911, copied from a scrapbook presented to A. W. Drinkwater by Van Ness Harwood of the New York World newspaper. (300 dpi Maxell compact disc #J410G4107143108D20); Thumbnail print inventory; and compact discs with selected Wright Brothers images scanned at 600 dpi. (600 dpi Maxell CD #1: #J410G4107143059C20 = P-805/1-7, 17; Maxell CD #2: #J410G4107143069D20 = P-805/1, 8-16, 22, 24-25). Donor: Mrs. John L. (Marguerite) Booth.
August 30, 2012 (unprocessed addition 2), 1 item, 0.001 cubic feet; Typescript of the “Ballad to Drinkwater” written by Dick Jordan. Donor was given this document by Marguerite Drinkwater Booth (daughter of Alpheus W. Drinkwater). Donor: Lorraine Robinson.
Access Restrictions
Donor retains copyright. Collection for educational use only.
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Alpheus W. Drinkwater Collection (#805), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Mrs. John L. (Marguerite) Booth
- Gift of Lorraine Robinson
Processing Information
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Encoded by Apex Data Services
Preliminary Inventory
Below is material taken from a preliminary inventory and represents content from the collection that is unprocessed.
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Box 1#0805.1
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Folder a#0805.1.a
(1 item digitized) Photographic prints (2001) made from cyanotype and sepia tone originals of the Wright Brothers's glider flights at Kitty Hawk, NC, ca. 1911, with British aviator Alexander Ogilvie, and prints made from sepia tone and black & white originals of Alpheus Drinkwater. #P-805/1-25. Black & White. 25 items housed in 11 envelopes. 25 p. (ca. 0.01 cubic feet). Note: Cyanotypes and sepia tone photographs are from a scrapbook originally owned by Alpheus W. Drinkwater and now retained by his daughter Mrs. Marguerite Booth; it was apparently compiled by Van Ness Harwood of the New York World newspaper. Prints made by ECU staff.
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Alpheus W. Drinkwater holding model plane (item #20)
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Folder b#0805.1.b
(3 items digitized)
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Alpheus W. Drinkwater at his desk (item #50)
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Folder c#0805.1.c
Photocopies (2001) of newspaper & magazine clippings, letters, documents & scrapbook material relating to the Wright Brothers and Alpheus W. Drinkwater (1875-1962), owned by Mr. Drinkwater, ca. 1908-1997. 80 items. 150 p. (ca. 0.05 cubic feet). Note: Originals retained by the donor; photocopies by ECU staff.
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Folder d#0805.1.d
Digital reproductions (2003) of cyanotypes (18) and sepia (5) photographic prints of the Wright Brothers test flying a glider at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1911; Compact Disc containing digital files (Maxell CD #J410G4107143108D20) 300 dpi. 24 items. 24 p. (0.05 cubic feet). Note: Digital reproductions @ compact disc by ECU staff.
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Folder e#0805.1.e
Thumbnail print inventory (2003) to Wright Brothers images, ca. 1911, in the Alpheus W. Drinkwater Collection. P-805/1 - P-805/59. Photocopy Mss. 1 item. 10 p. (ca. 0.001 cubic feet). Note: Inventory of items by ECU staff.
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Folder f#0805.1.f
(22 items digitized)
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Folder a#0805.1.a
(1 item digitized)
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