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Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847–1931.
[Works. 1989]
The papers of Thomas A. Edison / editors, Reese V. Jenkins ... [et al.].
p. cm.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
isbn o-8018-3100-8
1. Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847–1931. 2. Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847–1931—Archives. 3. Inventors—United States—Biography. I. Jenkins, Reese. II. Title.
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THE PAPERS OF THOMAS A. EDISON
THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS
Reese V. Jenkins
Director and Editor
Thomas E. Jeffrey
Associate Director and Editor, Microfilm Edition
Robert A. Rosenberg
Managing Editor, Book Edition
Assistant Editors
Paul B. Israel
Keith A. Nier
Melodie Andrews
Research Associates
Douglas G. Tarr
Mary Ann Hellrigel
Dennis Madden
David W. Hutchings
Assistant to the Director
Helen Endick
Secretary
Grace Kurkowski
Student Assistant
Leonard DeGraaf
BOARD OF SPONSORS
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Edward J. Bloustein
T. Alexander Pond
Tilden G. Edelstein
Richard L. McCormick
National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site
Fahy Whitaker
Edward J. Pershey
New Jersey Historical Commission
Bernard Bush
Howard I. Green
Smithsonian Institution
Bernard Finn
Arthur P. Molella
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
James Brittain, Georgia Institute of Technology
Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Harvard University
Neil Harris, University of Chicago
Arthur Link, Princeton University
Nathan Reingold, Smithsonian Institution
Robert E. Schofield, Iowa State University
CORPORATE ASSOCIATES
William C. Hittinger (chairman), RCA Corporation
Edward J. Bloustein, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cees Bruynes, North American Philips Corporation
Paul J. Christiansen, Charles Edison Fund
Philip F. Dietz, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Roland W. Schmitt, General Electric Corporation
Harold W. Sonn, Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Morris Tanenbaum, AT&T
Page ivFinancial Contributors
Public Foundations
National Science Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
Private Foundations
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Charles Edison Fund
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Private Corporations and Individuals
Alabama Power Company
Amerada Hess Corporation
AT&T
Atlantic Electric
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Inc.
Battelle Memorial Institute
The Boston Edison Foundation
Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc.
Carolina Power & Light Company
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Consumers Power Company
Corning Glass Works Foundation
Duke Power Company
Exxon Corporation
Florida Power & Light Company
General Electric Foundation
Gould Inc. Foundation
Gulf States Utilities Company
Idaho Power Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Iowa Power and Light Company
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Katz
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
McGraw-Edison Company
Middle South Services, Inc.
Minnesota Power
New Jersey Bell
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
North American Philips Corporation
Philadelphia Electric Company
Philips International B.V.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
RCA Corporation
Robert Bosch GmbH
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
San Diego Gas & Electric
Savannah Electric and Power Company
Schering-Plough Foundation
Texas Utilities Company
Thomas & Betts Corporation
Thomson Grand Public
Transamerica Delaval Inc.
Westinghouse Educational Foundation
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Thomas A. Edison at the age of sixteen.
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