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Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
The papers of Thomas A. Edison.
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Contents: v. 1. The making of an inventor, February 1847-June 1873 — v. 2. From workshop to laboratory, June 1873-March 1876.
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.
TK140.E3A2 1989 600 88-9017
ISBN 0-8018-3100-8 (v. 1. : alk. paper)
ISBN 0-8018-3101-6 (v. 2. : alk. paper)
Edison signature on case used with the permission of McGraw-Edison Company.
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
Helen Endick
Assistant Director for Administration
Assistant Editors
Paul B. Israel
Keith A. Nier
Melodie Andrews
Research Associates
Gregory Field
David W. Hutchings
Theresa Collins
Dennis D. Madden
Douglas G. Tarr
Secretary
Grace Kurkowski
Student Assistant
Leonard DeGraaf
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Francis L. Lawrence
T. Alexander Pond
Richard L. McCormick
Rudolph M. Bell
National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site
Fahy Whitaker
Nancy Waters
George Tselos
New Jersey Historical Commission
Bernard Bush
Howard I. Green
Smithsonian Institution
Bernard Finn
Arthur P. Molella
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
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
*Retired.
†Deceased.
Page ivFinancial Contributors
Public Foundations
National Science Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
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
Anonymous
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
Entergy Corporation (Middle South Electric System)
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
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 in his mid to late twenties.
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