Joyce Bedi provided assistance with initial
photograph research.
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The staff the Edison Papers Project, especially Historian Gregory Field, have
also generously shared their understanding Edison and the West Orange site.
In the Division Historic Furnishings, John Brucksch, Division Chief, and Sarah
Olson, former Division Chief, have provided guidance and encouragement, and
Kam Sloan, Editorial Assistant, has produced finished report from a
cumbersome and complicated manuscript.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The staff the Edison National Historic Site have been involved the research,
writing, and editing this report from the start. George Tselos, Archivist; Kenneth Chandler,
Collections Manager; Jerry Fabris, Museum Curator; Marilyn Kyles, Registrar;
Edward Wirth, Project Archivist; Leonard DeGraaf, Archives Technician; Theresa
Jung, Chief Visitor Services and Resource Protection and Karen Sloat-Olson,
Supervisory Park Ranger, have all shared their various areas expertise,
improving and refining the report. Their comments, suggestions
and insights have been invaluable.
Richard Anderson, who created the illustrations for the report, offered extremely
helpful suggestions many areas. Special thanks Douglas Tarr, Assistant
Archivist, and Nancy Waters, former Supervisory Curator, who have been
especially generous with their time and knowledge, providing corrections, support,
and thoughtful suggestions throughout
