EDISON LABORATORY Edison National Historic Site West Orange, New Jersey Volume 1

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During World War II, the Gate House’s function grew importance security measures increased significantly around the Edison plant.E. Johnson and Ericke, worked the Edison laboratory from around 1920 until well after Edison’s death. matter fact, one of them, knew him and liked him very well. The time period discussed in Johnson and Erickes’ interview unclear, but appears that while the Gate House was staffed during Edison’s later years and immediately after his death, the amount traffic passing through the gate was slacking off and the gate man’s position was not taxing one. Ericke interview, March 29, 1971, Oral History Project, 12.603 Later documentation indicates that "watchman" and "gate man" were separate positions."602 Occupancy and Use After Edison’s Death.he simply sat there all day long, and anybody .. Johnson/K.These former employees, A. Ericke, who left the Edison Company 1961, described the situation during his time the laboratory: The gate house had watchman who was there all day. Edison" Samuel Wilson, November 29, 1920, Biographical File, Edison NHS. 601 "Assistant Mr. Gate men were combined with watchmen and police the Plant Protection Department payroll: "in order that all such services, the present emergency, come under one head. One the fellows I’m pretty sure had was Flannigan.he didn’t wear anything special. He stayed there till retired, see. 1939 one watchman covered the Edison plant, as well the laboratory buildings; whether worked out the Gate House is unknown.who wanted come into the laboratory had clear through him.E. Ericke interview, March 29,1971, Oral History Project, 12.E. There was uniform. "Hannigan" was John Hanagan, janitor working the laboratory 1920 who acted watchman Saturday afternoons and Sundays. Johnson, who worked the laboratory until 1938, claimed that the Gate House was "more or less ceremony our time" and that the gate opened and cars "just came in....E. 603 Report the Committee Rearrangement the Edison Laboratory, June 19, 1939, Historical Research Dept. 602 A.600 600 A."604 Information the nationality all visitors was obtained before they 175 . 604 March 23, 1942, memorandum, Historical Research Dept. Johnson/K.601 A. matter fact, there was one fellow had here who was retired cop, and this was nice easy job