The
record groups described below were consulted compile this report. The letter books contain copies outgoing letters
arranged chronological order and bound volumes.
Letter Books.
The second priority should implementing the plans for the chemistry
laboratory, stock room, drafting room, and precision machine shop. Edison used them general purpose
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. These books were left laboratory tables
so that experimenters could note down results and other
experimental information. Document files are arranged subject and kept
in boxes marked the corresponding year.
Laboratory Notebooks.
Finally, the report recommends development and implementation furnishings
plan for rooms 10, 11, and the second floor Building the event that
continued research uncovers evidence which base plan.
It represents large source information about the activities the
Edison laboratory. Existing furnishings these spaces are largely original and only
minor adjustments need made return them the appearance the
1910-1920 interpretive period. Therefore, documents may not located
permanently the record groups indicated the footnotes and bibliography. Although
these plans require some acquisition artifacts and reproductions, will some
time before the second floor will accommodate visitors: visitor access the
precision machine shop and drafting room the second floor has yet be
established, and planning for installation elevator the second and third
floors preliminary stage.
Those rooms that require only minimum alterations return them their 1910-
1920 appearance will installed first: the library, heavy machine shop, and
pattern shop. This collection incoming correspondence to
the West Orange laboratory arranged chronologically and subject.Implementation the furnishings plan should take place least three stages.
SUMMARY SOURCES
Edison Archives
The Edison Archives contain over million items documenting Thomas Edison’s
life, work and company activities from around 1850 through the 1950s. Many these
documents will microfilmed the Edison Papers Project. Researchers
should note that the time this report was written, several these record
groups were being processed.
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