June 1909, Edison received letter asking him employ
a young boy, common enough occurrence the West Orange laboratory. then worked directly for Edison problems nickel plating and
finally worked the project make condensite for disc records.H. Greenley*s name appears laboratory payrolls least as
early February 1906. was hired around
1906, fired 1910, and replaced Ignatius Goldstein.; also J.
129 See for example notebooks N-07-05-13 and N-07-06-29. Later worked viscose
film for non-inflammable motion picture film" before leaving Edison’s employ
about 1911.123 May
of 1910 appeared the laboratory payrolls experimenter and earned $9
a week. Grothe was Edison’s analytical chemist.129
46
.
Employee Records, Laboratory Payroll Time Sheets, Box 73; Historian’s Note 90.124
Thomas Greenley.Paul Laverty. Winters TAE, June and July 19, 1909 (in 1909, WOL--Employees).
124 Ibid.
125 Employee Records, Laboratory Payroll Time Sheets, Cabinet 50783, Drawer 5.122
122 J.126
Alexander Herbert Cave." Edison asked for photograph and eventually Paul S.
126 Historian’s Note 90. left the laboratory suddenly in
November 1910.
123 Historian’s Notes 68, 90, and which contain recollections Paul Laverty. The
boy was described unusually talented 'things electrical" and came from "a
clear Christian home. fancied himself and coming experimenter and used the library
in Building advance his education.127
Dr.H. Winters Harry Miller, November 15, 1910 (in 1910, WOL--Employees).
Laverty moved from Pittsburgh and joined the laboratory staff.125 Experimental notebook references indicate was
engaged storage battery work around 1907-1908.
127 Historian’s Note 90. received week. was put to
work the chemical building. Otto Grothe.
Laverty first worked for Thomas Greenley cellulose films for the motion picture
department.120 Notebook references
indicate Grothe, like Goldstein, worked solutions used electroplating
baths. Cave was experimenter involved roasting iron
sulphate 1910
