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

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. Edison administered his laboratory and his manufacturing empire from the library from 1888 until the late 1920s, although probably did not spend much time there the beginning this period. He masters the subject with the first reading, and his disposal the letter follows instantly.166 As Edison aged, may have spent more time the library. During the 1890s Edison was away from the West Orange laboratory for long periods, working his ore mining operation Ogden, New Jersey." 163 182 Historian’s Note 138 and notes from Edison Winter Home and Museum, Ft.for the whole day, remained his seat the desk, and did what business there was. 163 Meadowcroft T.. There not moment’s hesitation reply." A 56 . 1922, Meadowcroft’s assistant wrote that after attack oflumbago, Edison ". Edison routinely spent the first part the day the library "looking over his mail otherwise busily working matters requiring his attention.. Beginning around 1910 Edison and his wife also spent month almost every winter his house and laboratory in Ft. then laid aside and the next one disposed similar manner, until all are passed upon. That his presence the library was strongly felt, though, evident this 1911 letter from William Meadowcroft the absent Edison: "The library has unusual air quietness these days. the bottom the mail basket are placed letters, papers, etc."164 William H. Myers, Florida. Edison, August 1911 (in 1911, WOL-Reports). takes letter, reads it, and with lead pencil makes comments upon how shall answered attended his secretaries., for his signature. miss the stream enquiries for you, and have not yet quite got used looking the door see you coming and finding some one else. Myers, Florida.The only familiar sight missing yourself. 165 William Meadowcroft, "So They Wrote Edison" Popular Science Monthly, December 1928, 16, in Edison Pioneers Records, Box 26.A.Building Library Thomas Edison. 194 Dyer, Martin, and Meadowcroft, Edison: His Life and Inventions, 642.162 When was West Orange, Edison was and out of the library daily; depending which project was working on, spent his time his second floor experiment room, room 12, the chemical or metallurgy laboratories. Meadowcroft, Edison’s long-time secretary, explained his routine 1928 article: At some convenient time during the day-frequently the noon hour--Edison disposes of the day’s mail his usual way..