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Hayes had staff two three clerical assistants, usually young women (figure 143).293 283 "Functions Present Laboratory Organization," September 24, 1919 (in 1919, Thomas Edison, Inc. The Recording Committee, who judged the quality and commercial appeal new Edison recordings, probably met the music room. 284 Edison Diamond Points, December 1918, 12.294 Hayes was charge the music room. Hayes acted liaison between the experimenters developing new recording equipment, the recording engineers the studio and the artistic community. was then given the tasks indexing music and then reviewing recordings. Meadowcroft wrote Edison that "the boy upstairs" found wear the diamond tip stylus after repeated plays. Clarence Hayes may have been the only individual native American descent hold position prominence the Edison laboratory: his mother was pure-blooded Mohawk and his father half Scottish and half French. There was still need the laboratory review recordings, arrange music and listen potential recording artists.296 Hayes left Edison’s employ sometime the 1920s. 2M William Meadowcroft TAE, September 1911 (in 1911, WOL-Meadowcroft’s Reports). the end 1918 Hayes estimated had listened 4,000 trial records new artists well 4,000 regular releases. Hayes first worked for Edison about 1912 when was engaged, along with others, sing through enormous repertoire sheet music for Edison’s edification.296 Edison told Fred Ott that "the 83 . 296 "Thomas Edison Laboratory Payroll Comparison’s [sic]," December 14,1920, D-Box Collections * Box D10 West Orange. 1920 payroll indicates two women worked musicians the laboratory. 1918 this department consisted Louis Lueder and boy. The old recording studio established by Wangemann and others was replaced other experimental rooms Building 4 and commercial studio New York City. This was the function the music room.—Organization). prepared the lists the new Edison recordings, which were the official records used compiling record catalogues. He was also sort talent scout for new artists. Clarence Hayes.continued demand from the general public for images Thomas Edison. The phonograph test room was established close to, within, the music room to test machines and records. was staffed young men who did fairly difficult work. There was also female clerk the music room