William A. Benney Papers 1909-1966 (bulk 1920-1931)

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William A. Benney Papers 1909-1966 (bulk 1920-1931)

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Research superintendent. Notes, correspondence, drawings, lists, payroll records, newspaper clippings, personal papers, printed matter, and photographs largely documenting Benney’s employment by Thomas A. Edison, centering on the work carried out in Fort Myers, Florida, to find a substitute for natural rubber.

1,250 items; 3 containers plus 1 oversize; 1.0 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356280

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Benney, William A.

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Research superintendent. From the description of William A. Benney papers, 1920-1966 (bulk 1920-1931). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132941 ...

Edison, Charles A., 1890-1969

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Industrialist and statesman, of New York, N.Y.; neighbor of Herbert Hoover. From the description of Charles Edison papers, 1951-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70969234 Industrialist. From the description of Reminiscences of Charles Edison : oral history, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309730226 ...