Thomas A. Edison collection, 1860-1980 (bulk 1860-1950).

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Thomas A. Edison collection, 1860-1980 (bulk 1860-1950).

1860-1980

http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/henryford/docs/ThomasAEdisonCollection_Accession1630.pdf

The Thomas A. Edison collection is an assembled collection organized into sixteen series covering a wide variety of topics related to the life and inventions of Edison. The bulk of the material are manuscripts relating to Edison's personal life and professional career, the papers of recording artists affiliated with Edison's various phonograph companies, and graphic materials. The collection also contains papers and photographs related to individual Edison Pioneers, the development and production of Edison inventions, and the friendship between Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, culminating in Ford's creation and dedication of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford) in 1929.

53.6 cubic ft., 50 oversize boxes and 5 volumes.

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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