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William J. Hammer Collection ca. 1874-1935, 1955-1957 #069(38 cubic ft.; 102 DB; 5 F/O) by: Robert S. Harding, 1986
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| PEARL STREET STATION, N.Y. | ||
| 23 | 1 | -Notes on the planning of Central Station at 255 & 277 Pearl Street |
| -Estimates for Central Station | ||
| -News clippings from "Electrical Experimenter,' Electrical Review, New York Tribune, etc | ||
| -"The Historic Pearl Street New York, Edison Station" by John W. Lieb, first electrician of the station Edisonia, 1904 | ||
| -"Economy test at the Harrisburg Electric Light Co.'s Central Station," Harrisburg, Pa. by Hammer | ||
| -Hammer's note of time of first excavation | ||
| "EDISON EFFECT" - ETHERIC FORCE AND RELATED DATA | ||
| 24 | 1 | -Proceedings of the Physical Society of London, 1882-1884 |
| -Pages of the Electric Engineer, vol. 23 no. 463, March 17, 1897 | ||
| -A few pages from Scientific American of July 4, 1903. | ||
| -"Three Makers of Vacuum Tube History" Popular Science Monthly, Aug. 1922 | ||
| -"Wonders of the Thermionic Valve Make a Romance of Broadcasting" by Professor J. A. Fleming, New York Herald Tribune, April 13, 1924 | ||
| -"Invisible Black Light may Now Trap Burglars or Cure Disease" by E. E. Free, New York Herald Tribune, Oct.17, 1926 | ||
| -"Photo-electric Cell Passes Exacting Fatigue Tests" Electrical World, July 30, 1927 | ||
| -"The Theory and characteristics of Radiotrons" by Dr. Lewis R. Koller and Henry Schrolder, General Electric Review, Dec. 1927 | ||
| -Radio Times, The Journal of the BBC,, Sept. 21, 1928 | ||
| -"Edison's Contribution to Wireless" by Francis Jehl, Edison Monthly, Dec. 1928 | ||
| -"Some Photo-electric and Glow Discharge Devices and Their Application to Industry" by J.V. Bresky and E.O. Erickson, Journal, AIE, Feb. 1929 | ||
| -1929 advertisement from the Radio Corporation | ||
| -The Family Tree of the Thermionic Tubes, 1930 | ||
| -"Conductivity of Incandescent Carbon Filaments and of Space Surrounding Them" by J.W. Howell | ||
| 2 | -A few pages of a notebook of Hammer's dated Oct. 3, 1884 | |
| 3 | -Curve sheet made by Hammer Feb. 26, 1881, used in his test with Edison's incandescent electric lamps Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Vol. 14, no. 2, February, 1897 | |
| -Copies of The Edison Effect and Its Modern Applications by Clayton H. Sharp, 1921 | ||
| -Francis Jehl, "The Edison Effect Tube," The Edison Monthly, Feb. 1926 | ||
| -Notes | ||
| -News clippings | ||
| -Photocopy of pages of Engineering Societies Library, nos. 5071 and 5072 | ||
| 4 | -Royal Institution of Great Britain, Weekly Evening Meeting of April 4, 1879 | |
| -Proceedings of the Physical Society of London from January 1882 to March 1884 | ||
| -Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, vol. 11, no. 4, April 1884 | ||
| -"The Audion - its Action and Some Recent Applications," Lee DeForest, Journal of the Franklin Institute, July 1920 | ||
| -Etheric Force by Edwin W. Hammer, Oct. 1922 | ||
| 5 | -Manuscripts-- Edison Effect: includes drawings depicting standard of blackening, for Edison incandescent lamp (1880-1887); "Experiments with Light Sensitive Cells," H.M. Bayer, Radio News, April 1929; "Personal," Electrical Engineering, Feb. 1931 | |
| EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY: LAMPS, DISTRIBUTION | ||
| 25 | 1 | -Data relative to the Edison Central Stations for incandescent electric lighting |
| -Hammer's references to articles relating to incandescent lamps | ||
| -Hammer, "Edison's Tungstate of Calcium Lamp,," Jan. 3. 1902 | ||
| -Data relative to the incandescent lamp | ||
| -License agreement | ||
| -Notes on the meter | ||
| -Edison's distribution systems | ||
| -List of central illuminating companies in the United States, June 1887 | ||
| -Estimate of cost and annual operating expenses of small central stations for the system of electric lighting | ||
| -Prices charged to Edison licensee companies | ||
| -Advertising pamphlet on Edison Electric Light Company | ||
| 2 | -Exhibits to legal cases regarding patents | |
| 3 | -Exhibits to legal cases regarding patents | |
| -List of Edison Central Station Illuminating Companies in the United States, April 22, 1866 | ||
| -Other lists (tendered as exhibits) | ||
| -Saving in copper by the Edison 'Feeder System" and Edison "Three wire System" | ||
| -Correspondence relating to the Edison Electric Light Company, 1895 | ||
| -Trust Agreement between the Farmers Loan and Trust Company with Edison General Electric Company and Edward H. Johnson and Frank J. Sprague | ||
| -Miscellaneous Notes | ||
| -William J. Hammer, Electric Lighting by Incandescence: Tables showing the comparative cost of lighting for one year (300 days) by the Edison Incandescent Electric Light and The Gas Machine | ||
| 4 | -Notes re: electric light, April 1879 | |
| 5 | -Edison lamp test results from Jehl in Vienna and Budapest to Hammer, n.d. | |
| 6 | -Miscellaneous Machinery Blue prints | |
| 7 | -News clippings: Edison's light and lighting system | |
| 8 | -Notes from Edison notebook (in Edison's writing) | |
| GENERAL INSPECTION REPORTS ON, AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE EDISON CENTRAL STATIONS, MAY 1885 TO APRIL 1886 and n.d. | ||
| 26 | 1 | Cumberland, Maryland: |
| -General Inspection Report, April 28, 1886 | ||
| -Suggestions to the Officers and Directors, April 28, 1886 | ||
| 2 | Brockton, Massachusetts: | |
| -General Inspection Report, June 3, 1885 | ||
| 3 | Newburgh, N.Y.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, Nov. 1885 | ||
| -General Inspection Report, n.d. | ||
| 4 | New York: | |
| -Special Reports on: | ||
| The Edison Meter and Contract Systems of Change, May 24, 1886. | ||
| The Standard Volt-meter (Explanation of Principles) | ||
| 5 | Ashland, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, March 18, 1886 | ||
| -Suggestions, March 19, 1886 | ||
| 6 | Bellefonte, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, April 19, 1886 | ||
| 7 | Harrisburg, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, August 29-30, 1885, 1886 | ||
| -Special Inspection Report (General Complaints and Pressure Indicators), n.d. | ||
| General Inspection Report, May 1885 | ||
| 8 | Hazelton, Pa: | |
| -General Inspection Report, March 22, 1886 | ||
| -Memorandum for Executive Committee, March 9, 1886 | ||
| 9 | Johnstown, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, April 21, 1886 | ||
| 10 | Mt. Carmel, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, March 22, 1886 | ||
| -Criticisms and Suggestions to the Officers and Directors, March 23, 1886 | ||
| 11 | Shamokin, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, April 2, 1886 | ||
| -Criticisms and Suggestions to the Officers and Directors, April 2, 1886 | ||
| 12 | Sunbury, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, April 10, 1886 | ||
| 13 | Tamaqua, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, March 11, 1886 | ||
| 14 | Williamsport, Pa.: | |
| -General Inspection Report, April 13, 1886 | ||
| 15 | Fall River, Lawrence, Sunbury:
-General Inspection Report on the Edison Central Station at: Fall River, Mass., May, 1885 Lawrence, Mass., June 16, 1885 Sunbury, Pa., April 10, 1886 |
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| 16 | Edison Lamp Co.
Memoranda on various companies, March-May, 1886: |
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| -Hazelton Cos. Central Station, March 7, 1886 | ||
| -Tamaqua Cos. Central Station, March 11, 1886 | ||
| -Ashland Cos. Central Station, March 19, 1886 | ||
| -Mt. Carmel Cos. Central Station, March 22, 1886 | ||
| -Shamokin Cos. Central Station, April 2, 1886 | ||
| -Sunbury Cos. Central Station, April 10, 1886 | ||
| -Williamsport Cos. Central Station April 16, 1886 | ||
| -Bellefonta Cos. Central Station April 17, 1886 | ||
| -Johnstown Cos. Central Station April, 21, 1886 | ||
| -Mc Keesfort Cos. Central Station April 26, 1886 | ||
| -Cumberland Cos. Central Station April 28, 1886 | ||
| Memoranda of central stations at: | ||
| -Hazleton, Tamaqua, Ashland, Mt. Carml, and Shamokin, April 19, 1886; | ||
| -Williamsport, Bellefonte,, Johnstown, Mc Keesport, and Cumberland, May 18, 1886 | ||
| MENLO PARK; ELECTRIC TRAIN; INCANDESCENCE | ||
| 27 | 1 | Menlo Park data: |
| -Hammer, "Life of Thomas A. Edison," copied from The Chicago Tribune, April 8, 1878 | ||
| -Tests at Menlo Park on Babcock & Willcox Boiler, 1883 | ||
| -Barker's Exhibit A: table from suit against The United States Electric Lighting Company | ||
| -List of early Edison men, mainly Menlo Park | ||
| -An unidentified list of names | ||
| -Notes relating to the early Edison companies and their associated interests from W.S.Andrews to Hammer, Nov. 10, 1914 | ||
| -Notes on Francis R. Upton's test made at the Edison laboratory in 1878 | ||
| -Exhibits to legal cases, including "Underground Conductor" | ||
| -Francis Jehl, 'Reminiscences of Menlo Park," Ford News, February 1935 | ||
| -"The Edison Phonoplex System" | ||
| -"The Success of the Electric Light," North American Review.,Oct. 1880 | ||
| Correspondence: | ||
| -1893: To Messrs. Pyer and Seeley from Francis Upton regarding lamps at Menlo Park and Goegel (lamp # 4) | ||
| -1913: To Upton from Jehl (copy), basically a biography of Upton at Menlo Park | ||
| -1925: To Mr. Lieb from Hammer regarding "The Story of Menlo Park" | ||
| -Data on Edison Lamps made at Menlo Park | ||
| 2 | -Official envelope of the Edison Electric Lamp Co., Menlo Park, N.J. | |
| 3 | Articles and writings on electric inventions: | |
| -"An Interview with the Father of the Central Station Industry" by L.W. Morrow, Associate Editor of the Electric World, Sept. 9, 1922 | ||
| -Photographs reproduced in the pages of The Electric Age | ||
| -Articles in The Edison Monthly, The Electric Age, The General Electric Monogram, The Electrical Engineer ,Ford News, The Electrical World, Cassier's Magazine, Popular Electricity, and Harper's News Monthly Magazine | ||
| -Postcard showing the Edison Tower at Menlo Park | ||
| -Diagrams | ||
| -A short account of the first underground system used for incandescent lamps | ||
| -Data on Edison train telegraph | ||
| -"Description of the Edison Lamp," The Edison Electric Light Company | ||
| 4 | Lamps and electric wires: | |
| -Pamphlets | ||
| -General Electric Co., Train Lighting with G.E. Tungsten and Tantalum Lamps, n.d. | ||
| -The Shelby Electric-Company, How to Sell Lamps, Shelby, Ohio, 1898 | ||
| -General Electric Co., Kain Lamp Sales Offices, Harrison,N.J., The Edison Lamps, August, 1906 | ||
| -U.S. Circuit Court, Southern District of New York, The Edison Socket Case: Text of opinion of Judge Lac and Injunction Order, in the case of Edison Electric Light Company against William J. Newton, Oct. 13, 1894 | ||
| -Die Wechsel and Drehstromgeneratoven, 1960 | ||
| -U.S. Court of Appeals, Northern District of New York, The Edison company Socket Case, Full text of the Opinion of the U.S. Circuit Court, Feb. 14, 1895 | ||
| -Several loose pages of a pamphlet on electric wires | ||
| -General Electric Co., Harrison, N.J., Edison Lamps Standard of the World, pamphlet no. 3366, n.d. | ||
| -General Electric Co.Harrison, N.J., Price List No. 5191,G.E. Tungsten Lamps for Battery Service, Low Volt and Miniature, 1908 | ||
| -General Electric Co.,. Harrison, N.J., Price List No.5131, Edison Miniature Incandescent Lamps, Sept. 22, 1904 | ||
| -The Edison United Manufacturing Co., N.Y., Wiring Tables for the use of Edison, April, 1888 | ||
| -Clippings and loose papers | ||
| -Clippings of the London Times, Oct. 6, 1884; the New York Times, March 21, 1924; unidentified news clippings | ||
| -Copy of Horoscope for Feb. 11, n.d. | ||
| -Blue Print diagram of The Standard New Construction Third Ave. Railway, New York | ||
| -'Edison Standard Gage; Table of Dimensions, Weight and Resistance of Pure Copper Wires" | ||
| -Several loose prints | ||
| 5 | Writings about the light bulb in Menlo Park: | |
| -Edison Pioneers, The Story of Menlo Park (two copies, not dated) | ||
| -McGraw-Hill Company Inc., A Glance at Early Electrical Literature, June 21, 1919 | ||
| -United States Patent office, N.Y., Interference No.27,074, William J. Hammer's sworn statement re. the tungsten Filament, Oct. 18, 1907 | ||
| -The Count du Moncel, "Incandescent Electric Lamps at the International Exhibition of Electricity," Van Nostrand's Engineering Magazine, vol. 25, Dec. 1881 | ||
| -J.J. Marshall, "The Development of the Manufacture of the Edison Incandescent Lamp, 1881-1905,"March 16, 1905. | ||
| -Francis Jehl, "Reminiscences of Menlo Park," Ford News, March 1934 | ||
| -Edison Medal Association's List of executive committee, and of the general committee | ||
| -"Enlivening Incidents at Menlo Park," The Edison Monthly, New York, July 1923 | ||
| -W.F.D. Crane, "Table of Electrical Horse Powers,"August 2, 1889 | ||
| -miscellaneous articles; news clippings | ||
| 6 | Booklets containing electrical notes: | |
| -J.R. McKee and W.S. Andrews, Historical Notes, General Electric Company, New York City, 1930 | ||
| -United States Patent Office, Sawyer and Man vs. Thomas A. Edison, June 10, 1881 | ||
| -A booklet containing questions relating to meter department; questions and answers relating to running of dynamos; and questions and answers relating to running of engine and boiler. (Booklet not titled) | ||
| 7 | -The Manufacture of the Edison Mazda Lamps by Henry Schroeder | |
| -"Edison Incandescent Lamps for Isolated Plants" | ||
| -Duffus, R.L. "Our Electric Light has its Jubilee", New York Times, Oct., 1928 | ||
| NEWSPAPERS; OBITUARIES | ||
| 28 | 1 | -Articles in the following newspapers: New York Times, Oct. 19, 1931, and Oct. 25, 1931; New York Journal, Oct. 19, 1931; New York Evening Post, Oct. 19, 1931 - New York American, Oct. 19, 1931, and Oct. 25, 1931; New York World Telegram, Oct. 19, 1931; New York Herald Tribune, Oct. 18, 1931; the New York Sun Oct. 19, 1931; and the Philadelphia Record 19, 1931. |
| 2 | -Newspapers carrying articles on the Edison Inventions:includes articles in the New York Inquirer, Oct. 19, 1932; the New York World Telegram, August 10-15, 1931; New York Times, Oct 20, 1929 | |
| 3 | -Articles on Edison (1931) in: The Boston Globe, Oct. 29,?; The New York Times, Oct. 25, 1931; New American, Oct. 27, 1931; Philadelphia Record, Oct. 19, 1931; New York World Telegram, Oct. 19, 1931; New York, Oct.1931; New York Herald Tribune, Oct. 19, 1931 & Oct. 20,1931 | |
| -Copy of poem "Thomas Alva Edison 1847-1931"1 by H.I. Phillips | ||
| -Card announcing private services for Edison from Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison to Mr. Wm. J. Hammer | ||
| -News clippings | ||
| 4 | -Telegram and Articles re Edison's death, 1931 | |
| -Telegram from W.S. Barstow to major Wm.. J. Hammer announcing the death of Edison | ||
| -Various newspaper accounts of Edison's death, and biographical accounts of the life and achievements of Edison, 1931 | ||
| 5 | -Newspaper clippings carrying tributes to Edison | |
| SPEECHES, TESTIMONIALS, INVITATIONS | ||
| 29 | 1 | Notes on Dinners and Luncheons: |
| -The New York Edison Company, Dinner Commemorating Fifty Years of Edison Service: Seating List, September 12, 1932 | ||
| -The New York Edison Co. Guest List at the Thomas A. Edison Luncheon, Oct. 9, 1912 (three copies) | ||
| -The New York Edison Company, Dinner in Honor of Thomas Alva Edison, Sept. 11, 1922. (two copies) | ||
| -"A Dinner in Honor of Thomas Alva Edison Upon the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of his Invention of the Electric Light and of the Dedication of the Edison Institute of Technologv," Independent Hall, Greenfield, Michigan, Oct. 1,1929 | ||
| -Edison Celebration Radioed to World", New York Times, Oct. 22, 1929 | ||
| -"Seating List, Dinner to Thomas A. Edison and in Commemoration of Forty years of Edison Services in New York City," Sept. 11, 1929 | ||
| -"A Dinner: To Thomas Alva Edison, Hotel Astor: New York," May 24, 1928 (two copies) | ||
| -Edner Treppchen Deinhard, Commemorating the 65th Anniversary of Thomas A. Edison, Menu, L ewellyn Park, Orange, N.J., February 10, 1912 (two copies) | ||
| - Card from Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison to Mr. Hammer, inviting him for dinner on February 12,(?) at Glenmont, Llewellyn Park | ||
| -Edison Pioneers, Eighteenth Annual Meeting and Luncheon of the Edison Pioneers and Celebration of the 89th Birthday Anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, New York February 11, 1936 (includes Menu) | ||
| -Edison Pioneers, Nineteenth Annual Meeting and Luncheon of the Edison Pioneers, and Celebration of the 90th Birthday Anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, New York City, February 11, 1937 (includes a menu and seating list) | ||
| -From the President and Board of Directors of the New York Edison Co., to Hammer inviting him for dinner on Sept. 12, 1932 | ||
| -Supplement to the Oct. 1922 issue of the Edison Monthly, Photograph of attendants at the Testimonial Dinner tendered to Thomas Alva Edison by the New York Edison Company, Sept. 11, 1922 | ||
| 2 | Medals: | |
| -Announcement by the Society of Arts and Sciences of the award of its Gold medal for Science to Thomas Alva Edison at a presentation dinner on May 24, 1928 | ||
| -American Institute of Electrical Engineers' by-laws of the Edison Medal Committee and deed of gift creating the Edison Medal, Jan. 1, 1919 | ||
| -Copy of the Certificate of Award of the Edison Medal to William D. Coolidge, Feb. 15, 1928 | ||
| -American Institute of Electrical Engineers' by-laws of the Edison Medal Committee and deed of gift creating the Edison medal, Oct. 15, 1912 | ||
| -Edison medal Association's list of Committee and Executive Committee members | ||
| -Presentation Ceremonies of the Edison Medal at the Winter Convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers to Frank Conrad, Jan. 28, 1931; to Arthur E.Kennelly, Jan. 24, 1934 | ||
| -"The Edison Celebration," New York World,, Nov. 8, 1928 From Robert T. Lozier to Hammer requesting his photograph and autograph | ||
| -Copy of the mounted photos of Thomas A. Edison and the Edison medalists, Journal of the A.I.E.E. (American Institute of Electrical Engineers) n.d. | ||
| -Program, Invitation to Hammer to presentation of Congressional medal awarded to Edison; copy of Joint Resolution 243 | ||
| -"Edison Medal for 1923 Awarded to John W. Lieb," Journal of the A.I.E.E., n.d. | ||
| 3 | Social Occasions: | |
| -Card with blue ribbons labeled "Trans-Continental Telephone--Diamond Disc: Edison Day celebration Panama Pacific Exposition, Edison Laboratory,October 21, 1915" (three plastic cards) | ||
| -Program of the Civic Forum, National Testimonial to Thomas A.Edison, Caranegie Hall, New York, May 6, 1915 | ||
| -W.A. Meadowcroft, Notable Events and Achievements in the Life of Thomas Alva Edison, compiled for the Annual meeting of Feb. 11, 1925 celebrating Edison's 78th Birthday | ||
| -Invitation card from Mrs. Thomas A. Edison to Hammer inviting Hammer for the celebrations of Mr. Edison's 65th birthday on February 10, 1912 | ||
| -City of New York Committee, Light's Golden Jubilee, New York Plans Participation in Light's Golden Jubilee, Sept 19, 1929 | ||
| -List of names on Cup, Addenda, William S. Andrews | ||
| -Program of Dedication Exercises of the Commemorative | ||
| -Tablet near the site of the Edison laboratories and workshops at Menlo Park, N.J., may 16, 1925 (two copies) List of guests at the dedication exercises of the commemorative Tablet near the site of Edison Laboratories and workshops at Menlo Park, N.J., May 16, 1925 | ||
| -Pamphlet titled "Sixty-five Brilliant Rays" (five copies) | ||
| -Card from Mrs. Edison to the Edison Pioneers and their families, inviting them to celebrate with her Thomas A. Edison's 74th birthday on February 11, 1921 | ||
| 4 | Speeches and Comments: | |
| -To Thomas Alva Edison and Guest, Oct. 21, 1929, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the dinner at Greenfield, Michigan, given in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Mr. Edison's invention of his incandescent electric light by Henry and Edsel Ford; Hammer's invitation | ||
| -Note from Henry Ford and Edsel B. Ford to Major Hammer,Oct. 21, 1929 | ||
| -Henry Ford and Edsel B. Ford, Your Guide to the Celebration in Honor of Thomas Alva Edison, Oct. 21, 1929, to their guests | ||
| -From E. E. Hutchison , Chief Engineer, Edison Co., N.J. dated Oct 16, 1915, to W. J. Hammer, personal representative of Edison outlining plans for Edison's speech of October 21 over the transcontinental telephone Thomas Alva Edison addresses delivered at the presentation to Thomas Alva Edison of the medal bestowed upon him by the Congress of the United States, Oct. 20, 1928 | ||
| -A brochure titled "America Marches Forward with Edison | ||
| -List of member, National Committee of the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation as of Feb. 10, 1936 | ||
| -"Edison's Part in Radio and Other Notable Achievements",distributed by Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, N.J. 1930 | ||
| -Program for Guglielmo Marconi comemoration, Dec. 19, 1938 | ||
| -Hammer's announcement for 1904-1905 of Popular Scientific Lecture on Radium | ||
| 5 | Articles: | |
| -Journal of the A.I.E.E., Jan. 1925 "Edison Medal Awarded to John White Howel," | ||
| -John White Howell, "Lamp Developments in America,"Electrical World, Feb. 21, 1925 | ||
| -"A National Museum of Engineering and Industry", Journal of the A.I.E.E., vol. 44, Sept. 1925 | ||
| -"The History of an Art", Hammer's Historical Collection of Incandescent Electric Lamps, 1904 | ||
| -"The History of an Art,' Hammer's Historical Collection of Incandescent Electric Lamps as set up in the Engineering Societies' Building, New York City, 1913 | ||
| -Material regarding historic wires: | ||
| -The first telegraph message sent around the world by President Roosevelt, July 4, 1903 | ||
| -Sections of historic wires | ||
| -Correspondence regarding wires | ||
| -News clippings from the Postal Telegraph, May, 1911; Scientific American Supplement, may 14, 1904; and several unidentified papers | ||
| -Tag attached to Niagara cable | ||
| -A wire section that carried the current by which President Cleveland electrically started the machinery of the Columbia Exposition, May 1, 1893 | ||
| -Plastic card bearing the inscription "Section of 'Ferrantis' 10,000 volt underground cable, as used in London, England" | ||
| 7 | Material relative to incandescent lamps: | |
| -Names of Lamps in the William J. Hammer Collection of incandescent electric lamps, 1913 | ||
| -King, Moses. Great Electricians, 1909 | ||
| -Hammer, The William J. Hammer Collection of Incandescent Electric Lamps, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1906 | ||
| -Hammer, The William J. Hammer Historical Collection of Incandescent Lamps, reprint from the transactions of the New York Electrical Society, 1913 | ||
| -List of Edison's lamps | ||
| -Announcement regarding electric exhibition at the 10th Anniversary of the Commercial Establishment of Electric Lighting two pamphlets titled The William J. Hammer Historical Collection of Incandescent Lamps, being extracts from the Report of the Commission on " Science and Arts" of the "Elliot-Cresson" Gold Medal to Hammer, April 1906 | ||
| -Extracts from letters relative to Hammer's Historical Collection of Incandescent Electric Lamps | ||
| -Thomas A. Edison, "The Beginning of the Incandescent Lamp," Scientific American Supplement, no. 1480, May 14, 1904 | ||
| 8 | -Miscellaneous notes and scraps | |
| GENERAL REFERENCE ARTICLES ON EDISON | ||
| 30 | 1 | Edison obituaries |
| Franklin Experimental Club | ||
| General reference articles on Edison (a) | ||
| General reference articles on Edison (b) | ||
| General reference articles on Edison (c) | ||
| News clippings | ||
| 7 | Publications 1890-1936: | |
| -Catalogue of the exhibit of Edison's inventions at the Minneapolis Industrial Exposition 1890, together with a general description of his work, New York City, 1890 | ||
| -The William J. Hammer Historical Collection of Incandescent Electric Lamps, extract from the report of the Commission on "Science and Arts" of the Franklin Institute in making the award of the "Elliot-Cresson"Gold Medal to Hammer, April 1906 | ||
| -General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y., Edison Mazda Lamps for Standard Electric Railway Service, bulletin No. 4947A, March 1913 | ||
| -John W. Lieb, The Edison System of Electric Light, a presidential address presented at the third annual meeting of the Edison Pioneers held at the Edison Laboratories, Orange, N.J., Feb. 11, 1920 | ||
| -Thomas Commerford Martin, Edison at Seventy-three, New York, 1920 | ||
| -The Edison Monthly, Feb. 24, 1924 | ||
| -Association o Edison Illuminating Companies, Collection of Historic Electrical Apparatus, Instruments, Material and Documents, January, 1925 | ||
| -The Edison Monthly, March 25, 1924 | ||
| -Addresses delivered at the dedication of the commemorative tablet near the site of the Edison Laboratories and workshops at Menlo Park, N.J., May 16, 1925 | ||
| -The Edison Monthly, June 1925 | ||
| -Arthur E. Kennelly,, Biographical Memoir of Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, Washington, 1933 | ||
| -The Edison Monthly, 1927-1928 | ||
| -Official proceedings, New York Railroad Club, November 1936 | ||
| 8 | Publications, n.d.: | |
| -Instructions for Edison Light-o-matic Radio Receivers by Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, N.J. | ||
| -Edison's Life and His Favorite Invention issued by Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, N.J. | ||
| -The Story of Menlo Park by Edison Pioneers | ||
| 9 | The Life & Achievements of Thomas Edison: | |
| -Edison, Thomas A., Inc., "The Events and Achievements in the Life of Thomas Alva Edison" | ||
| -Stieringer, Luther, "The Life and Inventions of Thomas A Edison," 1890 | ||
| -Edison, Mrs. Thomas, "Wizard of Electricity" | ||
| -"From Train 'Butcher' to World's Greatest Inventor," Reading Railroad Magazine | ||
| -"Edison," General Electric Review, Dec. 1931 | ||
| EDISON STORAGE BATTERY DATA; EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY | ||
| 31 | 1 | -H.B. Coho, An Historical Review of the Storage Battery, reprint of a paper read at New York City, April 16, 1903 |
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., Orange, N.J., The Edison | ||
| -Storage Battery for Operation Type B Cells- General Information and Instruction, Sept. 1917 | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., The Edison Storage Battery for Railway Signals, October 1912 | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., The Edison Storage Battery for Electric Commercial Vehicles, October 1915 | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co.,The Trend Toward Light Weight in Transportation, copyrighted 1928 | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., The Edison Electric Safety Mine Lamp, Bulletin 300, n.d. | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., The Edison Electric Safety Mine Lamp, Bulletin 300, n.d., Model E, Bulletin 300, n.d. | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., Edison Storage Batteries for use in Storage Battery Locomotives, Bulletin 608, n.d. | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., Edison Storage Battery in Lumber Transportation, Bulletin 610, n.d. | ||
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., The Edison Storage Battery for Meter Testing, Bulletin 820, n.d. | ||
| 2 | -Edison Batteries Afloat, n.d. | |
| -Edison Storage Battery Co., Orange, N.J.: A red folder containing a pamphlet titled "The Edison Storage Battery"; and a number of blueprints relative to the Edison storage battery. Included are a list of standard curves, descriptive data, physical data, data on standard bottomless trays, on trays with bottom, discharge data applying to individual cells, etc. | ||
| 3 | -Writings about Edison Electric Illuminating Company by Francis Jehl, "Boston Theatre, Boston, Mass, December 1882," The Edison Monthly, Dec., 1927 | |
| -Kennelly, Arthur E. "The New Edison Storage Battery," May 25, 1901 | ||
| -License to Boston Edison Co. to operate under Edison Patents, January 29, 1886 | ||
| -Hammer, a circular titled "Survival of the Fittest: Advantages of the Edison Incandescent Light Over Gas and other Illuminants," 1886 | ||
| -List of executive officers, 1887 | ||
| -Mansfield, E.S. "The Edison System in Boston -- Development and Present Status," Electrical World and Engineer, May 18, 1901 | ||
| 4 | Boston Electric Illuminating Company: | |
| -Graphic diagram showing variation of load on each day of the week in the Central Station of the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston, Mass., Nov. 18, 1886 | ||
| -Graphic Chart showing variation of load (not dated) Diagrams of tube sections, Dec 15, 1886 | ||
| -Diagram showing Manager's Photometer, designed and built by Hammer, June 16, 1887 | ||
| -Diagrams showing various aspects of the Edison Meter, July 15, 1887 | ||
| 5 | -Correspondence December 15, 1884, and April 30, 1887 | |
| -Hammer's work card | ||
| -Newspaper Articles | ||
| -Sample copies of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company's work agreement | ||
| 6 | -Test on "Fulgor" Storage Batteries
(made by and under supervision of Hammer); news clippings |
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| PHONOGRAPHS | ||
| 32 | 1 | Publications: |
| -Berliner, Emile, "The Development of the Talking machine," Journal of the Franklin Institute, August 1913; "Technical Notes on the Gramophone , Journal of the Franklin Institute Dec. 15, 1905; The Gramophone, paper read before the Franklin Institute, May 16, 1888, reprinted 1909; Three Addresses,1910-1913: "The Loose Contact Transmitter," "A Reminiscence," and "The development of the Talking Machine" | ||
| -Edison, Thomas A. The Perfected Phonograph, June 1888 | ||
| -Edison, Thomas A. The Speaking Phonograph | ||
| - Harrison, H.C. & Maxfield, J.P. "High Quality Recording and Reproducing of Music & Speech," August 1926 | ||
| 2 | -Scientific American, April 26, 1890 | |
| -Electricity, May 31, 1893 | ||
| -Andrews, W. S. "Notes on the Testing & Installation of Edison Bipolar Dynamos ," 1880-1886. General Electric Review Reprints, Sept 1924 | ||
| -The Belt Driven Edison Bipolar Dynamos. March 1924 | ||
| -"The Micro-Graphophone," Science May 9, 1890 | ||
| -"Edison Phonographs", National Phonograph Co. | ||
| -"The Father of the Phonograph," The Edison Monthly, April 1924 | ||
| -"Infinite Practical Uses of the Phonograph," brochure, n.d. | ||
| -"Inspectors Handbook of the Phonograph," Edison Phonograph Works, Aug. 1889 | ||
| -Book proofs - The Telephonograph (two pages) | ||
| -"Instructions for the management and operation of Edison's Speaking Phonograph", New York Tribune, n.d., | ||
| -Phonogram, a monthly Magazine devoted to the science of sound and recording of speech, vol. 2, no. 10, 1891 | ||
| -news clippings | ||
| 3 | Correspondence (1889 - 1930): | |
| -Hammer's letter to Congressman Curry, 1927 (Letters and papers connected with obtaining original phonograph from South Kensington Patent office London, 1928) Hammer Letter to F.A. Wardlare, Dec. 31, 1929 | ||
| 4 | -List of phonograph patents by Hammer, 1903 | |
| 5 | -Crystal Record - ARC Laboratories,96 Fifth Ave., N.Y. | |
| 6 | -News clippings | |
| EARLY COMPANIES; MATERIAL REGARDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; MISC. SCRIPT; 1898 MAP OF BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN. | ||
| 33 | 1 | Articles on Pioneer Edison Cos.: |
| -Wetzler, Joseph. "The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of New York," The Electrical Engineer, vol. 21, no. 401, January 8, 1896 | ||
| _____. "The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Brooklyn-Its Development and Its Present and Future Work,' Reprinted from The Electrical Engineer, vol. 25, No. 505, January 6, 1898 | ||
| -The Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company, LTD.,Seventh annual report for the year ending June 30, 1891 | ||
| -Martin, T. C., "Edisonia, A Survey of the Edison Light and Power Industries" reprinted from The Electrical Engineer, N.Y., August 12, 1891 | ||
| -"The Chicago Edison Company, Its History and Work," The Electrical Engineer, vol. 19, no. 351, January 23, 1895 | ||
| -"Twenty Five Years of the National Electric Light Association," Electrical Review and Western Electrician, May 21, 1910 | ||
| -, "Four Other Pioneer Edison Companies," Electrical World, Sept. 9, 1922 | ||
| -"Some Recent Important Articles on the Latest Price in Central Station Work," n.d. | ||
| 2 | General Electric Formation: | |
| -"The Early Days of the General Electric Company", an address of William J. Clark, 1915 | ||
| -Hammer's Notes | ||
| -Agreement between Edison & Upton | ||
| 3 | Correspondence with Ralph J. Baker, Walter H. Johnson, | |
| -Joseph B. McCall of the Philadelphia Electric Co., Dec.9, 1915, to June 12, 1916 | ||
| -Correspondence with Ashley T. Cole of Hatch & Sheehan, July 3, 1915, to Oct 16, 1915 | ||
| 4 | -Pamphlets regarding illuminating companies; the Edison United Manufacturing Co.; and "The Most Notable Step in Years'." by Edison Lamp Works of General Electric Co.,Harrison, N.J. | |
| 5 | -Legal matters: testimonies, memorandum of agreement, license agreements, and statements | |
| 6 | -Black folder containing testimony of Hammer in case No. 1540: Albert Moritz vs. Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Brooklyn, July 29, 1915 | |
| 7 | -The Sieuieus Electric Railroad Case: testimony of Hammer, first witness for Thomas Edison, 1898 | |
| 8 | -1898 Map of the borough of Brooklyn | |
| 9 | -Miscellaneous: checks drawn Hudson Trust Co.; notes to and from the Philadelphia Electric Co,; bills; and miscellaneous original scripts | |
| EDISON'S PATENTS | ||
| 34 | 1 | -Correspondence: 1881; 1893; 1902; 1915 |
| 2 | -Depositions of Hammer and Peter H. Vander Weyde in the case Edison Electric Light Co. vs. Columbia Incandescent Lamp Co. | |
| 3 | -First Classifications ever made of the patents of Thomas Alva Edison prepared by Hammer: on batteries | |
| 4-5 | -Lists of U.S. Patents of Thomas A. Edison not controlled by General Electric Co., 1902 | |
| 5 | -U.S. Patents-of T. A. Edison vol. 4, 1890-91 | |
| -List of U.S. Patents of Thomas A. Edison owned by General Electric Co. | ||
| 6 | Patent lists | |
| 90 | "Edison's Record, Volume 2,"a bound volume prepared as a court exhibit includes patent applications and drawings) | |
| 35 | LITIGATION OF EDISON PATENTS | |
| U.S. Circuit Court(Eastern District of Missouri). Edison Electric Lighting Co. vs. Columbia Incandescent Lamp Co. et al: | ||
| -Defendants' Affidavits in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction | ||
| -Complete Set, Complainant Geobel Affidavits | ||
| 36 | -Circuit Court of the U.S. (Southern District of New York). | |
| -The Edison Electric Light Co. vs. The United States Electric Lighting Company (Defendant) | ||
| -In Equity, #3445 June 11, 1886; Jan. 20, 1890; and April 7, 1890 | ||
| 37 | 1 | U.S. Circuit Court (District of Mass.) Edison Elec. Light Co. vs. Beacon Vacuum Pump & Elec. Co. et al, 1893 Defendants' Affidavits; Additional Affidavits for Defendants' in opposition to motion for preliminary injunction; depositions |
| 2 | U.S. Circuit Court (Eastern District of Wisconsin) Edison E1ectric Light Co. vs. Electric Manufacturing Co., 1893: Brief for complainants, on motion for preliminary injunction; Complainants Goebel Affidavits | |
| 3 | U.S. Circuit Court (Dist. of Conn.) Edison Elec. Light Co.& Edison G.E. vs. Waring Elect. Co, 1893:complainants' Rebutting Affidavits on Motion for preliminary injunction for infringement of letters patent # 223,898; Moving papers on motion for preliminary injunction for infringement of letters patent # 223,898 | |
| 4 | U.S. Circuit Court (Western Dist. of Penn.) Edison Elect Light Co. and Edison General Electric Co. vs. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing et al, 1893: Defendants' Paper on Rule to Cause; Full Text of Judge Green's opinion (Edison Feeder Patent) | |
| 5 | Sawyer and Man vs. Edison (The Westinghouse-Edison Case):Testimony on behalf of Edison, 1881; Full text of Justice Bradley's opinion in the Case of the Consolidated Co. against the McKeesport Co., filed in the U.S. Circuit Court at Pittsburgh, October 5, 1889 | |
| 6 | U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (N.Y.), Waring Electric Co. vs. Edison Electric Light Co., 1894: Brief for Complainants, Appellees | |
| 7 | Fibrous Carbon Case: consolidated Electric Light Co.,Complainant, Appellant, vs. McKeesport Light Co.,Defendant, Appellee, 1895: Justice Bradley's decision | |
| 8 | Before U.S. Patent office Cazin, F.M.F. vs. Welsback Light Co.: Deposition (testimony) by R.M.F. Cazin Patent #844, 778; "Rare-oxide Incandescent Lamps" by Cazin, The Electrical Age, 1899 | |
| 9 | Louis W. Downes, Appellant vs. Teter-Heany Developing Co.,1905-07: opinion and Decision | |
| 10 | Shunted Motor Controller Case, GE Co. vs. Garnett Coal Co., 1906: opinion - Court of Appeals | |
| 11 | Suspended Switch Case (Van Depoelep patent no. 424,695),1897: Final Decree & injunction | |
| 38 | 1 | The Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company vs. Holland: First Day, Dec. 1, 1888; Second Day, Dec. 3,1888; and Third Day, Dec. 4, 1888 |
| 2 | The Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company vs. Holland con't.: Fourth Day, Dec. 6, 1888; Fifth Day, Dec.7, 1888; Sixth Day, Dec. 8, 1888 | |
| 3 | The Edison Swan United Electric Light Company vs. Holland, con't: Seventh Day, Dec. 10, 1888; Eight Day, Dec. 11,1888; Ninth Day, Dec. 13, 1888; and Judgment, February 18, 1889 | |
| 4 | Incandescent Lamp Cases, Full texts of opinion of judges, and full text of injunction orders. July 14, 1891-Jan.11, 1895; undated | |
| 5 | Public Service Commission, State of N.Y. (First District). In the Matter of the Complaint of Albert-Moritz et al against Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Brooklyn, Case No 1540 June 10, 1912 Brief and Argument for the Edison Elec. Illuminating. Co..of Brooklyn | |
| 6 | Public Service Commission, State of N.Y. (First District):In the matter of the Complaint of Albert Moritz against the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Brooklyn, Case No. 1540: Hammer's testimonies | |
| 39 | 1 | -Interference #23,076 between application of Glenn H. Curtiss and John C. Burkhart and others: Preliminary statement of Curtiss, and other related materials |
| -The Wright Company (Complainant) vs. Louis Paulhan (Defendant). Hammer's sworn statement in the Circuit Court of the United States, State of New York, County of New York, March 11, 1910 | ||
| -An untitled and undated statement by an unnamed inventor re: invention relating to improvements in Aeronautical Apparatus | ||
| -U.S. Patent Office, Specification of Letters of Patent No.1,264,560, patented April 30, 1918; and Specification of Letters of Patent No. 1,203,601, patented June 3,1919 | ||
| 2 | Drawings of Patents; Specifications forming parts of Patents re motor, Electric Motor and generator, Electric apparatus for use in railway trains, Self-Regulating Dynamo; Electric-Generating System etc., June 13, 1882 - Oct. 19, 1915 | |
| 3 | Specifications forming part of Letters of Patents, April 7, 1885-Nov. 3, 1908; Drawings of Patents; xeroxed article from Scientific American Dec. 22, 1900 | |
| 40 | EDISON PIONEERS | |
| 1 | Pioneers' constitution and bv-laws 1918 & 1921 | |
| 2 | Pioneers' constitution and by-laws 1923, 1929, 1934, 1941 | |
| 3 | Obituaries: In memorium - Acheson To Francis | |
| 4 | Obituaries: In memorium - Gardner to mungle | |
| 5 | Obituaries: In memorium - Nichols to Wynkoop
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| 41 | 1 | -Story of Menlo Park |
| -Annual meeting and luncheon 1920-1943 - announcements, seating arrangements | ||
| -Articles regarding Edison Pioneers - individual members | ||
| -Articles by Francis Jehl and correspondence re: Jehl | ||
| -Certificate of membership and insignia | ||
| -Invitations | ||
| -Commemorative tablet, Menlo Park N.Y. | ||
| -Correspondence re organization of Pioneers January 1918; preparations for autobiographical notes by Pioneers 1919-1922 | ||
| -Edison Park - Report of Commissioners 1938 | ||
| -Edison Towers | ||
| -News of the Edison Pioneers 1943 #2 | ||
| -Presidential addresses 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924 | ||
| -Miscellaneous |
| E-mail: archivescenter@si.edu Revised: April 30, 2000 |