Glass Negatives - Thomas Edison Letters., 1922

File — Box: 2, Folder: 13-14

Identifier: 34213

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

67 glass negatives and copies of photos produced from them, being records of correspondence, legal documents, machines and Armat's house. Possibly originally photographed as evidence for a legal case.

Dates

1922

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.0 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 glass negative of a letter (5-25-1922) from Thomas Alva Edison to Thomas Armat giving Armat credit for the invention of the motion picture projector he marketed in 1896. The original of the letter is in Folder 2 of Box 1 of the collection; the photo from this negative can be found in Folder 1 of Box 2.

1 glass negative of a letter (6-7-1922) from Thomas Alva Edison to Charles D. Walcott of the Smithsonian Institution supporting Thomas Armat in his claims against the museum. The original of the letter is in Folder 2 of Box 1 of the collection; the photos from this negative is in Folder 1 of Box 2.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

EDISON, THOMAS ALVA - CORRESP. - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

ARMAT, THOMAS - CORRESP. - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

WALCOTT, CHARLES D. - CORRESP. - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - CORRESP. - GLASS NEGATIVE: Typed Letter Signed