[D8713AAX], Letter from Edward Galbraith Thomas to Thomas Alva Edison, November 3rd, 1887
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- Title
- [D8713AAX], Letter from Edward Galbraith Thomas to Thomas Alva Edison, November 3rd, 1887
- Editor's Notes
- [Letterhead: The Eastern Telegraph Company Limited] Graduated in June from MIT in department of mechanical engineering and would like a job; course included thorough training in mathematics, mehanism steam and hydraulic engineering, applied mechanics, experimental work on engines boilers pumps, etc., tests of the strength of materials, and a complete course in shop work.###Am now employed by Ames Mfg. Co. of Chicopee [unindexed] as a draughtsman but "also spent a little time in their shops"; Ames doesn't offer a good chance to use my training or of advancement; would like job in your new lab, which I read about in the newspaper; Prof. Gaetano Sauga [unindexed] of my dept. at MIT can attest to my record as a student; I can furnish personal references. [marg.: "How much week"] [See D8713ABO]
- Author
- Thomas, Edward Galbraith
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Mentioned
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Date
- 1887-11-03
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D8713-F
- Microfilm ID
- 119:503
- Document ID
- D8713AAX
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 119