[LB054630], Letter from Thomas Maguire (Edison Employee) to Alfred Ord Tate, December 17th, 1891
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[LB054630], Letter from Thomas Maguire (Edison Employee) to Alfred Ord Tate, December 17th, 1891
Recipient
Mentioned
Date
1891-12-17
Type
Folder/Volume ID
LB054-F
Microfilm ID
142:1098
Document ID
LB054630
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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December 17, 1891.
A. O. Tate, Esq.,
Edison Building,
Broad Street,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
I understand that Dr. Schulze-Berge is not to return to the Laboratory. In view of this I think that some arrangement should be made regarding the care of the Library, of which the Doctor had charge. As you know, there are a good many little things to be attended to in the Library, and matters there just now are in a state of confusion. It is necessary to keep a record of all the books and periodicals received, to see that the files of the latter are complete, and that the subscriptions to the various foreign scientific journals are not permitted to expire. It is also necessary to arrange for the binding of periodicals etc., and to keep track of such volumes as are taken from the shelves by the employees of the Laboratory. During Dr. Schulze-Berge's absence Mike Brown has been trying to attend to these matters, but there is so much work for Mike [illegible overstruck text] in the office that it will be impracticable for him to continue to do so. Furthermore, the newspaper clippings have not received any attention for several years past, and there is [illegible text] tremendous accumulation of them. The present state of these clippings is chaotic in the extreme, and the individual who undertakes their arrangement will have a herculean task to perform. In my opinion it would be a good idea to make it the duty of whoever assumes charge of the Library to also take care of the clippings.
I shall be glad to hear from you in the matter.
Yours truly,
Thomas Maguire
A. O. Tate, Esq.,
Edison Building,
Broad Street,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
I understand that Dr. Schulze-Berge is not to return to the Laboratory. In view of this I think that some arrangement should be made regarding the care of the Library, of which the Doctor had charge. As you know, there are a good many little things to be attended to in the Library, and matters there just now are in a state of confusion. It is necessary to keep a record of all the books and periodicals received, to see that the files of the latter are complete, and that the subscriptions to the various foreign scientific journals are not permitted to expire. It is also necessary to arrange for the binding of periodicals etc., and to keep track of such volumes as are taken from the shelves by the employees of the Laboratory. During Dr. Schulze-Berge's absence Mike Brown has been trying to attend to these matters, but there is so much work for Mike [illegible overstruck text] in the office that it will be impracticable for him to continue to do so. Furthermore, the newspaper clippings have not received any attention for several years past, and there is [illegible text] tremendous accumulation of them. The present state of these clippings is chaotic in the extreme, and the individual who undertakes their arrangement will have a herculean task to perform. In my opinion it would be a good idea to make it the duty of whoever assumes charge of the Library to also take care of the clippings.
I shall be glad to hear from you in the matter.
Yours truly,
Thomas Maguire