[D8955-F] (D-89-55) Phonograph -- General

Document File Series -- 1889

Title
[D8955-F] (D-89-55) Phonograph -- General
Description

This folder contains correspondence about the technical and commercial development of the phonograph. Some of the letters are by Edison's attorney, Sherburne B. Eaton, and relate to Edison's suit against Ezra T. Gilliland and John C. Tomlinson. Also included are letters about musical recording sessions at the West Orange laboratory, correspondence regarding phonograph exhibitions, and requests for information about phonographs and cylinder recordings. Individual letters pertaining to more than one phonograph company are also filed in this folder.

Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been selected. The following categories of documents have not been selected: unsolicited correspondence about the Gilliland-Tomlinson affair; routine requests for information about the phonograph; letters of transmittal and other routine business correspondence; duplicate copies of selected documents.

URL
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/D8955-F
Identifier
D8955-F
Type
Document File
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Document File Series -- 1889
Alternative Title
(D-89-55) Phonograph -- General
Has Version
Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 127

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