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[X024-F] Papers of John Skelton Williams and James Waldo Fawcett Collection

Title: [X024-F] Papers of John Skelton Williams and James Waldo Fawcett Collection
Description: These two letters are from February 1914 and July 1925. The first is from Edison to U.S. Comptroller of the Currency John Skelton Williams, thanking him for persuading the postmaster general to allow cellulose acetate film in the mail. The second letter was sent to Edison by James Waldo Fawcett, who was collecting family data for a study of heredity. Edison's reply, including a comment on the nature of genius, appears in the margin.
Identifier: X024-F
uri: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/X024-F
Alternative Title: Papers of John Skelton Williams (#10040) and James Waldo Fawcett Collection (#9831), the Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Is Part Of: University of Virginia Library
Rights: University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va. -- Special Collections

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