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Title
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[X088E-F] Elihu Thomson Papers
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Description
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The Thomson Papers are a massive and nearly comprehensive collection documenting the wide range of Thomson's scientific and technical interests from his electrical experiments, inventions, and patents, to his interests in astronomy, geology, and medicine, as well as his role in the development of two major corporations involved in electrification, the Thomson-Houston Electric Company and General Electric Company. Roughly three quarters of the collection is dated between 1890 and 1920 when Thomson was associated with General Electric, and was active in professional groups such as the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE), International Electrotechnical Commission. The balance of the collection is comprised of eight boxes and five volumes relating to Thomson's patents; a series of notebooks kept at Central High School; 43 letterbooks, 1882-1936; diaries of trips to Europe; notebooks on genealogy; scrapbooks of cards, photographs, clippings, and other souvenirs; and 2 vols. of tributes on his eightieth birthday, etc.
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Identifier
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X088E-F
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Alternative Title
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Elihu Thomson Papers
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Is Part Of
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American Philosophical Society Library
