This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the business of the Edison Phonograph Works. Included are a lengthy report regarding the history and financial condition of the company and specifications for the construction of a new factory adjacent to the West Orange laboratory.

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. Most of the unselected documents are routine work estimates for construction of the factory. Other categories not selected include routine orders by the Edison Phonograph Works for equipment and supplies, routine orders by the Edison United Phonograph Co. for phonographs and cylinders, and duplicate copies of selected items.