[LM250-F] LM-250 (Mar 1898-Jan 1901)
Item set
Title
[LM250-F] LM-250 (Mar 1898-Jan 1901)
Description
This letterbook covers the period March 1898-January 1901. Most of the correspondence is by Francis R. Upton, sales agent for sand. The letters deal mainly with the marketing of sand. A few of the items pertain to exhibitions in New York and Philadelphia. One letter is a reminiscence by Upton of electric light experiments at Menlo Park in the late 1870s. There is also a letter regarding the use of storage batteries in automobiles. The front cover is marked "N. J. and Pa. Con. Works Sand Letters From - March 4, 1898 To - January 16, 1901." The book contains 494 numbered pages and a partial index. Only 6 letters have been selected.
Identifier
LM250-F
uri
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/LM250-F
Type
Company Records
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Company Records Series -- New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works -- Letterbooks -- Francis R. Upton Letterbook [Sand Sales]
Alternative Title
LM-250 (Mar 1898-Jan 1901)