To support preparation of a microfilm edition for scholars and one volume of a book of the correspondence, notes and other materials of Thomas A. Edison as part of the ongoing Edison Papers project.

To support the preparation of selective microfilm and print editions of the papers of Thomas A. Edison.

To support continuing preparation of microfilm and print editions of selected papers of Thomas Edison.

To support the preparation of an edition of the papers of Thomas A. Edison.

To support publication of a volume of the papers of Thomas A. Edison which covers the years 1873 to 1876, when the inventor established his first research laboratories in New Jersey.

Preparation for publication of two volumes (volumes 9 and 10) of the papers of inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931), covering the period 1888-1892. (36 months)

The Papers of Thomas A. Edison is a fifteen-volume book edition that will contain 6,500 transcribed and annotated letters, notebook entries, autobiographical writings, and other documents from Edison's lengthy career. This proposal seeks funding to complete the editing of Volume 9: Competing Interests (1888-1889).

Preparation for publication of volumes 10, 11, and 12 of the selected papers of inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931), covering the years 1890-1905. (24 months)

This application will fund work on Always Something New: Volume 10 (January 1890 to June 1892). During the grant period we expect to complete the manuscript of this volume. During the period of this grant we also will be transforming our book edition from print to digital formats, exploring ways to make it more accessible to a non-scholarly public while maintaining the high standards of our scholarly edition, and looking at new ways to link together our digital book and image editions.

Preparation for publication of volumes 10 and 11 of the selected papers of American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931). (36 months)

This grant will fund work on the book edition of the Thomas A. Edison Papers and the transition of that edition from chronological volumes covering 2-3 years to thematic volumes covering the last four decades of Edison's life. During the grant period we will also work on building out our digital image edition and replicating this edition on the Internet Archive as a second copy for preservation and long-term access.

Completion of Volume 6 and continued editorial work on Volume 7 of the Papers of Thomas Edison. (36 months)

The Thomas A. Edison Papers is a major documentary editing project that is collecting, selecting, editing, and publishing the correspondence, laboratory notes, and other technical and business records of America's most creative and prolific inventor. This proposal seeks funding to support two editors and a graduate assistant to work on Volumes 6 and 7 of the book edition of the Papers of Thomas A. Edison. The work of these two editors and a graduate assistant is vital to the timely publication of the book edition.

Preparation for the print publication of Volumes 7 and 8 of the papers of inventor Thomas A. Edison, covering the period of July 1883 through December 1887. (36 months)

The Papers of Thomas A. Edison is a fifteen-volume book edition that will contain 6,500 transcribed and annotated letters, notebook entries, experimental drawings, legal agreements, equipment specifications, marketing plans, autobiographical writings, and other documents from Edison's lengthy career. This proposal seeks funding to complete "Losses and Loyalties" (Volume 7, July 1883 - December 1884) and to work on "New Beginnings" (Volume 8, January 1885 - December 1887). These volumes cover the pioneering era of the electrical industry founded on Edison's technical and business contributions and provide a detailed picture of the day-to-day struggles and innovations that delivered electric light and power into the world marketplace. During this period Edison also survives the crises of his first wife's death, remarries, returns to work on telecommunications technology, and opens his last and largest research and development laboratory.

Preparation for publication of two volumes (completing volume 8 and beginning volume 9) of the papers of inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931), covering the period 1885-1889. (36 months)

The Papers of Thomas A. Edison is a fifteen-volume book edition that will contain 6,500 transcribed and annotated letters, notebook entries, autobiographical writings, and other documents from Edison’s lengthy career. This proposal seeks funding to complete Volume 8: New Beginnings (1885–1887) and to begin work on Volume 9: Competing Interests (1888–1889). These volumes cover Edison's return to full-time research, the building and start of operations of his largest research and development laboratory, and his changing family situation as he marries his second wife, Mina Miller, daughter of a cofounder of the first Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly, and starts a new family. Among the major themes will be Edison’s threatened position in the American electric power industry and his diversified research agenda, which includes basic scientific research in electromagnetism, new telecommunications projects, electric light and power, audio technology, ore milling and motion pictures.

The continuing preparation of an edition of the papers of Thomas A. Edison.