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"By Phone" – A Typed Poem with Handwritten Annotations
Publication
"From the Negro" – Handwritten Essay by Lewis H. Latimer
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"Hope" Poem by Lewis Latimer
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"Murray’s" – A Poem by Lewis H. Latimer
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"Songs My Mother Sang" – Poem by Lewis H. Latimer
Publication
"Telephoning at Sea" – A Patent Drawing by Lewis H. Latimer
Drawing
"Unconquered and Unconquerable" Poem by Lewis H. Latimer
Publication
"When I Shall Die" – Poem by Lewis H. Latimer
Publication
1912 Log Book – Daily Journal Entries
Book
1918 Diary
Archive
19th-Century Family Portrait Album Page
Photograph
3-25 H.P. Motor Separate Regulator, (1 folder, ca. 1890)
Archive
A wooden swivel office chair
Furniture
Alexander Graham Bell Patent – Telegraphy (No. 174,465), March 7, 1876
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Alexander Graham Bell Patent – Telegraphy (No. 174,465), March 7, 1876 (Sheet 2)
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Alexander Graham Bell Patent – Telephonic Telegraph Receiver (No. 178,399), June 6, 1876
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Annotated Album Page with Photograph Arrangements
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Apparatus for Cooling and Disinfecting, (1 folder, 1886)
Archive
Arrangement of Electrical Apparatus in Brockton; Latimer Family Genealogy Notes
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Arrington and Sims Engine Foundation, (1 folder, 1889)
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Arrington and Sims Engine, (1 folder, 1889)
Archive
Awards & Birthday Cards
Archive
Bergmann & Co. Electric Light Appliance Factory Photograph
Photograph
Biographical Material, (1 folder, 1925-1969)
Archive
Blueprint Drawing Signed by Lewis H. Latimer
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Blueprint for Engines at Edison Central Station – Armington & Sims 18” x 18
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Blueprint of Electrical Distribution Pole No. 2.6
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Blueprint of Fruit and Other Trees for Geo. Herbert Stockbridge, Esq.
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Blueprint of Hulett’s Landing
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Blueprint of Standard Gate Valves – Chapman and Jenkins Models
Archive
Blueprint of Telegraph Electric Pole Wiring – United Edison Manufacturing Co.
Archive
Blueprint of Telegraph Pole Wiring System (September 1889)
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Blueprint of U.S. Electric Lighting Co.'s Isolated Plant – Turn-Verein Building
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Blueprint of a Mechanical or Engineering Design
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Blueprint – Brushes for All Machines, The Edison Machine Works
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Blueprint – Dimensions for Base Frames for the Standard Dynamos
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Book Supporter, (1 folder, 1905)
Archive
Booker T. Washington Correspondence
Letter
Bottles of Perfection Art Stain
Object/Artifact
Box of Artist and Draftsman Supplies
Object/Artifact
Boy Wearing Cloth
Art
By-laws, (1 folder, 1996)
Archive
Cabinet Card Photograph of a Young Child
Photograph
Cabinet Card of an Infant
Photograph
Carbon Conductor, (1 folder, 1881)
Archive
Cast Grid Resistance, (1 folder, ca. 1890)
Archive
Certificate of Honor for Lewis Latimer’s Civil War Service
Publication
Charcoal Sketch of a Stylized Male Face
Drawing
Chest
Furniture
Collage of Latimer Family Life and Homestead
Photograph
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Military Service Certificate for Lewis Howard Latimer
Publication
Cooling and Disinfecting Apparatus, (1 folder, 1886)
Archive
Copy of Incandescent Electric Lighting:
Book
Correspondence Between Booker T. Washington and Lewis H. Latimer
Letter
Correspondence Received, (1 box, 3 folders, 1886-1909)
Archive
Correspondence Received, (1 box, 3 folders, 1886-1909)
Archive
Correspondence Received, (1 box, 3 folders, 1886-1909)
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Correspondence Received, (1 folder, 1908)
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Correspondence Received, (1 folder, ca. 1910)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1965-1984) Photographs
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1971)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1976)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1980-1990)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1988-1990)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1989)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Archive
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Archive
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)
Letter
Correspondence Sent and Received, (6 folders, ca. 1960-ca. 1985)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (6 folders, ca. 1960-ca. 1985)
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Correspondence Sent and Received, (6 folders, ca. 1960-ca. 1985)
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Correspondence, (1 folder, 1893-1935)
Archive
Creative Works, (1 folder, ca. 1930)
Archive
Cross-Section of an Inventive Design by Lewis H. Latimer (1899)
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Daguerreotype, (1 box, ca. 1890)
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Date Book
Object/Artifact
Daughters of Latimer
Collage
De ses eerste Boecken Euclidis, Van de Beginselen ende Fondamenten der Geometrie" (translated: "The Six First Books of Euclid, On the Principles and Foundations of Geometry")
Book
Design for an Incandescent Electric Lamp by Lewis H. Latimer
Publication
Desk Stamp, (1 box, ca. 1870-ca. 1910)
Object/Artifact
Diagram of Car Motor in Series "Multiple"
Drawing
Document Cover Page Inscribed with Lewis H. Latimer’s Name and Address
Publication
Edison "73" Birthday Luncheon – The Edison Pioneers, February 11, 1920
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Edison Central Station
Archive
Edison Electric Light Company Building
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Edison Electric Light Company Headquarters – Exterior View
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Edison General Electric Company Lamp Works, Harrison, N.J.
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Edison Machine Works Dynamo, (3 folders, ca. 1890)
Archive
Edison Machine Works Dynamo, (3 folders, ca. 1890)
Archive
Edison Machine Works Dynamo, (3 folders, ca. 1890)
Archive
Edison Machine Works, (2 folders, 1886)
Archive
Edison Pioneers
Book
Edison Pioneers Golden Anniversary Invitation – October 21, 1929
Letter
Edison Pioneers Invitation to the Golden Anniversary Celebration of Edison's Electric Light, 1929.
Letter
Edison Pioneers Membership Certificate for Lewis Howard Latimer
Publication
Edisonia: A Brief History of the Edison Electric Lighting System
Book
Electric Lamp Patent
Publication
Electric Lamp, (2 folders, 1879,1881)
Archive
Electrical Coil Patent Exhibit – Court Evidence
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Electrical Fire Extinguisher, (1 folder, ca. 1900)
Archive
Electrical Input and Output for various Lamps, (1 folder, ca. 1890)
Archive
Elevators 1880-1890
Archive
Employer Recommendations
Archive
Employer Recommendations, (2 folders, 1899,1913)
Letter
Envelope Addressed to Lewis H. Latimer from W.E.B. Du Bois
Letter
Envelope from the Office of the Mayor, City of New York to Lewis H. Latimer
Letter
Etching Portrait of Lewis Latimer
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Examiner's Satchel Sketch
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Executive Meeting of Engineers and Business Leaders
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Exhibit Diagram of Defendant’s Magnetic Blow-Out Controller – U.S. Circuit Court Case, 1899
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Exhibits, Memorials, Dedications, Awards, (4 boxes, 1965-1994)
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Faint Technical Drawing with Wiring and Connection Points
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Family Portrait on the Porch of Lewis Latimer's Residence
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Family, (7 folders, ca. 1900)
Archive
Financial Records Pension Fund, (1 folder, 1894-1932)
Archive
Freeman Incandescent Lamp and 'Earth' Battery – Newspaper Clipping
Publication
General Electric Company Legal Department Group Portrait (1894)
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General Services Administration Records
Archive
Generating Station Electrical Motor Works, (1 folder, ca. 1890)
Archive
Generator and Motor System at the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, (2 folders, ca. 1890)
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Generator and Motor System at the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, (2 folders, ca. 1890)
Archive
Graduating Class of 1911 – Costume Illustration
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Greek Beggar Portrait
Art
Group Photo with Large Machinery
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H.S. Maxim Steam Governor
Drawing
Hammer Collection Photographs, (1 folder, 1975)
Archive
Hammer Exhibit – Sketch of Defendant’s Motor
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Hand-Colored Electrical Diagram, Signed
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Hand-Drawn Map of Flushing, New York
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Hand-Drawn Sketch of a Floral Vase
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Handcrafted Wooden Branding Handle
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Handwritten Poem by Lewis H. Latimer – Fragmented Manuscript
Publication
Henry House Settlement, (1 folder, ca. 1980-1980)
Photograph
Historical Research
Book
Horizontal Tubular Boilers, (1 folder, 1889)
Archive
Incandescent Lighting, a Practical Description of the Edison System, (1 box, 1890)
Book
Instructions for Wiring Lamps, (1 folder, ca. 1890)
Archive
Interior Sketch of a Barbershop in Bridgeport
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Invention Drawing by Lewis H. Latimer
Drawing
Jeanette L. Norman Papers, (7 folders, 1908-1937)
Archive
Jeanette L. Norman Papers, (7 folders, 1908-1937)
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Jeanette L. Norman Papers, (7 folders, 1908-1937)
Archive
Keuffel & Esser Ink Stone
Object/Artifact
Lamp with Carbon Filament Bulb
Furniture
Latimer Family Curio Cabinet
Furniture
Latimer Family Group Portrait
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Latimer Family Home 1904
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Latimer Family Piano Bench
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Latimer Family Portrait (circa 1928)
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Latimer House in Urban Context; Relocation of the Latimer House; Community Support for Latimer House; Securing the Latimer House
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Latimer House, (1 folder, ca. 1900)
Archive
Latimer in His Study, ca. 1885
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Latimer's Candle by France Cooke
Book
Latimer’s Patent Drawing – Mechanical Railway Signal System
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Legal Records, (1 folder, 1992)
Archive
Letter from B.T. Harvey to Mr. J. Wardlaw, Secretary of Edison Pioneers
Letter
Letter from First Unitarian Church to Mr. & Mrs. Lewis H. Latimer
Letter
Letter from LHL to Dr. Sarah Greenberg
Letter
Letter from Lewis H. Latimer to Mayor Seth Low – Advocacy for Black Representation in Government, 1900s
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Letter from Lewis H. Latimer to National Conference Committee – December 9, 1895
Letter
Letter from Lewis H. Latimer to Thomas A. Edison (June 16, 1888)
Letter
Letter from Victoria Earle Matthews to an Unnamed Recipient – National Association of Colored Women, February 7, 1897
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Letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to Jeannette L. Norman Regarding Prize Contest
Letter
Letter from the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison to Lewis Latimer
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Letter from the Office of the Mayor to Lewis H. Latimer
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Letter to Lewis H. Latimer from J.R. Scottron
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Letter to Lewis Latimer from Louis S. Maguire – November 1898
Letter
Letter, Frederick Douglass to Lewis H. Latimer, September 16, 1894
Letter
Lewis H. Latimer Children’s Museum Photographs, (1 folder, 1990)
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Lewis H. Latimer Patent – Process of Manufacturing Carbons (No. 252,386), January 17, 1882
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Lewis H. Latimer School, (1 folder, 1982)
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Lewis H. Latimer's Study, 1893
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Lewis H. Latimer’s 1911 Log Book – 'It is to Print' Essays
Book
Lewis H. Latimer’s Advocacy for Civil Rights: Letter to the National Conference of Colored Men (1895)
Letter
Lewis H. Latimer’s Glass Blowing Apparatus (1881)
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Lewis H. Latimer’s Incandescent Carbon Apparatus Patent Drawing
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Lewis H. Latimer’s Legal Testimony in Edison Electric Light Co. v. Columbia Incandescent Lamp Co. (1890s)
Publication
Lewis H. Latimer’s Patent for a Book Supporter
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Lewis H. Latimer’s Patent for the Process of Manufacturing Carbons (1882)
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Lewis Howard Latimer Correspondence and Writings
Archive
Lewis Howard Latimer's Pocket Watch
Jewelry
Lewis Latimer Family Members Holding “Latimer Place” Sign
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