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Nora C. Edwards papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 2036
Abstract:
Nora C. Edwards (1869-1962) was the manager and inventor for the Edwards Skirt Supporter Company, established around 1903 in Spooner, Wisconsin. Her papers are both personal and business and consist of letters she received from family members, agents, friends, and patent attorneys.
Dates:
1887-1917
Royal Earl House papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 1995
Abstract:
Royal Earl House (1814-1895) was an American inventor who patented an electic telegraph that could print Roman character letters and an electro-phonetic receiver for use in telegraphy. The collection is comprised of twenty-nine letters to House regarding his suit against the Bell monopoly for the phonetic telegraph, from 1885 to 1891.
Dates:
1885-1891