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Complete Works & Speeches of Thomas Edison
This archive is intended only for educational purposes.
Historical Video & Audio Recordings (1920s-1930s)
- Speeches by Thomas Edison - 1929 (Fort Myers & Lab Talks)
- Thomas Edison Talking About the Invention of the Light Bulb (Late 1920s)
- Thomas Edison Talks About His 1870's Experiments
- USA: Thomas Edison speech to schoolboys (1929)
- Thomas Alva Edison's Speech, 1927 (Fox Movietone)
- THOMAS EDISON / GOLDEN JUBILEE SPEECH (1929)
- USA: Thomas Edison on his 82nd birthday (1929)
- 1920 Edison Speech - Restored into 4K Color
- Edison, Ford, Firestone Radio Talk (1929)
- Thomas A. Edison - Let Us Not Forget: A Message to the American People
- 1922 Thomas Edison Documentary - Enhanced Video & Audio
- Rare 1928 Radio Program: Edison Congressional Medal Presentation
Edison Cylinder Recordings & Historical Audio
- Historical Speeches on Edison Cylinders (UCSB Archive)
- Let us not forget - Edison's WWI Speech (1919)
- Documentary Recordings and Political Speeches - National Park Service
- Around the World on the Phonograph (1888) - Oldest Edison Voice Recording
- The liver complaint story (1906) - Edison Recording
- Electricity and progress (1908) - Edison for NY Electrical Show
- Mary had a little lamb (1927) - Golden Jubilee Recording
- UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive - Complete Collection
Complete Papers & Digital Archives
- Thomas A. Edison Papers Digital Edition (Rutgers University)
- Thomas A. Edison Papers Project Homepage
- Edison's Published Articles and Select Interviews (Complete List)
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park Archives (5 Million Pages)
- The Papers of Thomas A. Edison - National Archives
- Edison Papers Digital Book Edition Series
- Thomas Edison Papers Collection - Internet Archive
Patents & Technical Documents
- Edison's Complete U.S. Patents Collection (1,093 Patents)
- Thomas Edison's Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880)
- U.S. Patents Issued to Thomas A. Edison 1883-88
- Collection of United States Patents Vol. 1 (1869-1884)
- Collection of United States Patents Vol. 2
- Edison Electric Lamp Patent (223,898) PDF
- Phonograph Patent (1878) PDF
- Edison Patents Overview & Statistics
Books, Diaries & Personal Writings
- The Diary and Sundry Observations of Thomas Alva Edison (Full Text)
- Edison's Diary (1885) - Personal Thoughts & Feelings
- Edison: His Life and Inventions - Complete Work Including Patents
- The Papers of Thomas A. Edison Book Series (Johns Hopkins Press)
- Thomas Edison Papers Bibliography - Complete List
- A Proposed Amendment to the Federal Reserve Banking System (1922)
Modern Documentaries & Educational Content
- Edison - PBS American Experience (Complete Documentary)
- American Experience | Edison, Chapter 1
- Thomas Edison: America's Greatest Inventor | Biography Documentary
- American Icons: Thomas Edison | Full Documentary
- Thomas Edison: Lighting Up the World | Historical Documentary
- Edison - America's Most Prolific & Ruthless Inventor Documentary
- Thomas Edison - Inventor | Mini Bio
- Edison vs. Tesla | The Men Who Built America Full Episode
- History's Greatest Inventors - Da Vinci, Edison & Tesla Documentary
- How Thomas Edison Changed The World | PBS
Key Articles & Interviews by Edison
- The Phonograph and Its Future (North American Review, 1878)
- The Success of the Electric Light (North American Review, 1880)
- How to Succeed as an Inventor (1882)
- The Perfected Phonograph (North American Review, 1888)
- The Dangers of Electric Lighting (North American Review, 1889)
- Inventions of the Future (The Independent, 1910)
- Thomas A. Edison on Immortality (Columbian Magazine, 1911)
- The Woman of the Future (Good Housekeeping, 1912)
- Machine-Made Freedom (Forum, 1926)
- Youth of To-day and To-morrow (Forum, 1927)
Research Archives & Museums
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park Archives
- Recorded Sound Archive - Edison Historical Park
- Library of Congress Edison Collections
- Smithsonian Edison Collections
- Edison and Ford Winter Estates
- The Henry Ford - Edison Collections
- Columbia University Edison Papers Archive
- New Jersey State Library Edison Memorabilia