Lewis Latimer House - All Entries

"By Phone" – A Typed Poem with Handwritten Annotations"From ‘The Negro in a New Role" – Handwritten Essay by Lewis H. Latimer"Hope" Poem by Lewis Latimer"Murray’s" – A Poem by Lewis H. Latimer"Songs My Mother Sang" – Poem by Lewis H. Latimer"Telephoning at Sea" – A Patent Drawing by Lewis H. Latimer"Unconquered and Unconquerable" Poem by Lewis H. Latimer"When I Shall Die" – Poem by Lewis H. Latimer1912 Log Book – Daily Journal Entries1918 Diary19th-Century Family Portrait Album Page3-25 H.P. Motor Separate Regulator, (1 folder, ca. 1890)A wooden swivel office chairAlexander Graham Bell Patent – Telegraphy (No. 174,465), March 7, 1876Alexander Graham Bell Patent – Telegraphy (No. 174,465), March 7, 1876 (Sheet 2)Alexander Graham Bell Patent – Telephonic Telegraph Receiver (No. 178,399), June 6, 1876Annotated Album Page with Photograph ArrangementsApparatus for Cooling and Disinfecting, (1 folder, 1886)Arrangement of Electrical Apparatus in Brockton and Latimer Family Genealogy NotesArrington and Sims Engine Foundation, (1 folder, 1889)Arrington and Sims Engine, (1 folder, 1889)Awards & Birthday CardsBergmann & Co. Electric Light Appliance Factory PhotographBiographical Material, (1 folder, 1925-1969)Blueprint Drawing Signed by Lewis H. LatimerBlueprint for Engines at Edison Central Station – Armington & Sims 18” x 18Blueprint of Electrical Distribution Pole No. 2.6Blueprint of Hulett’s LandingBlueprint of Standard Gate Valves – Chapman and Jenkins ModelsBlueprint of Telegraph Electric Pole Wiring – United Edison Manufacturing Co.Blueprint of Telegraph Pole Wiring System (September 1889)Blueprint of U.S. Electric Lighting Co.'s Isolated Plant – Turn-Verein BuildingBlueprint of a design for a Safety Electric ElevatorBlueprint – Brushes for All Machines, The Edison Machine WorksBlueprint – Dimensions for Base Frames for the Standard DynamosBlueprints, The Edison Machine Works, Schenectady, N.Y., and Brushes for All MachinesBook Supporter, (1 folder, 1905)Booker T. Washington CorrespondenceBottles of Perfection Art StainBox of Artist and Draftsman SuppliesBoy Wearing ClothBy-laws, (1 folder, 1996)Cabinet Card Photograph of a Young ChildCabinet Card of an InfantCarbon Conductor, (1 folder, 1881)Cast Grid Resistance, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Charcoal Sketch of a Stylized Male FaceChestCollage of Latimer Family Life and HomesteadCommonwealth of Massachusetts Military Service Certificate for Lewis Howard LatimerCooling and Disinfecting Apparatus, (1 folder, 1886)Copy of Incandescent Electric Lighting:Correspondence Between Booker T. Washington and Lewis H. LatimerCorrespondence Received, (1 box, 3 folders, 1886-1909)Correspondence Received, (1 box, 3 folders, 1886-1909)Correspondence Received, (1 box, 3 folders, 1886-1909)Correspondence Received, (1 folder, 1908)Correspondence Received, (1 folder, ca. 1910)Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1965-1984) PhotographsCorrespondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1971)Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1976)Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1980-1990)Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1988-1990)Correspondence Sent and Received, (1 folder, 1989)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Correspondence Sent and Received, (6 folders, ca. 1960-ca. 1985)Correspondence Sent and Received, (6 folders, ca. 1960-ca. 1985)Correspondence Sent and Received, (6 folders, ca. 1960-ca. 1985)Correspondence, (1 folder, 1893-1935)Creative Works, (1 folder, ca. 1930)Cross-Section of an Inventive Design by Lewis H. Latimer (1899)Daguerreotype, (1 box, ca. 1890) [ca. 1860 seems more accurate]Date BookDaughters of LatimerDe 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")Design for an Incandescent Electric Lamp by Lewis H. LatimerDesk Stamp, (1 box, ca. 1870-ca. 1910)Diagram of Car Motor in Series "Multiple"Document Cover Page Inscribed with Lewis H. Latimer’s Name and AddressEdison "73" Birthday Luncheon – The Edison Pioneers, February 11, 1920Edison Central StationEdison Electric Light Company Building, 65 Fifth Avenue, New YorkEdison Electric Light Company Headquarters, 65 Fifth Avenue, New York – Exterior ViewEdison General Electric Company Lamp Works, Harrison, N.J.Edison Machine Works Dynamo, (3 folders, ca. 1890)Edison Machine Works Dynamo, (3 folders, ca. 1890)Edison Machine Works Dynamo, (3 folders, ca. 1890)Edison Machine Works, (2 folders, 1886)Edison PioneersEdison Pioneers Golden Anniversary Invitation – October 21, 1929Edison Pioneers Invitation to the Golden Anniversary Celebration of Edison's Electric Light, 1929.Edison Pioneers Meeting, ca. 1920.Edison Pioneers Membership Certificate for Lewis Howard Latimer, 1921Edisonia: A Brief History of the Edison Electric Lighting SystemElectric Lamp PatentElectric Lamp, (2 folders, 1879,1881)Electrical Coil Patent Exhibit – Court Evidence, 1899Electrical Fire Extinguisher, (1 folder, ca. 1900)Electrical Input and Output for various Lamps, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Elevators 1880-1890Employer RecommendationsEmployer Recommendations, (2 folders, 1899,1913)Envelope Addressed to Lewis H. Latimer from W.E.B. Du BoisEnvelope from the Office of the Mayor, City of New York to Lewis H. LatimerEtching Portrait of Lewis LatimerExaminer's Satchel SketchExhibit Diagram of Defendant’s Magnetic Blow-Out Controller – U.S. Circuit Court Case, 1899Exhibits, Memorials, Dedications, Awards, (4 boxes, 1965-1994)Faint Technical Drawing with Wiring and Connection PointsFamily Portrait on the Porch of Lewis Latimer's ResidenceFamily, (7 folders, ca. 1900)Financial Records Pension Fund, (1 folder, 1894-1932)Freeman Incandescent Lamp and 'Earth' Battery – Newspaper ClippingGeneral Electric Company Legal Department Group Portrait (1894)General Services Administration RecordsGenerating Station Electrical Motor Works, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Generator and Motor System at the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, (2 folders, ca. 1890)Generator and Motor System at the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, (2 folders, ca. 1890)Graduating Class of 1911 – Costume IllustrationGreek Beggar PortraitGroup Photo with Large MachineryH.S. Maxim Steam GovernorHammer Collection Photographs, (1 folder, 1975)Hammer Exhibit – Sketch of Defendant’s MotorHand-Colored Electrical Diagram, SignedHand-Drawn Map of Flushing, New YorkHand-Drawn Sketch of a Floral VaseHandcrafted Wooden Branding HandleHandwritten Poem by Lewis H. Latimer – Fragmented ManuscriptHenry House Settlement, (1 folder, ca. 1980-1980)Historical ResearchHorizontal Tubular Boilers, (1 folder, 1889)Incandescent Lighting, a Practical Description of the Edison System, (1 box, 1890)Instructions for Wiring Lamps, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Interior Sketch of a Barbershop in BridgeportInvention Drawing by Lewis H. LatimerJeanette L. Norman Papers, (7 folders, 1908-1937)Jeanette L. Norman Papers, (7 folders, 1908-1937)Jeanette L. Norman Papers, (7 folders, 1908-1937)Keuffel & Esser Ink StoneLamp with Carbon Filament BulbLatimer Family Curio CabinetLatimer Family Group PortraitLatimer Family Home 1904Latimer Family Piano BenchLatimer Family Portrait (circa 1928)Latimer House in Urban Context; Relocation of the Latimer House; Community Support for Latimer House; Securing the Latimer HouseLatimer House, (1 folder, ca. 1900)Latimer in His Study, ca. 1885Latimer's Candle by France CookeLatimer’s Patent Drawing – Mechanical Railway Signal SystemLegal Records, (1 folder, 1992)Letter from B.T. Harvey to Mr. J. Wardlaw, Secretary of Edison PioneersLetter from First Unitarian Church to Mr. & Mrs. Lewis H. LatimerLetter from LHL to Dr. Sarah GreenbergLetter from Lewis H. Latimer to Mayor Seth Low – Advocacy for Black Representation in Government, 1900sLetter from Lewis H. Latimer to National Conference Committee – December 9, 1895Letter from Lewis H. Latimer to Thomas A. Edison (June 16, 1888)Letter from Victoria Earle Matthews to an Unnamed Recipient – National Association of Colored Women, February 7, 1897Letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to Jeannette L. Norman Regarding Prize ContestLetter from the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison to Lewis LatimerLetter from the Office of the Mayor to Lewis H. LatimerLetter to Lewis H. Latimer from J.R. ScottronLetter to Lewis Latimer from Hiram S. Maxim – November 1898 LetterLetter, Frederick Douglass to Lewis H. Latimer, September 16, 1894Lewis H. Latimer Children’s Museum Photographs, (1 folder, 1990)Lewis H. Latimer Patent – Process of Manufacturing Carbons (No. 252,386), January 17, 1882Lewis H. Latimer School, (1 folder, 1982)Lewis H. Latimer's Study, 1893Lewis H. Latimer’s 1911 Log Book – 'It is to Print' EssaysLewis H. Latimer’s Advocacy for Civil Rights: Letter to the National Conference of Colored Men (1895)Lewis H. Latimer’s Glass Blowing Apparatus (1881)Lewis H. Latimer’s Incandescent Carbon Apparatus Patent DrawingLewis H. Latimer’s Legal Testimony in Edison Electric Light Co. v. Columbia Incandescent Lamp Co. (1890s)Lewis H. Latimer’s Patent for a Book SupporterLewis H. Latimer’s Patent for the Process of Manufacturing Carbons (1882)Lewis Howard Latimer Correspondence and WritingsLewis Howard Latimer's Pocket WatchLewis Latimer Family Members Holding “Latimer Place” SignLewis Latimer PapersLewis Latimer's Edison Company WorkbookLewis Latimer's Sun GlassesLewis Latimer’s Distinguished UniformLewis Latimer’s Invention DrawingLewis Latimer’s Patent Drawing – Mechanical DeviceLewis and Mary Latimer, circa 1923Locking Rack for Hats, Coats, Umbrellas, &c.Locking Rack for Hats, Coats, and Umbrellas, (3 folders, 1896)Luminous EffectLuminous EffectLuminous Effect, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Man at Window – A Moment of ReflectionMarch 11 JournalMarine Engineering Sketch by Lewis LatimerMarriage Certificate, (1 folder, ca. 1930)Mary Latimer Papers, (1 folder, 1882)Means for Producing Luminous Effect, (1 folder, 1891)Measuring and Drafting InstrumentsMedical Records, (1 folder, 1927)Membership Records, (3 folders, 1917-ca. 1915)Membership Records, (3 folders, 1917-ca. 1915)Membership Records, (3 folders, 1917-ca. 1915)Memorabilia, (2 folders, 1927,ca. 1970)Metal Backed RulerMinutes of Meetings, (1 folder, 1921-1930)Mr. Latimer’s Barber Shop in Bridgeport 1880.My Situation as It Looked to Me – 1912Negro Americana, (1 folder, 1969)New York Music Week Association District Award MedalNew York Telephone Company, Photographs, (1 folder, 1976)ObituariesOld Powder House, N. Somerville, MassOriginal Drawing of the 'Earth' BatteryOrnate Brass Floor LampPage of a Scrapbook, (1 folder, 1879-1888)PaintingPastel Portrait of Jeanette LatimerPatent Certificate for Louis H. Latimer’s "Apparatus for Cooling and Disinfecting"Patent Diagram – Apparatus for Cooling and Disinfecting by Lewis H. LatimerPatent Diagram – Electric Lamp by J. W. Nichols & L. H. LatimerPatent Diagram – Process of Manufacturing Carbon Conductors by Hiram S. MaximPatent Diagram – Thomas Edison’s Electric LampPatent Drawing for Locking Rack for Hats, Coats, and Umbrellas by Lewis H. Latimer (1896)Patent Drawing for an Electric Lamp by Lewis H. Latimer (1886)Patent Drawing of Light Bulb Filament Design by Lewis H. Latimer (1881)Patent Drawing of an Electric Lamp – Drawn by Lewis H. LatimerPatent Exhibit of Electromagnetic Coil – T-H Electric Co. vs. Nassau Electric Railroad Co.Patent for Apparatus for Cooling and DisinfectingPatent for Electric Lamp by J.V. Nichols & L.H. LatimerPatent for Electric Lamp by Joseph V. Nichols & Lewis H. LatimerPatent for Globe Supporter for Electric LampsPensions RecordsPensions Records, (1 folder, 1964)Petition Letter to S. R. Scottron, Esq.Petition, (1 folder, 1902)Phosphorus Anhydride Apparatus by Lewis H. Latimer (1881)Photographic Portrait AlbumPhotographs, (1 folder, 1989)Photographs, (2 folders, 1971)Photographs, (2 folders, 1971)Photographs, (2 folders, ca. 1910)Photographs, (2 folders, ca. 1920-1937)Pittsburg Transformers Used in Chicago Transformer StationPlan of Sprague Electric Railway StationPoem "Unconquered and Unconquerable"Poems of Love and LifePort Clinton, and Lakeside Railway Co., (3 folders, ca. 1890)Port Clinton, and Lakeside Railway Co., (3 folders, ca. 1890)Port Clinton, and Lakeside Railway Co., (3 folders, ca. 1890)Port Clinton, and Lakeside Railway Co., (3 folders, ca. 1890)Portrait Album Page Featuring Formerly Enslaved ChildrenPortrait of Lewis H. LatimerPortrait of Lewis H. Latimer – 70 Years Young, July 1919Portrait of Mrs. Jennie LatimerPortrait of Thomas Edison – Greetings to the Edison Pioneers (1927)Portrait of a Young Girl Holding a DollPortrait of an Elderly GentlemanPortrait of an Unidentified ManPortrait of an Unidentified Man George W. LatimerPortrait of the Latimer FamilyPrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): Collection of Religious and Institutional DocumentsPrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): Embossed Marriage CertificatePrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): Gerald L. Norman CorrespondencePrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): Latimer Family Correspondence – Business and Personal LettersPrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): Latimer Family Papers – Decorative Presentation CertificatePrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): Letter to Louise Latimer from Edison PioneersPrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): Marriage Certificate and News Clipping on Rev. S. L. GraceyPrinted Material, (1 folder, 1900-ca. 1920): W.E.B. Du Bois Program and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ArticlePrinted Material, (1 folder, 1908-1939): Grand Army of the Republic Service Book and Related DocumentsPrinted Material, (1 folder, 1970): Exhibits, Memorials, Dedication, Awards and Dedication 1970Printed Material, (2 folders, 1986-1990): Community Outreach MaterialsPrinted Material, (6 folders, 1930-ca. 1985) : Newspaper clippings and magazinePrinted Material, (6 folders, 1930-ca. 1985): Historical Newspaper Clippings and Tributes to Lewis Howard LatimerPrinted Material, Herbert N. Casson, The Birth of the Telephone.Printed Material: Cassier’s Magazine Bound VolumePrinted Material: Detroit RepublicanPrinted Material: Edisonia: A Brief History of the Edison Electric Light and Power CompaniesPrinted Material: Naval Activity PhotosPrinted Material: Obituaries and Public Notices on Lewis H. LatimerPrinted Material: Obituary from the Edison PioneersPrinted Material: Settlement JournalPrinted Material: The History of the Incandescent LampPrinted Material: This issue of The CrisisPrinted Materials: Charles Lewis Reason: Educator, Scholar, and AdvocatePrinted Materials: Latimer Family Papers: Exhibition Catalogue and Historical PublicationsPrinted materialPrinted material: Art Alumni NewsPrinted material: Some One Like You by James W. FoleyPrinted material: The Latimer and Great Massachusetts PetitionPrinted material: The Literary DigestPrinted material: art exhibitions, school events, and African American cultural activities.Proclamations, (2 folders, 1971)Proclamations, (2 folders, 1971)Railroad Station Lighting – Edison Municipal Diagram LV (1882)Regulator, (1 folder, 1882): U.S. Patent No. 269,805Save the Latimer House Campaign, (2 folders, 1988-1990) & By Laws (1989)Self Oiling Bearings, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Signed Engineering Document by Lewis H. Latimer – Elevator Safety MechanismStandard Dynamo Floor for Edison Central Stations (May 1887)Standard Plan for Edison Central Station – 3,200 (10 C.P.) LampsStandard Table of Water Required Per Day by the Edison Standard Central StationStanley Electric Manufacturing Co. vs. Toledo, Steam Plant Specification, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Still Life Drawing of a Candle and TeawareStudio Portrait of Lewis H. Latimer by Mitchell, Lewisham, S.E. (1882)Suppose PoemSurvey #63 - Letter from Frederick Douglass to Lewis H. Latimer (September 16, 1894)Technical Blueprint of an Electrical DeviceTechnical Drawing of a Mechanical Component by H.S. MaximTechnical Drawing of an Arc Lamp Mechanism by Lewis H. Latimer (1880)Technical Drawing of an Electric Light BulbTechnical Drawing of an Incandescent Light Bulb DesignTechnical Drawing of an Incandescent Light Bulb DesignTechnical Drawing of an Invention by Lewis H. Latimer, 1882Technical Illustration of an Electrical ComponentTestimony of Lewis H. Latimer in Patent Interference Case (July 12, 1889)The Journal of Negro HistoryThe Latimer House: A Legacy PreservedThe Law of Psychic Phenomena by Thomson Jay HudsonThe gravestone of Mary Latimer, wife of Lewis H. LatimerThomas Edison Birthday MemorabiliaTimes Square Illuminated by Electric LightsTools Set (Knife and Pencils)Trolley Harp Wheel and Contact Brushes, (1 folder, ca. 1890)U.S. Patent for Electric Lamp – Joseph V. Nichols & Lewis H. Latimer (1881)UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THOMAS A. EDISON, OF MENLO PARK, NEW JERSEY ELECTRIC LAMPUnidentified, (5 folders, ca. 1890-1902)Various Blueprints, (2 folders, ca. 1890)Various Electrical Systems, (1 folder, ca. 1890)Veterans Posing with the American Flag in Front of Public School 24Victorian Parlor Chair from Lewis Latimer’s HomeVictorian-Style Slipper Armchair Upholstered Chair from Lewis Latimer's HomeWater-Closet for Railroad Cars Patent DrawingWatercolorWharf and Warehouse Lighting – Edison Municipal Diagram 1M (1881)William Latimer Papers, (1 folder, 1964,1969)Windsor: Latimer Family Rocking ChairWinifred L. Norman Papers, (4 boxes, 2 binders, 1927-1995)Winifred and Lewis Latimer with Family MembersWinter Cottage SceneWooden Artist PalletWooden Drafting Tool – Folding T-Square or Bevel GaugeWooden Folding Drafting or Measuring ToolWooden Folding RulerWooden Folding Ruler or Angle GaugeWooden Folding Ruler or Angle Measurement ToolWooden Folding Ruler or Angle MeasurerWork Records, (3 boxes, 1 binder, 1879-1913)Writings, (1 box, 1 binder, ca. 1910-1912)Wurlitzer: Latimer Family PianoYoung Woman with Cat and Dog on Porch