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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05791.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of three items related to Thomas Edison and agriculture |
| Title | Interview responses about experiments to grow rubber plants in the United States |
| Date | ca. February 1928 |
| Author | Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | A series of questions typed on the back of stationery from the Hotel Royal Palm, in Fort Meyers, Florida, with answers written by Edison in pencil. Most questions concern his experiments in trying to find alternative plant sources for rubber. Other topics include agriculture, and mobile electric power for farming. Each page numbered 1-18. Circa date inferred from telegram from Edison in Fort Meyers, Florida (see GLC05791.02). The written interview was given by Wheeler McMillan, an agrarian. See GLC05791.03 for McMillan's write-up on the interview. |
| Subjects | Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Electricity Inventor |
| People | Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Agriculture; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |