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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05791.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of three items related to Thomas Edison and agriculture |
| Title | Write up of an interview with Thomas Edison on agriculture and rubber production |
| Date | ca. 1928 |
| Author | McMillan, Wheeler (b. 1893) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Manuscript written after McMillan interviewed Edison on his new interest in agriculture. Describes how Edison became interested in farming and includes quotes from Edison. Also discusses Edison's experiments in manufacturing rubber. Contains some information gleaned from a talk with Henry Ford as well. See GLC05791.01 for the interview questions and answers. Includes corrections. |
| Subjects | Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Electricity Inventor |
| People | McMillen, Wheeler (b. 1893) Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) Ford, Henry (1863-1947) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Agriculture; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | McMillan was an agrarian who founded the Farm Chemurgic Council with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Nobel Prize physicist Robert Milliken to expand the market for agricultural products. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |