This folder contains correspondence, receipts, and other documents relating to Edison's membership and activities in social clubs and professional societies. Also included are requests by clubs and societies for demonstrations of Edison's inventions and tours of the West Orange laboratory. Among the organizations represented are the Junior Edison Association, the Electric Club of New York, and the New England Society of Orange.
Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The following categories of documents have not been selected: meeting announcements; other routine correspondence regarding club activities; routine bills; printed circulars. Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.