This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning Edison's charitable contributions, financial assistance, and donations of equipment. Among the documents for 1915 are solicitations for the National Allied Relief Committee, the German Red Cross, and other causes related to World War I. Also included are letters pertaining to the Panama-Pacific International Telegraphers Tournament Association and the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Association.
Less than 5 percent of the documents have been selected. The unselected documents received no substantive response from Edison. Many bear the notation, "no ans." Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.