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Thomas Alva Edison
"It
is given to few men of any age, nation, or calling to become the
benefactor of all humanity.
That distinction came abundantly to
Thomas Alva Edison."
-
Herbert Hoover
Before Thomas Alva Edison belonged to the world, he belonged to Port Huron...
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. At the age of seven, the Edison family moved to Port Huron. The rest, as they say, is history...a proud part of Port Huron's history.
In 1929, the City of Port Huron took part in celebrating Thomas Edison's success in perfecting the incandescent lightbulb. The Light's Golden Jubilee parade marked the 50th year since Edison's accomplishment in 1879. This same year also saw the dedication of the Edison Rock in Pine Grove Park. The Port Huron Rotary Club was responsible for bringing the 123,000-pound boulder from Kinde, Michigan, a feat undertaken by the Pere Marquette Railway Company. The Rotary Club also affixed the brass tablet that describes the proximity of the Edison homestead to Pine Grove Park.
On February 10, 1940, Port Huron again helped celebrate the great inventor when it was selected as THE place for the World Premiere of Mickey Rooney's movie, "Young Tom Edison," a movie that shot some of its scenes in Port Huron. Many of Port Huron's residents embraced this milestone event, especially workers in the downtown stores, with the men growing whiskers of yesteryear and the women donning petticoats and bonnets. Thanks to the cooperation of Henry Ford, the Sam Hill engine, an engine from the time of Edison's youthful career as a "candy butcher" on the Grand Trunk Railroad, brought Mickey Rooney and other distinguished guests along the same route Thomas Edison rode in his time. Names of some of the distinguished guests who helped celebrate this event were: Mrs. Edison Hughes (Edison's widow), Louis B. Mayer (of MGM Studios), Edsel Ford, Harvey Firestone Jr., Father Flanagan (of Boys' Town), Governor Luren Dickinson (Michigan), and Premier Mitchell Hepburn (Ontario, Canada). The world premiere was held at the Desmond Theater, later known as the Huron Theater in downtown Port Huron. The movie was also seen at two other local theaters. After the movie, the celebration was continued with a grand ball in the high school gymnasium. The following day, February 11, was the 93rd anniversary of the inventor's birth.
In 1947, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp to mark the 100th anniversary.
In 2004, Mickey Rooney returned to Port Huron for the 125th anniversary of Edison's lightbulb.
1929 - Edison & Light's Golden Jubilee Parade
-
- Dedication of the Edison Boulder in Pine Grove
Park
- - - - (Crowd
of People, likely gathered for the dedication)
1940 (February
10th) - World Premiere of "Young Tom Edison" movie, starring Mickey
Rooney
- Granger Weil Collection - World Premiere
programs, invitations, correspondence, committee lists, etc.
- Detroit Edison - Scrapbook
of employees in period costume
- World Premiere Photographs
-
- Mrs. Edison receives flowers
-
- Mickey Rooney
- as Tom Edison, the
candy butcher, with Mrs. Edison,
on the train
- goofing
around on stage
- playing
drums on stage
- shaking
hands with another gentleman, with Mrs. Edison in between
-
sitting on train with two other
gentlemen, with young
lady [actress? / girlfriend?]
- - Train's Arrival (in Mount Clemens?):
1 and 2
1947 (February
11th) - Commemorative Stamp, issued to mark 100 years since Edison's
birth: (front
/ back)
-
- Descriptions of Posters, distributed to schools, focused on Thomas Edison
and his contributions: 1,
2,
3,
and 4
Photographs
-
Workshop: 1, 2,
3, 4,
and 5
Much of the Granger Weil Collection contains correspondence, almost entirely addressed to Granger Weil, pertaining to the planning of the premiere, and the invited guests, dignitaries, and news agencies. The letters below are generally listed by the name of the sender except when sent by Granger Weil. A few of the letters appear to be form letters, in which case, the topic of the letter is listed below.
Invitations, Newspaper Articles, Pamphlets, Photographs,
Planning Notes,
and Programs
Invitation Lists (Lists of people, newspapers, radio
stations, etc. invited to the events of the premiere)
- Automobile
Club of Michigan
- Canadian
National Railways
- Edison Company Officers, (Thomas A. Edison Foundation,
Inc.; Edison Industries): page
1, page
2
- Edison
Pioneers
- Edison
Relatives
- Freight Agents, pages: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
and 6
- General
Electric Executives
- Governors
-
Grand
Trunk Western Railroad
-
Group: Cover
Sheet
- Group
A -
- Group
B -
- Group
C - "We Knew Edison" Club
- Group
D - Governor & State Officials
- Group
E - Detroit Edison & General Electric Officials
- Group
F - State & National Dignitaries
- Group
G - Port Huron Committee
- Group
H - News Reels: (MGM, Pathe, Fox, Paramount, and Universal)
- Group
I - Railways
- Group
J - City of Detroit
- Group
K - Studios
- Group
L - Loew's
- Group
M - Michigan Theaters
- Group
N - Detroit News Service & Radio (continued)
-
Group O
- State Press (continued)
-
Group P
- Trade Press
- Group
Q - Out of State Press (continued)
-
Group R
- Visiting Mayors
- Mayer's
Luncheon at the Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit
- Mayors
(cities of 5,000+)
- Mayors
(cities of 5,000+, villages, and Ontario mayors)
- Newspapers - Lists: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
and 6
-
Numbers
of Acceptances & Regrets, includes sketch of lady's period skirt
Invitations
- Envelope
- Description
of "cover"
- Grand
Ball Ticket
- Guests
of Honor
- Luncheon
Reception
- Movie Premiere: Invitation,
Premiere
Information, R.S.V.P.
Card, Desmond
Theatre Ticket
- Schedule
of Events
- Train
Ticket
Newspaper Articles & Clippings
- "Edison
Day Preparations", [back of "Permanent Memorial" article,
circa 09-FEB-1940]
- "Permanent
Memorial To Edison", [circa 09-FEB-1940]
- "Up
and Down Broadway with Walter Winchell", [Edison once wrote a gossip
column in Port Huron called, "Paul Pry."]
- Assignments
for Edison Edition, deadline Tuesday, Jan. 30
- Times Herald,
February 5, 1940: page
1, page
2
- Times Herald, February
12, 1940, [I have posted the newspaper in section to reduce the size of the
file]
- - front page: upper
left, upper
right, lower
left, lower
right
- - page 2: upper
left, upper
right, lower
left, lower
right
- - page 3: Movie
Listings
- - page 12, continuation of Mickey
Rooney article from front page; "Questions
Used In Choosing 'Brightest Boy'"
Pamphlets
- "Thomas A. Edison, Benefactor
of Mankind," pages: cover
/ back, inset
and 1, 2-3,
4-5,
6-7,
8-9,
10-11,
12-13,
14-15,
16,
back
inset
- "Retracing the Boyhood Adventures of Thomas Alva Edison,"
pages: cover
/ back, 1,
2,
3-4,
5,
and 6
-
"Tribute
to Genius," by W. J. Cameron
Photographs
Train - The train with the Sam Hill engine that brought Mickey
Rooney & others to Port Huron
- Gene Buel photos: 1,
2
Planning Notes
- Committee
Agenda
- Desmond Theater: Seating
Plan
- Finance
Committee
- Placement of Officers for Premiere, pages: 1,
2,
and 3
- Suggestions
for Staging and Activities
- Train Movements, Protection
Details, etc., (January 31, 1940: pages: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
and 6),
[I'm sorry it is hard to read. This is the best copy available.]
-
Train Movements, etc., (February 1, 1940: pages: 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
and 7),
[Again, I'm sorry for the blurred type. It is due to it being a photostatic
copy.]
- Train Riders: Groups: H,
K,
L,
N,
P,
and Q
Programs
- Edison
Day Songs
- Grand Ball, pages: cover
/ back, 1-2,
3-4,
5-6
-
Movie Premiere, pages: cover,
inside,
back
Acheson, Howard A., (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Aldrich, George M., (Premiere "We Knew Edison"/Banquet Decorations Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
Allen, Clarence D., (Bradbury-Ames Company, Toledo / Grand Rapids) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Allen, Harmon, (of Forester Village, MI) - [offered an Edison phonograph, home model, and cylinder records for sale] (02-FEB-1940)
Allen, Helen, (Toronto Telegram) - (Group M) (Train Riders)
Anderman, William, (Detroit Times) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE)
Anderson, E. A., (General Electric, Detroit) - (Addition to General List)
Anderson, John A. (Premiere General/Finance Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
Andreae, Edward, (of St. Petersburg, FL) - (Mr. & Mrs.: 10-FEB-1940)
Andrews, H. L., (General Electric Company, Bridgeport, CT) - (05-FEB-1940)
Appleton, Charles W., (of New York City) - (02-FEB-1940)
Arden, Doris, (Chicago Times, Chicago) - (Group Q)
Armsby, Desmond, (Daily Leader, Mt. Clemens, MI) - (note)
Arthur, Hugh, (Minneapolis Tribune, Minneapolis, MN) - (Group Q)
Asman, Clarence, (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Bade, Paul, (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Bahn, Chet, (Film Daily) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT)
Baker, Frederic S., (Premiere Mock Court/Street Decorations & Designs Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2, page 3)
Baldwin, Ernest R., (Mayor of Berkley, MI) - (undated) (06-FEB-1940)
Barnes, Freeman, (General Electric, Cleveland, OH) - (Group E) (05-FEB-1940)
Barnes, John/James T., (Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario) - (Addition to General List) (Group R) (02-FEB-1940)
Barnett, B. D., (Vice President, Western Union Telegraph Company, New York City) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Barrett, J. Lee, (Southeast Michigan Tourist Association, Detroit) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE) (07-FEB-1940)
Barron, Mark, (Associated Press, New York) - (Train Riders)
Barstow, William S., (Honorary President, Edison Pioneers / Barstow, Campbell & Company, New York) - (02-FEB-1940) (09-FEB-1940)
Battley, E. R., (General Superintendent, M. P. Department, Canadian National, Toronto, Ontario) - (List)
Baxter, George W. Jr., (Saginaw Press, Saginaw, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Beatty, Sir Edward, (President, Canadian Pacific Railroad, Montreal) - (Group F) (06-FEB-1940)
Beatty, Edward C., (President, Butterfield Theaters, Inc., Detroit) - (Group M) (25-JAN-1940) (27-JAN-1940) (03-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Beebe, Donald E., (The Flushing Observer, Flushing, MI) - (02-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940) (08-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Bennett, Harry, (Ford Motor Company) - (Group A)
Berg, Louis L./J., (Chief of Police, Detroit Police Department) - (Group J) (05-FEB-1940)
Berkey, W. H., (The Cassopolis Vigilant, Cassopolis, MI) - (07-FEB-1940)
Bernard, Charles, (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI) - (07-FEB-1940)
Berns, Jerry, (of New York City) - (Group F)
Bette, R., (Agent, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Beves, Arthur S., (of New York), ("Edison Pioneers") - (03-FEB-1940)
Bingay, Malcolm W., (The Detroit Free Press, Detroit) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE) (19-FEB-1940)
Bishop, F. J., (Claims Agent, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Royal Oak, MI) - (List)
Bishop, W. G., (Loew's Inc., MGM Pictures) - (08-MAR-1940) (12-MAR-1940) (19-MAR-1940)
Black, Fred, (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A) (14-FEB-1940)
Black, Rev. Oliver K., (of Port Huron; Premiere General/Sunday Sermons Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Blake, Groverman, (Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, OH) - (Group Q) (Train Riders - NOT)
Block, C. L., (Paymaster, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Bloom, Dewey, (Regal Films, Limited, Toronto) - (Group M)
Bond, F. L. C., (Canadian National Railways, Montreal / Toronto) - (Group H) (06-FEB-1940)
Booth, Warren S., (Booth Newspapers, Inc., Detroit) - (Addition to General List) (07-FEB-1940)
Borden, Jerome S., (Michigan Sheriffs Association, Richland, MI) - (19-FEB-1940) (20-FEB-1940) (22-FEB-1940)
Bostien, Ralph H., (Vice President, Booth Publications, Detroit) - (Addition to General List)
Bourlier, H. C., (General Passenger Agent, Canadian National, Toronto, Ontario) - (List)
Bowen, E. C., (Superintendent, Western Union Telegraph Company, Detroit) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Bowman, R. J., (Vice President, Pere Marquette Railway Company, Detroit) - (Group H) (06-FEB-1940)
Boyd, William N., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Boynton, N. H., (General Electric, Cleveland, OH) - (Group E)
Brady, James, (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A)
Brahany, William, (Premiere Program Arrangements Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Branch, Ray, (Allied Theaters of Michigan, Detroit / Hastings, MI) - (Group M) ("February")
Brandes, Hugo, ("Chief of Police," Superintendent of Investigation, Grand Trunk Western Railway Company, Detroit) - (Group B) (List) (07-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Brooks, J. O. / C. J., (W. S. Butterfield Theatres, Inc., Detroit) - (Group M) (16-FEB-1940) (11-MAR-1940) (12-MAR-1940)
Broughton, Lewis, (Mayor of New Haven, MI) [mentions John Tesch] - (Group R) (05-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940) (20-FEB-1940)
Brown, Prentiss M., (United States Senator) - (Group F) (18-DEC-1939) (18-JAN-1940) (05-FEB -1940: letter / telegram) (06-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Brown, Vernon J., (Michigan Auditor General, Lansing) - (Group D) (06-FEB-1940) (09-FEB-1940)
Bryand, Mrs. Roy E., (of Dearborn) - (Group A)
Bryant, Betty, (Niece of Henry Ford) - (Train Riders)
Bryant, J., (General Yardmaster, Canadian National, Sarnia, Ontario) - (List)
Buermele, Carl W., (Co-operative Theatres of Michigan) - (Group M) (06-MAR-1940)
Buhl, Lloyd F., (The Deckerville Recorder, Deckerville, MI) - (05-FEB-1940) (12-FEB-1940: pages: 1, 2, 3) (15-FEB-1940)
Bulliet, C. C., (Chicago News, Chicago) - (Train Riders)
Bunker, Joel E., (Village of Richmond, MI) - (26-JAN-1940)
Burke, F. Scott, (Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia / Community Club, Richmond, MI) - (26-JAN-1940)
Burke, James, (of Erie, PA) - (06-FEB-1940)
Burrows, R. P., (General Electric Company, Nela Park, Cleveland, OH) - (Group E) (29-JAN-1940, pertaining to executives to invite: letter / telegram) (05-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940) (08-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Burrows, Stanley, (Premiere Reception Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Bush, Milton W., (Premiere Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Butler, Leslie, (Governor's Office, Lansing, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Cameron, W. D., (General Electric, Detroit) - (Addition to General List) (09-FEB-1940)
Cameron, W. J., (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A)
Campbell, Colin, (Barryton Press, Barryton, MI) - (02-FEB-1940, Edison's niece once worked as a hired girl for Colin's parents) (05-FEB-1940)
Campbell, Harvey, (President, Board of Commerce, Detroit) [sold newspapers announcing President McKinley assassination on Military Street] - (Group J) (05-FEB-1940: letter / telegram: COPY)
Campbell, J. E., (CKLW) - (Group N)
Campbell, J. E., (The Owosso Argus-Press, Owosso, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Campbell, John P., (Barstow, Campbell & Company, New York) - (02-FEB-1940)
Campbell, Marshall E., (Beard Campbell & Company, Port Huron; Premiere General/Program Arrangements/Horse & Wagon Parade Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Campeau, J. E., (CKLW) - (Train Riders - MAYBE)
Campsall, Frank, (representing Mrs. Henry Ford) - (20-JAN-1940)
Cansfield, H. J., (Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Port Huron) - (30-JAN-1940)
Carberry, Ed, (Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, OH) - (Group Q)
Carlisle, Elizabeth, (Port Huron Schools/Ladies Library Association; Premiere General/Schools Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 3) (03-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Carnahan, Robert A., (Premiere General/Open House Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 3) (16-FEB-1940)
Carr, Jack, (Toronto Star) - (Group M)
Cassidy, John E., (Attorney General, IL; as Gov. Horner's representative) - (Group D) (06-FEB-1940)
Cassin, John F., (Mayor of Port Huron; Premiere General/Invitations Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 3) (Group G) (16-FEB-1940)
Ceasor, Henry J., (Premiere Invitations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Chamberlain, Alfred L., (President, Port Huron Rotary Club; Premiere General Committee) - (Committees) (Whiskers Song) (16-FEB-1940)
Chapman, Earl R., (The Flint Journal, Flint, MI) - (Group O) (05-FEB-1940) (09-FEB-1940)
Chapman, S. B., (Mayor of Manistee, MI) - (05-FEB-1940)
Cheadle, C. C., (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A)
Chown, A. B., (Passenger Train Manager, Grand Trunk Railway System, Chicago) - (Group B) (05-FEB-1940)
Clagg, W. H., (Mechanical Department, Grand Trunk Railway System, Battle Creek, MI) - (Group B)
Clancey, J. A., (General Manager, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List) (05-FEB-1940) (14-FEB-1940) (23-FEB-1940)
Clancy, Dave, (of Detroit), (General Manager) [J. A. Clancey?] - (Group B)
Clegg, W. H., (Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Battle Creek) - (06-FEB-1940)
Cloud, C. H., (President, University of Detroit) - (06-FEB-1940)
Cochrane, Ralph C., (Premiere General/Program Arrangements/Open House Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 3)
Cody, Frank, (Superintendent of Public Schools, Detroit) - (Group J) (05-FEB-1940)
Cohan, D. G., (President, Detroit Terminal Railways, Detroit) - (Addition to General List) (07-FEB-1940)
Cole, Rex, (General Electric, New York City) - (Group F) (note)
Collins, Gerald, (Premiere Programs & Tickets Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Collins, Mrs. Gerald, (Premiere General/Food/Music & Songs Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
Congdon, Dr. E. E., (Mayor of Lapeer) - (09-FEB-1940) (12-FEB-1940)
Connors, Tom J., (MGM Studios, New York City / Leow's Inc.) - (Group L) (Train Riders - NOT) (05-FEB-1940)
Considine, John W. Jr., (Producer of "Young Tom Edison," MGM Studios, Culver City, CA) - (Mr. & Mrs.: Group K, Train Riders) (15-DEC-1939) (18-DEC-1939: Harry F. Kelly / Granger Weil) (19-DEC-1939, pages: 1, 2) (20-DEC-1939) (28-DEC-1939, pages: 1, 2) (11-JAN-1940) (23-JAN-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Coolidge, William D., (General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY) - (07-FEB-1940)
Cooper, Jac A., (The Osceola County Herald, Reed City, MI) - (06-FEB-1940)
Cosgrove, Norman A., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Cossi, Anthony, (Premiere Transportation Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Covington, Mrs. William O., (Premiere General/Costumes Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 3)
Cowan, Fred A., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Croll, David, (Mayor of Windsor, Ontario) - (Group R) (23-JAN-1940) (30-JAN-1940)
Cronkhite, A. C., (Western Union Telegraph Company, Chicago) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Crouch, William, (Quigley Publications, Chicago) - (Group P) (Train Riders)
Crouse, J. Robert, [electric lamp business, Cleveland, OH] - (13-FEB-1940)
Cummings, Alan F., (MGM Studios, New York City) - (06-FEB-1940)
Cummings, William, (Leow's Inc.) - (Group L)
Cunningham, William S., (The Columbus Citizen, Columbus, OH) - (Group Q) (Train Riders) (05-FEB-1940)
Cushman, M. L., (Superintendent, Richmond Public Schools) - (26-JAN-1940)
Dart, William J., (President, Port Huron Local, No. 33, American Federation of Musicians) - (20-FEB-1940)
Davidson, James E., (President, Nebraska Power Company, Omaha, NE) - (Group F) (note) (note: about phone acceptance)
Day, Ralph, (of Toronto) - (Group R)
Deere, Dorothy, (Chicago Herald American, Chicago) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Defoe, Murl H., (Michigan Liquor Control Commission, Lansing) - (05-FEB-1940)
Dietz, Howard, (Director of Publicity & Advertising, MGM Studios, Culver City, CA / Leow's Inc.) - (Mr. & Mrs.: Group L, Train Riders) (14-FEB-1940)
Dion, Phil E., (NEA Service, Detroit) - (Addition to General List)
Dixon, Albert, (Premiere Programs & Tickets Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Dolan, D. Leo, (National Travel Director, Department of Transport, Ottawa, Canada) - (Group H) (05-FEB-1940)
Doob, Oscar, (Leow's Inc.) - (Group L) (Train Riders - NOT)
Dorais, Charles E. "Gus," (University of Detroit; Detroit Common Council) - (Group J) ("Monday") (05-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Dougherty, A. W., (Louisville Times, Louisville, KY) - (Group Q)
Douville, Howard A., (of Watersmeet, MI) - (19-FEB-1940)
Dow, Alex, (former President, Detroit Edison Company, 1912-38) - ["responsible for design & construction of...Marysville Power Plant," Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs: Alex Dow] - (Group E) (05-FEB-1940)
Downey, Frank J., (Branch Manager, Loew's, Inc., Detroit) - (Group L) (Train Riders) (03-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Downs, Clinton, (Premiere Check Room Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Draper, Thomas, (Premiere Window Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3) (31-JAN-1940)
Duncan, Arthur R., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Duncan, Marvin, (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Dunckel, Miller G., (State Treasurer) - (Group D)
Dunn, Mrs. George, (Premiere General/Costumes Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 3)
Eaman, Frank D., (Commissioner) - (Group J)
Eaman, Z. A., (Detroit Police) - 06-FEB-1940
Eastman, W. R., (General Passenger Agent, Grand Trunk Railroad, Chicago, IL) - (01-FEB-1940)
Ebling, George, (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A)
Eckert, Harold, (Ohio State Journal-Columbus) - (Group Q)
Eckles, James, (of Port Huron), ("We Knew Edison" Club) - (Group C) (16-FEB-1940)
Edison, Charles (son of Thomas Edison) [via a telegraphic sounder actually used by his father] - (10-FEB-1940)
Edison, Theodore, (Thomas Edison's son, of West Orange, NJ) - (Mr. & Mrs.: 09-FEB-1940)
Edmondson, Max, (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Edson, Peter, (NEA Service, Cleveland, OH) - (Group N) (05-FEB-1940)
Eldred, Foss O., (of Ionia, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Emerson, Edgar, (Premiere Reception Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Emerson, Edward, (Premiere Reception Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Engleman, Eleanor, (Nellis & Son Company, Mount Clemens, MI) - ("Friday") (29-JAN-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Eppler, Royal W., (Secretary-Treasurer, National Farm Loan Association, Richmond, MI) - (26-JAN-1940)
Erd-Marshall, Edith, (Erd-Marshall Company, Port Huron) (27-FEB-1940)
Erd-Marshall, J., (Erd-Marshall Company, Port Huron) - (01-MAR-1940)
Evans, William L., (Richmond Rotary Club, Richmond, MI) - (19-FEB-1940)
Fairbang, Art, (Dayton Journal, Dayton, OH) - (Group Q)
Fead, F. Bingham, (Premiere Executive, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Feil, Elvira, (Secretary, Port Huron High School Choir) [mentions Miss Bess Hyde] - (07-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Ferguson, W. R., (Director of Exploitations, MGM Studios, Culver City, CA) / Leow's Inc. - (Group L) (15-FEB-1940)
Fidler, Jimmy - (Group N)
Firestone, Harvey S. Jr., (Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH) - (Group A) (23-JAN-1940) (01-FEB-1940: letter / telegram) (14-FEB-1940)
Fisher, Charles T. Jr., (President, National Bank of Detroit, Detroit) - (05-FEB-1940)
Fisher, Mrs. Eugene, (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Fitzgerald, Harry A., (Pontiac Press) - (Group O)
Fitzpatrick, Leo, (WJR Radio, Detroit) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE) (05-FEB-1940)
Flanagan, Rt. Rev. Msgr. E. J., (Boys' Town, NE) - (Train Riders) (19-FEB-1940)
Flanders, L. R., (F. C. A., Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Flinn, John C., (Editor, Variety, New York City) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT)
Flynn, Jack E., (District Manager, Loew's, Inc., Detroit) - (Group L) (Train Riders) (03-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Ford, Edsel B., (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) [A. J. Lepine, Secretary] - (Mr. & Mrs.: Group A) (06-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Ford, Henry, (Ford Motor Company) - (Mr. & Mrs.: Group A)
Foster, Wade, (Mayor of Bad Axe, MI) - (06-FEB-1940)
Fox, Charles, (of Peck, MI) - (17-FEB-1940)
Fox, Charles J., (Premiere Mock Court Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Fraser, Alistair, (Vice President, Canadian National Railways, Grand Trunk Railway System, Montreal) - (Group H) (List) (05-FEB-1940)
Frasier, Cliff (photographs: in costume / with Ray Stevenson)
French, C. A., (of Holland, MI) - (notes on returned tickets)
French, George H., (of Port Huron), ("We Knew Edison" Club) - (06-FEB-1940) (16-FEB-1940)
French, Windsor, (Cleveland Press, Cleveland, OH) - (Group Q)
Fuller, Harold, (Attorney, of Sarnia, Ontario) - (Addition to General List) (note: mentions Premier Hepburn)
Fuller, Walter W., (The Detroit News) - (Addition to General List) (08-FEB-1940)
Gale, Alfred, (of Brooklyn, NY) ["sold the first ticket for a public view of moving pictures"] - (05-FEB-1940)
Gallery, J. A., (Tuscola County Advertiser, Caro, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Gantert, Frank, (Draper Manufacturing Company, Port Huron) - [to: Mr. W. W. Ottaway, mentions Mrs. Morse, formerly Carry Edison] - (31-JAN-1940)
Gantz, Strauss, (The Wyandotte News Company, Wyandotte, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Gardner, Fred, (Premiere Horse & Wagon Parade Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Gay, Chuck, (Dayton News, Dayton, OH) - (Group Q)
Geiger, M. J., (Mayor of Croswell) - (05-FEB-1940) (07-FEB-1940)
Gentry, Charles, (Detroit Times) - (Group N) (Train Riders - NOT)
Genung, A. L., (The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Detroit) - (01-FEB-1940)
Gibb, R. Harold, (Warden of Lambton County, Ontario) - (03-FEB-1940)
Gibbs, Russell L., (Premiere First Aid Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Giles, Guy C., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Gillow, Mrs. Harry, (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Gillow, Harry L./F., (President, The Lions Club; Detroit Edison Company, Port Huron; Premiere General/"We Knew Edison"/Invitations Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (Group C) (note) (16-FEB-1940)
Gilmore, W. S., (The Detroit News, Detroit) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE) (05-FEB-1940) (19-FEB-1940) (21-FEB-1940)
Gorman, E. F., (Superintendent, Terminals, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Gorman, Michael A., (Editor, Flint Daily Journal, Flint, MI) - (Group O) (02-FEB-1940) 03-FEB-1940 (17-FEB-1940)
Gough, Harry D., (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Governors
- Blood, Henry H., (Utah) - (07-FEB-1940)
- Bottolfsen, C. A., (Idaho) - (06-FEB-1940)
-
Bricker, John W., (Ohio) - (25-JAN-1940)
(06-FEB-1940)
-
Carr, Ralph, (Colorado) - (05-FEB-1940)
-
Cooper, Prentice, (Tennessee) - (03-FEB-1940)
-
Dickinson, Luren D., (Michigan) - (Group
D) (02-FEB-1940)
(06-FEB-1940)
- Dixon, Frank M., (Alabama) - (07-FEB-1940)
-
Heil, Julius P., (Wisconsin) - (30-JAN-1940)
-
Hoey, Clyde R., (North Carolina) - (08-FEB-1940)
-
Horner, Henry, (Illinois) - (29-JAN-1940)
-
Holt, Homer A., (West Virginia) - (03-FEB-1940)
-
James, Arthur H., (Pennsylvania) - (undated)
-
Johnson, Keen, (Kentucky) - (05-FEB-1940)
-
Maybank, Burnet R., (South Carolina) - (05-FEB-1940)
-
McMullen, Richard C., (Delaware) - (05-FEB-1940)
-
Moore, A. Harry (New Jersey) - (06-FEB-1940)
-
Murphy, Francis P., (New Hampshire) - (06-FEB-1940)
-
O'Daniel, W. Lee, (Texas) - (06-FEB-1940)
-
Ratner, Payne, (Kansas) - (05-FEB-1940)
-
Rivers, E. D., (Georgia) - (06-FEB-1940)
-
Saltonstall, Leverett, (Massachusetts) - (05-FEB-1940)
-
Sprague, Charles A., (Oregon) - (undated)
-
Townsend, M. Clifford, (Indiana) - (29-JAN-1940)
-
Wilson, George A., (Iowa) - (06-FEB-1940)
Gracey, T. J., (Auditor, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Graham, Stephen A., (First National Bank, Port Huron; Premiere General/Finance/Reception Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (17-FEB-1940)
Gray, J. S., (of Monroe, MI) - (09-FEB-1940)
Gray, Ralph, (Monroe News, Monroe, MI) - (Group O)
Grieb - (note)
Guest, Eddie Sr., (Detroit Free Press) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE)
Guest, Edgar A., (of Detroit) - (08-FEB-1940)
Gundry, George V., (Flint City Commission) - [mentions Flint Mayor Commins] - (05-FEB-1940) (07-FEB-1940)
Guthrie, William, (Member of Parliament, Sarnia, Ontario) - (Addition to General List) (note) (08-FEB-1940)
Haggerty, Frank, (Milwaukee Evening Post, Milwaukee, WI) - (Group Q) (Train Riders) (06-FEB-1940)
Hall, Walter D., (of Port Huron), ("We Knew Edison" Club) - (Group C) (03-FEB-1940) (17-FEB-1940)
Hamill, H. H., (Coal Traffic Agent, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Hand, Hun, (The Edison Institute, Dearborn, MI) - (08-FEB-1940)
Harfst, Richard, (General Manager, Automobile Club of Michigan, Detroit) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940) (20-FEB-1940)
Harley, James A., (United States Postmaster) - (05-FEB-1940)
Harrison, Paul - (Group N)
Harrison, Ward, (of New York City) - (10-FEB-1940)
Hart, Ward T., (The Letter Carrier - Poet, Pontiac, MI) - ("Tribute to Thomas A. Edison," 1938) (26-JAN-1940, "In Memoriam")
Harwood, John, (The Birmingham Eccentric, Inc., Birmingham, MI, [George R. Averill, President]) - (29-JAN-1940) (02-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940: pertaining to wives / train)
Hazen, Aber T. - (photograph)
Hayes, Daniel W., (Detroit Edison Company, Port Huron; Premiere General/Lighting Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (Group E) (05-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Heald, Maurice E., (Premiere Programs & Tickets Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Hebert, J. Armand, (of Detroit) - (undated: As a U.S. Marine, one of Edison's bodyguards in Key West during World War I, later a member of the U.S. Marine Band)
Heffernan, Harold, (Representative, North American Newspaper - (Group N) (Train Riders - NOT) (01-FEB-1940 - pages: 1, 2)
Helf, Otis B., (of Flint, MI) - [had a horse coat to sell for old-time costume] (undated)
Helsdon, James S., (Majestic Theater, Port Huron; Premiere General/Tickets Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Henig, C. W., (American Legion, Thomas A. Edison Post, Detroit) - (07-FEB-1940)
Henson, Mrs. N. Vale, (Woman's Benefit Association, Port Huron; Premiere General Committee) - (Committees) (20-FEB-1940)
Hepburn, Mitchell F., (Premier of Ontario, Ottawa, Canada) - (Group F) (undated) (30-JAN-1940) (03-FEB-1940) (07-FEB-1940: from P. M. Hepburn / to P. M. Hepburn)
Herman, Valdo, (The Richmond Review, Richmond, MI) - (26-JAN-1940) (02-FEB-1940)
Herzog, Buck, (Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Hildebrand, W., (Edison Cement Corporation, New York City) - (05-FEB-1940)
Hinds, W. D., (Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH) - (Group A) (08-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Hodge, Ward Jr., (of Snover, MI) - (undated: front / back) (01-FEB-1940)
Hogan, W. J., (Assistant Manager, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (Group B) (List) (05-FEB-1940)
Holland, Frank, (Ford Motor Company, Holland, MI) - (Group A)
Holt, Richard W., (Premiere Master of Ceremonies; Program Arrangements Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Hood, Hun, (President, Edison Institute) - (Group A)
Hoover, Herbert, (United States President, 1929-1933) - (05-FEB-1940)
Hopkins, H. A., (Secretary Manager, Chamber of Commerce, Port Huron; Premiere Housing Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2) (17-FEB-1940)
Hopper, Heddie - (Group N)
Hornor, A. P., (Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Bloomfield, NJ) - (02-FEB-1940)
Hotchkiss, E. W., (Treasurer, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Howard, Jasper N., (Mayor of Lincoln Park, MI) - (06-FEB-1940)
Howell, Chester M., (of Saginaw, MI) - (03-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940)
Hubbell, Trader, (of Milford, MI) - (17-FEB-1940)
Hubbell, W. D., (Mayor of Chatham, Ontario) - (09-FEB-1940)
Hudson, E. J., (United Detroit Theatres Corporation, Detroit) - (Group M) (03-FEB-1940)
Hughes, Arthur A., (Premiere Transportation Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Hughes, Mina M. Edison, [widow of Thomas A. Edison] (of Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, Orange, NJ) - (Group A) (08-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940) (18-MAR-1940)
Hungerford, C. W., (District Manager, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Detroit) - (Group F) (06-FEB-1940)
Hungerford, S. J., (President, Canadian National Railways, Montreal / Edson, Alberta, Canada) - (Group H) (06-FEB-1940)
Hunter, George M., (Premiere General/Press Receptions Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
Hunter, Grant M., (Premiere Banquet Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2) (note: mentions Harold Lawrence)
Irving, William A., (Sandusky Republican-Tribune, Sandusky, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Jeffries, Edward J., (Mayor of Detroit) - (Group J) (30-JAN-1940)
Jehl, Francis, (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A) (06-FEB-1940)
Jesson, Rev. P. C., (Richmond Rotary Club, Richmond, MI) - (26-JAN-1940)
Johermerhorn, James - (05-FEB-1940)
Johnston, Allan, (Mayor of London, Ontario) - (02-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940) (10-FEB-1940)
Junior Chamber of Commerce, (Premiere Street Decorations & Designs Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Kaplan, Norman, (Leow's Inc.) - (Group L)
Kanar, Walter, (Mayor of Hamtramck) - (02-FEB-1940)
Kann, Fred, (Box Office, New York City) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT)
Kany, Arthur S., (Dayton Journal/The Journal-Herald Publishing Company, Dayton, OH) - (Group Q) (Train Riders) (05-FEB-1940)
Kaplan, Norman, (Photographer, Howard Dietz) - (Train Riders)
Karr, Jack, (Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario) - (Train Riders) (07-FEB-1940)
Karrer, Benjamin J., (Premiere Horse & Wagon Parade Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Kelly, Harry F., (Michigan Secretary of State, Lansing) - (Group D) (19-DEC-1939) (20-DEC-1939) (08-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940) (22-FEB-1940)
Kendrick, R. S., (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Kenney, Herbert Jr., (The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, IN) - (Group Q) ("Tuesday")
Kersten, Clarence, (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Kewley, J. E., (of Nela Park, Cleveland, OH) - (07-FEB-1940)
Kiesling, Barrett C., (MGM Studios, Culver City, CA) - (Group K) (Train Riders) (18-DEC-1939) (27-DEC-1939) (03-JAN-1940) (19-JAN-1940) (undated: additions to master list) (undated: concerning Arthur Houston & A. D. McKenzie; concerning Arthur Vandenburg, Jr. & Earl R. Chapman) (list of acceptances & refusals: undated: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 06-FEB-1940, 07-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940) (19-FEB-1940) (22-FEB-1940)
King, Harley, (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
King, Jack, (WJR) - (Group N)
Kiwanis Club, (Premiere Street Decorations & Designs Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Knill, Charles H., (Premiere Window Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Knill, Herbert L./C., (Cleancraft Dry Cleaners, Port Huron; Premiere General/Mock Court/Housing Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Kolarik, Louis, (Premiere Street Decorations & Designs Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Krakow, Earl S., (of Almont, MI) - (05-FEB-1940)
Krupp, William C., (Mayor of Grand Rapids?, MI) - (03-FEB-1940)
LaCroix, Charles C., (The Edison Institute/Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A) (11-MAR-1940) (12-MAR-1940)
Lanahan, Henry, (Thomas A. Edison, Inc.) - (05-FEB-1940)
Lang, Charles, (General Electric, Cleveland, OH) - (Group E)
Lang, Chester H., (General Electric Company, Schendectady, NY) - (09-FEB-1940)
Large, Rev. Dwight S., (Methodist Church, Port Huron) - (05-FEB-1940)
Larson, G. W., (World Wide Photos, Detroit) - (Addition to General List)
Lasher, Carl H., (Premiere Decorations/Food Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
Lauder, John, (of Corunna, Ontario), ("We Knew Edison" Club) - (Group C) (03-FEB-1940) (16-FEB-1940)
Lawrence, Harold, (MGM Studios?) - (12-FEB-1940)
Lawrence, Larry, (Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, WI) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Lay, Earl F., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Leonard, Don E., (Captain, Michigan State Police, Detroit) - (Addition to General List) (Group D)
Levy, Frank, (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Levy, Jule J., (Premiere Program Arrangements Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Lewis, Chick, (Showmen's Trade Review, New York City) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT)
Lewis, Lloyd, (Chicago News, Chicago) - (Group Q)
Lewis, Omer W., (Premiere Tickets Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Lieb, Jack - (Train Riders)
Life Magazine, (New York City) - (18-JAN-1940: page 1, page 2)
Lignian, John, (Optic Publishing Company, Olivet, MI) - (03-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Lillie, J. S., (Property & Tax Comm., Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Lucas, Ferris E., (Sheriff, St. Clair County; Premiere General/Transportation/Traffic, Parking & Protection Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (19-FEB-1940)
Lytle, T. G., (The Toronto Star, Toronto) - (06-FEB-1940)
M., D. J., [McColl or Mitchell?] (note: mentions James Eckles who married Edison's brother's widow and had a life-size picture of Edison in gilt frame)
MacArthur, William A. "Uncle Bill," (Automobile Club of Michigan, Port Huron; Premiere General/Traffic, Parking & Protection Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (17-JAN-1940) (31-JAN-1940) (19-FEB-1940)
MacDonald, Glenn, (Bay City Times) - (note) (08-FEB-1940)
MacLachlan, Wallace B., (Editor-in-Chief, Nellis Newspapers, Mount Clemens, MI) - (03-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
MacTaggart, David, (of Port Huron) - (17-FEB-1940)
MacVicar, Dr. J. M., (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Mallory, W. S., (of New York City), ("Edison Pioneers") - (05-FEB-1940)
Malloy, E. W., (Superintendent, Western Union, Lansing, Michigan) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940) (07-FEB-1940)
Mann, Cy, (International News Service, New York City) - (Group N) (Train Riders) (03-FEB-1940)
Marentette, Charles E., (The Almont Herald, Almont, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Marsh, M. Ward, (Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Marshall, A. C., (President, Detroit Edison Company, Detroit) - (Group E) (04-JAN-1940) (08-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Marshall, Mrs. E. H., (President, Woman's Club, Richmond, MI) - (26-JAN-1940)
Marshall, Mrs. Edith Erd, (Erd Marshall Company, Port Huron; Premiere Costumes Committee) - (Committees: page 3) (19-FEB-1940)
Marshall, Erd, (Erd Marshall Company, Port Huron; Premiere Costumes Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3) - (16-FEB-1940)
Marshall, Schuyler L., (Clinton County Republican-News, St. Johns, MI) - (02-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940)
Marsters, Ann, (Chicago Herald American, Chicago) - (Group Q)
Martin, Boyd, (The Courier-Journal / The Louisville Times, Louisville, KY) - (Group Q) (05-FEB-1940)
Martin, Dave, (Detroit Free Press) - (Group N)
Martin, Paul A., (The State Journal, Lansing, MI) - (Group O) (06-FEB-1940)
Martin, R. E., (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A)
Matheson, E. S., (Automobile Club of Michigan, Detroit) - (02-FEB-1940)
Matthews, Albert J., (Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Toronto) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Maxon, Clair R., (Junior Chamber of Commerce, Port Huron; Premiere General/Mock Court/Street Decorations & Designs/Window Decorations Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2, page 3) (16-FEB-1940)
Mayer, Louis B., (MGM Studios, Culver City, CA) - (Mr. & Mrs.: Group K, Train Riders) (15-FEB-1940) (19-FEB-1940)
McAllister, Frank, (Mayor of Kalamazoo) - (Addition to General List) (Group R) (08-FEB-1940)
McCarthy, A. C., (Superintendent, Car Service, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
McColl, D. J., Jr., (Premiere Program Arrangements Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
McCormick, Rev. Fr. E. J., (St. Stephen's Rectory, Port Huron; Premiere General/Sunday Sermons Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
McCoy, H. L., (of Detroit), (General Manager) - (Group B)
McCrea, Archie E., (The Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, MI) - (Group O) (09-FEB-1940)
McDonald, W. Glenn, (Bay City Times) - (Group O)
McDonald, Wayne, (Premiere Street Decorations & Designs Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
McDowell, F. E. D., (Press Representative, CNR, Toronto) - (Group H) (03-FEB-1940)
McHardy, David S., (Knights of Columbus / Junior Service Club, Port Huron; Premiere General/"We Knew Edison"/Reception Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940) (22-FEB-1940 / Resolution) (26-FEB-1940)
McIntosh, E. N., (Board of Education, Richmond, MI) - (26-JAN-1940)
McKee, J. L., (Vice President, New York Central System, Detroit) - (Group H) (05-FEB-1940)
McKinley, C. H., (Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, MI) - (Group O) (08-FEB-1940)
McIntosh, Lorene, (McIntosh Insurance Agency, Port Huron) - [pertaining to judging children's costumes] (09-FEB-1940)
McLeed, Rev. Fr., (President, University of Detroit) - (Group F)
McMorran, Mrs. David, (Premiere General/Reception Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
McMorran, Gordon H., (Premiere First Aid Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
McMullan, Fred L., (Premiere Banquet Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Meredith, Roland L., (Minden City Herald, Minden City, MI) - (note) (undated) (02-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Mergridge?, W. F., (of Miles, MI) - (08-FEB-1940)
Messerschmidt, Philip H., (Pere Marquette Railway Company, Grand Rapids, MI) - (05-FEB-1940)
Miller, A. L., (Federated Publications, Inc., Battle Creek, MI) - (10-FEB-1940)
Miller, Florence S., (of South Orange, NJ) - (07-FEB-1940)
Miller, Frank - (note)
Miller, Lester, (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Miller, Robert B., (Battle Creek Enquirer and News) - (Group O) (08-FEB-1940)
Mills, Myron W., (of Marysville) - (03-FEB-1940) (21-FEB-1940)
Mills, R. H., (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI) - (08-DEC-1939)
Minten, S. A. MacNeil, (of Ubly, MI) [Edison's nearest neighbors in boyhood home] - (02-FEB-1940)
Mitchell, D. J., (Premiere General/"We Knew Edison"/Invitations Committees, Port Huron) - (Addition to General List) (Committees: page 1, page 2) (Group C)
Mizener, Carl R., (The Harbor Beach Times, Harbor Beach, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Moak, Eugene H., (Premiere Executive, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Monfried, Walter, (Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, WI) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Moon, Ray, (Mutual Theatres, Inc., Detroit) - (Group M) (07-FEB-1940)
Moore, Charles F., (of St. Clair) - (20-FEB-1940)
Moore, Duncan, (WJR) - (Group N)
Moore, H. D., (Mayor of Milan, OH) - (31-JAN-1940)
Morehead, Herbert E., (Commissioner of Public Safety, Port Huron; Premiere General/Traffic, Parking & Protection Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (Group G) (undated) (16-FEB-1940)
Morris, B. F., (Vice President, Thomas A. Edison Club/Thomas A. Edison Inc., Emark Battery Division, Kearny, NJ) - (Group A) (02-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Morris, Mrs. Fred, (of Detroit), ("We Knew Edison" Club) - (Group C)
Morrison, Elvera, (Smiths Creek School) - (20-FEB-1940)
Morrison, George F., (General Electric Company, New York City) - (05-FEB-1940)
Morse, Carolyn Edison, ["Mrs. Frederick Morse," of Detroit] - (envelope) (undated) (04-FEB-1940)
Morse, Fred H., (of Detroit), ("We Knew Edison" Club) - (16-FEB-1940)
Mortimer, Floyd L., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Motto, Charles E., (of Detroit), (Thomas A. Edison, Inc., West Orange, NJ) - (Group A) (05-FEB-1940)
Mugan, James C., (Premiere Finance Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Mugavero, Franklyn C., (Detroit Edison Company, Port Huron; Premiere General/Lighting Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Muldoon, Burke, (Premiere "We Knew Edison" Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Murphy, Robert, (Minneapolis Star Journal, Minneapolis, MN) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Murray, Frank P., (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Myers, Harry M., (The Lapeer County Press, Lapeer, MI) - (02-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Nathanson, Henry L., (Regal Films Limited, Toronto) - (Group M) (05-FEB-1940)
Neal/Neil, Harry R./E., (Postmaster, Smiths Creek) - (Addition to General List) (Group R) (selected to ride train from Smiths Creek to Port Huron: note) (19-FEB-1940)
Nelson, Herman J., ("Chief," Premiere General/Traffic, Parking & Protection Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (Group G)
Nolan, Fred A., (General Manager, Detroit Street Railways, Detroit) - (Group H) (07-FEB-1940)
Noyes, Linwood, (The Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, MI) - (05-FEB-1940)
O'Connor, J. F. T., (former Comptroller of the Currency) - (Train Riders)
O'Hara, Frank J., (Premiere Secretary, Port Huron) - (Committees)
O'Hara, Most Rev. John F., (St. Patrick Cathedral, New York City; formerly at Notre Dame) - (19-FEB-1940)
O'Sullivan, Mrs. Clifford, (Premiere General/Costumes Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 3)
Odel, Robert, (Premiere Mock Court Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Ogden, Myron E., (Premiere Treasurer, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Olander, Oscar G., (Commissioner, Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI) - (Group D) (05-FEB-1940)
Orr, Harold M., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Orsatti, Frank, (with Louis B. Mayer) - (Group K) (Train Riders)
Osborne, George, (The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, MI) - (Group O) (05-FEB-1940)
Oser, Marion Edison, (Thomas Edison's eldest daughter; of New York City) - [mentions visiting "Uncle Pitt" in Port Huron during the summer] (08-FEB-1940)
Ottaway, William W., (Premiere General/Finance Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
Owen, Earl, (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Packard, Laurens A., (Superintendent of Schools, Port Huron; Premiere General/Reception/Schools Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2, page 3) (15-FEB-1940)
Palmer, V. C., (Supervisor, Claims Prev., Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Parfet, Albert B., (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Parker, Harold E., (Mayor of Richmond, MI) - (Addition to General List) (Group R) (26-JAN-1940)
Parshall, Max A., (The Exchange Club, Port Huron; Premiere Executive/General Committee) - (Committees) (16-FEB-1940)
Parsons, Ella, (R. A. Railroad Building, LA) - (Group N)
Patrick, Corbin, (Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Patrick, Malcolm D., (Commissioner of Public Works, Port Huron; Premiere General/Sanitation Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Peacock, Walter A., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Peck, Darius E., (General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY) - (05-FEB-1940)
Pegg, James G., (The Western Union Telegraph Company, Detroit) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Peoviak, Stanley, (Sergeant, Michigan State Police, St. Clair; Premiere Traffic, Parking & Protection Committee) - (Committees: page 2) (20-FEB-1940)
Pepper, Samuel D., (Attorney-at-Law, Port Huron) - (25-JAN-1940)
Perry, George D., (The Saginaw News, Saginaw, MI) - (Group O) (05-FEB-1940)
Perry, Stuart, (The Adrian Telegram, Adrian, MI) - (Group O) (08-FEB-1940)
Petersen, Leslie, (Mickey Rooney's assistant / manager) - (Group K) (Train Riders)
Petit, Harold T., (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Pfaff, Angus D., (WHLS Radio Station, Port Huron; Premiere General/Press Receptions/Radio & Public Address Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (note) (16-FEB-1940)
Philip, Byron, (Premiere Check Room Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Platt, Elsie H., (Daily Times Herald, Port Huron) - (19-JAN-1940)
Pomeroy, Earl, (Minneapolis Tribune, Minneapolis, MN) - (Train Riders)
Pooler, James S., (Free Press) - (Group N) (Train Riders - NOT)
Potter, Edwin E., (of Nela Park, Cleveland, OH) - (06-FEB-1940)
Potter, Grace M., (daughter of Henry S. Potter [P.H. Commercial / Postmaster];of Detroit) - [father interacted with Thomas Edison] (28-JAN-1940) (30-JAN-1940)
Potter, Merle, (Minneapolis Tribune, Minneapolis, MN) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Potter, Muriel, (Minneapolis Times Tribune, Minneapolis, MN) - (Group Q)
Powell, Mrs. Harry, (Premiere Schools Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Powell, William N., (Commissioner of Parks, Port Huron) - (20-FEB-1940)
Price, Guy, (Guy Price Realtors Company, Beverly Hills, CA) - (18-DEC-1939) (22-JAN-1940)
Price, Norton, (Mt. Clemens? Leader) - (note)
Pringle, J. F., (General Superintendent, Canadian National, Toronto, Ontario) - (List)
Quail, Clarence, (Premiere Programs & Tickets Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Quigley, Martin, (Motion Picture Herald) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT) (08-FEB-1940)
Rameane, Tarry, (New York City) - (Group P)
Ramsaye, Terry, (Motion Picture Herald, Quigley Publications, New York City) - (Train Riders - NOT) (07-FEB-1940)
Ramsey, Kenneth, (Premiere Reception Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Rasmussen, Kenneth, (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Ratcliff / Radcliffe, E. B., (Cincinnati Inquirer, Cincinnati, OH) - (Group Q) (Train Riders - unsure)
Read, Thomas, (Attorney General) - (20-DEC-1939)
Redfern, Gertrude, (of Detroit) - (Addition to General List)
Reves, H. F., (Box Office / Film Daily, H. F. Reves Associates, Detroit) - (Addition to General List) (07-FEB-1940)
Rhodes, Robert, (Blue Water Council, Boy Scouts, Port Huron; Premiere General/First Aid Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Rice, William, (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Rich, Gene, (Box Office, Chicago) - (Group P) (Train Riders)
Richards, Steve, (United Press Associations, Detroit) - (Group N) (Train Riders) (05-FEB-1940)
Richert, William E., (Richert's Tavern, Port Huron; Premiere General/Food Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Ringler, Mrs. C. W., [Girls Scouts, Port Huron] (27-FEB-1940)
Ritter, Gerald K., (Premiere Banquet Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Robertson, A. W., (President, Westinghouse Electric) - (Addition to General List)
Robeson, Bill / W. B. - (12-JAN-1940) (16-JAN-1940 - pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 / transcription)
Rodgers, William F., (MGM / Leow's Inc.) - (Mr. & Mrs.: Group L, Train Riders) (06-FEB-1940)
Rooney, Mickey, (c/o Les Petersen, MGM Studios, Culver City, CA) - (Group K) (Train Riders) (15-FEB-1940)
Roosevelt, Mrs. Franklin D., [Secretary: Malvina C. Thompson] - (02-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Rowe, F. H., (General Agent, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Ruddiman, S. P., (President, B. P. & I. / Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Company, Dearborn) - (Group H) (03-FEB-1940)
Rumford, F., (Mayor of Forest, Ontario) - (02-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Ruse, D. F., (Michigan Highway Department, Lansing) - (05-FEB-1940)
Russell, Walter C., (Peerless Cement Corporation, Detroit) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Ruthven, Dr. Alexander D., (President, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Saunders, Carl, (Jackson Citizen-Patriot) - (Group O) (note)
Saunders, E. M., (Western Sales Representative, MGM Studios, Culver City, CA / New York / Leow's Inc.) - (Group L) (Mr. & Mrs.: Train Riders) (05-FEB-1940) (14-FEB-1940)
Sayers, Rachel E., (General Electric Company, Nela Park, Cleveland, OH) - (06-FEB-1940)
Schardt, Norman E., (Flint News-Advertiser, Flint, MI) - (undated) (undated)
Schermerhorn / Schernehorn, James, (Whittier Hotel, Detroit) - (Group F) (17-FEB-1940)
Schewe, Albert, (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Schlee, Stanley, (Premiere Finance Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Schneider, Charles, (Sergeant, Police Censor, Detroit) - (Group J)
Schoffner, Don R., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Schreiber, Mrs. Lefroy, (of Sarnia, Ontario), ("We Knew Edison" Club) - (Group C) (03-FEB-1940) (16-FEB-1940)
Schuch, John P., [a "news butcher," also put off the train at Smith Creek station; Saginaw Co. Sheriff, 1922] - (undated - pages: 1, 2, 3 / news clipping)
Schultheiss, Roy E., (People's Savings Bank; Premiere Programs & Tickets Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees) (27-FEB-1940)
Schumann, O. P., (The Crawford Avalanche, Grayling, MI) - (05-FEB-1940)
Scott, Frank M., [knew both Samuel & Thomas Edison] - (05-FEB-1940 / news clipping)
Scripps, W. E. or W. J., (Detroit News / WWJ) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE) (03-FEB-1940)
Seed, C. S., (The Rochester Clarion, Rochester, MI) - (02-FEB-1940)
Sharp, W. Grafton, (Premiere Mock Court Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Shaw, Len G., (The Detroit Free Press) - (Group N) (05-FEB-1940) (09-FEB-1940)
Shaw, Dr. Robert S., (President, Michigan State College, East Lansing, MI) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Sheller, Howard R., (Talk Publishing Company, Bancroft, MI) - (03-FEB-1940) (05-FEB-1940)
Sheridan, R. P., (Fisher Building, Detroit) - (26-FEB-1940)
Sheridan, Miss Sarah M., (Detroit Edison, Detroit) - (Group E) (30-JAN-1940)
Shields, E. G., (Strand Theater, Lansing, MI) - (Group M)
Shiland, Donald, (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Shinnick, Mrs. R. R., (Parent Teacher Council, Port Huron; Premiere General/Schools Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 3) (15-FEB-1940)
Shlyen / Shylen, Ben, (Box Office Publications, Kansas City, KS/MO) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT) (05-FEB-1940)
Shreve, E. O., (General Electric Company) - (07-FEB-1940)
Siefert, E. F., (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Simonds, William A., (MGM Studios, Culver City, CA) - (Group A) (29-JAN-1940: letter / telegram) (30-JAN-1940)
Simonson, Lief, (Premiere Food/Window Decorations Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2, page 3)
Simpson, Howard A., (Premiere Transportation Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Sinclair, Olive, (Teacher, Junior College; Premiere Costumes Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3) (04-FEB-1940)
Slack Manufacturing Company (of Chicago) - (15-FEB-1940) (01-MAR-1940) (15-MAR-1940)
Slee, Warren A., (Loew's Inc., Detroit) - (Train Riders - NOT) (03-JAN-1940) (05-JAN-1940) (15-FEB-1940) (22-FEB-1940) (05-MAR-1940)
Slee, Mrs. Warren, (c/o Mr. Slee, Loew's Inc., Detroit) - (14-FEB-1940)
Sloane, Madeline Edison, (Thomas Edison's daughter) - (07-FEB-1940)
Sloane, Thomas Edison, (Thomas Edison's grandson) - (02-FEB-1940)
Smarey, K. Gus, (Suttons Bay Courier, Suttons Bay, MI) [collector of train & engine pictures] - (03-FEB-1940, included photograph of Canadian National #600) (06-FEB-1940)
Smith, Harry C., (Premiere Tickets/Traffic, Parking & Protection Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Smith, Howard W., (of Port Hope, MI) - (17-FEB-1940)
Smith, J. Charles, (Yale Expositor, Yale, MI) - (08-FEB-1940: Desmond Theatre ticket, Envelope, Grand Ball ticket, Response to acceptance, Schedule of Events
Smith, P. L., ("Old Time" band, of Pontiac, MI) - (29-JAN-1940)
Smith, Wescott T., (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Smits, Ted R., (The Associated Press, Detroit) - (Group N) (Train Riders) (03-FEB-1940)
Snyder, Charles W., (Detroit Police Department) - (05-FEB-1940)
Songer, Nadine, [school girl] (of North Miami, FL) (22-FEB-1940)
Sorensen, Charles, (Ford Motor Company, Dearborn) - (Group A)
Soutar, Robert M., (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Spaeth, Arthur, (Cleveland News, Cleveland, OH) - (Group Q)
Sparling, Ray, (Premiere Banquet Decorations/Radio & Public Address Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Sperry, Clare R., (Sperry Building, Port Huron; Premiere General/Finance
Committees) - (Committees: page
1, page
2) (17-FEB-1940
/ mentions Vic Wesslund)
Photos
- Clare Sperry: (1,
2),
(with two
ladies)
- Sperry Employees: (men,
women)
-
unidentified woman [included with other Sperry photographs] in premiere costume
(March 1940: 1,
2)
Spike, H. V., (General Counsel, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Stack, Arthur W., (The Ann Arbor Daily News, Ann Arbor, MI) - (Group O) (note) (19-FEB-1940)
Stair, E. D., (Free Press) - (Group N)
Stark, George W., (The Detroit News, Detroit) - (Group N) (Train Riders - NOT) (03-FEB-1940)
Starr Commonwealth for Boys, pages: Cover, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-19; Nellie M. Judkins
Stead, J. W., (Peerless Cement Corporation, Detroit) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Steele, Jules L, (St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN) - (Group Q) (Train Riders) (05-FEB-1940)
Steffens, Walter C., (Mayor of the Village of Fraser) - (Group R) (mentions Arthur Eikhof: 17-FEB-1940)
Stein, John W., (of St. Clair, MI) - (03-FEB-1940, [born circa 1866 near Smiths Creek]) (09-FEB-1940)
Stenzhorn, Robert, (Premiere Window Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Sterling, Keith, (Premiere Window Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Sterosky, Nobert, (Premiere Check Room Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Stevens, Walter R., (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Stewart, E. A. - (written at the Algonquin: pages: 1, 2, and 3)
Stewart, Mrs. Shirley, (Premiere General/Costumes Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 3) (10-FEB-1940)
Stinson, Walter, (Premiere Check Room Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Stokes, G. A., (Superintendent, Canadian National, London, Ontario) - (List)
Strickling, Howard, (MGM Studios, Culver City, CA) - (Group K) (Train Riders) (20-DEC-1939) (15-FEB-1940) (22-FEB-1940)
Stringfellow, George E., (Thomas A. Edison, Inc.) - (05-FEB-1940)
Stuart, J. H., (Agent, Canadian National, Sarnia, Ontario) - (List)
Sturges, Alberta, (Port Huron Council of PTAs) - (07-FEB-1940)
Sullivan, Ed. - (Group N)
Swan, Ralph F., (Premiere General/Publicity & Entertainment/Music & Songs Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) ("Wednesday") (14-DEC-1939)
Tappan, Eleanor "Mrs. Gordon," (of Chicago) - (17-FEB-1940)
Tate, Alfred O., (of Brooklyn, New York City), ("Edison Pioneer") - (Group A) (05-FEB-1940) (15-FEB-1940)
Taurog, Norman, (Director of "Young Tom Edison") - (Mr. & Mrs.: Group K, Train Riders) (06-FEB-1940)
Taylor, William G., (Mayor of Guelph, Ontario) - (05-FEB-1940) (07-FEB-1940)
Telfer, Judge Laurie O., (of Port Huron) - (19-FEB-1940)
Terry, Carey E., (The Imlay City Times, Imlay City, MI) - (03-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940)
Tesch, John L., (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Thernstrom, Al. G., (Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company; Premiere General/Railroad Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (undated) (16-FEB-1940)
Thompson, Charles S., (Premiere First Aid Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
Thompson, Ellis C., (Royal Oak Broadcasting Company) - (03-FEB-1940)
Thompson, W. S., (Director of Publicity, Canadian National Railways, Montreal) - (List) (07-FEB-1940)
Thompson, Walter, (Canadian National Railroad, Montreal) - (Group H)
Thornton, Ray, (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Thrasher, James, (Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, IN) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Tinee, Mae, (Chicago Tribune, Chicago) - (Group Q)
Tovar, Harry M., (Premiere General/Radio & Public Address Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2)
Treanor, Arthur R., (Saginaw Daily News) - (Group O) (06-FEB-1940)
Treleaven, Walter P., (The Exchange Club, Port Huron; Premiere Vice Chairman) - (Committees) (Group G) (16-FEB-1940)
Tremaine, Burton G., (of Nela Park, Cleveland, OH) - (02-FEB-1940)
Trendle, George W., (President, Michigan Broadcasting Company) - (Group N) (Train Riders - MAYBE) (05-FEB-1940)
Trepagnier, William J., (Editor, The Motor News, Detroit) - (19-FEB-1940)
Trese, John M., (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Tucker, R. C., (Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN) - (Group Q)
Ullenbruch, Walter, (Premiere Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
unaddressed
- (15-FEB-1940)
Underwood, R. H., (Commercial Representative, Western Union, Chicago) - (Group F) (05-FEB-1940)
Unger / Ungar, Arthur, (Variety, Hollywood, CA) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT)
unknown last name
- Dick [friend of Charles "Gus"
Dorais] (23-FEB-1940)
-
Ken [possibly Kenneth Ramsey] (note)
-
Mitch [possibly D. J. Mitchell?] (note)
Vandenberg, Arthur H., (United States Senator) - (Group F)
Vandenberg, Arthur H. Jr., (of Washington, D. C. or Grand Rapids, MI) - (Group F) (10-FEB-1940)
VanHaaften, Neal J., (Premiere Banquet Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 2)
VanHousen's Favors, (of Chicago) - (24-JAN-1940) (29-JAN-1940) (30-JAN-1940) (31-JAN-1940)
VanWagner, Murray D., (Highway Commissioner, Lansing, MI) - (Group D) (27-JAN-1940) (05-FEB-1940) (10-FEB-1940)
Vaughn, Harold, (Windsor Star) - (Group N)
Vogel, Joe, (Leow's Inc.) - (Group L) (06-FEB-1940)
Wagner, Dr. R. M., (Premiere Ushers Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Waite, Judson E., (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Walsh, Arthur, (Vice President, Thomas A. Edison Club/Thomas Edison, Inc., West Orange, NJ) - (Group A) (06-FEB-1940) (14-FEB-1940)
Walsh, Jack, (Kalamazoo Gazette) - (Group O)
Walton, N. B., (Vice President, Canadian National Railway, Montreal) - (Group H) (05-FEB-1940)
Wardlaw, J. W., (General Superintendent, Canadian National, Toronto, Ontario) - (List)
Warfel, Jack, (Cleveland Press, Cleveland, OH) - (Train Riders)
Waters, George Jr., (Peoples Bank Building, Port Huron; Premiere Window Decorations Committee) - (Committees: page 3) (16-FEB-1940)
Watts, Dale K., (The Greenville Daily News, Greenville, MI) - (05-FEB-1940) (06-FEB-1940)
Weber, Al. H., (Cheboygan Observer, Cheboygan, MI) - (03-FEB-1940)
Weber, R. H., (Thomas A. Edison, Inc.) - (06-FEB-1940)
Weil, F. Granger, (Premiere General Chairman, Port Huron) - (Committees) (Group G)
Weil, Louis A. Jr., (Grand Rapids Herald; Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees) (Group G) (Group O) (03-FEB-1940)
Weil, Mrs. Louis A., (Premiere General/Music & Songs/Costumes Committees, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 1, page 2, page 3)
Weil, William L. - (Group G)
Weitschat, Al, (News) - (Group N) (Train Riders - NOT)
Welch, George M., (Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Detroit) - (06-FEB-1940)
Wellock, John H., (Mayor of Harbor Beach, MI) - (03-FEB-1940)
Welsch, George M., (President, Michigan Bell Telephone) - (Group F)
Wesslund, Victor, (Premiere Window Decorations Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Westendorf, John / Donald R., (Mayor of Mt. Clemens) - (Group R) (19-FEB-1940)
White, R. B., (Western Union) - (30-JAN-1940)
White, Thomas J., (Chicago Herald American, Chicago) - (Group F) (07-FEB-1940)
Whitmore, Earl R., (City Engineer, Port Huron; Premiere Sanitation Committee) - (Committees: page 2) (16-FEB-1940)
Wilkerson, William, (Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood, CA) - (Group P) (Train Riders - NOT)
Will, Bert T., (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
Williams, C. S., (of West Orange, NJ) - (05-FEB-1940)
Williams, P. A., (Freelance Reporter, Detroit) - (Train Riders - NOT)
Wilson, C. N., (Barstow, Campbell & Company, New York) - (02-FEB-1940)
Wilson, Charles E., (President, General Electric Company, New York City) - (Group F) (29-JAN-1940) (02-FEB-1940)
Wilson, J. A., (General Claims Agent, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Detroit) - (List)
Wilson, Jesse F., (Star Oil Company, Port Huron; Premiere General/Finance Committees) - (Committees: page 1, page 2) (27-JAN-1940: Finance Committee / Invitation Committee) (15-FEB-1940)
Wilson, Ross A., (Premiere General Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees)
Wilson, Sam, (Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH) - (Group Q) (Train Riders - NOT)
Wismer, Harry M., (WJR, Sports Commentator) - (Group N) (Train Riders) (27-FEB-1940) (28-FEB-1940)
Wood, R. G., (Milo Arts & Crafts, Inc., Detroit) - (31-JAN-1940)
Woodard, Leodora, (Western Displays, Detroit) - (undated)
Woodbury, Mitchell, (Toledo Blade, Toledo, OH) - (Group Q) (Train Riders)
Woodruff, Lee M., (Grand Rapids Press) - (Group O) (05-FEB-1940)
World Premiere General Committee
- Letter
of Invitation (02-FEB-1940: page
1 / page
2)
Wyeth, Walter H., (Peoples Bank Building, Port Huron) [concerning false store fronts] - (20-FEB-1940)
Young, F. A., (Pere Marquette Railway Company, Detroit) - (01-FEB-1940) (03-FEB-1940)
Young, John, (Premiere Schools Committee, Port Huron) - (Committees: page 3)
Young, Rollie / Roly, (Toronto Globe Mail) - (Group M) (Train Riders)
Zimmerman, Otto, (New Haven Rotary Club) - (26-JAN-1940)
