Letter from Marie Curie to Henry Ford regarding Light's Golden Jubilee, November 3, 1929

THF276875 / Letter from Marie Curie to Henry Ford regarding Light's Golden Jubilee, November 3, 1929

Artifact Overview

On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted Light's Golden Jubilee, an event that celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the incandescent lamp. Marie Curie--the world-renowned chemist and physicist--was among the guests. Afterward, she sent Ford this letter praising him for hosting the Light's Golden Jubilee event, which he had "planned and carried out so beautifully."

Transcription:

Faculte Des Sciences De Paris

Institut Du Radium
Laboratoire Curie
1, Rue Pierre-Curie, Paris (5e)
Tel. Gobelins 14-69

New York [Paris, "X"-ed out] le 3d November 1929

My dear Mr. Ford:
Before leaving America I want to tell you how much pleasure it gave me to be present at the jubilee celebration for Mr. Edison which you planned and carried out so beautifully.
I hope that Mr. Edison is quite well after the emotional strain of the occasion, and that your grandchild is restored to health.

Very sincerely yours,
M. Curie [signed]

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

03 November 1929

Subject Date

21 October 1929

Creators

Curie, Marie, 1867-1934

Collection Title

Fair Lane Papers Subgroup

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.1.548

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 5.3125 in

Keywords	United States, New York, New York Letters (Correspondence) Commemorations Dedications (Ceremonies) Electric lighting, Incandescent Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Light's Golden Jubilee (1929)