Ezra T. Gilliland collection
Collection — Volume: V016
Identifier: V016
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two volumes containing information regarding patents compiled by Ezra T. Gilliland circa 1882. The first volume includes a list of inventors arranged chronologically by date and patent number, starting with E. R. Roe from 1848 (patent no. 5.612) and ending with James G. Smith from 1882 (no. 258.681). In the second volume, Gilliland organizes the same inventors by categories: annunciators, electric lights, magneto-electric machines, electrical switches, telephones, and transmitters.
Dates
- circa 1866
Creator
- Gilliland, Ezra T., 1846-1903 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Ezra T. Gilliland was born in 1846 in Cuba, Allegany County, New York to Robert and Caroline Gilliland. He began his career as a telegraph operator on the line of the Michigan Central on the Lake Shore railroad and went on to become a well-known inventor. The fundamental principles of the telephone switchboard were his invention and he constructed and operated the first telephone exchange in Indianapolis. While living in the capital city, he met Miss Lillian M. Johnson and they were married in 1880. He also started the Gilliland Electric Manufacturing Company in Indianapolis, but later moved the factory to Adrian, Michigan. He became acquainted with Thomas E. Edison while still in his youth and they became friends and business associates, working together on several inventions. Mr. Gilliland died of Bright’s disease at his home in Pelham Manor, West Chester County, New York on May 13, 1903.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Ezra F. Gillerland." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 18, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"E.T. Gilliland Died at His New York Home." Indianapolis News (IN), May 13, 1903.
"Ezra T. Gilliland." New York Tribune, May 14, 1903. https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/.
FindaGrave.com. "Ezra T. Gilliland." Memorial ID no. 43596152. Accessed October 18, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43596152.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Ezra F. Gillerland." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 18, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
"E.T. Gilliland Died at His New York Home." Indianapolis News (IN), May 13, 1903.
"Ezra T. Gilliland." New York Tribune, May 14, 1903. https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/.
FindaGrave.com. "Ezra T. Gilliland." Memorial ID no. 43596152. Accessed October 18, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43596152.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a purchase from Midland Rare Book Company in 1952/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/10/18 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/10/18 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Gilliland, Ezra T., 1846-1903 (Person)
- Title
- Ezra T. Gilliland collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
