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1 Letters from Louise (TILLYER ) BLATCHFORD 1995 and 1996
2 Death certificates for both individuals. Sarah DERRY died of "tumors - probably cancerous" on 18 April 1905 at 24 Orchard St. Dover. Daniel DERRY died of "Delebrity of old age" on 30 April 1905 at the same address. Their son, William, was the attending physician.
3 Louise BLATCHFORD
4 Letters from Richard TILLYER; March 1978
5 Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County, N.J.; Lewis Publishing Co., N.Y.; 1899.
6 Hightstown Gazette; Hightstown, New Jersey; 7 November 1912
7 1880 Federal Census
8 MITTERMAN vs. TILLYER; New Jersey Supreme Court abstracts
9 Hightstown Gazette
10 Edgar William (Bill) TILLYER's autobiographical essay, 1982.
11 Richard TILLYER
12 Edgar William TILLYER
13 Richard TILLYER
14 Gravestones in the Dover (N.J.) Cemetery. "Cobanks" was the surname of Caroline COBANKS who married John DERRY, the brother of Daniel DERRY, Rozena's father.
15 Louise BLATCHFORD
16 Richard TILLYER
17 Louise BLATCHFORD
18 Richard TILLYER
19 Louise BLATCHFORD
20 Louise BLATCHFORD
21 "Welcome to Dover, New Jersey" Web Site (http://www.Dover-NJ.com)
22 Material for the General Catalogue, Rutgers University, April, 1916 and April 1928; Rutgers Alumni Office
23 "Welcome to Dover. . ."
24 "Welcome to Dover. . ."
25 Louise BLATCHFORD
26 Louise BLATCHFORD
27 Louise BLATCHFORD
28 Louise BLATCHFORD
29 The TARGUM; 9 October 1902; a Rutgers University Publication, Rutgers Alumni Office
30 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia; MPC Multimedia PC; Grollier Electronic Publishing Co., Inc.
31 The TARGUM;
32 General Catalogue materials from Rutgers Alumni Office
33 Ivan SANDROF; "Optical Research Wizard", Worcester (Mass.) Sunday Telegram; 21 January 1951.
34 General Catalogue materials
35 Louise BLATCHFORD
36 Louise BLATCHFORD
37 Richard TILLYER
38 Louise BLATCHFORD
39 Marriage certificate
40 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
41 SANDROF
42 Journal of the Optical Society of America
43 The TARGUM; 1 December 1909
44 Hightstown Gazette; 22 September 1910
45 The TARGUM; 1 December 1909
46 Rutgers Alumni Monthly (RAM); October 1922
47 Louise BLATCHFORD
48 Richard TILLYER
49 Louise BLATCHFORD
50 Richard TILLYER
51 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
52 SANDROF
53 RAM; October 1922
54 RAM; April 1928
55 "TILLYER Lens Precision Parallels Prescription Accuracy"; a promotional brochure published by the AO to introduce the TILLYER Lens to doctors; 1931
56 Hightstown Gazette
57 Richard TILLYER
58 Hightstown Gazette, 12 August 1920; Lorenzo TILLYER's obituary which was written by Rozena TILLYER
59 RAM; October 1922
60 Louise BLATCHFORD
61 Birth certificate
62 Original letter in possession of the author if this essay, Tim TILLYER; it was located in the papers of Bill TILLYER at the time of his death in 1995.
63 Louise BLATCHFORD
64 Edgar William TILLYER
65 Copy of this letter was included in genealogical correspondence with Margaret HANCE, a family member, in 1978.
66 Fred PAULSEN, son of Marjorie Lynd PAULSEN, sister of Florence; letter, 9 April 1989.
67 Marjorie Lynd PAULSEN, letter, 14 May 1986
68 Journal of the Optical Society of America, July 1954
69 RAM; October 1922
70 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
71 RAM; October 1922
72 RAM; October 1922
73 Lynd TILLYER
74 Louise BLATCHFORD
75 Peter BLATCHFORD, 11 October 1997 letter
76 Edgar William TILLYER
77 AO Focus American Optical History, Richard WHITNEY
78 SANDROF
79 Frames; "Lens Talk"; May, 1997
80 Edgar William TILLYER
81 SANDROF
82 "Achievement"; American Optical Company brochure published in 1950 describing the accomplishments of Edgar and the benefits of the TILLYER line of lenses and equipment. It was mainly for exposure and advertising.
83 Frames
84 "Achievement"
85 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
86 Don WHITNEY, 28 October 1997
87 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
88 Frames
89 RAM; April 1928
90 Scientific American; January, 1940
91 "Doc - In Appreciation of Edgar D. TILLYER"; Southbridge (Mass.) News, 30 March 1982 (made up of nine short articles written by co-workers of Doc).
92 RAM; April 1928
93 AO Focus
94 Edgar William TILLYER
95 Louise BLATCHFORD
96 Edgar William TILLYER
97 Hightstown Gazette, 12 August 1920, Lorenzo TILLYER's obituary written by Rozena TILLYER
98 AO Focus
99 Wellsworth, a magazine published by the AO; February, 1922.
100 Lynd TILLYER
101 RAM; April 1928
102 The word "calobar" comes from calo = heat and bar = to bar; shortly after this patent expired another company came out with an identical lens they called Rayban; Lynd TILLYER
103 "If You Value Your Eyes," Scientific American; 165:81-83; August, 1941
104 "Achievement"
105 RAM; May 1922
106 Edgar William TILLYER
107 Louise BLATCHFORD
108 Peter BLATCHFORD
109 Edgar William TILLYER
110 Louise BLATCHFORD
111 Edgar William TILLYER
112 Louise BLATCHFORD
113 Peter BLATCHFORD
114 Edgar William TILLYER
115 Louise BLATCHFORD
116 Peter BLATCHFORD
117 SANDROF
118 SANDROF
119 AO Focus
120 Frames
121 Southbridge Herald; 14 June 1928; an article announcing that Edgar was being awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Rutgers University.
122 SANDROF
123 "Achievement"
124 TILLYER Lens ..."
125 Saturday Evening Post; December 1929, page 120.
126 SANDROF
127 TILLYER Lens ...
128 Metrology = the science of weights and measures; WEBSTER'S New College
Dictionary
129 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Donald WHITNEY, contributor
130 Peter BLATCHFORD
131 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Dr. D. DiBONAVENTURA, contributor
132 SANDROF
133 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Bess HARTLEY, contributor
134 Louise BLATCHFORD
135 Scientific American; January 1940
136 Louise BLATCHFORD
137 Scientific American, January, 1940
138 Edgar William TILLYER
139 Louise BLATCHFORD
140 Louise BLATCHFORD
141 Louise BLATCHFORD
142 Conversations that the author had with Ruth, Bill's wife, in 1996.
143 Louise BLATCHFORD
144 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Esther THORBURN, contributor
145 Esther THORBURN, conversation 19 October 1997
146 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Esther THORBURN, contributor
147 RAM; April 1928
148 Worcester (Massachusetts) Gazette; 7 June 1928 also the original document in possession of the author of this biography
149 Dover Advance, 12 November 1928
150 Margaret HANCE correspondence
151 Marjorie PAULSEN correspondence
152 Louise BLATCHFORD
153 Edgar William TILLYER
154 "Doc - In Appreciation..." ; Colin YATES, contributor
155 AO Focus
156 Sola Company's website (www.sola.com)
157 "Achievement"
158 Scientific American; January, 1940
159 "Doc - In Appreciation ..." John DAVIS contributor
160 Donald WHITNEY, 1997 letter
161 John DAVID, October 1997 letter
162 Louise BLATCHFORD
163 John DAVIS, in a conversation with the author, October 1997
164 Lynd TILLYER, 1997 letter
165 John DAVIS, conversation
166 "Doc - In Appreciation..." John DAVIS contributor
167 "Doc - In Appreciation..." ; Colin YATES, contributor
168 Esther THORBURN, 19 October 1997 conversation
169 AO Focus
170 Don WHITNEY, 28 October 1997
171 "Achievement ..."
172 John DAVIS conversation
173 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
174 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
175 Lynd TILLYER
176 SANDROF
177 "Achievement"
178 An newspaper article in the Rutgers Alumni files dated 1944 (no writer or no name of newspaper attached)
179 Lynd TILLYER
180 RAM; October 1944
181 "Doc - In Appreciation..." ; Carl SILVERBERG, contributor
182 Southbridge Herald, August, 1942
183 Lynd TILLYER
184 Southbridge Herald, no date
185 RAM, October 1942
186 "Doc - In Appreciation..."
187 Philadelphia (PA) Optical Journal; 1 February 1940
188 Dover Advance, 20 November 1939
189 AO Focus
190 SANDROF
191 Philadelphia (PA) Optical Journal
192 Louise BLATCHFORD
193 Peter BLATCHFORD
194 Death certificate
195 Louise BLATCHFORD
196 SANDROF
197 "Doc - In Appreciation..." ; Colin YATES, contributor
198 News Bureau release; AO Co.; 9 August 1943
199 Journal of The Optical Society of America
200 SANDROF
201 Daily Home News
202 "Achievements"
203 "Achievements"
204 RAM; November 1949
205 Newsweek; October, 1949
206 Scientific American; August, 1941
207 Hygenia; January, 1944
208 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
209 SANDROF
210 Daily Home News; New Brunswick, N.J.; 8 January 1951
211 Kyanite = a blue mineral, silicate of aluminum, which is used as a refractory which is a material resistant to high temperatures and very difficult to melt. Webster College Dictionary
212 SANDROF
213 "Doc - In Appreciation ..."; Louis ROWE, contributor
214 Lynd TILLYER, 1997 letter
215 Boston Post; editorial, 1944
216 AO Focus
217 Peter BLATCHFORD
218 SANDROF
219 Grollier Multimedia Encyclopedia
220 John DAVIS October letter
221 SANDROF
222 SANDROF
223 SANDROF
224 Scientific American; January 1940
225 RAM; February 1946
226 AO Focus
227 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Donald WHITNEY, contributor
228 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Louis ROWE, contributor
229 Louise BLATCHFORD
230 Peter BLATCHFORD
231 Louise BLATCHFORD
232 Scientific American; January, 1940
233 Peter BLATCHFORD
234 Louise BLATCHFORD
235 Louise BLATCHFORD
236 Petter BLATCHFORD
237 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Roy GUNTER, Jr., contributor
238 Hygenia: August, 1946
239 "Doc - In Appreciation..." John DAVIS, contributor
240 "Doc - In Appreciation . . ." Bess HARTLEY, contributor
241 John DAVIS conversation
242 John DAVIS conversation
243 SANDROF
244 "Achievement"
245 SANDROF
246 Daily Homes News; 8 January 1951
247 Don WHITNEY, 1997 letter
248 John DAVIS conversation
249 Don WHITNEY, 1997 letter
250 John DAVIS conversation
251 Don WHITNEY, 1997 letter
252 News Release, AO News Bureau, 21 March 1953.
253 Southbridge News; Obituary
254 Journal of the Optical Society of America
255 Journal of the Optical Society of America
256 Donald WHITNEY, 1997 letter
257 John DAVIS conversation
258 Lynd TILLYER
259 Louise BLATCHFORD
260 Bill TILLYER, conversations
261 Death Certificate
262 Peter BLATCHFORD
263 John DAVIS conversation
264 Journal of the Optical Society of America
265 "Achievement"
266 Piezoelectric effect = certain crystals generate electrical voltage by expanding and contracting when exposed to an electric current; Webster New World Dictionary
267 RAM; April, 1928
268 SANDROF
269 SANDROF
270 AO Focus
271 Frames
272 Southbridge Evening News, 16 December 1964; the Webster's New College Dictionary has in its biographical section: Lee DeFOREST, American inventor, 1873-1961 "Father of Radio"; Charles P. STEINMETZ, Polish born American engineer and inventor, 1865-1928; and Jonas SALK, American microbiologist, 1914-1995
273 Letter in files of Rutgers' Alumni Office
274 SANDROF
275 Conversations with Bill TILLYER
276 Peter BLATCHFORD
277 SANDROF
278 Peter BLATCHFORD
279 John DAVIS, conversation
280 Louise BLATCHFORD
281 Esther THORBURN, 19 October 1997 conversation
282 John DAVIS conversation
283 Conversations with Bill TILLYER by the author as well as personal remembrances of the author.
284 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Roy GUNTER, Jr., contributor
285 Southbridge News; obituary
286 1992 Annual Business Meeting bulletin and Hall of Fame biographical sketches; National Academy of Opticianry; Bowie, Maryland.
287 "Doc - In Appreciation ..." - Bess HARTLEY contributor
288 "Doc - In Appreciation..." Roy GUNTER, Jr., contributor
289 Louise BLATCHFORD

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