The Schenectady Museum archives maintains a large manuscript collection relating to the history of General Electric and a growing collection of materials about the history of Schenectady. The following documents illustrating the life and work of Edison and the advent of electricity are available on the museum's website:

1. Edison Electric Motor Instruction Book, 1890
2. Thomas Edison describes how he entered the electrical business
3. Newspaper printed by Edison when he was a boy
4. Edison’s stock certificate from the Edison Machine Works
5. Notebook from William S. Andrews featuring research notes written by Edison about subjects such as alternating current, 1885
6. Newspaper references compiled regarding Edison moving his machine works to Schenectady
7. Reminiscences of Nicholas Schermerhorn regarding Edison and Schenectady
8. Letter written by Thomas Edison to Charles Steinmetz, 1916
9. Letter written by Thomas Edison to E.W. Rice, Jr. about the death of Steinmetz, 1923
10. Speech by E.W. Rice, Jr. during Edison’s visit to Schenectady in 1922
11. List of Edison Pioneers working in Schenectady in 1922
12. Yearbook of the Edison Pioneers, 1949
13. Letter by Charles Brush describing his career in the electrical industry, 1926
14. Letter by Elihu Thomson describing his work with electricity, 1927
15. Letter by James J. Wood describing his early work in the electrical industry, 1927
16. Letter by Frank Sprague describing his work with electricity, 1929