Thornton, Thorpe, Time / Telegraph
MSS. Atlan. s. 23 / 53
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Thornton, Thorpe, Time / Telegraph
Shelfmark
MSS. Atlan. s. 23 / 53
Summary
(file 1) Thornton, 1948-2000, including:
'An Essay on St. Helena' by G. A. D Thornton, 1974
(file 2) Thorpe, 1912-2004 (papers dated pre-1987 are copies), comprising:
papers relating to the Thorpe family. Most of the correspondence in this file is closed
(file 3) Time / Telegraph, 1805-2005 (papers dated pre-1985 are copies), comprising:
papers relating to telegraph, time-ball, chronometers, signals and semaphore. Includes a little information about employees of the the Eastern Telegraph Company (Cable and Wireless) and the time-ball tower at Deal, Kent
Date
1805-2005
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers of Trevor Hearl relating to Saint Helena
Research files
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Thornton, Thorpe, Time / Telegraph
