Other papers relating to sound broadcasting by the company
MS. Marconi 312
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Title
Other papers relating to sound broadcasting by the company
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 312
Summary
Comprises:
Copies of licences for the station at Marconi House in London (2LO), with related correspondence, 1922
Circuit diagram of the 2LO transmitter used at Marconi House between 1922 and 1925, c. 1925
[copy] plan of the 2LO studio of the British Broadcasting Company Ltd. at Marconi House, 1922
Press releases about the closure of the original 2LO station at Marconi House and the opening of a new one at the BBC, 1925
Circuit diagram of the 2MT transmitter at Writtle, 1922
Photographs of Nora Scott singing at Writtle and of the Marconi station there, 1922
Letter and press release about the closure of the 2MT station at Writtle, 1923
Press release about wireless telephony demonstration at the first Conference of the League of Nations, Geneva, 1920
Press releases announcing broadcasts of entertainment and other programmes, 1921-2
Postcards announcing forthcoming broadcasts, 1922
Correspondence with the Chappell Piano Company Ltd. and with Cliftophone Ltd. about the use of a Cliftophone in broadcasts, 1922-3
Papers about the broadcast of an address by the Prince of Wales to the Boy Scouts of Great Britain, including a souvenir booklet, 1922
Papers and cuttings about the broadcast of the King's speech at the opening of the British Empire Exhibition, 1924
Draft letter about the possible incorporation of advertisements in sound broadcasts, c. 1925
Miscellaneous press cuttings and articles, 1921-30
Date
1920-30
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers relating to Marconi and the development of wireless telegraphy
Sound broadcasting
Other papers relating to sound broadcasting by the company
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