Correspondence and papers concerning the American company's business
MS. Marconi 381
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Correspondence and papers concerning the American company's business
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 381
Summary
Predominantly correspondence with Guglielmo Marconi, including:
Correspondence regarding a possible high power station for the World's Fair at St. Louis, and an exhibit at the Fair, 1903-4
Letters from Cuthbert Hall enquiring about Lee De Forest having once applied to Marconi for a situation, with a copy of the application (dated 1899), 1904
Correspondence about possible business in Alaska, 1913
Correspondence, including a report by David Sarnoff, on the receiving system developed by a Mr. Armstrong, 1914
Two copies of agreement by the American company for Guglielmo Marconi to negotiate a contract with the Italian Government, 1903
Photographs of wireless stations at New Brunswick and Belmar, New Jersey, 1914
Manual of the Marconi Institute, c. 1917-18
Date
1901-c. 1918
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers relating to Marconi and the development of wireless telegraphy
Other companies
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America
Correspondence and papers concerning the American company's business
