Documents relating to the Haven Station
MS. Marconi 181
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Documents relating to the Haven Station
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 181
Summary
Comprises:
News cutting about the move of the south coast station from Madeira House Hotel to the Haven Hotel, 1898
Letter to Marconi from H.W. Allen about equipment for the Haven, 1898
Letter to Marconi from J. Erskine-Murray about masts for the Haven, 1899
Procès-verbal of messages to/from/overheard at the Haven, including from Portland Naval Yard, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and other ships, 1901
Morse tapes of signals received at the Haven Station, 1901
Haven Hotel bills, 1901-6
Report and correspondence concerning a Thornycroft steam 'bus used for wireless telegraphy (and based at the Haven), with a photograph of the vehicle, 1901
Correspondence between Kemp and Marconi about vacating the Haven Hotel, with list of equipment, 1925
Date
1898-1925
Language
English
Physical extent
1 folder
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Collection contents
Papers relating to Marconi and the development of wireless telegraphy
Stations and establishment
The Haven Station
Documents relating to the Haven Station
