Correspondence and papers
MS. Marconi 166
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Correspondence and papers
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 166
Summary
Comprises:
Letter from the Italian Ambassador, General Annibale Ferrero, about Marconi's work, 1896
Draft letter from Marconi to Ingeniere Malfati, ordering a coherer and relay, 1897
Letters from Captain Kennedy discussing experimental work, including references to Salisbury Plain experiments and Marconi's demonstration at Channing School, 1897, 1901
Letter from Henry Thompson of the Daily Mail, requesting an interview with Marconi about his system, 1897
Translated extract from Ètoile Belge about experiments by Marconi in the presence of the King and other members of the Belgian Royal Family, 1900
Letter from A. Foster, South Western Railway booking clerk at Dorchester, commenting on Marconi's work, 1900
Transcript of lecture by [Henry Hozier of Lloyd's?] about 'aetheric signalling' and wireless telegraphy, with particular reference to experiments conducted by Nevil Maskelyne, c. 1901
Correspondence and papers about jamming by Nevil Maskelyne of a demonstration of wireless telegraphy by Fleming at a lecture at the Royal Institution, 1903
Letter from Andrew Gray to George Kemp about results obtained from Broomfield Road, 1905
Press cutting about a paper by Lionel James on the value of De Forest system of wireless telegraphy, with comments by Preece and others, including reference to the Marconi system, 1905
Leaflet about lecture by William Lynd on wireless telegraphy, especially Marconi's system, with news cuttings from Irish newspapers about the lectures and about the use of wireless telegraphy during the Kingstown Regatta, 1898 and n.d.
Leaflet for lectures by Richard Kerr, including one on wireless telegraphy, 1913-14
Poster for lecture by Mr. S.I. Willis on wireless telegraphy, 1902
Advertisement for programme on Wireless Telegraphy given by Inv. Spec. Prof. Ant. Prati, 1912
Correspondence between Marconi and Clive Wigram about a visit by the King and Queen to SY Elettra, with a letter from Marconi to Isaacs reporting on the occasion, 1922
Date
1896-1914
Language
English
Physical extent
1 folder
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Collection contents
Papers relating to Marconi and the development of wireless telegraphy
Early demonstrations and tests
Miscellaneous papers relating to early work on wireless telegraphy
Correspondence and papers
