Telephone -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Almon Brown Strowger collection
Collection — Folder S1268
Identifier: S1268
Scope and Contents
There are two items in this collection. The first item is a photo of the gravestone of Almon B. Strowger in Greenwood Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida. The information below the picture was typed by W. H. Adkins, 3118 East 102 Street, Cleveland, Ohio. He wrote: "Under this stone of the unkept grave lies the dust of what was mortal of Almon B. Strowger; who died May 26th 1902. Friends say he died with a broken heart; for 1898 he sold his dream of 1887 to Leon Bailey for ten thousand dollars and...
Dates:
1902-1939
Henry A. Barnhart collection
Collection
Identifier: L597
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of Henry A. Barnhart's business and political correspondence, including his correspondence as owner of the Rochester Sentinel regarding operational costs, advertising, paper's editorials and news stories, and the Northern Indiana Editorial Association (1890s-1906); his correspondence as president of the Rochester Telephone Company regarding operational costs, rates and regulations of the telephone industry, employee relations,...
Dates:
1866-1965
Hugh Arthur Barnhart collection
Collection
Identifier: L509
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, periodicals, advertisements, and financial records from Hugh A. Barnhart ranging from 1898 to 1964 regarding his business ventures, his personal life, and his political career. The first series includes papers regarding Barnhart's family life, business ventures, and state government positions. Major topics include family correspondence; World War I correspondence; News-Sentinel newspaper; State Highway Commission;...
Dates:
1863-1964
Indiana telegraph and telephone collection
Collection
Identifier: L223
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, blueprint maps, legal documents, and reports from telephone and telegraph companies, lawyers, insurance companies, and city officials in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1893 to 1920, regarding telegraph and telephone right of ways, installation, and legal and business matters.
There are also oversize blueprint maps, correspondence, and documents ranging from 1897 to 1920 and undated (OBE031).
There are also oversize blueprint maps, correspondence, and documents ranging from 1897 to 1920 and undated (OBE031).
Dates:
1893-1920, undated
Marceil Freeland papers
Collection — Folder S0488
Identifier: S0488
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspaper clippings, a newsletter and typed documents from Marceil Freeland in Indiana ranging from 1909 to 1964 regarding Israel D. Jewett's "telephone," the agophone.
Dates:
1909-1964
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Marceil Freeland papers
