Early telephone service in Kansas collection
Overview
This collection consists of an appointment letter sent to Prescott Keys of Concord, Massachusetts to serve as agent for all of the State of Kansas, excepting Wyandotte County, for the National Bell Telephone Company, written by Theo N. Vail. Also in the collection is a National Bell Telephone flier describing costs for having a Bell telephone line put in.
Dates
- Creation: 1879
Creator
- National Bell Telephone Company (Issuing body, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the National Bell Telephone Company
The National Bell Telephone Company was formed in March 1879 and only existed for a year before becoming the American Bell Telephone Company in March 1880, after merging with the American Speaking Telephone Company. National Bell had been formed when the Bell Telephone Company and the New England Telephone Company, both founded by Alexander Graham Bell's father-in-law Gardiner Green Hubbard and organized in Boston, Massachusetts, merged together. Eventually the American Bell Telephone Company evolved into the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (At&T).
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P951
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Sindell & Company, 2004.
Source
- Sindell and Company (Bookseller, Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Early Telephone Service in Kansas Collection
- Subtitle
- Early telephone service in Kansas collection
- Author
- Finding aid written by tmw. Finding aid encoded by tmw.
- Date
- 2017-07-18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1569965893
- Preferred citation
-
Early telephone service in Kansas collection, RH MS P951, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository