Other papers relating to sound broadcasting by the company, 1920-30
File
MS. Marconi 312
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- Copies of licences for the station at Marconi House in London (2LO), with related correspondence, 1922
- Circuit diagram of the 2LO transmitter used at Marconi House between 1922 and 1925, c. 1925
- [copy] plan of the 2LO studio of the British Broadcasting Company Ltd. at Marconi House, 1922
- Press releases about the closure of the original 2LO station at Marconi House and the opening of a new one at the BBC, 1925
- Circuit diagram of the 2MT transmitter at Writtle, 1922
- Photographs of Nora Scott singing at Writtle and of the Marconi station there, 1922
- Letter and press release about the closure of the 2MT station at Writtle, 1923
- Press release about wireless telephony demonstration at the first Conference of the League of Nations, Geneva, 1920
- Press releases announcing broadcasts of entertainment and other programmes, 1921-2
- Postcards announcing forthcoming broadcasts, 1922
- Correspondence with the Chappell Piano Company Ltd. and with Cliftophone Ltd. about the use of a Cliftophone in broadcasts, 1922-3
- Papers about the broadcast of an address by the Prince of Wales to the Boy Scouts of Great Britain, including a souvenir booklet, 1922
- Papers and cuttings about the broadcast of the King's speech at the opening of the British Empire Exhibition, 1924
- Draft letter about the possible incorporation of advertisements in sound broadcasts, c. 1925
- Miscellaneous press cuttings and articles, 1921-30
Dates
- Creation: 1920-30
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 312
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk