Records concerning the establishment and early administration and operation of the Marconi International Marine Communication Company Ltd., c. 1898-1924
File
MS. Marconi 243
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- Drafts of agreement for the setting up of MIMC Co. Ltd. by the Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company, c. 1898
- Draft licence for use of patents of Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, 1900
- Notices of share offers, 1900
- Statement of expenditure, 1901
- MIMC Co. Ltd. General Orders, 1902
- Lists of ship and shore stations controlled by MIMC Co. Ltd., and list of lantern slides of men-of-war, 1902
- List of proposed sailings of ships fitted with Marconi equipment, 1903
- Auditor's report relating to ships' traffic including details for ship and shore stations operated as at 30 Jun 1903, 1904
- Correspondence concerning the resignation of Colonel Thys from his directorship of MIMC Co. Ltd., including a summary (in French) of the progress of wireless telegraphy to date and its maritime applications, 1906
- MIMC Co. Ltd. Circular no. 106, listing worldwide shore and ship stations operated by or in connection with the company, 1907
- Blank agreement forms for installations and operators on ships, c. 1910
- Post Office Licence to establish wireless telegraph ship stations, partly filled out for the Arcadian, c. 1910
- Blank forms relating to employment of wireless operators including agreement, permission to act as assistant wireless operator on board ship, Post Office certificate of proficiency in radiotelegraphy, conditions of employment for operators, and declaration of secrecy, c. 1910
- Marconi telegraph communication charts for the North Atlantic, Sep 1911,Dec 1913
- Lists of proposed sailings of outward and homeward bound ships fitted with Marconi telegraphs, indicating time up to which telegrams may be accepted, May-Jul 1913
- List of trawlers fitted with Marconi apparatus, c. 1924
Dates
- Creation: c. 1898-1924
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 243
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