Papers concerning the provision of wireless news services, 1899-1948

File

MS. Marconi 250

Held at the Weston Library

Comprises:

Passenger list for the sailing of the SS St. Paul on 8 Nov 1899, including the names of Marconi and his staff, 1899
Proof and two clean copies of The Transatlantic Times, published on the St. Paul, 15 Nov 1899
Letters requesting Marconi's signature on copies of The Transatlantic Times, 1910
Correspondence about an article to be written by Marconi for the Christmas edition of the Cunard Daily Bulletin, with a copy of the article, 1904
Typescript copies of news messages to ships, 1909-19
Guidelines for messages to be supplied from Poldhu, 1919
Correspondence and papers about ocean news services, 1919-34
Press cuttings about ocean news services, 1924-48
Souvenir Marconigrams of messages between passengers on the Mauretania's maiden voyage and the King and Queen on the Empress of Britain, and booklet about the Marconi equipment installed on the ship, 1939

Dates

1 box

MS. Marconi 250

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