Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the PhoneTel Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0874
Creators:
Hashimoto, Kazuo
Kilby, Jack
Hashimoto Corporation
Dates:
1954-1994.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
2 Cubic feet
2 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of material documenting early telephone answering devices.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The first digital telephone answering device was invented by Kazuo Hashimoto in mid-1983.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, October 2006.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of the History of Information, Technology and Society (now Division of Medicine and Society) to the Archives Center in October, 2004.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
PhoneTel Collection, 1954-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
telephone -- Equipment and supplies Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
telephone -- History Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Telephone answering and recording equipment industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors -- 1950-2000 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Patent practice Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Patents Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caller ID telephone service Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventions -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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