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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Northern New York Telegraph and Telephone Company Records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0099
- Creators:
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Northern New York Telegraph and Telephone CompanySawyer, Alfred P. (Secretary and Treasurer of the Northern New York Telegraph and Telephone Company)
- Dates:
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1881-1887
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.3 Cubic feet2 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Primarily incoming correspondence to Alfred P. Sawyer of Concord, Massachusetts, Secretary and Treasurer of the Northern New York Telegraph and Telephone Company in Plattsburg, concerning routine activities of the Company. For a time he was stationed in Lowell, Massachusetts, until he resigned in 1887.
Historical
Historical
These records consist primarily of incoming correspondence, 1881-1887, to Alfred P. Sawyer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Northern New York Telegraph and Telephone Company in Plattsburgh, New York. The correspondence deals with routine activities of the company.
Administration
Author
Robert Harding
Processing Information
Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1981
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was purchased from Walter Grossman in 1980.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Electricity (now Division of Work and Industry), March 30, 1984.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Northern New York Telegraph and Telephone Company Records, 1881-1887, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Inventory available; contact the Archives Center for more information.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence -- 1930-1950 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Office practice | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| telephone | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Telegraph | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Concord (Mass.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Plattsburg (Mass.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lowell (Mass.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Northern New York Telegraph and Telephone Company | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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