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Western Union Telegraph Company Records, 1820-1995

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Western Union Telegraph Company

Repository

National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution
Archives Center
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 601/Room 1100
Washington, DC 20013-7012
202-633-3270
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Physical Description

450 cubic feet

Summary

Administrative records, patents, books, articles, drawings, technical documents, clippings, other records relating to personnel, equipment, policies, and general history of the company and to the development of the telegraph.

Finding Aid

http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC0205.pdf

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