| Historical Information |
| The Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers at the Library of Congress (1862-1939) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/bellhome.html |
| The Australasian Telephone Collectors Society Inc. http://www.telephonecollecting.org |
| Bell System Memorial http://www.bellsystemmemorial.com |
| Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame - The time has come to transmit the message of our proud telecommunications heritage to all Canadians. The time has equally come for many Canadians to receive the honours they so richly deserve for their contributions to the success of Canadian telecommunications. http://www.telecomhall.ca |
| The Dutch Online Telephone Museum http://www.telefoonmuseum.com |
| An Early History of the Telephone 1664 to 1865 - This site documents the development of the telephone from the basic concepts, ideas and intellectual properties of many people throughout Europe starting with Robert Hooke to Philipp Reis. http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/projects/bluetelephone/html/nav.html |
| The Eastland Disaster Historical Society - On
July 24, 1915 the excursion ship, S. S. Eastland, capsized at its
berth in the Chicago River, drowning more than 800 Western Electric
Hawthorne Works employees,
family members and friends. The purpose of the Eastland Disaster
Historical Society is twofold. First, to provide education and
information regarding the Eastland Disaster to ensure its place
in history for future generations. And second, to commemorate
those families whose lives were affected by the Eastland Disaster. http://www.eastlanddisaster.org |
| NEW Hell's Bells: A Radio History of the Telephone This 8-part series was sponsored by the Telecommunications Education Trust established by the California Public Utilities Commission and was produced by Gregg McVicar and Pacific Multimedia for Western Public Radio. One of the most exciting radio series IMS has seen, HELL'S BELLS is a fascinating glimpse into the history of telecommunications and has great relevance for those interested in the future of the Internet. http://town.hall.org/radio/HellsBells/ |
| The IEEE History Center Preserving, Researching and Promoting the Legacy of Electrical Engineering and Computing. http://www.ieee.org/organizations/history_center |
| Light Straw Strowger Telephone Exchanges Pages A wonderful virtual tour of a British Strowger Exchange. You can almost smell the oildag! http://www.light-straw.co.uk/ate/ |
| The Mercurians began meeting in 1986 for
the purpose of generating networks between people who share work
and interests in the history of communication technologies.
They are a special interest group in the Society
for the History of Technology (SHOT) which was formed in 1958 to
encourage the study of the development of technology and its
relations with society and culture. http://www.mercurians.org |
| Telecommunications Heritage Group (UK) http://www.thg.org.uk/ |
| Telecommunications History Group of Denver, Colorado http://www.telcomhistory.org |
| Tribute to the Telephone Home Page http://www.telephonetribute.com |
| The University of Connecticut Libraries: UCL: SNET Online Exhibition http://www.lib.uconn.edu/DoddCenter/ASC/SnetExhb/ |
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