Found 3 collections related to Telegraph -- United States

Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4479
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Letters and documents of Amos Kendall, American lawyer, journalist, politician, and Postmaster General during the Jackson and Van Buren administrations. Early letters relate to business ventures and debts; letters dating from the 1830s concern... more
Western Union Telegraph Company
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3298
.4 linear feet (3 v.)
Collection consists of Western Union financial and construction records. Financial statistics, 1867-1875, were kept by George B. Prescott, electrician for the company. Also, costs of construction and repair work on lines, 1873-1874; and records... more
Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2784
.2 linear feet (12 folders)
Francis Ormond Jonathan Smith (1806-1876) was a lawyer, businessman and United States Congressman from Maine, 1833-1839. Smith assisted Samuel F.B. Morse in introducing the electric telegraph. Collection consists of Smith's correspondence with... more