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Connecticut House bill no. 185 re: erection of telephone and telegraph lines
1881/02/24
Concerning the rights to land ownership of companies or people who erect telegraph or telephone wires.
GLC05702
re: a copy of an article
1898/03/25
Gray, Elisha, 1835-1901
GLC02480.10
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Receipt
circa 1946
One receipt for the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company with a total of $32.44.
GLC09952.042.02
Letters written by Air Force serviceman Joel Farrow [Decimalized .01-.25]
1956-1960
Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995
Letters written by Air Force serviceman Joel Farrow detailing service during the cold war from 1956-1960. Farrow is based primarily in Wyoming, Paris and Evreux France. He details his daily life as well as some mentions on his health and brief...
GLC09910
to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow
9 May 1957
One letter to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow from Joel L. Farrow dated April 22, 1957. Joel updates his family on his softball team and daily life. He went to Paris on his last leave and saw the Eiffel Tower and the Mona...
GLC09910.12
16 May 1957
One letter to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow from Joel L. Farrow dated May 16, 1957. Joel updates his family on his daily life and gives them a way to get in touch with him in the case of an emergency. He also mentions...
GLC09910.13
Soldiers' letters from World War II [Decimalized .001-.072]
1936-1949
Umbach, Florence, 1926-2004
A collection of letters primarily between sisters Florence Umbach and Catherine Umbach Griffin. There are also letter sent to either sister form other authors. This collection also includes sixteen empty envelopes that do not seem connected to either...
GLC09952
Original printing of patent for Bell's telephone patent no.174,465]
7 March 1876
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
The original printing of the patent for Bell's telephone, with two pages of lithographed diagrams. Lithography by N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington, D. C. The pages have been stenciled (per Christies) 110-117.
GLC05257
to C. F. Manahan
12 March 1877
Requests that Manahan make arrangements with Western Union Telegraph Company or the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company to connect lines with his private line. Offers to repeat a telephone lecture in Lowell [Massachusetts] as long as the lines are...
GLC02062
to Estelle Spero
February 28, 1943
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
Diamond describes the experience of making a telephone call to Estelle.
GLC09120.195
February 7, 1944
Diamond describes the telephone operator, Kallor, as a Jewish dress cutter from New York who is in Sidney's father's union.
GLC09120.344
10 May 1942
States that he is in the chemical warfare service training. He is swell, but has no phone. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.
GLC09120.014
circa. early summer 1942
Describes the experience of being subjected to a dose of chloracetophenone (tear gas) in order to demonstrate to the soldiers the value of the gas mask. Outlines the rest of the day's schedule - a class in military customs and the History of...
GLC09120.046
Check
30 December 1942
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
Check for New York Telephone Co. for $4.72
GLC09414.1622
January 20, 1943
Check for New York Telephone Co. for $5.86
GLC09414.1626
February 23, 1943
Check for New York Telephone Co. for $5.14
GLC09414.1631
Bill
6 April 1943
New York Telephone Co.
Bill from New York Telephone Co. for $9.44
GLC09414.1634
to Sylvia Weiner
27 August 1929
Moe wishes Sylvia a happy birthday from Switzerland where he is on furlough, and asks her to call. She wrote on the back that she could not get a call through.
GLC09414.1688
1929-1945
Lil, fl. 1929-1945
Lil writes that she tried to contact Sylvia several times by phone but was unsuccessful. She also says she did get the message that Moe is in Oregon, and asks Sylvia to confirm the address.
GLC09414.1689
to Sylvia and Moe Weiner
Becker, Madeline, 1915-1995
Madeline writes that she contacted the telephone company and explained the past due bills, the company agreed to wait until they returned. She also reports that she cleaned the garage and rearranged the bedroom. Madeline provides a drawing of the new...
GLC09414.1690
to Louis Stamps
6 November 1964
Sabaroff, Susanne, 1944-?
Letter to Louis Stamps from Susanne Sabaroff, written at Penn State, in which she thanks him for his phone call, discusses travel logistics, and hopes that his parents sanction his "pinning" of her.
GLC09571.11
10 November 1964
Letter to Louis Stamps from Susanne Sabaroff, written at Penn State. The letter includes a discussion of travel logistics and a description of her science project. She writes about how much work she has and looks forward to Thanksgiving.
GLC09571.12
6 September 1943
It turns out that both Moe and Sylvia saw the same film recently. Moe mentions the possibility of talking by phone.
GLC09414.0772
4 January 1944
Moe asks about Sylvia's cold. He asks if she stayed home at any point. He said the list of telephone calls she included in her letter sounded just like a typical Sunday afternoon except the people used to actually come over.
GLC09414.0906
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
22 April 1943
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Written at 7:10 PM. Sylvia writes she had Italian pastries from a pastry shop, just like the ones they used to have together in Russia. Discusses telephone call they had and their ambivalent feelings about Passover. He had asked about the tires on...
GLC09414.0004
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