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| Box |
Folder |
Description |
480 |
1 |
Subseries 1:
Telephone Directories, 1929; 1950-1959 (not inclusive) |
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Subseries
2: "How to Operate Booklets, 1918" |
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2 |
Instructions for receiving
clerks, 1918 |
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3 |
Type 19, Set |
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4 |
Model 28, Teleprinter |
| |
5 |
Model 33, Automatic
Send Receive Set |
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6 |
Model 35, Automatic
Send Receive Set |
| |
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Model 35, Keyboard
Send Receive Set |
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Communications Set |
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7 |
Broadband voice-data
instrument |
| |
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Broadband high speed
voice-data system |
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8 |
Hot line |
| |
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5 level code cards
(baudot) |
| |
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8 level code cards
(ASCII) |
| |
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ASCII code theory |
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9 |
Instructions for operating
switchboard, n.d. |
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Subseries
3: Money Transfer Service/Money Order Books, 1905-1939, 1974 |
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10 |
Money Transfer rules,
n.d. |
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11 |
July 1905 |
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12 |
July 1906 |
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13 |
January 1907 |
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14 |
July 1907 |
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15 |
January 1908 |
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16 |
February 1909 |
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17 |
November 1909 |
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18 |
October 1, 1910 |
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19 |
September 1, 1911 |
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20 |
February 1, 1920 |
| 481 |
1 |
February 1, 1926 |
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2 |
April 1, 1934 |
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3 |
September 1, 1939 |
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4 |
Money Transfer Service,
1926 |
| |
5 |
Money Order Book,
1939 |
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Subseries
4: Operator Code Books/Cipher Books, 1880-1917 |
| |
6 |
Code book #9, n.d.
(Francis R. Strak) |
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7 |
Code book #42, n.d.
(R. H. Overbaugh) |
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8 |
Code book, #414, n.d.
(belonging to N.F. Sauer and Harry Ayer) |
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9 |
Code book #970, n.d.
(belonging to John H. Waters) |
| |
10 |
Letter Writing Correspondence
Methods, June 1927 |
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11 |
Directory of Western Union Truck
Stop Agencies (Money Order), July 1975 |
| 482 |
1 |
Code Book. Telegraphic
Code for California Wheat, 1880 |
| |
2 |
Code book of R.C.
Clowry, [1881?] |
| |
3 |
Operator Code Book
of George W. McNear, 1890 |
| |
4 |
ABC Telegraphic Code,
1891 |
| |
5 |
Standard Telegraphic
Cipher Code, 1891 |
| |
6 |
Electric Telegraphic
Code, 1887 |
| 483 |
1 |
Western Union Telegraphic
Code, Universal Edition, 1900 (2 copies) |
| |
2 |
Western Union Telegraphic
Code and International Cable Directory, Universal Edition,
1900 |
| |
3 |
Western Union Telegraphic
Code and International Cable Directory, Universal Edition,
1900 |
| 489 |
2 |
Western Union Telegraphic
Code, Universal Edition, 1900 |
| 484 |
1 |
Universal Lumber Code,
1909 |
| |
2 |
International Cable
Directory and Western Union Telegraphic Code System, 1909 |
| |
3 |
Supplementary reducing
Code, 1911 |
| 485 |
1 |
International Cable
Register of the World in conjunction with Western Union Telegraphic
Code, 1917 |
| |
2 |
Travelers Cable Code/Foreign
Money Tables, ca. 1920 |
| |
3 |
Service Code (for
commercial cable), 1928 |
| 486 |
1 |
New Official Vocabulary
for Telegrams in Preconcerted Language, Vol. 1, 1899 |
| |
2 |
New Official Vocabulary
for Telegrams in Preconcerted Language, Vol. 2, 1900 |
| 487 |
1 |
New Official Vocabulary
for Telegrams in Preconcerted Language, Vol. 2, 1900 |
| |
2 |
New Official Vocabulary
for Telegrams in Preconcerted Language, Vol. 3, 1900 |
| 488 |
1 |
New Official Vocabulary
for Telegrams in Preconcerted Language, Vol. 3, 1900 |
| |
2 |
New Official Vocabulary
for Telegrams in Preconcerted Language, Vol. 4, 1900 |
| 489 |
1 |
Western Union Code
Five-letter edition, 1917 |
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|
Subseries
5: Rate and Wire Mileage Information, 1863-1957 |
| 509 |
1 |
Rates Used at Whitehall,
NY, 1863 |
| |
2 |
Line rates maintained
by [C.E. Machir?] manager of Western Union in Piqua, Ohio.
1865. |
| 499 |
1 |
Square Rate Book,
1869-1886 |
| 509 |
3 |
Mileage diagram, 1891 |
| |
3A |
Regulations and rates for cable
messages, 1897 |
| |
4 |
Conditions and rates
for cable letters, weekend letters, 1913 |
| |
5 |
Cable rates to the
world, 1927 |
| |
6 |
Rates for telegrams
and cables, 1934 |
| |
7 |
Cable Rates for New
York City, 1937 |
| |
8 |
Commercial News Dept.
quotation and sports service, 1949 |
| |
9 |
History of United
States government rates within United States, 1957 |
| |
10 |
Rates and Regulations
of the Western Union System, n.d. |
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|
Subseries
6: Tariff and Cable Information, 1871-1975 |
| 490 |
1 |
Western Union Tariff
Bureau Book, 1871-1872 |
| |
2 |
Western Union Revised
Tariff, 1872 |
| |
3 |
Western Union Tariff
Rates, 1872 |
| |
4 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1874 |
| 491 |
1 |
Western Union Tariff
Check Ledger, July 1874-May 1877 |
| |
2 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1876 |
| |
3 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1877 |
| |
4 |
Western Union revised
Tariff, 1884 |
| |
5 |
Western Union Revised
Tariff, 1886 |
| 498 |
|
State Tariffs, 1887-1907 |
| |
|
State Tariff Rates,
1907-1923 |
| 492 |
1 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1891 |
| |
2 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, July 1891 |
| |
3 |
Western Union Revised
Tariff and Rules, July 1891 |
| |
4 |
Western Union Tariff
and Rules, January 1892 |
| |
5 |
Western Union Revised
Tariff and Rules, January 1893 |
| 493 |
1 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, January 1905 |
| |
2 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1910 |
| |
3 |
Western Union Cable
Tariffs, June 1912 |
| |
4 |
Western Union Trans
Atlantic Duplexed Cables (Cuba Cables), 1912 |
| |
5 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, July 1913 |
| |
6 |
Western Union Tariff
Book (Washington -Alaska), July 1914 |
| 494 |
1 |
Western Union Tariff
Circular, March 1915 |
| |
2 |
Western Union Tariff
Book (Washington-Alaska), February 1916 |
| |
3 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1920 |
| |
4 |
Western Union Tariff
Circular, June 1920 |
| |
5 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1924 |
| |
6 |
Western Union Cable
and radio and tariff book, 1930 |
| |
7 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1934 |
| 495 |
1 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1941 |
| |
2 |
Western Union Cable
Tariff Book, 1942 |
| |
3 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1946 |
| |
4 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1956 |
| |
5 |
Western Union Tariff
Book, 1969 |
| 496 |
1 |
Tariff Book, n.d.
|
| |
2 |
Tariff Book, n.d.
|
| |
3 |
Tarriff Book, No. 81, 1965 |
| 500 |
|
Tariff Circular,
16 January 1916 |
| 501 |
1 |
Tariff Circular,
Vols. 4-5, 1 March 1918-1 December 1919 |
| |
2 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 6, 1 April 1920-1 December 1920 |
| |
3 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 7, 1 March 1921-1 November 1921 |
| |
4 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 8, 1 March 1922-1 November 1922 |
| |
5 |
Tariff Circular,
Vols. 9-11, 1 April 1923- 1 October 1925 |
| 502 |
1 |
Tariff Circular,
Vols. 12-13, 1 April 1926-1 October 1929 |
| |
2 |
Tariff Circular,
Vols. 14-15, 1 April 1928-1 October 1929 |
| |
3 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 16-17, 1 April 1930-1 January 1932 |
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4 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 18, July 1934- July 1935 |
| |
5 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 19, 10 September 1939-15 December 1940 |
| 503 |
1 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 20, 1941-1942 |
| |
2 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 21, 1943-1945 |
| |
3 |
Tariff Circular,
Vol. 22, 1946-1949 |
| |
4 |
International Tariff
Book, 1975 |
| |
5 |
Postal Telegraph-Cable
System List of Offices and revised Tariffs, 1928 |
| |
6 |
Rules and Rates for
Atlantic Cable Messages, n.d. |
| |
|
Subseries
7: Rules & Regulations, 1866-1947 |
| 497 |
1 |
Rules, Regulations
and Instructions, 1866 |
| |
2 |
Instruction and rule
books, 1870 |
| |
3 |
Instruction and rules,
1884 |
| |
4 |
Instructions for foremen
and linemen, 1900 |
| |
5 |
Instructions for foremen
and linemen, 1902 |
| |
6 |
Rules for construction
and repair, 1905 |
| |
7 |
U.S. Naval Radio Services
Commercial Traffic Regulations, 1915 |
| |
8 |
Western Union Testing
and Regulating Training Course Laboratory Experiments, 1930 |
| 504 |
1 |
Domestic Telegraph
Service Rules & Regulations, 1937 |
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|
Subseries
8: Equipment Catalogues, Manuals & Specifications, ca. 1894-1956 |
| |
2 |
Uniform System of
Accounts for Wire-Telegraph and Ocean Cable Carriers, 1943
(FCC) |
| |
3 |
Traffic Department
Testing and Regulating Manual, 1947 |
| |
4 |
Testing and Regulating
Training Course and Lab Experiments, n.d. |
| 505 |
1 |
Telegraph pole diagrams,
ca. 1894 |
| |
2 |
Multiplex printer,
specifications and instructions, ca. 1908-1915 |
| |
3 |
Multiplex printers,
specifications for operation & maintenance, 1915-26. |
| 506 |
1 |
Teletype Printing
Telegraph Systems, No. 129 Issue 1, 1927 Specs for model 12
direct keyboard |
| |
2 |
Teletype Printing
Telegraph Systems No. 137, 1929 Typewheel Tape Printer Ticker |
| |
3-4 |
Printing Telegraph
Repair Parts Catalogue, 1925-1938 |
| |
5 |
Cable spinning manual (by D.J.
Neale, Engineer), 1946 |
| 507 |
1 |
Bartlane, 1935 |
| |
2 |
Multifax facsimile
machines 1937-39. |
| |
3 |
Teletype Printing
Telegraph Systems, No. 110 Issue 3, 1937 Type Bar Printer |
| |
4 |
New Achievements (new
equipment designed and developed by Western Union), 1948.
|
| |
5 |
Transatlantic Cable
Facsimile |
| |
6 |
Automatic telegraph,
facsimile process, ca. 1940 |
| 508 |
1 |
Multiplex printer,
ca.1941 |
| |
2 |
A Modern Telegraph
Office, 1943 |
| |
3 |
"Reperforator Operating
Instructions for Schools and Commercial Office Forces," Bulletin
No. 110-B. New York: WUTCO, Commercial Department, 1944. |
| |
4 |
Multi Magnet Reperferator,
1956 |
| |
5 |
Telefax Patrons Systems,
Customfax, Dial fax, Unifax, n.d. |
| |
6 |
Teleregister publications |
| |
7 |
Teletypes, ca. 1925-1936 |
| 509 |
11 |
Printing Telegraph System, 1930 |
| 814 |
1 |
Operating Dept. Management Training
Program (empty binder) |
| |
2 |
Employee Relations Traffic Dept. |
| |
3 |
Specifications for
Operation and Maintenance of Multiplex Printing Telegraph
System |
| |
4 |
Operating Instruction No. OP-2
for Automatic Operations, June 1956 |
