» Historic Speedwell - Morristown, NJ - Home - A National Historic Site where Alfred Vail constructed and improved the telegraph instruments used by Samuel Morse. Included is an account of the development of the telegraph from Vail's perspective.

» Historical Sketch of the Electric Telegraph - Full text of Alexander Jones. 1852 publication.

» History of Teletype Development - Brief historical account of the printing telegraph system.

» History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Traces the history of undersea cable communications, from the first telegraph cables used in 1850 to the fiber optic cables used today for the Internet.

» The Joseph Henry Papers Project - Documenting the life of the revered American scientist who conducted pioneering work in electromagnetism. His unselfish genius helped bring about the inventions of the telegraph, electric motor, and telephone.

» Knights of the Key. - Old time telegraphers tell their stories. Taken from early editions of Railroad Man's Magazine.

» Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph - The entire 19th century book by Franklin Pope is viewable at this site. This was the standard reference book used by the U.S. Signal Service.

» N7CFO - The homepage of ham radio operator, Lynn Burlingame, N7CFO. Resources for telegraph historians including the index of the 1894 book, "Telegraphers of Today." Also available is the index and information about the publication, "The N7CFO KeyLetter," a major resource for telegraph instrument collectors.

» The Overland Telegraph - Essay describes the construction of the telegraph connecting Adelaide and the rest of Australia, through Darwin, with England in 1872.

» The Railroad Telegrapher - Article by Jim Thompson, a retired San Francisco Railway telegrapher.

» Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1791-1919 - An online presentation comprising about 6,500 items that document Morse's career, including his invention of the electro-magnetic telegraph and participation in the development of telegraph systems used in the United States and abroad.

» The Sparks Telegraph Key Review - An interactive historical and pictorial review of telegraph and wireless telegraph keys. Included is a comprehensive listing of the manufacturers actively building equipment and keys during the spark-era of radio.

» Stock Ticker History - A brief history of the development of the stock ticker.

» Telegrams - History of the telegram since 1844 transmitted by morse or teleprinter.

» Telegraph History - an assortment of articles that focus on U.S. telegraph history.

» Telegraph Instruments of Europe - An extensive presentation of the private telegraph instrument collection of Fons Vanden Berghen. Many of the instruments presented appeared his book, "Classics of Communication".

» Thomas A. Edison Papers - Information and documents about Edison's life and career including his years as a telegrapher and inventions in the field of telegraphy.

» Western Union Telegraph Company Records - Scope and contents of the collection held at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Archives Center. Features a history of the company and collection. A major resource for researchers.

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