| Civil War Signal Corps and United States Military Telegraph: Contains information on how the telegraph was used during the Civil War. |
| Events in Telecommunications History: A chronology of telecommunications history from the British Telecom Group archives. |
| Ezra Cornell: a Nineteenth-Century Life: An on-line exhibit from Cornell University Library that documents his involvement with the construction of the first telegraph lines in America. |
| Granville T. Woods: Biography of this African-American engineer and inventor, who developed and patented several inventions relating to telegraphy. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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". |
| The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy: A comprehensive manual for learning, using, mastering and enjoying Morse code as a means of communication, by William G. Pierpont, N0HFF. |
| The Atlantic Cable: Image reproduction of a book by Bern Dibner, published by the Burndy Library. |
| The Aurora Borealis and the Telegraph: Essay on how solar flares crippled communications during the 19th century. |
| The Commercial Cable Company: History of the Commercial Cable Company and its Atlantic telegraph cables. |
| The Early History of Data Networks: The on-line version of a book by Gerard J. Holzman and Bjorn Pehrson with extensive information about the history of optical telegraphy. |
| The Electromagnetic Telegraph: A technical history of the 19th-century electromagnetic telegraph by Dr. James B. Calvert. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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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