George Sabin Gibbs Papers 1896-1947

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George Sabin Gibbs Papers 1896-1947

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Businessman and army officer. Correspondence, a field notebook, telegrams, reports, memoranda, military records, clippings, and printed matter. Most of the material concerns Gibbs's career leading up to his appointment as chief signal officer in 1928. Includes personal correspondence as well as correspondence relating to his vice presidency of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation and his presidency of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company in 1931.

1,500 items; 4 containers; 1.6 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356776

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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