Copies of clippings [and] material on Nathan B. Stubblefield [microform].

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Copies of clippings [and] material on Nathan B. Stubblefield [microform].

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Collection consists of microfilm copies of various clippings from newspapers, magazines, professional and trade journals, fliers, brochures, books, etc. pertaining to the life and inventions of Nathan B. Stubblefield, mostly on his work on the wireless telephone. The collection also includes typewritten, undated essays by various authors, including L.J. Hortin; letters from various libraries describing collections of papers relating to Mr. Stubblefield; family history information concerning the Stubblefield family; photographs of the Stubblefield family; a program from the music drama called "The Stubblefield Story" and photographs of the actors; handwritten notes; letters to and from various Stubblefield family members; a transcript of a dramatic radio show program called "Builders of Destiny" dated 1948 about Mr. Stubblefield's invention; and various other items. Other related items include letters concerning the Nathan B. Stubblefield Foundation, a memorial, and the WNBS radio station which was named after Nathan B. Stubblefield, as well as notes from an interview by Hortin with two of Stubblefield's daughters, and several books written about Mr. Stubblefield.

2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Stubblefield family.

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Morgan, Thomas Olin, 1941-

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Coleman, J. Winston (John Winston), 1898-1983

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Historian, author. From the description of John Winston Coleman : miscellaneous papers, 1934. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49199944 Author, historian. J. Winston Coleman, Jr. was a native of Lexington, Ky. He received degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.) and was president of the general contracting firm of Coleman & Davis, Inc. In the 1930s his interest turned toward Kentucky ...

Hortin, Loren Joseph, 1904-1992.

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L. J. Hortin recites a history of the Lower Tennessee Valley Association, why it was formed and what it accomplished during the 1920s and 1930s. From the description of Oral history interview with L. J. Hortin [sound recording], 1976 February 20 (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 599730344 ...

WLW (Radio Station : Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Stubblefield, Nathan Beverly, 1860-1928

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Nathan Bowman Stubblefield was an American inventor from Murray, Kentucky during the latter part of the 19th Century and early part of the 20th Century. He was born at Murray on November 22, 1860. In his youth he was tutored by a governess and later attended a boarding school in Farmington, Kentucky. He also was self-educated in the field science. He patented improvements for the telephone and developed plans for a lamp lighter, electric battery and a mobile radio telephone. He founded the Wirel...

Miller, David Hendrick, 1941-

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Waters, John Colda.

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