John Francis O'Brien papers, undated, 1910-1996

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John Francis O'Brien papers, undated, 1910-1996

The papers consist of photographs, correspondence and certificates, most involving Mr. O'Brien's service as an employee of the Southern New England Telephone Company.

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Southern New England Telephone Company

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On 27 April 1877, Alexander Graham Bell gave a demonstration of his new invention, the telephone, at Skiff's Opera House in New Haven, Connecticut. This presentation piqued the interest and ingenuity of George Coy, a civil war veteran and manager for the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company. On 3 November 1877, George Coy was awarded a Bell telephone franchise for New Haven and Middlesex counties. The New Haven Telephone District was created in 1878. After a long history of mergers and growth,...