Papers of Alfred Vail, 1835-1938.

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Papers of Alfred Vail, 1835-1938.

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Family correspondence; journal (1835) covering Vail's travels, his activities at his family's Speedwell Iron Works, and his attendance at New York University; scrapbook chiefly relating to the Vail family genealogy, the history of Morristown, N.J., and the controversy between the heirs of Vail and Samuel F. B. Morse over their respective importance in the invention of telegraphy; and other family papers; together with drafts, galleys and printed copies of articles and monographs about Vail by his son, James Cummings Vail including the "Early History of the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph from Letters and Journals of Alfred Vail" (1914).

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Vail, James Cummings.

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Speedwell Iron Works (Morristown, N.J.)

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Vail, Alfred, 1807-1859

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Genealogist. From the description of Vail family genealogical research papers, [ca. 1851-1858] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155497730 Inventor. From the description of Papers of Alfred Vail, 1835-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82098840 Alfred Vail, a co-inventor of the telegraph, was born in Morristown, New Jersey on September 25, 1807 to Bethiah Youngs and Stephen Vail. On September 2, 1837, he witnessed one of Professor Samuel F.P. Morse's firs...

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

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Painter, inventor; New York, N.Y. and London, England. From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599940 From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007074 Author of account concerning deportation of 1100 workers and I.W.W. sympathizers from Bisbee to Columbus, N.M., July 12, 1917. From the description of The truth about Bisbee...

New York University

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The Class Collection documents selected student and alumni activities of New York University graduating classes from 1843-1966. Formal and informal gatherings were common, and were documented in detail by the participants. From the description of Class collection, 1843-1966. 1880-1900 (bulk). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477254465 New York University (formerly, University of the City of New York), is an academic institution and, as such, its faculty produces ar...

Vail family.

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