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Alexander Graham Bell Family
Papers, 1862-1939, consists
of correspondence, scientific notebooks, journals, blueprints, articles, and photographs.
The papers document the invention of the telephone, the first telephone company,
Bell's family life, interest in the education of the deaf, and aeronautical and
other scientific research. The collection includes Bell's experimental notebook
with the entry in which he spoke through the first telephone saying, "Mr. Watson
-- Come here -- I want to see you." Bell's various roles as teacher, inventor,
celebrity, and family man are covered extensively in his papers.
These online exhibits
provide context and additional information about this collection.
Alexander
Graham Bell as Inventor and Scientist
The Bell Family Trees
Collection Highlights
The Telephone and
the Multiple Telegraph
Time Line of Alexander
Graham Bell (1847-1922)
These historical
era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
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sources of information.
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More About It! - A bibliography
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