Telecommunications Information Links

The information surrounding the telecommunications industry’s rich history is vast. At the Telecommunications History Group, we’ve done our best to compile an extensive collection of telecommunications equipment, historical documents, directories, memorabilia, and more, creating one of the nation’s largest privately held telecommunications archives. Our group also operates two museums focused on the history of the telecommunications industry.

At THG, we are passionate about preserving the history of the telecommunications industry; if we can assist you with research, please contact us. If you can’t find the information you’re looking for on our website, below are some links to organizations, clubs, exhibits, museums, and archives you may find helpful.

Archives:

Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/collections/alexander-graham-bell-papers/articles-and-essays/family-tree/alexander-graham-bell/

British Telecom Archive
http://www.bt.com/archives

International Telecommunication Union Archives
https://www.itu.int/en/history/Pages/LibraryAndArchives.aspx

MCI Archives
Hagley Museum and Library
http://digital.hagley.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p268001coll28

Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum
www.montrosemuseum.com

NH Telephone Museum
http://nhtelephonemuseum.com

Swedish Telemuseum
https://www.tekniskamuseet.se/

Telephone Historical Centre – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
http://www.telephonehistoricalcentre.com

Clubs & Associations:

Antique Telephone Collectors Association
http://www.atcaonline.com

Telephone Collectors International, Inc.
http://www.telephonecollectors.org

TeleCom Pioneers
http://www.telecompioneers.org

Telephone Museum Lists:

David Massey’s Telephone Tribute Site
http://www.telephonetribute.com/telephone_museums.html

Mobile Phone Museum
https://mobilephonemuseum.org/

Online exhibits:

Bell System Memorial
https://bellsystemmemorial.com/about.html

Emissary ai
A History of Telecommunications
https://www.emissary.ai/history-of-telephone-communication/

OOMA Blog
Telecommunications history: broadcasting
https://www.ooma.com/blog/telecommunications-history-broadcasting/

Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation
http://www.smecc.org

Voice Nation’s The Invention of the Telephone
https://voicenation.com/resources/the-invention-of-the-telephone/

Wireless History Foundation
http://www.wirelesshistoryfoundation.org/wireless-history-project/wireless-history-timeline

Genealogy:

Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/

LDS Genealogy Centers
www.familysearch.org

Home Advisor
History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy
www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.History-at-Home-A-Guide-to-Genealogy.17370.html

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html

National Genealogical Society
www.ngsgenealogy.org



Telecommunications Information Links

The information surrounding the telecommunications industry’s rich history is vast. At the Telecommunications History Group, we’ve done our best to compile an extensive collection of telecommunications equipment, historical documents, directories, memorabilia, and more, creating one of the nation’s largest privately held telecommunications archives. Our group also operates two museums focused on the history of the telecommunications industry.

At THG, we are passionate about preserving the history of the telecommunications industry; if we can assist you with research, please contact us. If you can’t find the information you’re looking for on our website, below are some links to organizations, clubs, exhibits, museums, and archives you may find helpful.

Archives:

Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/.../alexander-graham-bell/

British Telecom Archive
http://www.bt.com/archives

International Telecommunication Union Archives
https://www.itu.int/.../LibraryAndArchives.aspx

MCI Archives
Hagley Museum and Library
http://digital.hagley.org/.../p268001coll28

Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum
www.montrosemuseum.com

NH Telephone Museum
http://nhtelephonemuseum.com

Swedish Telemuseum
https://www.tekniskamuseet.se/

Telephone Historical Centre – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
http://www.telephonehistoricalcentre.com

Clubs & Associations:

Antique Telephone Collectors Association
http://www.atcaonline.com

Telephone Collectors International, Inc.
http://www.telephonecollectors.org

TeleCom Pioneers
http://www.telecompioneers.org

Telephone Museum Lists:

David Massey’s Telephone Tribute Site
http://www.telephonetribute.com

Mobile Phone Museum
https://mobilephonemuseum.org/

Online exhibits:

Bell System Memorial
https://bellsystemmemorial.com/about.html

Emissary ai
A History of Telecommunications
https://www.emissary.ai/history-of-telephone-communication/

OOMA Blog
Telecommunications history: broadcasting
https://www.ooma.com

Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation
http://www.smecc.org

Voice Nation’s The Invention of the Telephone
https://voicenation.com/.../the-invention-of-the-telephone/

Wireless History Foundation
http://www.wirelesshistoryfoundation.org

Genealogy:

Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/

LDS Genealogy Centers
www.familysearch.org

Home Advisor
History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy
www.homeadvisor.com/

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
www.archives.gov/

National Genealogical Society
www.ngsgenealogy.org