Dalhousie University Archives
Finding Aid - Signature of G. Marconi (MS-2-429, SF Box 41, Folder 25)
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Table of contents
Summary information ...... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch ...... 3 Scope and content ...... 3 Notes ...... 4 Physical condition ...... 4 Access points ...... 4
Dalhousie University Archives Page 2 MS-2-429, SF Box 41, Folder 25 Signature of G. Marconi
Summary information
Repository: Dalhousie University Archives Title: Signature of G. Marconi Reference code: MS-2-429, SF Box 41, Folder 25 Date: 1902 (date of creation) Language: English Physical description: 1 page (1 folder) Note [generalNote]: Preferred citation: Signature of G. Marconi, MS-2-429, SF Box 41, Folder 25, Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Note Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) was an Italian inventor known as the father of long-distance radio transmission, and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Often credited as the inventor of radio, he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy. As an entrepreneur, businessman and founder of the The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in Britain in 1897, Marconi succeeded in making a commercial success of radio by innovating and building on the work of previous experimenters and physicists.
Custodial history The signature was donated to the University Library by Dougald Macgillivray in 1935; it was accessioned by the Archives in 2010.
Scope and content
G. Marconi's signature, dated 1902, appears to have been cut or torn from the bottom of a letter. The folder also contains a photocopied excerpt from the President's Report for 1934-1935 in which the gift from Dr. Dougald Macgillivray is recognized.
Dalhousie University Archives Page 3 MS-2-429, SF Box 41, Folder 25 Signature of G. Marconi
Notes
Title notes
Physical condition The signature is written on fragile and deteriorating acidic paper.
Restrictions on access There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Conditions governing use Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
Related material See the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company fonds (MS-4-141).
Accruals No further accruals are expected.
Other notes • Publication status: Published
Access points
• Textual record (documentary form) • Autographs (subject) • Personal archives (subject) • Signatures (subject) • Wireless communications systems (subject)
Collection holdings
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