Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Signature of G. Marconi
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- Textual record
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Item
Repository
Reference code
MS-2-429, SF Box 41, Folder 25
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1902 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 page (1 folder)
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
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
Item is G. Marconi's signature, dated 1902, which 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.
Notes area
Physical condition
The signature is written on fragile and deteriorating acidic paper.
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions on these materials. All materials are open for research.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
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.
Finding aids
Finding aid
Associated materials
See the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company fonds (MS-4-141).
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Preferred citation: Signature of G. Marconi, MS-2-429, SF Box 41, Folder 25, Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.