Folder Publications and Educational Documents (by Date)

Organized by year of publication (if known).

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Folder AT&T Radio Notes

AT&T Radio Notes

by the Operation and Engineering Department. Began around 1946.
Thanks to Terry Michaels for contributing 29 issues to get this section started. More issues are welcome.

Folder BLR

See Chuck Hensley's comprehensive index to articles in the BLR in the folder below.  It can be used to locate articles to research, whether found in the TCI LIbrary or elsewhere.

Chuck has offered to scan a limited number of pages from his collection (at his convenience).  Send requests using the "Contact Us" link in the Menu Bar above.

HINT:  Search for "BLR" followed by a topic keyword to find a series of related articles.  Use alphabetic sort to display them in chronological order.  e.g.  BLR PBX  or  BLR Picturephone.

When posted, complete scanned BLR issues from Sept. 1925 - Dec. 1961 were available here:
  https://worldradiohistory.com/Bell_Laboratories_Record_Issue_Key.htm

Folder BSTJ - Bell System Technical Journal

In addition to individual scans posted here, see the index to the on-line BSTJ Archive ...

   Bell System Technical Journal Index with Links - 1922 - 1983

Documents

pdf Instructions for Operating Private Branch Exchange Switchboards 1922 Popular

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instructions-for-operating-pbx-cordless-switchboards-1922.pdf

Instructions for Operating Private Branch Exchange Switchboards 1922

Scanned by Valerie Flores - From the collection of the JKL Museum of Telephony

INSTRUCTIONS for operating PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE SWITCHBOARDS (Cordless Type)
When Connected with a Dial Central Office (Step-by-Step)

THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES - 1922

Shows a WE #2 JMRW  dial. The #2 dial on a deskstand would necessarily be a #2AE dial.
The cordless switchboard shown is a 505C PBX.

 

pdf Los Angeles Call Indicator Conversion Ptm May 1924 Ocr R Popular

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los_angeles_call_indicator_conversion_ptm_may_1924_ocr_r.pdf

Los Angeles Call Indicator Conversion Ptm May 1924 Ocr R

Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Clint Gilliland.

pdf Magneto System Diagram Popular

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Magneto System Diagram.pdf

Magneto System Diagram

One page publication: 'How a Small Telephone System is Operated'

From "Western Electric News," page 3, January 1, 1913.

Explains how a magneto switchboard works, tells about jacks, plugs, cords, drops etc.

pdf Manhattan Dial CO MiscBureaus NYTel Apr60 Popular

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Manhattan_Dial_CO_MiscBureaus_NYTel_Apr60.pdf

pdf Manual Switchboards Popular

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Manual Switchboards.pdf

pdf MichBell 1955 - Electricity For The Telephone Man G4opt Popular

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MichBell_1955_-_Electricity_for_the_Telephone_Man_g4opt.pdf

MichBell 1955 - Electricity For The Telephone Man G4opt

Contributed by Greg Gobel.  OCR by Karl Brose.

pdf New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 1 0f 5 [LARGE FILE] Popular

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38oct_NETT_Hurricane_1.pdf

New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 1 0f 5 [LARGE FILE]
Coverage of a major hurricane with many photos of the damage and recovery effort.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 2 0f 5 [LARGE FILE] Popular

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38oct_NETT_Hurricane_2.pdf

New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 2 0f 5 [LARGE FILE]
Coverage of a major hurricane with many photos of the damage and recovery effort.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 3 0f 5 [LARGE FILE] Popular

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38oct_NETT_Hurricane_3.pdf

New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 3 0f 5 [LARGE FILE]
Coverage of a major hurricane with many photos of the damage and recovery effort.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 4 0f 5 [LARGE FILE] Popular

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38oct_NETT_Hurricane_4.pdf

New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 4 0f 5 [LARGE FILE]
Coverage of a major hurricane with many photos of the damage and recovery effort.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 5 0f 5 [LARGE FILE] Popular

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38oct_NETT_Hurricane_5.pdf

New England Telephone Topics, Oct 1938 - Hurricane part 5 0f 5 [LARGE FILE]
Coverage of a major hurricane with many photos of the damage and recovery effort.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf Notes on a Trip East - Nov04 - by W. F. Cozad Superintendent of Traffic Colorado Tel Co Popular

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Notes_on_a_Trip_East_Nov04_W_F_Cozad_Superintendent_of_Traffic_Colorado_Tel_Co_tci_ocr.pdf

Notes on a Trip East - Nov04 - by W. F. Cozad Superintendent of Traffic Colorado Tel Co

70 pages. Informal notes on a trip in 1904 became a historical reference several decades later. Contributed by Steve Cichorsky. OCR and Processing by Paul Fassbender.

pdf NY Tel Telephone Review - Apr 1934 Ocr R Popular

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NY_Tel_Telephone_Review_-_Apr_1934_ocr_r.pdf

NY Tel Telephone Review - Apr 1934 Ocr R

18MB. No. 10 Key Turret announcement. That Sales Organization of Ours.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Clint Gilliland.  [Original Archived]

pdf NY Tel Telephone Review - Mar 1934 Ocr R Popular

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NY_Tel_Telephone_Review_-_Mar_1934_ocr_r.pdf

NY Tel Telephone Review - Mar 1934 Ocr R

Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Clint Gilliland.

pdf NY Tel Telephone Review - March 1934 Ocr JR Popular

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34mar_TelRev_ocr_JR.pdf

NY Tel Telephone Review - March 1934 Ocr JR

Mar34.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Jack Ryan.

pdf NYTel Telephone Review - Aug-34 Ocr R

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NYTel_Telephone_Review_-_Aug-34_ocr_r.pdf

Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Clint Gilliland.

pdf Our Family Album - Pacific Telephone Photos from 1884-1922 [LARGE FILE] Popular

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Pac_Tel_Our_Family_Album_Photos_1884_1922.pdf

Our Family Album -  Pacific Telephone Photos from 1884-1922 [LARGE FILE]
58MB.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.

pdf Our Family Album - Pacific Telephone Photos from 1884-1922 OCR [LARGE FILE] Popular

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Pac_Tel_Our_Family_Album_Photos_1884_1922_ocr_r.pdf

Our Family Album - Pacific Telephone Photos from 1884-1922 OCR [LARGE FILE]

9MB.  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR / Size reduction by Clint Gilliland.

pdf Pacific Telephone - A Survey Of Telephone Transmission May56 Tci Popular

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Pacific_Telephone_-_A_Survey_of_Telephone_Transmission_May56_tci.pdf

Pacific Telephone - A Survey Of Telephone Transmission May56 Tci

161 pages.  Principles of transmission engineering presented "in a simple and non-technical way."  Contributed by Steve Cichorsky. 

pdf Panel Machine Switching Demonstration Ptm March 1924 Ocr R Popular

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panel_machine_switching_demonstration_ptm_march_1924_ocr_r.pdf

Panel Machine Switching Demonstration Ptm March 1924 Ocr R

Contributed by Steve Cichorsky.  OCR by Clint Gilliland.

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