Western Union Telegraph Company: Correspondence and Agreements, 1914-1949, undated
Part of collection: MCI Communications Corporation records (2225)
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1949
- Creation: undated
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, agreements and drafts regarding traffic exchange and royalties, competition and cooperation. Correspondence also includes discussions of contract negotiations and rewriting; contract breeches, especially in regard to service in Asia; the effects of new wage and hours laws in 1939; installation of a pneumatic tube between Western Union offices at 40 and RCA offices at 64 Broad Street, New York; divestment of Western Union's International Operations; and wartime services, especially money orders, on Okinawa, Japan and Manila, Philippines. Also includes F.C.C. tariff no. 48 Money Order Services Rates, Rules and Regulations.
Physical Storage Information
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From the Series: 22 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
25-year time seal from the date of creation due to privacy/security reasons. Litigators may not view the collection without approval.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
