Announcement of Alexander Graham Bell Collection update on American Memory

[Danna Bell-Russel]

Good afternoon,

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apologies for any duplicate postings.

Through the generous support of the AT&T Foundation, the second release
of digital images of the Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers from the
holdings of the
Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress is now available at the
following url: <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/>. This online
collection will ultimately represent a portion selected from the
original Bell Papers and comprise approximately 4700 items, totaling
about 38,000 images.

The second release contains over 4500 items consisting of
correspondence, scientific notebooks, journals, blueprints, sketches,
and photographs documenting Bell's invention of the telephone and his
involvement in the first telephone company, his family life, his
interest in the education of the deaf, and his aeronautical and other
scientific research.  Included among Bell's papers are his first sketch
of the telephone and pages from an experimental notebook, dated March
10, 1876, that describe the first successful experiment with the
telephone, during which he spoke through the instrument to his
assistant, Thomas Watson, the famous words, "Mr. Watson-- Come here -- I
want to see you."  Also included in this update are Bell’s notes and
photographs of his aeronautical work and correspondence from such noted
individuals as Helen Keller, Marie Curie, Edward Gallaudet, Joseph
Henry, William James, and Guglielmo Marconi.

Please direct any questions to NDLPCOLL at loc.gov