Perham (Douglas M.) Clippings on Early Radio History, 1890-1930

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Summary

Title:
Douglas M. Perham Clippings on Early Radio History
Dates:
1890-1930
Creators:
Perham, Douglas M.
Abstract:
Extent:
616 clippings
Language:
Preferred citation:

Douglas M. Perham Clippings on Early Radio History. History San Jose Research Library

Background

Scope and content:

Clippings compiled by electronics collector Douglas M. Perham on the history of wireless telegraphy and radio, particularly in the Pacific Region. They are organized alphabetically by subject, with an emphasis on amateur radio stations, wireless stations, and early radio broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area. Also included are multiple clippings on patent suits involving Radio Corporation of America; labor strikes against the Marconi Company; and early radio equipment manufacturers in the Bay Area, including Moorhead Laboratories, Elmer Cunningham, and National Radio Company.

Biographical / historical:

Douglas M. Perham (1887-1967) was an early wireless experimenter and broadcaster, and a talented technician. His career spanned the first fifty years of commercial electronics in the West — from his first youthful experiment with a Marconi coherer in 1898 to his retirement from Varian Associates in 1953. In March 1953, Doug, a lifelong collector, joined forces with Connie Kambish, an avid collector in her own right and creator and curator of the New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum south of San Jose, California.

Acquisition information:
Acquired in 2003 by History San Jose from the Perham Foundation as part of the Perham Collection of Early Electronics.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by History San Jose Research Library staff.
Date Prepared:
1890-1930
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Preferred citation:

Douglas M. Perham Clippings on Early Radio History. History San Jose Research Library

Location of this collection:
1661 Senter Road
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