About the Book
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Table of Contents:
Preface, The Authors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chart of the 20m Century, 1 Cartoon: From Punch magazine, The District Telegraph. Invaluable to the Man of Business: Company origins ( 1864), 2 Letter: From the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Ltd, to Captain Moriarty, inviting him, as a 'first class man', to act as navigator on the Great Eastern and assist in the great work of laying the Atlantic cable: Atlantic cable (7 May 1865), 3 Letter: From Captain Moriarty to Rear Admiral Eden, accepting the invitation to act as navigator: Atlantic cable (11 May 1865), 4 Advertisement: Placed by The Transatlantic Steam Ship Company, advertising sale of shares: Corporate growth (20 July 1865), 5 Manuscripts: The West India and Panama Tel Co Ltd. Original manuscript account of the history of the early days of the company: Company history ( 1869-93), 6 Postcard: Picture of the landing of the first telegraph cable from England to India (Bombay) at Porthcurno in Cornwall: Overseas development (1870), 7 Telegraph Cable: From Captain Moriarty to the Editor of the Standard, regarding the laying of the Atlantic cable. Whereas once such a task was seen as almost akin to raising a ladder to the moon, it is now the case that 'every cheapjohn company which pleases to make another cable to lay at the side of it is at liberty to do so': Atlantic cable (8 March 1870), 8 Mortgage Debenture: Prospectus and details of mortgage debentures of The African Direct Telegraph Company Ltd: Corporate growth (1 July 1886), 9 Report: 'The Western Telegraph Company in the Argentine- details of the ASCENSION-BUENOS AIRES cable concession: Company history ( 1909), 10 Postcard: Showing the cover of an information leaflet describing the services of Imperial and International Ltd: Company growth (1929), 11 Letter: From Peper Harrow, Godalming, to Edward Wilshaw, re the need for the Foreign Office to promote British trade and concessions: The company and the government (19 August 1931), 12 Report: The Associated Companies in South America 1866-1922. Foreword to a record of the company's history in South America: Company history (20April 1934), 13 Information: A message from Amy Johnson claiming flight to be 'the most satisfactory form of travel', and from Sir Alan Cobham expressing the hope that easier world travel will assist in achieving world peace. Also information on significant events in the history of flight, and stating that Imperial and International Communications Ltd own 164,000 miles of cable: Corporate growth (c. 1935), 14 Memo: Extracts from the Treasury memo regarding the nationalisation of Cable & Wireless, listing pros and cons of the move: Nationalisation (August 1946), 15 Letter: From Edward Wilshaw, Chairman, to the employees of Cable & Wireless Ltd, wishing all staff goodbye and good luck as 'the government takes command': Nationalisation (30 December 1946), 16 Memo: By H Townsend, regarding the state of Anglo-German, Italian and Japanese telecommunication cables after the war: The war ( 4 March 194 7), 17 Advertisement: Its a Small World- produced at the time of the Festival of Britain: Corporate growth (30 December 1946), 18 Report: Company Profile of Cable & Wireless, reprinted from National Electronics Review: Corporate business (March-April1972), 19 Report: Mobile Automatic Telephone System- report on new technologies developed by Cable & Wireless: New technologies: (1978?), 20 Report: Report to Staff, including profit and loss account: Corporate business (1980), 21 Report: Cable & Wireless Report and Accounts 1981: Corporate business (1981), 22 Report: Chairman's Report from 1982Annual Report, announcing the successful privatisation of the company in 1981: A private company again (1982), 23 Speech: Who Dares Wins by Lord Sharp of Grimsdyke CBE, Chairman and Chief Executive 1981-90. Describing the nationalisation of the company in 1946, after which the Treasury treated the company with 'benign neglect'. Privatisation was achieved in 1981, creating 'Mercury'. The speech was never delivered: Nationalisation and privatisation (1989), 24 Memo: To all employees from Mike Harris, Chief Executive, regarding strategic change necessary for achieving customer focus and operational effectiveness. Also emphasises the continued development of Total Quality Culture: Management strategy (1 May 1992), 25 Advertisement: And How's the World with Cable & Wireless Today? Announcement of Cable & Wireless's 1997 financial performance: Corporate business (1997), 26 Report: Cable & Wireless Selected Facts and Figures: Corporate business (18April1997), 27 Magazine: The World of Cable & Wireless - newspaper for Cable & Wireless employees worldwide. Special edition for 125 years of Cable & Wireless: 125 years of Cable & Wireless (July 1997), 28 Newspaper Report: C&W Rebuilds BT Merger Team, in The Observer. Reporting that Cable & Wireless has reformed its team used for its merger attempt with BT in 1996: Corporate growth (8 February 1998), 29 Telegram: From the Queen, congratulating the company on the completion of the telegraph line between Britain and the Cape of Good Hope, welcoming the close connection between Britain and her South African colonies: The British Empire (date unknown), 30 Report: Historical data for Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Ltd, Manila, Philippines: Corporate history (date unknown, circa 1970s)
