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INDEXES AND REFERENCES
Indexes and References 455
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Abrams, Bruce, Assistant Archivist, County Clerk and Clerk of the Supreme
Court, New York - Assistance in the retrieval of trial records
Altshuler, José, Academy of Sciences of Cuba - A great deal of bibliographic in-
formation and useful discussions. Accurate reading of Section Two (Havana) of
the work and valuable suggestions
Ardizones Ceballos, Xavier (and Mrs.), Ambassador Plenipotentiary of Cuba in
Italy - Effective assistance and support with the authorities and institutions of
Havana and retrieval of interesting literature
Arecchi, Tito, Director of the Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Florence - Assistance
in research on higher teaching in Florence during the nineteenth century
Astegiano, Piero, MD, Expert in Sports Medicine, Fiano (Turin) - Useful discus-
sions on medical aspects and bibliographic indications on electrotherapy and
infertility induced by syphilis
Balestri, Mario, Director of Grosseto’s SIP Agency (currently Telecom Italia) -
Research on possible descendants of Amatis Meucci in the Province of Grosseto
Banti, Edvige, Widow of the eldest son of Prof. Angelo Banti - Documentation
on Prof. Banti’s research on Antonio Meucci
Bargellini, Pier Luigi, Chief Scientist, Comsat Lab. (retired), Clarksburg, MD,
USA - Retrieval of rare documents, bibliographic indications on the history of
Florence; identification and collection of information in the USA, useful
discussions
Belgrado, Marcello, Principal of the Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale
“Antonio Meucci,” Florence - Assistance and exchange of ideas and information
Bellacci, Giuliano, Archives of the Archiepiscopal Curia of Florence -
Assistance in research in the registers of marriages and deaths in Florence
Bernetti, Raffaele, Palos Park, Illinois (USA) - Various research conducted in
Chicago, finding of interesting literature on Antonio Meucci
Berni, Roberta, Azienda di Promozione Turistica di Firenze - photographs and
useful information on nineteenth century Florence
Berres, John, Patent Counsel, Comsat Laboratories, Washington, DC (USA) -
Assistance in the research conducted at the United States Patent Office; useful
discussions and retrieval of literature on nineteenth century’s patent laws
Bevacqua, Joanna, Head of Acquisitions, Phillip A. Randolph Library, New York
- Retrieval of rare documents in the USA
Bianchi, Piero, Director of Pisa’s SIP Agency (currently Telecom Italia) -
Research on the descendants of Amatis Meucci in the Pisa Province
Bigi, Lucio, Assistant in the Sacristy of the ‘Duomo’ of Florence - Research on
the religious censuses of Florence’s Parishes
Bonanni, Stefania, Librarian, Istituto per la Storia del Ris orgimento Italiano,
Rome - Retrieval and delivery of Antonio Meucci’s autograph letters and
historical information on Garibaldi
Bonavoglia, Luigi, President, Scuola Superiore G. Reiss Romoli, L’Aquila -
Financing of the trip to Cuba and the United States. Critical reading of the
inserts on the history of electricity and magnetism as well as on the history of
telegraph and telephone and useful suggestions
Burattin, Maria C., Librarian, USIS Rome Library - Retrieval and delivery of
USIS bibliographic documentation
Caleno, Cesare, Publishing Consultant of SEAT, Rome - Useful discussions and
suggestions for the conceptual and structural arrangement of the work
Caniggia, Mauro, Historiographer, President of the “Centro Studi De Tillier,”
Aosta - Permission to publish a drawing of Innocenzo Manzetti’s telephone
Cappelloni, Dario, SEAT - Editoria per la Comunicazione, Rome- Bibliographic
research in Rome
Capponi, Alfranco, Freelance journalist, Donation of the book on the history of
paper in Pioraco456 Antonio Meucci
Cappuccini, Franco, President, Consiglio Superiore Tecnico P.T.A., Rome - Re-
trieval of documents from the Archives and Library of the Ministry of Post and
Telecommunication
Caradini, Cinzia, Assocarta, Via di S. Teresa 23 Rome - Forwarding of data on
paper consumption and production in various countries of the world
Cardellicchio, Michelangelo (and coworkers Mario Penna and Maria Pizzi),
Director of the RAI TV Production Center, Rome - Research in RAI’s video
library, duplication of RAI videotapes on Antonio Meucci
Cartacci, Marcello (and coworkers L. Barbacci, V. Cannistrà, L. Ognibene, C.
Tomasso), Director of the Museo Storico P.T., Rome - Guided tour of the
museum, philatelic research, retrieval of original documents, supply of valuable
photographs and photocopies from the library
Cassi, Don Aligi, Parish Priest of the S. Frediano in Cestello Parish, Florence -
Assistance in finding the house in which Antonio Meucci was born and the
Religious censuses of the Parish
Cassola, Marica, Archivist of the Historical Archives of the Florence
Municipality - Historical research on Florence, many useful discussions and
indications
Castagnari, Giancarlo, Director of Fabriano’s Municipal Library - Donation of
the book on the history of papermaking and useful information
Castellino, Onorato, Professor of Economics and Trade, Institute of Political
Economics “Giuseppe Prato” at the University of Turin - Many communications
and bibliographic indications on Tuscan coins and on the inflation of the US
dollar in the nineteenth century
Cecconi, Marcello, SIP (currently Telecom Italia), Pisa branch office - Useful
indi cations and forwarding of philatelic documents on Antonio Meucci
Celardo, John, Chief, Appraisal & Disposition Branch, National Archives and
Records Administration - Northeast Region, Bayonne, NJ (now in New York
City, NY) - Assistance in the retrieval of trial records and research also in other
Archives of the United States
Ceragioli, Giorgio, Researcher - Experimental Station for Cellulose, Paper and
Vegetable and Artificial Fibers, Milan - Critical review of the appendix on paper-
making and useful suggestions
Cerruti, Luigi, Associated Professor of History of Chemistry, Department of Sci-
ences MFN, University of Turin - Critical analysis and appraisal of the patents of
Antonio Meucci on drying oils
Civil Reference Branch (Staff), National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington, DC (now at College Park, MD), USA - Retrieval and selection of a
considerable amount of documentary material
Coppini, Mario, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze - Research and retrieval of
Antonio Meucci’s attendance at the Accademia, assistance for the consultation of
the registers
Corazza, Giancarlo, President of the “Fondazione G. Marconi,” Pontecchio
Marconi (BO) - financing and organization of the International Conference on
the Telephone Pioneers
Corbella, Adriana, Librarian of Milan’s Museo alla Scala - Biography and
portrait of Lorenzo Salvi, information on various opera singers and documentary
material on a painter, Antonio Meucci’s homonymous
Costa, Theodore, Curator, Staten Island Ferry Museum - Assistance in the
Research on the explosion of the ferry-boat Westfield and on the history of the
Staten Island Ferry
Costantino, Gianni, Ediciones Gianni Costantino S.A., Havana (Cuba) -
Interesting information and documents on the history of Havana, authorization
to reproduce many of his valuable photographs
Crivello, Domenico, Vivai Piante, Monasterolo (Turin) - Identification of the
flora on Staten Island on the basis of old photographs and drawingsIndexes and References 457
Dal Monte, Giorgio, former General Manager of Associazione Elettrotecnica Ital-
iana, Milan - Useful bibliographic indications
Damiani, Gen. Sergio, Istituto Storico e di Cultura dell’Arma del Genio, Rome -
Guided tour of the Museum, reproduction of photographs, useful information
De Fillo, Carlotta, Curatorial Assistant, Library, Staten Island Historical
Society, Staten Island (USA) - Retrieval and forwarding of a considerable amount
of documents and photographs
De Nonno, Tony , Film maker, De Nonno Productions Inc., New York, NY (USA) -
Retrieval and forwarding of a considerable amount of documents and
photographs, useful indications and discussions, identification of many
agencies and researchers in the USA, help in promoting this book and in finding
a suitable publisher in the United States
Dilaghi Pestellini, Elena, Astronomer and teacher at the Istituto Tecnico
Industriale Statale “Antonio Meucci” of Florence - Assistance and exchange of
ideas and in formation, research at the “Biblioteca Nazionale” and at “La
Nazione” in Florence
Egidi, Claudio, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electronics,
Polytechnic of Turin - Indication of publications by Giovanni Giorgi on the
invention of the telephone, indication of experts in refrigeration and in electric
measurements techniques and useful discussions
Enrici, Aldo , Managing Director of AT&T Italia - Help in obtaining the
authorization to consult and use the material in the archives of AT&T (Warren,
NJ)
Evangelisti, Maura, Editoria per la Comunicazione - SEAT Divisione STET,
Rome - Retrieval of valuable photographs and documents, supervision of the
documentary part of the work
Fantino Piero, Head of the Analysis Laboratory - Turin Dairy Farm - Analysis and
assessment of Antonio Meucci’s patent for a method of milk analysis
Fantò, Cesare, Honorary President, Alenia Spazio - Promotion of the
publication of the work and of the International Conference on Telephone
Pioneers
Fausone, Alfredo, Manager of the User Terminals Division, CSELT, Turin -
Indications and documents on the history of telephone techniques
Fedele, Roberto, Publications Office, CNR, P. Aldo Moro, Rome - Donation of
the book by Luigi Respighi on Antonio Meucci
Ferrari, Gianfranco, Director of Research and Development, Guido Donegani
Institute (Enichem Group), Novara - Analysis of Antonio Meucci’s ‘Plastic
Paste’ patent and comment on the state of the art of the period and on Meucci’s
contribution
Ferro, Vincenzo, Professor of Applied Physics, Polytechnic of Turin - Analysis
and comment on the ‘Hygrometer’ patent by Antonio Meucci. Original note on
the history of hygrometry
Fogolari, Maria Luisa, Head of the Archives of the Episcopal Curia of Livorno -
Accurate research on the residence in Livorno of possible descendants of the
Meucci family
Fontana, Annalisa, Secretary of Associazione Elettrotecnica Italiana, Rome
Section - Research in the AEI archives in Rome on Angelo Banti
Friedman, Maxine, Curator, Staten Island Historical Society, Staten Island, NY -
Assistance in the search for documents and photographs
Fromy, Martine, Secrétariat de la Collection Historique des Télécommunications,
CNET, France Télécom, Paris - Useful indications for retrieving documents on
the history of milk measurements
Gallo Martucci, Anna, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze - Reading and review of
the appendix on the Accademia di Belle Arti and useful suggestions
Ghisellini, Mario, Curator, Museo Storico delle Telecomunicazioni, SIRTI,
Cassina De' Pecchi (MI) - Guided tour of the Museum, supp ly of photographs of458 Antonio Meucci
the Meucci’s telephone model reconstructed by Guglielmo Marconi and useful
indications
Grande Stevens, Franzo, Law Firm, Turin - Advice on various matters concerning
the trials involving Meucci in the United States of America
Gualandi, Stefano, General Services, SIP (currently Telecom Italia), Livorno
subsidiary - In-depth research on possible descendants of the Meucci family in
Livorno
La Corte, John N., Founder, President, Italian Historical Society of America,
Brooklyn, NY - Interesting information on the history of the Italian community
in New York and on the merits of eminent Italo-American citizens
Lacava, Giovanni, Secretary of the Teatro della Pergola, Florence - Guided tour of
the Theater and information on the acoustic telephone built by Antonio Meucci
Lanna, Roberto, United States Information Service (USIS), Turin - Retrieval and
forwarding of USIS information on Antonio Meucci
Lari, Mario, Planning Director, RAI, Rome - Assistance at the RAI archives in
research on Antonio Meucci
Leone, Naida, Museo Storico Topografico “Firenze Com’era,” Florence -
Research on the names and locations of Florence’s streets in the nineteenth
century
Leoni, Luciano, Azienda di Promozione Turistica di Firenze - Free assistance and
supply of ph otographs of Florence
Leschiutta, Sigfrido, Dept. of Electronics of the Polytechnic of Turin -
Bibliographic indications and useful discussions on the history of candles and
lighting techniques; indication of experts for the history of chemistry
Lo Studiolo, Amici dei Musei, Via Alfani, 39 Florence - Donation of the book
Spedale e Museo degli Innocenti and bibliographic information on the same
Lombardo, Rocco, Reprographic Services of the New York Public Library, New
York, NY - Advice and assistance in finding important documentary material
Machado Lorenzo, Nancy, Biblioteca Nacional José Martí, La Habana (Cuba) -
Assistance and advice during the bibliographic research conducted in Havana.
Retrieval and forwarding of many important documents and microfilms on the
stay of Antonio Meucci in Havana
Maggi, Mario, Writer and historian, Montefano (MC) - Bibliographic
information and indication of authors on the history of papermaking
Mancuso, Barbara A., New York Times, Pictures Dept., New York, NY (USA) -
Photograph of the ceremony in New York in honor of Antonio Meucci (1989)
Marino, E. M., Istituto Nazionale Luce, Rome - Research in the archives of the
Istituto Nazionale Luce, indication of the movie by Guazzoni on Antonio Meucci
Martini, Don Giovanni, Parish Priest of the S. Ambrogio Church in Florence -
Research on the Religious censuses of the Parish on the Meucci family
Martori, Walter, SIAE - Società Italiana Autori ed Editori, Cinema Department,
Rome - Forwarding of property transfers of the movie on Antonio Meucci,
directed by Enrico Guazzoni
Masetti, Enrico, Lawyer, Florence - Supply of rare articles on Antonio Meucci
and useful discussions
Mattarolo, Lino, Applied Physics Department, Padua University - Information
on the production and storage of ice in the nineteenth century
Melloni, Marco and coworkers, Information Department, CSELT, Turin - Biblio-
graphic research, database consultation and useful bibliographic information on
various topics discussed in the book
Meucci, Renato, Professor of History of Musical Instruments at the Milan and Vi-
cenza Conservatories - Review of the appendix ‘History of the Piano’ and
technical comments on the piano built by Antonio Meucci
Milano, Nicola, Curator of the Museo della Carta, Amalfi - Sending of
photographic and historical material on Amalfi’s old paper millsIndexes and References 459
Miniati, Mara, Curator, Museo Storia della Scienza, Florence - Bibliographical
analyses and useful suggestions
Modica, Antonino, Demographic Services of the S. Agata di Militello
Municipality (ME) - Research in Registry Office on Carlo Meucci
Monti Carlo (and coworkers V. Griva, D. Merlo and P. Morino), Director of Gen-
eral Affairs, STET, Turin - Structural support, various material, search for people
and Agencies, useful information and discussions
Muraca, Bruno, Manager, Patents and Licences, CSELT, Turin; Director,
European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA); Council member of the
European Patent Institute (EPI); Vice President of the Licensing Executives
Societies - Investigations on several patents and supply of documents; advice on
patent laws; critical review of the appendix ‘Patents and Patent Laws’
Newton, Dan, Italcable USA, New York - Research in the New York City Depart-
ment of Records and Information Services on Carlo Meucci
Nicolucci, Clemente, Director of paper factory and innovative projects, Cartiera
Favini, Rossano Veneto (VI) - Supply of documentation and useful information
on the production of special paper and on the processing of macro-algae; critical
review of Antonio Meucci’s patents for papermaking
Nicotra Francesco (and colleague Mrs. G. Magalotti), Manager, Italy Italy, Rome
- Donation of his book on Antonio Meucci and useful discussions
Ohmann, Friedrich, retired Technical Director, Telecommunications Department,
Siemens A.G., Munich, D. - Bibliography and information on beer brewing
Orlandini, Rolando, Honorary President, SIRTI, Milan - Useful discussions and
in dications for the research on possible descendants of the Meucci family in
Livorno
Pérez Ferrer, Eugenio, Researcher, Havana - Retrieval of rare documents and re-
search on the daughter of Antonio Meucci in Havana
Peruzzi, Paola, Researcher, Florence State Archives - Assistance and advice in
research; retrieval of over 200 unpublished documents of the Buon Governo
Toscano, investigation on the Meucci’s family tree and on the house where
Antonio Meucci was born, in close collaboration with the author
Piazza, Ugo, Head of Livorno subsidiary of SIP (currently Telecom Italia) - Re-
search on the departure of Antonio and Esther Meucci for the USA and on the brig
‘Coccodrillo;’ retrieval and reproduction of documents and prints of the period
Plunges, Gregory, Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration,
Northeast Region, Bayonne, NJ (now in New York City, NY) - Assistance in the
search for trial records
Ponti, Hilde, Writer and journalist, Rome - Indication of the celebration of the
centenary of the death of Antonio Meucci in 1989, which inspired the author to
write the present work, and useful suggestions
Powell, Hugh, Assistant Archivist - Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences -
Assistance in the search for archive records and information on the Staten Island
Institute of Arts and Sciences
Principe, Michele, President of Alitalia and of the ‘Quadrato della Radio,’ former
President of STET - Constant support and encouragement. Proposal to the Scuola
Superiore G. Reiss Romoli of L’Aquila to finance the trip of the Author to Cuba
and to the United States. Promotion of the publication of the work and of the
organization of the International Conference on Telephone Pioneers (Rome, 1
June 1994)
Quinby, Carol, Curator, Director, Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Staten Island, NY -
Research and sending of documents; useful discussions and information; sending
of the book on Antonio Meucci by Giovanni Schiavo
Randi, Salvatore, Managing Director, Italtel, Milan - Donation of the volume
“Pronto... Qui Milano,” on the history of the telephone developments in Milan460 Antonio Meucci
Regoliosi, Piero, Director of “L’Elettrotecnica,” review of the Associazione Elet-
trotecnica Italiana, Milan - Research in the archives of the Italian Electrical
Association (AEI), useful discussions and indications
Reviglio, Anna Maria, Chief of Personnel Administration, STET, Turin -
Research on price indexes in the USA in the nineteenth century
Roffi, Giuseppe, Scientific Attaché at the Italian Embassy in London - Useful in-
formation and research in Edinburgh (GB)
Rolfi, Don Gianfranco, Parish Priest of the S. Felice in Piazza Church in
Florence - Research on the religious censuses of the Parish on the Meucci family
Rossi, Gianfranco (and colleagues Mrs. Zunino and Mrs. Rivara), Library of
Ansaldo Ricerche, Genoa - Retrieval and sending of the newspaper ‘Il
Commercio di Genova’ of 1 December 1865
Rotella, Saverio, Managing Director of Scuola Superiore G. Reiss Romoli of
L’Aquila - Financing of the trip to the United States and Cuba
Schiffini, Sandrino, Historical Collections of Milan Municipality - Research
and forwarding of documents on the history of the Italian Risorgimento (G.
Garibaldi and F. D. Guerrazzi)
Sedran, Bruno, SIP (currently Telecom Italia), Social Office, Aosta - Useful
information on Innocenzo Manzetti, sending of documentation and donation of
proprietary photographs, to be reproduced in this book
Seely, Mae, Past Curator, Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Staten Island, NY - Informa-
tion and useful discussions. She undertook the collection of documents on
Antonio Meucci for the Museum
Settesoldi, Enzo , Archives of the Opera di S. Maria del Fiore, Florence -
Assistance in research on the birth and baptism of members of the Meucci
family, useful discussions and indications
Severo, Richard, Journalist of the New York Times - Retrieval of interesting
articles on Antonio Meucci
Silvestri, Umberto, President of Telecom Italia and former Managing Director of
STET, Rome - Enthusiastic supporter and promoter first of the financial and
structural support for the research on Antonio Meucci and then of the publication
of the present work, which he introduced at the International Conference on
Telephone Pioneers (Rome, 1 June 1994) and at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence (16
May 1996)
Soresini, Franco, Scientific Consultant of various Telecommunications
Museums, Milan - Various material on the history of the telephone, useful
indications and discussions
Sozzi, Don Desiderio, Parish Priest of the S. Ambrogio Church in Florence - Re-
search on the religious censuses of the Parish on the Meucci family
Spadoni, Alfonso, Manager of the Teatro della Pergola, Florence - Valuable and
extensive information on the theater and on Antonio Meucci - Guided tour of the
theater, authorization to use the text describing the latter and review of the parts
of the work that concern the Teatro della Pergola
Straub, Linda, Administrator, AT&T Archives, Warren, NJ - Research and supply
of a large volume of copies of important documents from the AT&T Archives;
Authorization to use all information supplied for the present work
Tassi, Don Roberto, Parish Priest of the S. Margherita and S. Margherita De’
Ricci Churches in Florence - Research on the religious censuses of the two
Parishes on the Meucci family
Tintori, Giampiero, Curator of the Museo Teatrale Alla Scala, Milan - Useful dis-
cussions and indications on the history of the piano
Tobia, Mirella, Editoria per la Comunicazione - SEAT Divisione STET, Rome -
General supervision of the editing of the work, title of the work and useful
suggestions
Tommasini, Mario, General Manager, “Cartiere Miliani Fabriano,” Fabriano
(AN) - Sending of literature, reading of the appendix on papermaking, usefulIndexes and References 461
suggestions and permission to reproduce some proprietary photographs in this
book
Tonetto, Piero, retired Director of General Affairs, CSELT, Turin - Translation
into Italian of the 1474 Venetian patent law
Torres Grillo, Rolando, Depto. Investigaciones Históricas, Museo de la Ciudad
de La Habana - Retrieval of interesting texts and books, old drawings and
photographs. Assistance in Havana to contact other organizations for additional
information
Torres, Pedro W. Luis, Asesor, Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo de Ministros -
Ministerio de Comunicaciones, La Habana (Cuba) - Retrieval of useful documents
and indication of competent people
Tozeski, Stan, Assistant Director, National Archives and Records
Administration, New England Region, Waltham, MA - Assistance in the search
for trial records
Trecci Gibelli, Maria Rita , Expert in Ancient Musical Instruments; Director of
the Laboratorio di Musica ed Antichi Strumenti; Secretary General of the “Centro
Europeo di Restauro,” Milan (official restoration service of the Teatro Alla Scala
di Milano) - Analysis of the documentation on the activity of Antonio Meucci
with musical instruments; historical information on the celesta and on crystal-
bar percussion instruments; critical reading of the appendix ‘History of the
Piano’
Tsarsitalides, Margaret, Researcher, Astoria, NY - Research and sending of rare
documents kept at the Richmond County Clerk archives, Staten Island, NY, and
at the Municipal Archives, New York, NY
Uras, Margherita, USIS Library, Milan - Retrieval and sending of data on
population growth in the United States and in New York from 1850 until today
Valenzise, Maria Rosaria, Head of the Research Group for the History of the
CNR, Rome - Research in the CNR Archives
Vernizzi, Cristina, Curator of the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano,
Turin - Reading of the appendix ‘Giuseppe Garibaldi’ and useful suggestions
Viggiano, Domenico, Director, Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence - Indications on
the teaching methods of the Accademia in 1820, donation of the volume on the
history of the Accademia; certificate of enrollment of Antonio Meucci in the Ac-
cademia; permission to publish his photograph of Grand Duke Peter Leopold;
useful discussions and suggestions
Vighi, Augusto (and coworkers), Director, Istituto Superiore P.T., Rome (retired)
- Assistance in retrieving rare documents, technical analysis and laboratory
measurements on Meucci’s telephones
Vitali, Evelina, Chief of Promotion and Advertising, SIP (currently Telecom
Italia), Market Area, Rome - Sending of publications and useful information
Zangrando, Tullio, Technical Director, “Birra Moretti,” Udine - Review of the
appendix ‘Brewing Beer,’ useful discussions and suggestions
Zavanone, Valeria, External Relations Manager, “Birra Moretti,” Milan -
Sending of documentation on the history of brewing
Zussini, Alessandro, Chief of the Historical Archives, SIP/DG (currently
Telecom Italia), Turin - Useful indications and discussions, retrieval of
documents462 Antonio Meucci
PICTURE CREDITS 1. The Author (dust jacket) - photograph by FDS, Turin, dated 1987
2. The house where Antonio Meucci was born (page 9) - photograph taken by
the author, in 1990
3. The Battistero di S. Giovanni and the Duomo of Florence (page 10) -
photograph given to the author by the Azienda di Promozione Turistica di
Firenze, author and date unknown
4. Registration of Antonio Meucci’s baptism (page 11) - photograph taken by
the author, in 1990
5. The small door of 44, Via de’ Serragli (page 15) - photograph taken by the
author in 1990
6. Amatis, the father of Antonio Meucci (page 16) - author and date (ca 1860) un-
known, supplied by Agenzia Farabola/Archivio Alinari of Florence
7. The “rota degli innocenti” (page 20) - ph otograph by Scala, Istituto
Fotografico Editoriale, Florence, published by Lo Studiolo (see bibl.)
8. Admission and appraisal of Antonio Meucci at the Accademia di Belle Arti
(page 23) - photograph taken by Studio Locchi of Florence for the author in
1990
9. Students Register of the year 1822 at the Accademia (page 24) - photograph
taken by Studio Locchi of Florence for the author, in 1990
10. Antonio Meucci’s certificate of attendance, issued by the Accademia (page
25) - issued by the Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, Prof.
Domenico Viggiano, in 1991
11. Grand Duke Peter Leopold (page 27) - photograph taken in 1988 by prof.
Domenico Viggiano, Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, given
to the author
12. The Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence today (page 28) - photograph taken
by the Studio Locchi of Florence for the author, in 1990
13. Portrait of Galileo Galilei (page 31) - original painting by Justus
Sustermans (1597-1681); the photograph, whose author and date are unknown,
appears in many texts (see, for instance, in the bibliography: Cantù and
Righini, “Gli Strumenti Antichi al Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze”)
14. Employment of Antonio Meucci as ‘Gatekeeper Supernumerary’ (page 34) -
photograph obtained from microfilm, courtesy of the Archivio di Stato di
Firenze
15. View of Florence from Lungarno Corsini (page 37) - original painting by
Giuseppe Gherardi, on display at ‘Firenze Com’era’ Museum; photograph by
Foto Scala, Florence
16. Map of Florence with the indication of some points mentioned in the text
(page 40) - map of the period drawn by P. Manzoni, etched by G. Naina, Archivio
Alinari, Florence, with indications of the sites introduced by the author
17. Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria, or Piazza del Granduca (page
43) - drawing by A. Durand, Lemercier Publisher, Paris, 1863, on display at the
‘Firenze Com’era’ Museum; photograph from Archivio Alinari, Florence
18. Antonio Meucci’s first sentence to detention (4 June 1825) (page 47) -
photograph obtained from microfilm in 1990, courtesy of the Archivio di Stato
di Firenze
19. One of the cells of the ‘Royal Prisons’ (page 49) - drawing made by Rosalba
Catamo for the Publisher
20. Porta S. Gallo, in Florence, today (page 55) - photograph taken by Studio
Locchi of Florence for the author, in 1990
21. Leopold II of Lorraine, the last Grand Duke of Florence (page 61) -
lithograph of the period by Ballagoy, on display at the Istituto per la Storia del
Risorgimento Italiano, Rome; photographer and date unknownIndexes and References 463
22. Map showing how the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was immune from the riots for
the unification of Italy(page 62) - drawing by SEAT following indications taken
from the volume “L’Italia Storica” published by Touring Club Italiano in 1961
23. The cloister of Florence’s Accademia di Belle Arti (page 69) - photograph
taken by the author in 1990
24. Antonio Meucci’s “resignation” from the office of Assistant Gatekeeper
(page 74) - photograph obtained from microfilm in 1990, courtesy of the
Archivio di Stato di Firenze
25. Antonio Meucci’s plea to be re-employed as Assistant Gatekeeper (page 75) -
photograph obtained from microfilm, courtesy of the Archivio di Stato di
Firenze
26. The façade of Florence’s Teatro della Pergola (page 78) - photograph taken
by Studio Locchi of Florence for the author, in 1990
27. The Teatro della Pergola’s great hall for the audience (page 80) -
photograph taken by the General Manager of the Teatro della Pergola, Alfonso
Spadoni, in 1990, and given to the author
28. Two views of the Teatro della Pergola’s proscenium, seen from the inside
(page 83) - photographs taken by Studio Locchi of Florence for the author, in
1990
29. Antonio Meucci’s work room at the Teatro della Pergola (page 85) - pho-
tographs taken by Studio Locchi of Florence for the author, in 1990
30. The mouthpiece of Antonio Meucci’s acoustic telephone at the Teatro della
Pergola (page 89) - photographs taken by Studio Locchi of Florence for the
author, in 1990
31. The lovers’ telephone in a lithograph of early nineteenth century (page 92) -
lithograph by P. Perav, engraved by Navellier & Marie, date unknown, published
by L. Figuier (see bibl.), in 1884
32. Reconstruction by Charles Wheatstone of Von Kempelen’s talking machine
(ca. 1870) (page 94) - drawing attributed to Charles Wheatstone, published by
Flanagan et al. in 1973 (see bibl.)
33. Registration of Esther’s baptism (Archives of Sta. Maria del Fiore) (page 97)
- photograph taken by the author, in 1991
34. Square and Church of Sta. Maria Novella (page 100) - photograph taken by
the author, in 1990
35. Wedding register and registration of the wedding of Antonio and Esther
(page 101) - photographs taken by the author in 1990
36. An English brig similar to the one on which Antonio and Esther Meucci
traveled to Cub a (page 104) - drawing by Giuseppe Fedi dated around 1835,
engraved by Aliprandi in Livorno, courtesy of the Archivio Frati of Livorno
through the local SIP subsidiary (currently Telecom Italia)
37. Departure from Livorno and arrival in Havana of the brig “Il Coccodrillo”
(page 106) - photographs of newspapers of the period made by the author in
1990
38. City and port of Livorno in a lithograph dated 1835 (page 109) - drawing by
Giuseppe Maria Testi dated around 1835, engraved by della Longa in Livorno,
courtesy of the Archivio Frati of Livorno through the local SIP subsidiary
(currently Telecom Italia)
39. Precision watch of 1830 (page 110) - made by the Dane Jürgensens Sönner,
photographed by Willy Ablanalp from Neuchâtel, Suisse and published by C.
Cardinal in “Trésors du Musée International d’Horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Suisse” (see bibl.)
40. Portrait of the soprano Balbina Steffenone (page 112) - portrait of A.
Greppi, imprinted by Lemercier, Paris, around 1850, on display at the Museo
Teatrale alla Scala, Milan464 Antonio Meucci
41. Religious Census of the S. Frediano in Cestello parish of 1808 (page 119) -
photograph taken by the author in 1990
42. Example of the ‘recapitulation’ of a religious census (page 119) -
reproduction from the 1834 Religious censuses register of the S. Giuseppe Parish
by the Parish priest Don Aligi Cassi for the author, in 1990
43. Registration of the baptisms of Luisa, Giuseppe and Roberto Meucci (page
124) - photographs taken by the author in 1991
44. The family tree of Amatis Meucci’s descendants (page 126) - drawing made
by the author in 1993
45. Carlo Meucci in 1962 (page 128) - photograph taken from the magazine
Epoca, 5 August 1962 (see bibl.)
46. Anita, Mathilda and Cornelia Nisini (page 131) - photograph by unknown
author, dated 1887, courtesy of the Staten Island Historical Society, Staten
Island, NY
47. Plan of Meucci’s cottage, drawn by D. Santoro (page 133) - original drawing
made in 1940 by Daniel Santoro, courtesy of the Staten Island Historical
Society, Staten Island, NY
48. Meucci with friends and with little Mathilda at the Caprera Garden (1887)
(page 136) - photograph by unknown author, dated 1887, courtesy of the Staten
Island Historical Society, Staten Island, NY
49. S. Frediano in Cestello religious census of 1809 (page 138) - photograph
taken by Paola Peruzzi for the author, in 1993
50. Correspondence between Via Chiara 2722 and Via de’ Serragli 44 (page
139) - photographs taken by Paola Peruzzi for the author, in 1993
51. Portrait of Meucci, charcoal drawing done by L. Bistolfi in 1884 (page 142) -
portrait by L. Bistolfi dated 1884, courtesy of the Staten Island Historical
Society, Staten Island, NY
52. Letter of Alessandro Lanari to Antonio Meucci (page 159) - photograph
belonging to the records of the Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze, courtesy of the
Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze
53. Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany with his wife (page 162) - engraving of
the period by F. Feurnier, on display at Istituto per la Storia del Risorgimento
Italiano, Rome
54. Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi in prison in 1833 (page 168) - original
drawing of the period by Matania, photograph Tipografia Fratelli Treves, Milan,
on display at the Istituto per la Storia del Risorgimento Italiano, Rome
55. Piazza S. Marco toward the mid-eighteenth century (page 181) - engraving
taken from the work by Giuseppe Richa (see bibl.) on Florentine Churches of the
period 1754-62; courtesy of Prof. Anna Gallo Martucci (see bibl.)
56. Location of the Accademia and of the Conservatorio on Piazza S. Marco
(page 184) - drawing made by the author in 1992
57. Plan of the ground floor of Conservatorio di Arti e Mestieri of Florence
(1813) (page 185) - drawing by Architect Giuseppe Del Rosso, dated 1813, on
display at the ‘Firenze Com’era’ Museum; photograph courtesy of Prof. Anna
Gallo Martucci
58. Water clock built in 1870 by the Dominican Father Embrìaco (page 189) - un-
dated photograph by Amleto Lorenzini
59. The statue of Christopher Columbus in the patio of the palace of the General
Captains (page 201) - photograph by Gianni Costantino (see bibl.), published
in 1989 and given to the author
60. Bay of Havana (left) and the ‘Canal del Puerto’ (right) (page 203) - ancient
lithograph, author and date unknown, published by the Biblioteca Nacional José
Martí of Havana in 1883 (see bibl.); photograph taken by Gianni Costantino
and given to the authorIndexes and References 465
61. Portrait of Don Miguel Tacón (page 205) - portrait, author and date
unknown, published by Felicia Chateloin (see bibl., plate no. 1) in 1898
62. The ‘volanta’ and th e ‘quitrín’ (page 206-207) - the volanta is an engraving
by Samuel Hazard (see bibl.) published in 1928; the quitrín is an engraving by
Federico Miahle (see bibl.), published by L. Marquier in 1846
63. The main dock in old Havana, ‘Muelle del Comercio’ with the Fountain of
Neptune (page 208) - engraving published by L. Cuevas and F. Costa (see bibl.)
in 1841
64. View of Plaza de Armas in an engraving of the period (page 209) - engraving
of the period, author and date unknown, published by Felicia Chateloin (see
bibl., plate no. 5) in 1989
64. Map of Plaza de Armas (page 209) - detail of a map of Ancient Havana, pub-
lished by the Instituto Cubano de Geodesía y Cartografía in 1987, with
indications of the places mentioned in the text introduced by the author
66. The Palacio de los Capitanes Generales and Plaza de Armas (page 211) -
painting of the period, author and date unknown, on display at the Biblioteca
Nacional José Martí of Havana; photograph by Gianni Costantino, given to the
author
67. Typical open market in a town in the Antilles (page 216) - photograph,
author and date unknown, given to the author by Alitalia, Rome
68. The steamship Almendares, similar to the Neptuno, in an engraving of the pe-
riod (page 218) - engraving published by L. Cuevas and F. Costa (see bibl.) in
1841
69. The bust of Don Francisco Marty y Torrens (page 221) - photograph taken
by the author in 1990, with permission of the Museo de la Ciudad de la Habana
70. The two gates of Monserrate (page 227) - engraving by Federico Miahle (see
bibl.) published by L. Marquier in 1846
71. Remains of the filters of the Fernando VII aqueduct (page 230) - photograph
dated beginning of the nineteenth century by unknown author, published by
Felicia Chateloin (see bibl., plate no. 12) in 1989
72. The famous Partagás cigar factory in Havana, near the Teatro Tacón (page
232) - photograph by Gianni Costantino (see bibl.), published in 1989 and
given to the author
73. A Havana’s artisan, manufacturing cigars (page 234) - photograph taken
by the author in 1990, with permission of the Hotel Habana Libre of Havana
74. The Teatro Principal, which no longer exists, at the end of the Alameda de
Paula (page 238) - engraving by Federico Miahle (see bibl.), published by L.
Marquier in 1846
75. The interior of the Teatro Principal (page 238) - engraving of the period,
author and date unknown, courtesy of the Museo de la Ciudad de la Habana
76. The slave trade (Diario de la Marina, 9 January 1850) (page 243) -
photograph taken by the author in 1990, with the permission of the Biblioteca
Nacional José Martí of Havana
77. The Alameda de Paula in 1853, after the destruction of the Teatro Principal
(page 245) - drawing by Warren, engraved by S. E. Brown, published in 1853 by
Gelatin’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, New York, copy at the Museo de
la Ciudad of Havana
78. The Pescadería at the beginning of Calle Empedrado, next to the Cathedral
(page 247) - engraving by Samuel Hazard (see bibl.) published in 1928
79. The Diorama Theater on Calle de Industria, behind th e Teatro de Tacón
(page 252) - engraving published by L. Cuevas and F. Costa (see bibl.) in 1841
80. Diario de la Habana of 21 November (left) and 28 November (right) 1837
(page 253) - photograph taken by the author in 1990, with the permission of the
Biblioteca Nacional José Martí of Havana466 Antonio Meucci
81. State map of the land used for the Teatro de Tacón (1853) (page 253) -
photograph taken by the author in 1990 of the land survey commissioned in
1853 by the Real Audiencia Pretorial de La Habana (original furnished by Mr.
Eugenio Pérez Ferrer of Havana)
82. The Gran Teatro de Tacón, immediately after construction (page 254) -
engraving, author and date unknown, published by L. Cuevas and F. Costa (see
bibl.) in 1841
83. The newly-built Gran Teatro de Tacón, a corner view with Calle San Rafael
(page 254) - engraving by Federico Miahle, published by the same in 1841 (see
bibl.)
84. The Intendente de Hacienda, Conde de Villanueva (page 255) - portrait,
author and date (perhaps 1838) unknown, published by Felicia Chateloin (see
bibl., plate no. 2) in 1898
85. Rows of tobacco plants in Havana’s countryside (page 256) - photograph
by Gianni Costantino, published by the same in 1989 (see bibl.) and given to
the author
86. Havana’s countryside (page 259) - photograph by Gianni Costantino,
published by the same in 1989 (see bibl.) and given to the author
87. The church of S. Francisco de Asís and the Fuente de los Leones (page 263) -
engraving by Federico Miahle, published by the same in 1841 (see bibl.)
88. The Hall of the Teatro della Pergola (left) and that of the Gran Teatro de
Tacón (right) (page 267) - ‘Teatro della Pergola’ lithograph, author and date
unknown (ca. late nineteenth century), published by P. Lucchesini (see bibl.) in
1991; ‘Teatro de Tacón’ lithograph by unknown author, may be dated to 1898,
published in ‘Our Island and Their People’ by Thompson P. Company in 1899,
courtesy of the Museo de la Ciudad of Havana
89. Old axonometric view of the Gran Teatro de Tacón (page 270) - drawing by
F. Bedova, not dated (generically dated as nineteenth century), courtesy of the
Museo de la Ciudad of Havana
90. Plan of the Gran Teatro de Tacón, showing the apartment and laboratories
of the Meuccis (page 271) - drawing made by the author in 1992
91. Santiago de Cuba - Panorama from the ‘Gran Piedra’ (1226 m) (page 276) -
photograph by Gianni Costantino, published by the same in 1989 (see bibl.)
and given to the author
92. Leopoldo O’Donnell (page 277) - portrait, author and date unknown (ca
1848), courtesy of the Museo de la Ciudad of Havana
93. The Columna O’Donnell and the Alameda de Paula as they appear today
(page 278) - photograph taken by the author in 1990
94. Entrance to the port of Havana (page 279) - engraving by Federico Miahle
(see bibl.), published by L. Marquier in 1846; photograph by Gianni
Costantino, published by the same in 1989 (see bibl.) and given to the author
95. Announcement of the evening in honor of Antonio Meucci (page 281) -
photograph taken by Nancy Machado Lorenzo for the author in 1992, courtesy
of the Biblioteca Nacional José Martí of Havana
96. The Gran Teatro de Tacón rebuilt following the 1846 hurricane (page 295) -
Drawing, author and date unknown (after 1846), courtesy of the Museo de la Ciu-
dad of Havana. There exists a picture very similar to this drawing, dated 1868, re-
produced by Eguren (see bibl., p. 353), taken from the Collección Cubana of the
Biblioteca Nacional José Martí of Havana. Although this picture is not very
clear, it distinctly shows the theater’s protruding body of the prop-rooms and the
annex building with the apartments of the Marty and Meucci families
97. Fig. 1 from Antonio Meucci’s testimony at the Bell/Globe trial (page 306) -
original drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1885 before US Commissioner
John Shields during the Bell/Globe trial. See bibl. ‘Deposition of Antonio
Meucci,’ p. 8Indexes and References 467
98. Fig. 2 from Antonio Meucci’s testimony at the Bell/Globe trial (page 307) -
original drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1885 before US Commissioner
John Shields during the Bell/Globe trial. See bibl.‘Deposition of Antonio
Meucci,’ p. 8
99. Fig. 3 from Antonio Meucci’s testimony at the Bell/Globe trial (page 307) -
original drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1885 before US Commissioner
John Shields during the Bell/Globe trial. See bi bl. ‘Deposition of Antonio
Meucci,’ p. 9
100. The first drawing of Antonio Meucci’s affidavit (page 309) - drawing made
by Architect Palmer of New York on the basis of an original drawing by Antonio
Meucci and reproduced in the affidavit of the latter. See bibl. ‘Deposition of
Anto nio Meucci,’ Part II: Exhibits, p. 28 and also the letter of David Humphreys
to Attorney General John Goode (see bibl.)
101. Affidavit of Antonio Meucci, Figures A and B (page 310) - drawings made by
Architect Palmer of New York on the basis of original drawings by Antonio
Meucci and reproduced in the affidavit of the latter. See bibl. ‘Deposition of
Antonio Meucci,’ Part II: Exhibits, p. 29 and also the letter of David Humphreys
to Attorney General John Goode (see bibl.)
102. Diagram of the medical equipment used by Antonio Meucci in Havana (Fig.
17 of Antonio Meucci’s testimony) (page 313) - original drawing made by
Antonio Meucci in 1885 before US Commissioner John Shields during the
Bell/Globe trial. See bibl. ‘Deposition of Antonio Meucci,’ Fig. 17, p. 159
103. “I then put this copper of my instrument to my ear…” (page 314) - drawing
made in 1994 by Giorgio De Silva for the Publisher on the basis of a sketch made
by the author
104. Diagram of the telephone conversation, used by Antonio Meucci in Havana
in 1849 (Fig. 18 of Antonio Meucci’s testimony) (page 318) - original drawing
made by Antonio Meucci in 1885 before US Commissioner John Shields at the
Bell/Globe trial (see ‘Deposition of Antonio Meucci,’ Fig. 18, p. 161
105. A pool for sea bathing (page 320) - drawing by Samuel Hazard (see bibl.),
published in 1928
106. Paseo de Extramuros, later called Isabel II, in 1841, seen from the sea (page
323) - drawing by Federico Miahle (see bibl.). lithographed and published by the
Real Sociedad Patriótica de la Habana in 1841, courtesy of the Museo de la Ciudad
of Havana
107. The tenor Lorenzo Salvi (page 329) - portrait made by Krichuber around
1850, courtesy of the Museo Teatrale Alla Scala of Milan
108. Passenger list of the ‘Norma,’ which arrived in New York on 1 May 1850
(page 330-331) - printed from microfilms of the registers of the New York Port,
year 1850, National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region,
New York, NY
109. The cathedral of Havana in the second half of the nineteenth century (page
337) - engraving of the period, published by A. Gallenga (see bibl.) in 1874
110. Itinerary of the discovery of Cuba and Haiti by Christopher Columbus
(page 339) - drawing made by the author in 1992
111. The large and ramified bay of Havana (page 342) - drawing made by the au-
thor on the basis of the map of Havana of the Instituto Cubano de Geodesía y
Cartografía of 1986, highlighting the main sites mentioned in the text
112. Coat of arms of the city of Havana (page 343) - photograph by Gianni
Costantino, published by the same in 1989 on his ‘Guia de Cuba’ (see bibl.) and
given to the author
113. Scheme of Havana’s fortifications in the early nineteenth century (page
345) - drawing made by the author in 1992
114. Alameda de Paula - View from the Teatro Principal towards the Iglesia de S.
Francisco de Paula (page 348) - drawing by Federico Miahle (see bibl.),468 Antonio Meucci
lithographed by the Real Sociedad Patriótica de la Habana in 1841, courtesy of
the Museo de la Ciudad of Havana
115. Development of the population of Havana (page 350) - graph made by the
author in 1992 using data obtained from various sources
116. Map of the island of Cuba of 1874 (page 355) - map drawn by A.
Vuillemin, in 1874, imprinted by R. Erhard, published by A. Gallenga (see bibl.)
in 1874
117. The Fuente de Neptuno, today at Vedado (page 359) - photograph, author
and date unknown, published by Felicia Chateloin (see bibl., plate no. 32) in
1989
118. Prices at the Teatro Tacón in 1838 (the inauguration) (page 363) -
photograph taken by Nancy Machado Lorenzo in 1993 from the Diario de la
Habana dated 14 April 1838, courtesy of the Biblioteca Nacional José Martí of
Havana
119. The Gran Teatro Tacón, today, renamed ‘Teatro García Lorca’ or ‘Teatro
Nacional’ (page 367) - photograph taken by the author in 1990
120. Plan of the Gran Teatro showing points A, B, C, D, E, F of the land surveyor’s
report (page 373) - drawing made by the author in 1992
121. Regla and first railroad (page 377) - drawing by Federico Miahle (see
bibl.), lithographed and published by the Real Sociedad Patriótica de la Habana
in 1841, courtesy of the Museo de la Ciudad of Havana
122. Bunsen battery (page 390) - drawing, author and date unknown, published
in 1908 by F. Savorgnan di Brazzà in ‘L’Elettricità e le sue diverse applicazioni,’
p. 74
123. De la Rive gold plating machine (page 396) - drawing, author and date un-
known, published in 1908 by F. Savorgnan di Brazzà (op. cit., p. 104)
124. Copper plating of a cast-iron statuette (page 403) - drawing, author and
date unknown, published in 1886 by F. Reuleaux in ‘Le grandi scoperte e le loro
applicazioni’
125. Procedure for galvanically gilding a metal or a metal coated object (page
404) - block diagram elaborated by the author in 1992
126. Robert Wilhelm von Bunsen (page 410) - portrait, author and date
unknown, published in 1908 by F. Savorgnan di Brazzà (op. cit., p. 74)
127. Moritz Hermann von Jacobi, pioneer of electrodeposition techniques
(page 412) - portrait, author and date unknown, published in 1908 by F.
Savorgnan di Brazzà (op. cit., p. 88)
128. Fig. 15 and Fig. 16, drawn by Antonio Meucci during his deposition in the
Bell/Globe trial (page 422) - original drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1885
before US Commissioner John Shields during the Bell/Globe trial. See
bibl.‘Deposition of Antonio Meucci,’ pp. 154 and 155
129. Electrodes used by Meucci for electrotherapy (page 423) - drawing made
by the author in 1992
130. Layout of an electric bell (page 425) - drawing elaborated by the author on
the basis of a sketch, the author and date of which are unknown, published by E.
Perucca, F. Filippi in 1977 (see bibl. ‘Dizionario d’Ingegneria’)
131. Hypothetical layout of Meucci’s current breaker (page 426) - drawing
made by the author in 1994
132. «horizontal cross… which turns when the electricity passes through it»
(page 426) - drawing made by the author in 1994
133. Innocenzo Manzetti (page 439) - photograph, author and date unknown,
courtesy of Mr. B. Sedran of the Ufficio Sociale SIP (currently Telecom Italia) of
Aosta
134. The “Flute player” automaton (page 440) - photograph, author and date
unknown, published by various authors, including A. Zanotto in 1979 (see bibl.)Indexes and References 469
135. Drawing of Manzetti’s telephone, according to Caniggia and Poggianti
(page 443) - made and published by Caniggia and Poggianti in 1996 (see. bibl.),
courtesy of the authors
136. Innocenzo Manzetti’s house and the commemorative plaque, placed there
in 1886 (page 444) - photographs taken by Umberto Andreetto in 1990, courtesy
of Mr. B. Sedran of the Ufficio Sociale SIP (currently Telecom Italia) of Aosta
137. Locations in intramural Havana, quoted in the text (page 446) - Map of the
Instituto Cubano de Geodesía y Cartografía of 1986, with indication of the
places mentioned in the text introduced by the author
138. Locations in extramural Havana, quoted in the text (pp. 448-450) - Map of
the Instituto Cubano de Geodesía y Cartografía of 1986, with indication of the
places mentioned in the text introduced by the author470 Antonio Meucci
ARCHIVES AAF — Archivio della Curia Ar- MSIC — The Museum of Science and
CONSULTED AND civescovile, Piazza S. Giovanni 3, Industry, 57th St. & Lake Shore
ABBREVIATIONS Flo rence, Italy Drive, Chicago, IL, USA
ASMN — Archivi dell’Ospedale di S. MSSF — Museo di Storia della
Maria Nuova di Firenze, c/o Archivio Scienza, Piazza dei Giudici 1,
di Stato di Firenze, Via della Giovine Florence, Italy
Italia, Florence, Italy MSTF — Museo Storico Topografico
ASMF — Archivio Opera S. Maria del “Firenze com’era,” Via dell'Oriuolo
Fiore, Via della Canonica 1, Florence, 24, Florence, Italy
Italy NARA — National Archives and
ASCF — Archivio Storico del Comune, Records Administration, 700 Pennsyl-
Via dell’Oriuolo 33, Florence, Italy vania Avenue NW, Washington, DC,
ASF — Archivio di Stato di Firenze, and 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park,
Via della Giovine Italia, Florence, MD, USA
Italy NARA-NY — National Archives and
ASL — Archivio di Stato di Lucca, P. Records Administration, Northeast Re-
Guidiccioni 8, Lucca, Italy gion, 201 Varick Street, 12th floor,
AT&TA — AT&T Bell Laboratories - New York, NY, USA1
Archives Records Management NARA-W — National Archives and
Service, 5 Reinman Road, Warren, NJ, Records Administration, New England
USA Region, 380 Trapelo Road, Waltham,
BCF — Biblioteca Comunale MA, USA
Centrale, Via S. Egidio 21, Florence, NYHS — New York Historical Society,
Italy 170 Central Park, New York City, NY,
BNF — Biblioteca Nazionale USA
Centrale, Piazza dei Cavalleggeri 1, NYMA — New York City Department of
Florence, Italy Records and Information Services -
BPL — Boston Public Library, Copley Municipal Archives, 31 Chalmers
Square, Boston, MA, USA Street, Suite 103, New York City, NY,
GMM — Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, USA
420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NYPL — New York Public Library -
NY, USA Central Research Library, Fifth
HBN — Biblioteca Nacional José Avenue and 42nd Street, New York
Martí, Avenida de la Independencia e/ City, NY, USA
20 de Mayo y Aranguren, La Habana, NYPLA — New York Public Library -
Cuba The Annex, 521 West 43rd Street, New
HMPT — Ministerio de Comunica- York City, NY, USA
ciones, La Habana, Cuba OSIA — Order Sons of Italy in Amer-
ICI — Italian Cultural Institute, 686 ica, 2101 Bellmore Avenue,
Park Avenue, New York City, NY, Bellmore, NY, USA
USA RCCA — Richmond County Clerk -
IMSS — Istituto e Museo di Storia Archives, 927 Castleton Avenue,
della Scienza, Piazza dei Giudici 1, Staten Island, NY, USA
Florence, Italy RMMS — Museo Storico delle Poste e
MCRR — Museo Centrale del Risorg- delle Telecomunicazioni, Viale Europa
imento, Vittoriano, Rome, Italy 190, Rome-Eur, Italy
MCH — Museo de la Ciudad de La RMPT — Biblioteca del Ministero
Habana, Plaza de Armas, La Habana, delle Poste e delle Telecomunicazioni,
Cuba Viale Europa 190, Rome-Eur, Italy
MIMS — Museo Alla Scala di Milano,
Via Filodrammatici 2, Milan, Italy 1
At the time when the Author began his re-
MRM — Museo del Risorgimento, Via search on Antonio Meucci (1990), the
Borgonovo 23, Milan, Italy Northeast branch of the National Archives
and Records Administration was located in
Bayonne, NJ (Building 22, Military Ocean
Ter minal).Indexes and References 471
SCT — Archives of the “Stato Civile V. Accademia delle Scienze 5, Turin,
Toscano” (Tuscan Registry Office) c/o Italy
Archivio di Stato di Firenze, Via della TON — Biblioteca Nazionale, P.
Giovine Italia, Florence, Italy Carlo Alberto 3, Turin, Italy
SIFM — Staten Island Ferry Museum, TONC — Museo Nazionale del Cin-
86 Sheraden Avenue, Staten Island, ema, P. S. Giovanni 2, Turin, Italy
NY, USA TOPI — Biblioteca della Facoltà di In-
SIHS — Staten Island Historical Soci- gegneria del Politecnico di Torino,
ety, Richmondtown Restoration, 441 Corso Massimo D’Azeglio 24, Turin,
Clarke Avenue, Staten Island, NY, Italy
USA USISR — United States Information
SIIAS — Staten Island Institute of Arts Service - Library - Embassy of the
and Sciences, 75 Stuyvesant Place, United States of America, Via Veneto
Staten Island, NY, USA 119, Rome, Italy
TOAS — Biblioteca dell’Accademia USISM — United States Information
delle Scienze, Via Maria Vittoria 3, Service - Library - Consulate General
Turin, Italy of the United States of America, Via
TOCC — Biblioteca Civica Centrale e Bigli 11A, Milan, Italy
Raccolte Storiche, V. della Cittadella USPTO — US Department of Commerce
5, Turin, Italy - Patent and Trademark Office, 2021
TOIE — Biblioteca dell'Istituto Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
Universitario di Studi Europei, V. VA, USA
Sacchi 28 bis, Turin, Italy USSI — National Museum of American
TOMC — Biblioteca Provinciale dei History - Smithsonian Institution,
Padri Cappuccini, Monte dei Cappuc- 14th Street & Constitution Avenue,
cini, Via G. Giardino, Turin, Italy Washington, DC, USA
TOMR — Biblioteca del Museo
Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano,472 Antonio Meucci
GENERAL Foreword
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The present General Bibliography does not include the references already
reported in the specific bibliographies in the inserts or in the appendices of
this volume, but only the more general ones.
This bibliography is subdivided into seven sections: 1. Books,
performances, audiovisual material and CD-ROMs; 2. Articles, Monographs and
Manuscripts; 3. Documents of the Presidency of the Buongoverno Toscano
(1814-1848); 4. Registry Office documents; 5. Religious and municipal censuses
of Florence; 6. Legal and trial records (USA); 7. Letters written or received by or
concerning Antonio Meucci (with the exception of the ones pertaining to legal
or court proceedings, which are listed under Legal and trial records).
In some cases (for instance, the Letters) the order followed is chronological
rather than alphabetical, for easier consultation.
The Legal and trial records are listed in alphabetical order according to the
type of document: Affidavit, Argument, Circular, Deed, Deposition,
Incorporation, Letter, Mortgage, Opinion, Petition, Records, Report, Testament,
etc. and, for each type, they are listed in alphabetical order, by family name of
the person involved. As said above, the Letters listed here are those of a legal
nature or related to court proceedings.
For convenience of the reader, in some references, the archive where a copy
of the same can be consulted is mentioned. The archive is either indicated in full,
or with its abbreviation, as listed in the previous paragraph “Archives consulted
and abbreviations.”
Books, performances, audiovisual material and CD-ROMs
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