Name/Title
Subject Files--Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)--Telephone Company serviceEntry/Object ID
1985.002.0299Scope and Content
1 folder ; 11 3/4" x 9 1/2"
Mr. Beitzell worked for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company from 1925-1967. He had several different positions in the company, ending as a labor contracts negotiator.
Sample of Mr. Beitzell's company letterhead
Copy of pages from the December 1929 issue of the Transmitter, the company's magazine with a picture of Mr. Beitzell training commercial recruits and a negative of the picture
2 copies of a folder for Mr. Beitzell's 20th service anniversary on July 23, 1945. Each is 8 1/4"h x 5 1/2"w with a gold rectangular frame printed about 3/8" from each edge. Each has "Service Anniversary of" printed on 3 lines and the company seal is centered left to right 5" from the top. The other information is entered by a calligrapher. One folder says "20th Service Anniversary of E.W. Beitzell Jul. 23, 1945" and the other folder says "Twentieth Service Anniversary of E.W. Beitzell." The folder without the date has several good wishes written inside, but the one with the date has only 2 messages inside. The folder without the date has a blue seal and the one with a date has a black seal. Each folder has the same gold frame on the back as is one the front and the company creed is printed in three paragraphs in the frame. Each folder also has royal blue braid with blue tassel tied on the spine.
Undated letter from John M. Howard to Mr. Beitzell apologizing for not being present at Beitzell's 25th anniversary celebration
Folder 8 9/16"h x 5 1/2"w with a royal blue ground for 5 5/8", then cream ground, 1 1/8" from the top is an open loopy oval framing a 3"w x 3/4"h white rectangle for the script of "Twenty-fifth" and white letters of "Service Anniversary" directly below, still inside the oval. Directly below that is an octagonal company seal 2 1/4" in diameter of gold plastic with a red plastic "jewel" at the bottom. The top 2/3 of the seal is on the blue ground and the lower 1/3 is on the cream ground. Mr. Beitzell's name is in script below that and the date of July 23, 1950. There is a royal blue braid with a tassel on the spine. On the inside of the folder, a 1/4" royal blue band is on the top and bottom edge. A single folded page is held in place by the braid and many co-workers signed Mr. Beitzell's book. On the back cover is a 5"h x 4"w photo of the Lincoln Memorial framed in white and royal blue and the phrase "Service to the Nation" in a white oval on a royal blue ground below that.
Folder 8 1/2"h x 5 1/2"w of the same type described above, except the word "Thirtieth" is in the white rectangle, the "jewel" in the company seal is blue, and the service date is September 29, 1955. There are 8 interior sheets held in place by the braid and many people wrote messages. On the back is a photo of the Jefferson Memorial.
Folder 8 9/16"h x 5 1/2"w with a royal blue ground for 5 5/8", then cream ground, 1 1/8" from the top is an open loopy oval framing a 3"w x 3/4"h white rectangle for the script of "Thirty-fifth" and white letters of "Service Anniversary" directly below, still inside the oval. Directly below that is an octagonal company seal 2 1/4" in diameter of gold plastic with a clear plastic "jewel" at the bottom. The top 2/3 of the seal is on the blue ground and the lower 1/3 is on the cream ground. Mr. Beitzell's name is in script below that and the date of September 29, 1960. There is a royal blue braid with a tassel on the spine. On the inside of the folder, a 1/4" royal blue band is on the top and bottom edge. 10 single folded pages are held in place by the braid and many co-workers signed Mr. Beitzell's book. On the back cover is a 5"h x 4"w photo of the Washington Monument framed in white and royal blue and the phrase "Service to the Nation" in a white oval on a royal blue ground below that.
News article of October 20, 1960 from St. Mary's Journal telling about a luncheon held for Mr. Beitzell by the company to honor his 35 years of service
News article of October 27, 1960 from the St. Mary's Beacon describing the same luncheon
Several pages from "The Transmitter" of September/October 1964 showing Mr. Beitzell as staff supervisor of personnel and employee relations
Folder 8 9/16"h x 5 1/2"w with a royal blue ground for 5 5/8", then cream ground, 1 1/8" from the top is an open loopy oval framing a 3"w x 3/4"h white rectangle for the script of "Fortieth" and white letters of "Service Anniversary" directly below, still inside the oval. Directly below that is an octagonal company seal 2 1/4" in diameter of gold plastic with a 2 clear plastic "jewels" at the bottom. The top 2/3 of the seal is on the blue ground and the lower 1/3 is on the cream ground. Mr. Beitzell's name is in script below that and the date of September 29, 1965. There are 2 raised bumps in the cover 3/8" below the service anniversary date. There is a royal blue braid with a tassel on the spine. On the inside of the folder, a 1/4" royal blue band is on the top and bottom edge. 9 single folded pages are held in place by the braid and many co-workers signed Mr. Beitzell's book. On the back cover is a 5"h x 4"w photo of Alexander Graham Bell framed in white and royal blue and the phrase "Service to the Nation" in a white oval on a royal blue ground below that.
Transmitter of September/October 1965 showing Mr. Beitzell as a 40 year employee
Page 6 from the February, 1967 issue of the DeCiBel telling of Mr. Beitzell's retirement
Fall 1976 issue of Telephone Pioneers of America news with a paragraph about Mr. BeitzellCollection
Edwin Warfield Beitzell CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1945 - 1960Location
Container
Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 1Shelf
Rack 09, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 09Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)