Mary Rose and Mac Gregor with telephone company representative at switchboard
Information
Image number
UA01010027
Image classification
Administrative Departments - 0101 - Administrative officers and staff
Photographer
Lovett
Date
1965-12-26
Decade
1960s
Description and notes
Switchboard operators working with representatives from telephone company to learn new system.
Historical context
In 1968 the telephone operation was located in the Visitor Center building, about where the emergency dispatch office was located. At that time Telecom and University Dispatch was a combined department. In the 1970’s, University Dispatch and Telecom separated and Telecom moved out of the building. Cited from The Buildings of New Mexico State University: NMSU Building History by Patricia Grumet, Vol. 1 p. 300, https://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/documents/GrumetVol1.pdf
Subject (LCSH)
Universities and colleges--Administration
Telephone switchboards
Local telephone service
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University--Administration
Provenance
Office of Alumni Association
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Collection
Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department