Bob By co-incidence, since sending this (below) the British Postal Museum and Archive have announced their new website which might hold particular of interest at: http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/page/telecommunications Ann From: "Ann Sargeant" <[email protected]> > From: "Bob Brock (general mail)" <[email protected]> >> All this talk of the telephone directories has reminded me of a loose end >> in >> my own family tree. I know my grandmother, Marjorie Emily Bavridge (born >> 1898), worked as a trainee telephone operator at the Croydon exchange at >> the >> outbreak of WW1. Does anyone know if employee records are available, and >> if >> so where? > > Bob > > As you'll know, Telecommunications used to be under the umbrella of the > GPO > however, since privatisation, records are with the BT Archives. I don't > know whether this would include any employee records but an email there > might, in any event, be useful as their online catalogue shows they do > hold > quite a few records (44) relating to Croydon. > > Employees of the Post Office prior to privatisation were in some respects > classed as a category of civil servant but I'm not sure whether they > would > be included in any of the Civil Service Staff Directories. TNA will be > able to advise on this. > > Others may be able to offer more suggestions. > > Ann