Online historical articles

THE EARLY YEARS: 1930-1955
An Illustrated History
By Charles A. Bliley, K3NAU

This history is based on a series of interviews with five of the company's early and long-term employees, previously published materials available from company resources, and magazine articles.

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COMPANY PROFILE FOR BLILEY ELECTRIC EMPLOYEES
A History from the 1950 Circa Employee's Handbook
By Robert Johnson, HR Manager

This history provides new employees the historical background for the company and a layman's overview of the products produced at Bliley's.

1950's Employee Handbook History

THE INFLUENCE OF AMATEUR RADIO ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MARKET FOR QUARTZ PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATORS IN THE UNITED STATES
By Patrick R. J. Brown, N7KRG

Here is a very interesting, comprehensive, and well annotated history of a group of hobbyist on an industry. Reprinted with permission from from the IEEE Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium.

Ham Radio's Influence on the Commercial Market