Welcome to the Charles Babbage Institute
- History Gender & Computing:
Conference and Exhibit - 2008-09 Tomash Fellow Ian J. Walsh
- 2008 Norberg Travel Fund Recipients
The Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) is an archives and research center dedicated to preserving the history of information technology and promoting and conducting research in the field.
Primary support for CBI is provided by the University of Minnesota, through the Institute of Technology and the University Libraries. Additional support is provided by corporate donors and individuals through the Friends of CBI.
The CBI Archives collects, preserves and provides access to rich archival collections and rare publications documenting the history of technology. Detailed archival finding aids are available. Researchers can also access digitized images (Burroughs Corporation Image Database) and one of the world's largest collections of research grade oral history interviews (CBI Oral History Database) through the CBI Web site. More »
CBI’s historical research program identifies areas in which to collect archival materials; fosters new understanding of developments in the history of computing, software, and networking; supports the work of scholars outside the Institute (Tomash Fellowship and Norberg Travel Grant); and works collaboratively with individuals and organizations throughout the world. More »
You can now ask a CBI archivist your questions about collections and services through instant message during regular business hours.