English
Walter M. Carlson papers
1960-1990
CBI 114
Carlson, Walter M.
5 boxes (4 cubic
feet)
Contains documents, photographs, and
audiovisuals related to the American Federation of Information Processing
Societies (AFIPS), its History of Computing Committee (HOCC), and work
preserving the history of computing.
University of Minnesota Libraries.
Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]
Biographical Note
Walter Carlson chaired the American Federation of Information
Processing Societies' History of Computing Committee in the mid-to-late 1980s.
He was also an executive at International Business Machines (IBM).
Scope and Content Note
Contains documents, photographs, and audiovisuals related to American
Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS), its History of
Computing Committee (HOCC), and work preserving the history of computing.
Also contained in the collection are a slide tape show on the history
of computing, photographs and slides of AFIPS-sponsored conferences, and video
and audio clips from media conference coverage. Photographs of significant
AFIPS figures have been removed to CBI's photograph collection.
Arrangement of Collection
The materials in this collection are arranged into the following
groups:
- History of Computing Committee (HOCC), 1982-1989
- AFIPS General Files, 1960-1990
- Audio-Visual Materials and Photographs, undated and circa
1966-1986
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these
headings.
American
Federation of Information Processing Societies.
American Federation of
Information Processing Societies. History of Computing Committee.
Computers--History.
Computer industry--History.
Administrative Information
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Walter
Carlson in 1992.
Access to materials:
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
Copyright:
The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in
the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as
published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair
use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Preferred Citation:
Walter M. Carlson Papers (CBI 114) Charles Babbage Institute,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Box and Folder List
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
History of Computing Committee (HOCC),
1982-1989
This series includes meeting materials, correspondence, and
transcripts related to the work of the HOCC and its sponsored events in the
1980s.
25th Anniversary Panel,
1986.
1
1
25th Anniversary Washington Symposium,
1985-1986.
1
2
AFIPS Pioneers,
1984-1985.
1
3
AFIPS Presidents discussion,
1985.
1
4
Agendas and minutes,
1984-1987.
1
5
Annals of the History of Computing AFIPS 25th
Anniversary issue,
1985-1986.
1
6
Chair,
1984-1988.
1
7
Computer history landscape,
1984.
1
8
Computer Science at Stanford Symposium,
1986.
1
9
Founders letter responses,
1985.
1
10
Guidelines for society records,
1986.
1
11
The Hammer Days,
1982-1986.
1
12
History of Computing, Part I and Part II: slide/tape
narration,
1981-1982.
1
13
see also Audiovisual series
History of computing slides/videotape project,
1985.
1
14
History research proposals,
1987-1988.
2
1
Members,
1984-1989.
2
2
Pioneer Days,
1985-1986.
2
3
Records preservation booklet,
1985.
2
4
Reports to AFIPS management,
1984-1988.
2
5
Smithsonian oral histories,
1985.
2
6
Student history paper award,
1985.
2
7
Von Neumann on Von Neumann,
1986.
2
8
Williamson on Mauchly,
1986.
2
9
AFIPS General Files,
1960-1990
This series includes committee meeting materials, press releases,
and correspondence related to AFIPS operation in the late 1970s and 1980s as
well as documents related to AFIPS establishment and early growth in the
1960s.
25th Anniversary Committee,
1985-1986.
2
10
AFIPS Historical documents,
1961-1970.
2
11
AFIPS Presentation to ACM Executive Committee,
1988.
2
12
Awards Committee,
1988-1989.
2
13
Constitution and bylaws,
1960-1988.
2
14
Dissolution,
1989-1990.
2
15
Copy
Education Award Subcommittee,
1983-1987.
3
1
Executive Committee and Board,
1985-1990.
3
2
Executive Director Search Committee,
1977-1980.
3
3
Fundraising,
1986.
3
4
General guidelines for AFIPS committee chairmen,
1984.
3
5
Harry Goode Award Committee,
1984-1988.
3
6
Press releases,
1980-1987.
3
7-8
TIE (Technology in Education) project,
1986.
3
9
Audio-Visual Materials and Photographs,
undated and circa 1966-1986
AFIPS and constituent societies logos,
undated.
4
13
photographs and camera ready art
History of Computing, Part I: slide/tape presentation,
1981.
4
2 slide trays plus two tapes
Joint Computer Conferences,
circa 1966-1973.
5
11x14 photographs
National Computer Conference (NCC),
1976-1986
NCC 86 logo,
circa 1985.
4
videotape
NCC photographs,
1979.
4
2
NCC photographs,
1980.
4
3
NCC photographs,
1982.
4
4
NCC photographs,
1982.
4
5
NCC photographs,
1984.
4
6
NCC photographs,
1986.
4
7
NCC slides,
1976.
4
1
Office Automation Conference (OAC),
1981-1986
OAC keynote address,
1985.
4
cassette
OAC keynote address by Rod Canion,
1986.
4
videotape
OAC photographs,
1981.
4
8
OAC photographs,
1982.
4
9
OAC photographs,
1983.
4
10
OAC photographs,
1984.
4
11
OAC photographs,
1986.
4
12
OAC press coverage,
1985.
4
videotape
OAC press coverage,
1986.
4
videotape
OAC radio clip,
1986.
4