University of
Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]
Birkenstock, James W. (James Warren), 1912-
James W. Birkenstock
collection of IBM records and British Tabulating Machine Company
histories
circa 1950-1958
1 box (0.1
cubic feet)
Collection contains
fragments of a document detailing the contractual interaction between IBM and
the British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) in the first half of the 20th
century, a verbatim proceedings of a foreign accounting machines meeting at IBM
in 1954 and two histories of the British Tabulating Machine Company.
CBI 132
English
Administrative Information
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by James W.
Birkenstock.
Access to materials:
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
Copyright:
All materials in the collection are covered under prior copyright.
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the
copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Preferred Citation:
James W. Birkenstock Collection of IBM Records and BTM Histories (CBI
132), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Arrangement of Collection
The materials are arranged into the following groups:
- IBM Records
- BTM Histories
Biographical Note
James W. Birkenstock joined International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM) as a salesman in 1935. He was appointed as a Corporate Vice
President in 1958 and elected director of IBM World Trade Corporation in 1966.
During his tenure at IBM, Birkenstock was involved with the interaction between
IBM and British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM).
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains fragments of a document detailing the
contractual interaction between IBM and the British Tabulating Machine Company
(BTM) in the first half of the 20th century, a verbatim proceedings of a
foreign accounting machines meeting at IBM in 1954 and two histories of the
British Tabulating Machine Company.
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.
Birkenstock, James W. (James Warren), 1912-
British
Tabulating Machine Company -- History.
International
Business Machines Corporation -- History.
Accounting machine industry
-- Great Britain.
Accounting machine industry
-- United States.
Accounting
machines.
Box and Folder List
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
IBM Records
1
1
History of IBM and BTM contractual interaction fragment,
circa 1950.
1
2
Proceedings: Foreign Accounting Machines Meeting,
10 June 1954.
BTM Histories
1
3
A Short History of the British Tabulatory Machine Co.
Ltd. Who Manufacture and Market Hollerith Punched Card Accounting Machines,
circa 1952.
1
3
The Beginnings: Reminiscences of C. A. Everard Green,
First Executive of the Tabulator Limited and later General Manager and Director
of The British Tabulating Machine Company Limited,
1958.