cbi00184 Richard W. Clarke Collection on Magnetic Storage Drums, circa 1957-1970s. Finding Aid. Prepared by Karen Spilman, 2007. University of Minnesota Libraries 2007
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Karen Spilman, 2007. English University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi] Clarke, Richard W. Richard W. Clarke collection on magnetic storage drums circa 1957-1970s 1 box (0.25 cubic feet) Collection contains information on magnetic drum storage, including photographs and background information on the Flying Head Drum, patented by Richard W. Clarke in 1965. CBI 184 English Administrative Information Acquisition:

The collection was donated by Richard W. Clarke in 2007.

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:

Richard W. Clarke Collection on Magnetic Storage Drums (CBI 184), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Biographical Note

Richard W. Clarke worked at Remington Rand Univac, and later for the Control Data Corporation. In 1957, during his tenure with Remington Rand Univac, Clarke, along with Sherman A. Sundin, invented the Flying Wedge Loading and Mounting Apparatus. Their invention was awarded a patent by Univac in 1965.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains information on magnetic drum storage, including photographs and background information on the Flying Head Drum, patented by Richard W. Clarke in 1965. The photographs were removed from a three ring binder and retained in original order. Photograph captions were taken verbatim from notes attached to the original pages in the binder.

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.

Clarke, Richard W. Remington Rand, Inc. Magnetic drums -- Design and construction. Box and Folder List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

1 1 Information on Flying Wedge, 1957, 1965. 1 2 Photographs of Flying Wedge. 1 3 Miscellaneous Information on Magnetic Storage Drums. 1 4 "Engineering Specifications for 880 Magnetic Drum Storage Unit," November 1961.