Burroughs Corporation records. Control Instrument Corporation records
Scope and Content Note
Collection contains technical literature, engineering notebooks and logs, some correspondence, and a patent infringement report.
This is one series of the Burroughs Corporation Records (CBI 90). Please see the other series finding aids for further information regarding the Burroughs Corporation.
Dates
- 1948-1968
Creator
- Burroughs Corporation (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
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).
Historical Note
Control Instrument Company, Inc., a company that produced electronic fire control equipment for the U.S. Navy, was based in Brooklyn, New York. It was acquired by Burroughs in 1951, mainly to give Burroughs a background in electronic research and development. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Burroughs Corporation.
Extent
3 boxes (1.2 cubic feet)
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.
- Title
- Burroughs Corporation Records. Control Instrument Corporation Records, 1948-1968. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Susan A. Stepka, September 1995; revised Carrie Seib, December 2003.
- Date
- July 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
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