Burroughs Corporation records. Electronic Control Division and Electronic Instrument Division records
Scope and Content Note
Series contains a miscellaneous subject file of the Electronic Control Division and Electronic Instrument Division of Burroughs Corporation. Both divisions are represented, but the materials are mixed together, as that was the way the collection was received. Also included are some monthly engineering reports for each division from the early 1960s.
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
- Creation: 1958-1966
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
The Electronic Components Division and the Electronic Instruments Division were both involved with many projects, especially those having to do with improvement of Burroughs office supplies.
Extent
2 boxes (2.0 cubic feet)
Abstract
Series contains a miscellaneous subject file of the Electronic Control Division and Electronic Instrument Division of Burroughs Corporation.
Arrangement of Collection
The materials are arranged in alphabetical order in two groups:
- Electronic Control and Electronic Instrument Divisions Files
- Electronic Components and Electronic Instruments Divisions Monthly Engineering Project Reports
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.
Topical
- Title
- Burroughs Corporation Records. Electronic Control Division and Electronic Instrument Division Records, 1958-1966. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Susan A. Stepka, September 1995.
- Date
- July 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Charles Babbage Institute Archives Collecting Area
Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 - 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-624-5050
cbi@umn.edu
