Burroughs Corporation records. International operations records.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains a variety of information about the Burroughs International operations, including reports, financial forecasts, analyses, establishment papers, summaries and reviews.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1979
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
Burroughs' International Operations had a long history, starting with the British firm started only a couple of years after the American Arithmometer Company. This Branch of Burroughs was called the Burroughs International Corporation, Burroughs International S. A., and simply the International Division. The company entered into international operations very early in their history, and this continued all the way through their merger with Sperry in 1986.
Extent
2 boxes (2 cubic feet)
Abstract
Collection contains information about Burroughs International operations.
Arrangement of Collection
The materials in this collection are arranged into the following groups:
- Burroughs International Corporation (BIC)
- Burroughs International S. A. (BISA)
- International Operations
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.
- Title
- Burroughs Corporation Records. International Operations Records, 1954-1979. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Susan A. Stepka, September 1995.
- Date
- July 2005
- 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
