Burroughs Corporation records. Installation stories.
Scope and Content Note
This is an artificial collection composed of reprints of installation stories that appeared in-house or in external publications. They usually feature businesses and how their description of how they saved time and money by using a Burroughs calculator, adding machine, or microfilm product.
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
- 1951-1957
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 often got reprints of articles written about their products in other magazines to use for advertising and publicity purposes.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
Collection contains reprints of installation stories that appeared in Burroughs or other publications.
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.
- Burroughs Adding Machine Company
- Calculators Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Microfilm readers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Microphotography. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Office equipment and supplies industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Burroughs Corporation Records. Installation Stories, 1951-1957. 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
