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Burroughs Corporation records. Pike Adding Machine Company records

 Collection
Identifier: CBI 90, Series 69

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of ledger books recording various business activities of the Pike Adding Machine Company before and after it became a subsidiary of Burroughs Adding Machine Company.

Scope and Contents

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

  • 1903-1911

Creator

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

Pike Adding Machine Company was started in 1903 in Orange, New Jersey and was an early competitor of Burroughs in the adding and calculating machine field. It was acquired by Burroughs Adding Machine Company in 1909.

Extent

4 boxes (3 cubic feet)

Abstract

Collection contains ledger books recording various business activities of the Pike Adding Machine Company before and after it became a subsidiary of Burroughs Adding Machine Company.

Acquisition:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991.

Related Material

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.

Title
Burroughs Corporation Records. Pike Adding Machine Company Records, 1903-1911. 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

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Elmer L. Andersen Library
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Minneapolis MN 55455
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