Burroughs Corporation records. Don L. Stevens papers.
Scope and Content Note
The collection documents aspects of product development for the B205, B220 and B3500 and special requests made by customers.
The B205 series documents problems with the paper tape converter and efforts to work with IBM using punched card equipment. The B220 series shows the evolution of this computer. The B3500 series document how Engineering, Manufacturing and the ElectroData Division worked together to produce this computer.
The Custom Engineering series contains information on solutions by the ElectroData Division of specific customer needs not met with the standard products. The External Correspondence series outlines potential and realized cooperative projects and the Internal Correspondence series provides a glimpse of the relationship that existed between Burroughs facilities in Detroit and Paoli and Pasadena. Correspondents in the internal correspondence include: M.E. Mengel, VP-Product Planning; J.R. Bradburn, VP- Manufacturing and Engineering; W. Lonergan, Manager Product Planning; L.P. Robinson, Director of Engineering; Sibyl Rock, and L. W. Cali.
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
- 1957-1962
Creator
- Stevens, Donald L. (Person)
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).
Biographical Note
Don L. Stevens was manager of Product Specifications at the ElectroData Division of Burroughs in Pasadena.
Extent
5 boxes (5 cubic feet)
Abstract
The collection documents aspects of product development for the B205, B220 and B3500 and special requests made by customers.
Arrangement of Collection
The materials in this collection are arranged into the following groups:
- B205
- B220 (Datatron)
- B3500
- Custom Engineering
- Correspondence and Proposals -- External
- Correspondence -- Internal
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.
- B 205 computer Subject Source: Local sources
- B 220 computer Subject Source: Local sources
- B 3500 (Computer) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer engineering Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer input-output equipment Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- ElectroData (Firm)
- Stevens, Donald L.
- Title
- Burroughs Corporation Records. Don L. Stevens Papers, 1957-1962. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Susan A. Stepka, August 1995.
- Date
- 2004
- 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
