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Burroughs Corporation records. Shareholder meetings and reports

 Collection
Identifier: CBI 90, Series 89

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of information on the annual meeting of shareholders/stockholders, semi-annual and quarterly reports to shareholders, and special notices to shareholders.

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

  • 1922-1986

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

From the first stockholders of the American Arithmometer Company (William S. Burroughs, William Pye, Thomas Metcalfe, and Richard M. Scruggs) to the thousands of stockholders it had when it merged with Sperry in 1986, Burroughs has depended upon these people for its financial stability. By 1986, Burroughs had paid out continuous quarterly dividends for 91 years. These, of course, had gone up and down with the fortunes of the company, but there was always a divided to pay stockholders every quarter. In the 1960s, Burroughs started calling their stockholders "shareholders" instead.

Extent

3 boxes (0.66 cubic feet)

Abstract

Collection consists of information on the annual meeting of shareholders/stockholders, semi-annual and quarterly reports to shareholders, and special notices to shareholders.

Arrangement of Collection

The materials in this collection are arranged into the following groups:

  1. Annual Meetings of Stockholders
  2. Annual Meetings of Shareholders
  3. Quarterly Reports to Burroughs Stockholders
  4. Quarterly Reports to Burroughs Shareholders
  5. Semi-Annual Reports to Burroughs Stockholders
  6. Special Notices to Stockholders

With the materials in each group placed in chronological order.

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. Shareholder Meetings and Reports, 1922-1986. 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

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