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Betty Jo Ellis papers

 Collection
Identifier: CBI 106

Scope and Content Note

This collection includes Betty Jo Ellis' presentation on the jargon of computers and programming, apparently presented at the 6th Annual Symposium on Computers and Data Processing in Estes Park, Colorado, in 1959; correspondence and documentation related to the order code of the Institute for Advanced Study computer; a collection of published cartoons related to computers, and touching poems about computers and seashells.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959

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).

Biographical Note

Betty Jo Ellis was a computer programmer for the United States Department of Defense.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet

Abstract

This collection includes Betty Jo Ellis' presentation on the jargon of computers and programming apparently presented at the 6th Annual Symposium on Computers and Data Processing in Estes Park, Colorado in 1959; correspondence and documentation related to the order code of the Institute for Advanced Study computer; collection of published cartoons related to computers and a poem about computers.

Title
Betty Jo Ellis Papers, 1959. Finding Aid.
Author
Prepared by Kevin D. Corbitt, October 1994.
Date
2004
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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