Frances E. Holberton papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains reports, correspondence, notes and publications related to FORTRAN and COBOL development and programming language standards for FORTRAN, COBOL, and ASCII. The papers also include documentation regarding the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and its products the BINAC and UNIVAC; Remington Rand; and the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and its computer, SEAC.
Dates
- circa 1950s-1980s
Creator
- Holberton, Frances E. (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
Frances E. Holberton, also known as Betty Holberton or Betty Snyder, started with the Eckert Mauchly Computer Corporation in the late 1940s and later worked for Remington Rand after it purchased Eckert Mauchly Corporation. She was a leading figure in programming language development for Remington Rand.
Extent
29 boxes (29 cubic feet)
Abstract
Collection contains reports, correspondence, notes and publications related to FORTRAN and COBOL development, and programming language standards for FORTRAN, COBOL, ASCII, and Ada. Also included is documentation regarding the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and its products BINAC and UNIVAC, Remington Rand, and the National Bureau of Standards and its computer, SEAC.
Acquisition:
The papers were given by Frances E. Holberton in 1991.
- Ada (Computer program language) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- BINAC computer. Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- COBOL (Computer program language) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- FORTRAN (Computer program language) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Holberton, Frances E.
- Programming languages (Electronic computers) -- Standards. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Remington Rand, Inc.
- SEAC computer. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. National Bureau of Standards
- Univac computer Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Frances E. Holberton Papers, circa 1950s-1980s. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Kevin D. Corbitt, March 1993.
- Date
- 2004
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
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