Carl A. Johnson papers.
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of correspondence, reports, notes, documents and artifacts from Engineering Research Associates (ERA) and Sperry UNIVAC. Among the materials are: The Integrated Circuit Technology in Future Data Processing Computers, by J. Presper Eckert and John B. Schwartz, 1966; Annals of the History of Computing: The Birth of an ERA: Engineering Research Associates, Inc., by Erwin Tomash and Arnold A. Cohen, 1979; SperryLink Office System product literature, 1982; documents relating to Sperry’s acquisition of Varian Data Machines, 1977-1979; documents relating to the development and marketing of the Micro 1100 chip sets, 1980s; and a Micro 1100 Arithmetic Logic Unite (ALU) Tested Wafer.
Dates
- 1947-1990
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
Carl A. Johnson graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1955, following an 18 month program in electronics at Dunwoody Industrial Institute. Johnson also completed numerous post-graduate courses with Sperry and the University of Minnesota in management, strategic planning, communications, team development, and quality. He started his career with Engineering Research Associates in 1954 and retired from UNISYS in 1986 after 32 years of technical and managerial experience in computer systems, circuits and packaging, semiconductor devices, memory storage equipment, business and product strategy, program management, acquisition and competitive analysis and communications product development.
Extent
2 boxes (2 cubic feet)
Abstract
Collection consists of correspondence, reports, notes, documents and artifacts from Engineering Research Associates (ERA) and Sperry UNIVAC.
Acquisition:
Papers were donated by Carl A. Johnson in April, 2009.
- Engineering Research Associates Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Johnson, Carl A.
- Sperry 1100 series computers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sperry Rand (Corporation). Univac Division
- Title
- Carl A. Johnson Papers, 1947-1990.
- Subtitle
- Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Emily Miller, June 2009.
- Date
- July 2009
- 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
