General Electric Company Computer Department scrapbook,
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a photocopy of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the GE Computer Department and its activities in the Phoenix region. The scrapbook includes information about the computer facilities of Arizona State University as well as articles about Homer R. Oldfield, Jr., Herbert R.J. Grosch, Clair C. Lasher, Arthur G. Newman, and Grady Gammage (president of Arizona State). The scrapbook abruptly ends in mid-1962.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1962
Creator
- General Electric Company. Computer Department (Organization)
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
The Computer Department of General Electric Company (GE) was established in 1956 with H.R. (Barney) Oldfield as its general manager. Its main operations were located in Phoenix, AZ. The department manufactured mainframe computers and other computer equipment until 1970 when the department was sold to Honeywell, Inc. GE also maintained a computer center at Arizona State University. It donated an IBM 704 computer to the center in 1957 and a GE-304 computer in 1960.
Extent
1 box (0.3 cubic feet)
Abstract
Collection contains a photocopy of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the GE Computer Department and its activities in the Phoenix region.
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Honeywell Bull in 1988.
Subject
- Gammage, Grady, 1892-1959 (Person)
- Grosch, Herbert R. J. (Person)
- Lasher, Clair C. (Person)
- Newman, Arthur G. (Person)
- Oldfield, Homer R. (Person)
- Arizona State University. (Organization)
- General Electric Company. Computer Department (Organization)
- Title
- General Electric Company Computer Department Scrapbook, 1956-1962. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Kevin D. Corbitt, March 1991.
- 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
