Iowa State University. University Relations.

This collection includes material collected and produced by the Iowa State University Office of University Relations regarding John Vincent Atanasoff and the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC). The bulk of the material relates to the University-sponsored celebrations in honor of Atanasoff, the ABC replica project, and the ongoing effort to assert Atanasoff as the true inventor of the electronic digital computer. The collection contains biographical information, correspondence with Atanasoff and the Atanasoff family, promotional materials for the ABC replica project, news clippings, photographs, and slides. For additional information on the Atanasoff-Berry Computer and John V. Atanasoff, see the following collections: John Vincent Atanasoff Papers, RS 13/20/51; Clark Mollenhoff Papers, MS-599; and Henry L. Hanson Papers, MS-267.