Watson, Thomas J., 1914-1993

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Watson was chairman of International Business Machines (IBM) and Birkenstock was a vice president of IBM.

From the description of Oral history interview with Thomas J. Watson and James W. Birkenstock 1985 Apr. 25. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63295501

President and C.E.O. of International Business Machines, 1952-1971; Ambassador to U.S.S.R., 1978-1981; sailor, pilot, and philanthropist.

Thomas J. Watson, Jr., son of the founder of I.B.M., Thomas J. Watson, Sr., began his career with I.B.M. after he graduated from Brown University in 1937. He first worked as a salesman for the company and gradually moved through the executive levels of the company. His employment with I.B.M. was interrupted during World War II, during which time Watson served in the Army Air Corps. He served in the Soviet Union and the Pacific. After retiring from I.B.M. in 1972, Watson began a career in government service, serving as chairman of the General Advisor Committee on Arms Contol and Disarmament and as Ambassador to Moscow. An avid sailor and pilot, Watson owned the a yacht and several airplanes. Watson died in N.Y. in 1994.

From the description of Thomas J. Watson, Jr., Papers, 1905-1994 (bulk 1940-1981). (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122639669
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referencedIn Computer & Communications Industry Association (U.S.). IBM antitrust trial records, 1969-1982. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993. Personal papers, 1948-1992. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Clark M. Clifford Papers, 1883-1999, (bulk 1946-1998) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Greer, Frances, 1917-. Frances Greer oral history interview, 1997. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Rutgers University. Office of the President. Records of the Robert C. Clothier Administration, 1925-1952. Rutgers University
referencedIn New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Frederick Coykendall papers, 1923-1956 Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Coupe, Anne Van Vechten. Speech, 1959. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Watson, Thomas J., 1914-1993,. Oral history interview with Thomas J. Watson and James W. Birkenstock 1985 Apr. 25. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn National Foreign Trade Council. Captin Robert Dollar Memorial Award records, 1938-1983 Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Baloković, Zlatko, 1895-1965. Zlatko Baloković papers, 1924-1965. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Harvard University. Records relating to presentation of Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, 1944 August 7. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Hurd, Cuthbert Corwin, 1911-1996,. Oral history interview with Cuthbert Corwin Hurd, 1981 Jan. 20. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Thomas J. Watson, Jr., papers Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993. Papers, 1928-1968 (bulk 1942-1968). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn DeLamarter, Richard Thomas,. IBM antitrust suit records, 1950-1984. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Langton, York, 1903-1989. York Langton papers, 1960-1989. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn National Foreign Trade Council. Captin Robert Dollar Memorial Award records, 1938-1983 Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn International Business Machines Corporation. Technical History Project. Oral histories, 1980-1991. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Watson, Thomas J. : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
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associatedWith Brown University corporateBody
associatedWith Carter, Jimmy, 1924- person
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associatedWith Computer & Communications Industry Association (U.S.). corporateBody
associatedWith Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Coupe, Anne Van Vechten. person
associatedWith Coykendall, Frederick, 1872-1954. person
associatedWith DeLamarter, Richard Thomas, person
associatedWith Dirks, Gerhard H. person
associatedWith Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993. person
associatedWith Greer, Frances, 1917- person
associatedWith Harvard University. corporateBody
associatedWith Hollerith, Herman. person
associatedWith Humphreys, Arthur L. C., person
associatedWith Hurd, Cuthbert Corwin, 1911-1996, person
associatedWith Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory corporateBody
associatedWith International Business Machines Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith International Business Machines Corporation. Technical History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith International Computers and Tabulators, ltd. corporateBody
associatedWith International Computers, ltd. corporateBody
associatedWith Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. person
associatedWith Kennedy family. family
associatedWith Langton, York, 1903-1989. person
associatedWith Martin, Cyril H., 1905- person
associatedWith National Cash Register Comapny. corporateBody
associatedWith National Foreign Trade Council. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Times Company corporateBody
associatedWith Percy, Charles H., 1919-2011. person
associatedWith Phillpotts, Ralegh Buller. person
associatedWith President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy. corporateBody
associatedWith President's Task Force on the War Against Poverty. corporateBody
associatedWith Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006 person
associatedWith Rutgers University. Office of the President. corporateBody
associatedWith Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981. person
associatedWith United States. Congress. Senate. General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament. corporateBody
associatedWith Watson, Thomas John, 1874-1956. person
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1914-01-08

Death 1993-12-31

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