Robert M. Kalb papers 1926-1970

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Robert M. Kalb papers 1926-1970

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Correspondence, memoranda, manuals, patents, published and unpublished reports, photographs, notes, newspaper articles and reference material relating to Bell Laboratories, Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company, Engineering Research Associates, the Univac division of Remington Rand and Sperry Rand, professional organizations such as the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the IEEE Computer Group, and conferences. Topics covered include Bell Laboratories' "Out-of-Hour" courses, air traffic control and airline reservation systems, telecommunications equipment, information exchanges with IBM, computer standards, wages, the electronic data processing industry, and Univac products. Also included are records relating to legal cases in which Kalb was involved, such as the Honeywell vs. Sperry Rand lawsuit and a Federal Communications Commission inquiry of the data processing industry.

9 boxes (9 cubic feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

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