General Electric Company Computer Department scrapbook, 1956-1962

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General Electric Company Computer Department scrapbook, 1956-1962

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Collection contains a photocopy of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the GE Computer Department and its activities in the Phoenix region.

1 box (0.3 cubic feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6615095

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