Burroughs Corporation records. Black box photograph collection. 1880-1972

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Burroughs Corporation records. Black box photograph collection. 1880-1972

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The collection contains early photographs of American Arithmometer Company, Burroughs Adding Machine Company, Burroughs Corporation, Boyer Machine Company, and Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company employees and facilities. The images include production facilities, sales meetings, and employee activities including company-sponsored athletics. The collection contains extensive documentation of Burroughs Adding Machine Company's, later Burroughs Corporation's, headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.

8 boxes (2 cubic feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6615180

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Boyer Machine Company.

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American Arithmometer Company.

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The American Arithmometer Company was the forerunner of the Burroughs Corporation. It was incorporated in January of 1886 in St. Louis, Missouri, by four men: William S. Burroughs, Richard M. Scruggs, Thomas Metcalfe, and William R. Pye. Their purpose was to sell the adding machine invented by William S. Burroughs. The original capital stock was $100,000, divided into 1000 shares. These four men were also the original shareholders and members of the Board of Directors. The American Arithmometer ...

Burroughs Corporation

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The collection contains manuals for a number of different Burroughs computer systems, including the B6700, the B7000/B6000/B5000 families, and large systems in general. They concentrate on the programming languages (ALGOL and COBOL), but also contain primers on CANDE, WFL, and the DMSII system. From the guide to the Burroughs Corporation records. Product literature., 1910-1984, (Bulk: 1961-1982), (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) The HOBO ...

Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company

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