Frances E. Holberton papers circa 1950s-1980s

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Frances E. Holberton papers circa 1950s-1980s

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Collection contains reports, correspondence, notes and publications related to FORTRAN and COBOL development, and programming language standards for FORTRAN, COBOL, ASCII, and Ada. Also included is documentation regarding the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and its products BINAC and UNIVAC, Remington Rand, and the National Bureau of Standards and its computer, SEAC.

29 boxes (29 cubic feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

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Remington Rand, inc

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United States. National Bureau of Standards.

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After World War II the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) was charged with the task of following developments in computing. In response, NBS began to index and abstract books, journals, reports and other literature covering a broad range of computer-related topics beginning in the mid-1940s. Eventually the enormity of the task forced NBS to abandon this work in 1978. From the description of Computer Literature Collection, 1956-1978. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat re...

Holberton, Frances E.

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Frances E. Holberton, also known as Betty Holberton or Betty Snyder, started with the Eckert Mauchly Computer Corporation in the late 1940s and later worked for Remington Rand after it purchased Eckert Mauchly Corporation. She was a leading figure in programming language development for Remington Rand. From the guide to the Frances E. Holberton papers, circa 1950s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) Early electronic computer programme...

Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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