Reminiscences of Lyle M. Spencer, Jr. : oral history, 1983.

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Reminiscences of Lyle M. Spencer, Jr. : oral history, 1983.

Childhood in Chicago and La Mesa, California; assistance in development of Spencer Foundation; management of family trust; boards̀ decision making process, philosophy behind grant awards; sale of Science Research Associates to International Business Machines.

Transcript: 104 leaves.

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International Business Machines Corporation

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International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in New York State on June 16, 1911 under the name Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. In 1922, Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. purchased all of the shares of Deutsche Hollerith Maschinen Gesellschaft. In 1924 the official name of the company was changed to International Business Machines Corporation. In 1933, IBM CEO Thomas Watson ordered the merger of IBM subsidiaries in Germany (Optima, Degemag, Holgemag, Dehomag) under the name De...

Spencer, Lyle M.

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Businessman. From the description of Reminiscences of Lyle M. Spencer, Jr. : oral history, 1983. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122362081 ...

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Spencer, Lyle Manley, 1911-1968.

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