Research notes on Herman Hollerith, 1860-1990 (Bulk 1860-1929).

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Research notes on Herman Hollerith, 1860-1990 (Bulk 1860-1929).

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The Austrian Papers are the research materials Austrian used to write "Herman Hollerith: Forgotten Giant of Information Processing." Austrian's research includes notes from interviews with Hollerith family members and copies of materials from the IBM archives and other repositories, including the New York Public Library. The Austrian Papers are arranged in three series that include biography note cards, backup research files, and other research material. Austrian filed his research notes in two formats, the first on 3x5 cards, arranged chronologically. The remainder of the notes are arranged alphabetically by subject. The folder titles are those originally given by Austrian.

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