National Bureau of Standards promissory notes. 1950.

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National Bureau of Standards promissory notes. 1950.

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This folder contains two large "promissory" notes, one from Boulder, Colo., signed by Senator Edwin C. Johnson, the other from "Uncle Sam," agreeing to locate the Radio Laboratory of the U.S. Bureau of Standards in Boulder in return for Boulder's providing 210+ acres of land for the site.

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Johnson, Edwin C. (Edwin Carl), 1884-1970

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Colorado state representative (1923-1931). Colorado Lieutenant Governor (1931-1932). Governor of Colorado (1933-1937, 1955-1957). U.S. Senator from Colorado (1937-1955). From the description of Governor Edwin C. Johnson papers, 1906-1987 1942-1968 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 18009290 Edwin Carl Johnson (1884-1970) was Governor of Colorado in 1933 – 1937 and 1955 – 1957, the only person to serve three terms as Governor of Colorado and three term...

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...