Oral history interview with Cuthbert Corwin Hurd, 1995 Aug. 28.

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Oral history interview with Cuthbert Corwin Hurd, 1995 Aug. 28.

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Hurd briefly discusses his work with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) before joining the Computer Usage Company (CUC) in 1962. He outlines CUC's early projects with IBM and describes his leadership role at CUC. Hurd details his efforts to make CUC successful after becoming CEO and the strategies which he used. Dr. Fillerup, who worked with Hurd at CUC, compiled biographical information on Hurd that is presented in abbreviated form before the interview and in full after the interview. The original printed copy of the transcript also contains biographical information on Fillerup.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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