Florence James collection of Alexander M. Poniatoff and Ampex Corporation papers, 1964-1978.

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Florence James collection of Alexander M. Poniatoff and Ampex Corporation papers, 1964-1978.

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Included in box 1 is a biography of Poniatoff (probably an autobiography), circa 1978, written when Mr. Poniatoff was 86 years old. There are also original photographs, excerpts from the Ampex Monitor, and some correspondence. Box 2 contains the tape recorder.

2 linear feet (1 manuscript box (papers) and 1 large box (tape recorder)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8131372

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Ampex Corporation

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Founded in 1944 in San Carlos, California, by Alexander M. Poniatoff, an electrical engineer born in Russia. Ampex is a technology leader in high-performance digital information recording and storage products utilized in a variety of fields, including scientific, government, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, data processing, oil and gas exploration, engineering, aerospace, film and video. Primarily known for their mass storage systems, instrumentation/data recorders, helical scan tape ...

Poniatoff, Alexander Matthew, 1892-

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James, Florence

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Ampex is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M. Poniatoff. The name AMPEX is an acronym, created by its founder, which stands for Alexander M. Poniatoff Excellence. Florence James was personal secretary and friend to Mr. Poniatoff for many years. She came to Ampex in 1946 as the company's first stenographer. At the time the company had only 25 employees. Both she and Mr. Poniatoff retired in 1970. From the description of Florence James collection of Alexander...