Margaret Fox papers, 1935-1975.

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Margaret Fox papers, 1935-1975.

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Fox collected these records in an effort to document some of the early computer development activities of NBS. Fox preserved some of Alexander's files as well as some of Williams'. The collection contains reports, including the original report on the ENIAC, UNIVAC, and many early in-house National Bureau of Standards (NBS) activity reports, memoranda on SEAC, SWAC, and DYSEAC, seminar and conference materials--including Alexander's notes from the Moore School of Engineering course, "Theory and techniques for design of electronic digital computers" (known as the "Moore School Lectures")--a history of SEAC, DYSEAC, and SWAC,

8.25 cubic ft.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 8218073

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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