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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Roy Soltoff Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0275
- Creators:
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Eklund, Jon B.Soltoff, Roy
- Dates:
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1978-1984
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.1 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection includes four 90 minute audio tapes of interviews with Mr. Soltoff covering biographical information, education, work experience and professional career. Also included are: The interviewer's handwritten notes summarizing the interviews; and copies "Notes from Misosys", a publication on computer software edited by Mr. Soltoff.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Divided into 3 series: 1) Audio tapes (four) of Roy Soltoff interviews by Jon Eklund, 1983; 2) Notes by Jon Eklund summarizing Soltoff interviews; 3) Publication, "Notes from Misosys", 1983 (six issues) edited by Soltoff.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
This collection is primarily the product of four interviews with Roy Soltoff, a noted microcomputer programmer, conducted and taped in 1983 by Dr. Jon B. Eklund, Curator of Physical Sciences, NMAH.
Administration
Author
Dan Darroch
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by Roy Soltoff.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Dan Darroch, 1987
Custodial History
This collection was transferred to the Archives Center October 10, 1987 from the Division of Physical Sciences (now Division of Medicine and Science).
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Roy Soltoff Collection, 1978-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Computers | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Computer programming | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Oral history -- 1980-1990 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Interviews -- 1980-2000 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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