Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the American National Standards Institute X3L2 Committee Records

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0311
Creators:
Clamons, Eric H.
Dates:
1969-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Cubic feet
10 boxes
Repository:
Records from Eric H. Clamons, fifth chairman of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X3L2 Standards Committee.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This material includes correspondence, handwritten notes, transcripts of speeches, meeting minutes, reports (in draft and final form) of ANSI X3L2 and other committees and international organizations dealing with computer character sets and codes as well as minutes and agendas of their meetings. There are also some clippings of articles from journals and newspapers. There is no evident classification by subject, committee or chronology; the 10 data boxes each seem to have a random distribution of material, except that box 1 has a broader time span (1969-1979).
Organizations which created some of these documents include:
AFNOR: Association Francaise de Normalisation; ANSI: American National Standards Institute; (C)BEMA: (Computers and) Business Equipment Manufacturers Association; ECMA: European Computers Manufacturers Assn. and ISO: International Organization for Standardization.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X3L2 Standards Committee had responsibility for computer character sets and codes. Eric H. Clamons of Honeywell Information Systems was the fifth chairman of the committee, from 1968 to 1972; the records are from his files.
Administration
Author
Craig A. Orr
Custodial History
These records originated during Mr. Clamons' tenure as chairman of the committee. In June 1979 he was asked by the Division of Mathematics (now Division of Medicine and Science), National Museum of American History, to donate any records of historical value in his possession. The records were donated to the Smithsonian Institution in September 1980 and were kept in the custody of the Division of Mathematics (now Division of Medicine and Science). They were transferred to the Archives Center in August 1988.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Eric H. Clamons of Honeywell Information Systems, September 1980.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Mathematics (now Division of Medicine and Science) to the Archives Center August 23, 1988.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Craig A. Orr, 1988.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
ANSI X3L2 Committee Records, 1969-1975, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Minutes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Papers Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Computer software Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reports Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Standardization Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 1930-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Computer programmers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American National Standards Institute. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mathematics Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Honeywell Information Systems. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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