Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Association for Computing Machinery (Washington, D.C. chapter) Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0462
Creators:
Association for Computing Machinery. Washington, D.C. chapter.
Dates:
1958-1978
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.12 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Microfiche copies of the records of the Washington, DC chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (1958-1978).

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Microfiche copies of the records of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, including council minutes, chapter financial records, and the chapter's newsletters, entitled COMPUTOPICS, covering the years 1960-1978.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Association, founded in 1947, to advance skills in information technology.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by the Association for Computing Machinery (Washington, D.C. chapter) to the NMAH Division of Computers, Information and Society in 1978.
Ownership and Custodial History
The papers were returned in 1979, but the chapter reproduced them on microfiche and donated the microfiche to the Division, which transferred it to the Archives Center in 1992.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, 1998

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
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.
Preferred Citation
Association for Computing Machinery (Washington, D.C. chapter) Collection,1958-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Minutes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Microfiche Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Financial records Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Computers -- 1950-2000 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Computers, Information and Society Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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