Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Computing History Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1416
Dates:
1960s-1970s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
3 boxes
Repository:
Collection consists of black and white and color photographs and some negatives documenting computing history Photographs document primarily individuals, equipment, and computers being used.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Many of the photographs and negatives were used in Paul E. Ceruzzi's book, A History of Modern Computing, 1998, covering modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. Ceruzzi was a curator at the National Air and Space Museum.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series alphabetically.

Administration

Author
Thomas Espe
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Paul Ceruzzi, 2017.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Thomas Espe, intern, February 2017.

Using the Collection

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
Information technology Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Computers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Computers -- History Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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