Data Processing Management
Association, Northwest Chapter Records, 1963-1997. Finding Aid.
Summary Information
Data Processing
Management Association. Northwest Chapter records.
1963-1997
Data Processing Management Association. Northwest
Chapter.
2 boxes (1.33
cubic feet)
Language: English
CBI 167
The records document
the chapter’s activities and membership through chapter newsletters, membership
rosters, conference program schedules, and bylaws.
University of
Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute
Access and Use
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Janet
Carlson in 2001. Additional materials were donated by John Nugent in 2006.
Access to the collection is unrestricted.
The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in
the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as
published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair
use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Data Processing Management Association Records, Northwest Chapter (CBI
167), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Historical Note
The Northwest Chapter of the Data Processing Management Association
(DPMA) was formed in 1946 as the Association of Tabulating Supervisors (ATS),
also known as the Remington Association of Tabulating Supervisors (RATS).
ATS/RATS was one of over 25 groups to join the newly formed National Machine
Accountants Association (NMAA) in 1951 and became the Northwest Chapter for
NMAA members in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area.
In 1961, NMAA changed its name to the Data Processing Management
Association (DPMA). As a regional chapter, the Northwest Chapter had a
representative on the Executive Council who served with executive officers and
implemented policy decisions of the International Board of Directors.
Membership included information systems professionals from all levels of
management including systems engineers, researchers, and systems designers from
the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area.
DPMA’s mission was to advance the information processing profession in
business, industry, science, education, and government. The Northwest Chapter
upheld the purposes of the DPMA in addition to supporting the DPMA in a number
of other ways through continuing education and professional certification. The
Northwest Chapter produced a newsletter, hosted dinners and provided speakers
for their members, and sponsored the annual Northwest Computer Show and
Conference.
In 1997, DPMA was renamed the Association of Information Technology
Professionals (AITP), to better reflect its broad membership.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The records of the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA),
Northwest Chapter, 1963-1997, document the chapter’s activities and membership
primarily from 1981 to 1997 through chapter newsletters, membership rosters,
conference program schedules, and bylaws.
In 1982 the Northwest Chapter’s Data Processing Management Association
Newsletter was renamed INFORM .
Related Material
Data Processing Management Association
Records (CBI 88)
Subject Terms
- This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings.
Data
Processing Management Association. Data Processing Management Association. Northwest
Chapter.National
Machine Accountants Association.Association
of Information Technology Professionals. Electronic data
processing. Trade and professional
associations. Business -- Data
processing.
Box and Folder List
| Location |
Title |
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Box 1 |
Northwest Chapter’s Data Processing Management Association
Newsletter, February 1982 – October 1982 Box 1, Folder 1
|
| |
INFORM,
April 1983 – November 1984 Box 1, Folder 2
|
| |
INFORM,
January 1985 – November 1985 Box 1, Folder 3
|
| |
INFORM,
January 1986 – November 1986 Box 1, Folder 4
|
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INFORM,
February 1987 – April 1987 Box 1, Folder 5
|
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INFORM,
Summer 1987 – May 1989 Box 1, Folder 6
|
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INFORM,
Summer 1989 – May 1991 Box 1, Folder 7
|
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INFORM,
Summer 1991 – October 1993 Box 1, Folder 8
|
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INFORM,
January 1994 – May 1995 Box 1, Folder 9
|
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Membership Roster, 1963 - 1972 Box 1, Folder 10
|
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Membership Roster, 19871 -1985 Box 1, Folder 11
|
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Membership Directory, 1986 -1997 Box 1, Folder 12
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Program Schedule, 1982 - 1997 Box 1, Folder 13
|
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Northwest Computer Show & Conference
Programs Box 1, Folder 14
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Bylaws, 1984 Box 1, Folder 15
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DPMA Presentation, undated Box 1, Folder 16
|
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Northwest Chapter Show/"Celebrate 50 Years of Computing in
Minnesota," 1996 Box 2, Folder 1
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Board of Directors Minutes/Chapter Records, 1995-1997 Box 2, Folder 2
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Region 4 (Central), 1996 Box 2, Folder 3
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Membership Application Box 2, Folder 4
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Miscellaneous Publications and Articles Box 2, Folder 5
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