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Rolland B. Arndt Papers, 1952-1987. Finding Aid.

Summary Information
Title: Rolland B. Arndt papers
Dates: 1952-1987
Creator: Arndt, Rolland B.
Extent: 4 boxes (3.25 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 56
Abstract:
Collection contains AFIPS and ERA/Remington Rand records created in conjunction with Rolland B. Arndt's association with AFIPS and employment at ERA/Remington Rand. The AFIPS records include minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, computer printouts, financial records, subject files, and handwritten notes. The records document the financial history and board decisions from 1970-1987, the period that immediately preceded the dissolution of AFIPS. The records from ERA and Remington Rand consist of engineering log books documenting research on magnetic core storage at ERA and the NIKE-Zeus system at Remington Rand, correspondence, reports, and subject files.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use
Acquisition Information:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Rolland B. Arndt.

Access Restrictions:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

CBI 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).

Preferred Citation:

Rolland B. Arndt Papers (CBI 56), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.


Arrangement

The materials in this collection are arranged into the following groups:

  • AFIPS Records, 1970-1987
  • Engineering Records, 1952-1986

Biographical Note

Rolland B. Arndt received his BEE from the University of Minnesota in 1948. Arndt worked as a development engineer with RCA Victor for two years before leaving to work on an MS at Stanford where he worked in the Radio Propagation Laboratory. After receiving his MS in 1952, Arndt worked for Engineering Research Associates (later acquired by Remington Rand). Arndt was active in the American Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS) and he served on numerous committees and on the board of directors in the mid-1980s.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains records from the American Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS), Engineering Research Associates (ERA), and Remington Rand.

The AFIPS records include minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, computer printouts and handwritten notes. Treasurer's records include treasurer's reports and financial statements, budget projections on computer printouts, related correspondence, and other reference materials. Committee records include reports, correspondence, and memoranda. Subject files include general correspondence, a National Science Foundation report produced by AFIPS on the development of occupational taxonomies in computing, headquarters newsletters, and various activity and reference files. The records document the financial history and board decisions of AFIPS from 1970 through 1987, a period that immediately preceded the dissolution of AFIPS, in great detail, and the reasoning behind board decisions of this period. Other areas of AFIPS activity are documented in less detail.

The Engineering Research Associates and Remington Rand records contain engineering log books documenting the research on magnetic core storage at ERA and the NIKE-Zeus system at Remington Rand. There is also a file on the circuitry and redesign of the NIKE-ZEUS system, and one comparing coding of various computers. The records also include materials on 1101 (Atlas I), 1103 (Atlas II), a drawing and sort generator for ERA 1103, reports on mechanized computer design, patent and trade secrets of Univac, a report by Ware Myers, and correspondence.

Subject Terms
Index 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.
  • Arndt, Rolland B.
  • American Federation of Information Processing Societies.
  • Engineering Research Associates.
  • Remington Rand, Inc.
  • Computer engineering--Research.
  • Computer industry--Research.
  • Computer industry--Societies, etc.
  • Computer storage devices--Research.
  • Computers--Research.
  • Magnetic drums--Research.
Box and Folder List
 Location  Title
 
AFIPS Records, 1970-1987 
 
Board of Directors and Executive Committee Records, 1983-1987 
Box 1
Minutes, 1983-1987. Box 1, Folder 1-14
 
Reference files and correspondence, 1986-1987. Box 1, Folder 15-19
 
Treasurer's Records, 1977-1987 
Box 1
Financial reports, 1977-1985. Box 1, Folder 20-22
 
Financial statements, 1962-1987. Box 1, Folder 23-26
Box 2
FY85-FY87 budget materials, 1985-1987. Box 2, Folder 1-8
 
Reference files, 1985-1986. Box 2, Folder 9-11
 
Committee Records, 1976-1986 
Box 2
Admissions, 1983-1986. Box 2, Folder 12
 
Audit, 1977-1983. Box 2, Folder 13
 
Awards, 1984-1985. Box 2, Folder 14
 
Education, 1983-1986. Box 2, Folder 15
 
Finance, 1976-1986. Box 2, Folder 16-21
 
Governance, 1983-1986. Box 2, Folder 22-24
 
Government Activities, 1984-1986. Box 2, Folder 25
Box 3
Headquarters, 1984-1986. Box 3, Folder 1-2
 
History of Computing, 1984-1986. Box 3, Folder 3
 
International Relations, 1984-1985. Box 3, Folder 4
 
Nominating, 1983-1986. Box 3, Folder 5
 
Publications, 1983-1986. Box 3, Folder 6-7
 
Subject Files, 1970-1986 
Box 3
Compensation study, 1985. Box 3, Folder 8-9
 
Correspondence, 1982-1986. Box 3, Folder 10-11
 
Employee handbook, 1984-1985. Box 3, Folder 12
 
NSF report: "Development of Occupational Taxonomies for Computer Specialists," 1986. Box 3, Folder 14
 
Pension plans, 1985. Box 3, Folder 15-16
 
Planning, 1970-1986. Box 3, Folder 17-19
 
Reference file, circa 1985. Box 3, Folder 20
 
Salary administration, 1985. Box 3, Folder 21
 
Travel policy, 1984-1986. Box 3, Folder 22
 
Engineering Records, 1952-1986 
Box 3
Atlas I, ERA 1101, undated. Box 3, Folder 23
 
Atlas II, ERA 1103 maintenance programs, 1954. Box 3, Folder 24
 
Drawing and sort generator, ERA 1103, 1953, 1962. Box 3, Folder 25
 
Circuitry and redesign of NIKE-ZEUS, 1958-1960. Box 3, Folder 26
 
Computer instruction codes comparison, 1957. Box 3, Folder 27
 
Engineer's Log Book, ERA magnetic core storage, 1954-1957. Box 3, Folder 28
 
Engineer's Log Book, ERA magnetic core storage, matrix core tester, 1952-1954. Box 3, Folder 29
 
Engineer's Log Book, ERA magnetic core storage, telecomputing devices, 1952-1955. Box 3, Folder 30
 
Engineer's Log Book, Remington Rand NIKE-ZEUS, 1958-1946. Box 3, Folder 31
Box 4
"Key Developments in the Computer Industry" , by Ware Myers, circa. 1976. Box 4, Folder 1
 
Mechanized Computer Design, undated. Box 4, Folder 2
 
Patents and trade secrets (Univac), 1960-1964. Box 4, Folder 3
 
Sperry Correspondence, 1982-1986. Box 4, Folder 4