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Control Data Corporation Records. Acquisitions, Subsidiaries, and Joint Ventures, 1951-1991. Finding Aid.

Summary Information
Title: Control Data Corporation records. Acquisitions, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.
Dates: 1951-1991
Creator: Control Data Corporation
Extent: 39 boxes (17.5 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 80, Series 1
Abstract:
This series includes information on companies acquired by the Control Data Corporation (CDC), subsidiaries of CDC, and joint ventures in which CDC was involved. The materials do not necessarily constitute the official records of transaction. Many of the files are executives' subject files on companies, including background materials on the company as well as CDC acquisition reports and correspondence. More extensive documentation is included for a few companies, such as C-E-I-R, ETA Systems, Inc., and City Venture Corporation.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use
Acquisition Information:

The majority of the records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by the Ceridian Corporation in 1991. The C-E-I-R records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute in 1986; portions of the ETA Systems, Inc. records were given by Linda J. Vetter in 1992.

Access Restrictions:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

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).

Preferred Citation:

Control Data Corporation Records, Acquisitions, Subsidiaries, and Joint Ventures (CBI 80), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis


Arrangement

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

  • General Acquisitions Files
  • Overseas Subsidiaries
  • Company Files

The Company Files are arranged alphabetically by name of company.


Historical Note

The Control Data Corporation acquired its first company, Cedar Engineering, in 1958. As part of its pursuit of new technologies and responsibility to satisfy business needs, the company continued to make acquisitions, create subsidiaries, and participate in joint ventures throughout its history.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This series includes information on companies acquired by the Control Data Corporation (CDC), subsidiaries of CDC, and joint ventures in which CDC was involved. The materials do not necessarily constitute the official records of transaction, although some files do contain legal documents and agreements. Many of the files are executives' subject files on companies, consisting of a few folders and including background materials on the company as well as CDC acquisition reports and correspondence. More extensive documentation is included for a few companies, such as C-E-I-R, ETA Systems, Inc., and City Venture Corporation. Some general CDC acquisitions files are also included in this series.

The bulk of the materials are from 1951-1991, but there are some documents in the Commercial Credit Corporation files from as early as 1917.

Researchers should consult the Executive Papers series and the Legal Records series for additional information on the Control Data Corporation's acquisitions, subsidiaries and joint ventures.

Related Material

This is one series of the Control Data Corporation Records (CBI 80). Please see the other series finding aids for further information regarding the Control Data Corporation.

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.
  • Control Data Corporation.
  • Consolidation and merger of corporations—United States.
Box and Folder List
 Location  Title
 
General Acquisitions Files  
Box 6
1964-1969 Box 6, Folder 1
 
Analysis, 1966 Box 6, Folder 2
 
Analysis Objectives, 1967 Box 6, Folder 3
 
"Assessment of Acquisitions, 1957-1966," by The Diebold Group, June 1967 Box 6, Folder 4
 
Consultants, 1964-1965 Box 6, Folder 5
 
Mergers and Acquisitions Communications Manual, revised pages, 1989 Box 38, Folder 6
Box 6
Prospects, Never executed, 1963-1973 Box 6, Folder 6
 
"Summary History of Acquisitions," 1972 Box 6, Folder 7-8
 
Overseas Subsidiaries  
Box 36
Germany, 1987 Box 36, Folder 2
 
Israel, undated Box 36, Folder 3
 
Japan, 1964 Box 36, Folder 4
 
Korea, 1976 Box 36, Folder 5
 
Northern Europe/South Africa, 1969 Box 36, Folder 6
 
Overview Teams, 1976-1981 
Box 35
Arab Overview Committee, 1979 Box 35, Folder 1
 
Australia/New Zealand Overview Team, 1976-1977 Box 35, Folder 2
 
Canadian Overview Team, 1976-1977, 1980 Box 35, Folder 3
 
Corporate Overview Teams, 1976, 1978, 1980 Box 35, Folder 4
 
East European Overview Team, 1976-1977 Box 35, Folder 5
 
France Overview Team, 1976-1980 Box 35, Folder 6
 
German Overview Team, 1976-1980 Box 35, Folder 7
 
Greek Overview Team, 1976-1980 Box 35, Folder 8
 
Israel Overview Team, 1976-1978 Box 35, Folder 9
 
Italy Overview Team, 1977, 1981 Box 35, Folder 10
 
Korean Overview Team, 1977 Box 35, Folder 11
 
Mexican Overview Team, 1977 Box 35, Folder 12
 
Netherlands/Holland Overview Team, 1976-1980 Box 35, Folder 13
 
Scandinavian Overview Team, 1976-1980 Box 35, Folder 14
 
Scandinavian, Italian, and Greek Overview Teams, 1977 Box 35, Folder 15
 
South Africa Overview Team, 1976-1979 Box 35, Folder 16
 
South American Overview Team, 1980 Box 35, Folder 17
 
Swiss Overview Team, 1977-1980 Box 35, Folder 18
 
United Kingdom Overview Team, 1976, 1979 Box 35, Folder 19
Box 36
Romania, 1973 Box 36, Folder 7
 
South Africa, undated Box 36, Folder 8
 
Switzerland, 1964 Box 36, Folder 9
 
West European Peripheral Systems Status, 1976 Box 36, Folder 10
 
Company Files  
Box 1
Adcomp Corporation, 1962-1964 Box 1, Folder 1
Note The Adcomp Corporation manufactured a complete line of high-speed analog-to-digital conversion equipment. It was merged into the La Jolla Division.
 
American Business Systems Corporation, 1959-1970 Box 1, Folder 2-3
 
American Business Systems Corporation, Accounting Card Co, Inc., 1957-1969 Box 1, Folder 4-6
Box 15
Audio Devices, Inc., 1969 Box 15, Folder 9
Box 1
Automatic Control Company, 1963-1967 Box 1, Folder 7
 
Bendix Corporation  
Note The Bendix Corporation (Computer Division) files were compiled from various sources throughout the CDC collection, but they consist mainly of financial files from the Marvin G. Rogers files in the Executive Papers series. Additional materials on the Bendix Corporation can be found in the Frank Mullaney files in the Executive Papers series.
Box 2
Acquisition Agreements, 1963 Box 2, Folder 1-2
 
Annual Report, 1962 Box 2, Folder 3
Box 1
Common Stock, 1963 Box 1, Folder 8
 
Computer Operations Report, 20 March-20 June, 1963 Box 3, Folder 1
Box 2
"Date File," Purchase Negotiations, March 1963-July 1964,  Box 2, Folder 4
 
"Fact File No. 1," February 1963 Box 2, Folder 5
 
Ferguson - Norris Meetings, 13 September 1963 and 16 December 1964 Box 2, Folder 6-7
 
Financial, 1966-1967 Box 3, Folder 2
 
G-15 and G-20, Engineering, 1963-1964 Box 3, Folder 3
Box 15
G-15D Computer, North American Aviation, Inc. (Missile Division), 1959 Box 15, Folder 6
Box 3
G-20 Installation Problems, March 1963 Box 3, Folder 4
 
G-20 User's Meetings, 1963 Box 3, Folder 5
 
Legal Agreements, 1969 Box 3, Folder 6
Box 2
Meeting between Control Data, 1 September 1964 Box 2, Folder 8
 
Meeting with CDC, 16 March 1963 Box 2, Folder 9
Box 3
Mullaney, Frank C., 1963-1966 Box 3, Folder 7
 
Payments and Leases, 1963-1969 Box 3, Folder 8
Box 2
Product Literature, 1962 Box 2, Folder 10
Box 3
Quarterly Financial Reports on Bendix Computer Operations, 1963-1965 Box 3, Folder 9
 
Rogers, Marvin G., Financial, 1968-1969 Box 3, Folder 10
Box 2
Sepulveda Facility, Photographs, circa 1963 Box 2, Folder 11
Box 4
Bridge, Inc., 1963-1964 Box 4, Folder 1
Box 31
Business and Technology Centers, 1983 Box 31, Folder 1
Box 37
Cedar Engineering, 1957-1958 Box 37, Folder 2
Box 4
Cedar Engineering, Acquisition and Merger, 1957-1958 Box 4, Folder 2
 
C-E-I-R  
Note Formerly the Council for Economic and Industrial Research, C-E-I-R, Inc., was incorporated as a non-profit company in 1952. The company was headquartered in Arlington, VA and provided economic and statistical analysis, electronics and communications engineering, and operations research for government and industry. C-E-I-R maintained computer research Centers primarily in the U.S. and England. Herbert W. Robinson was president of the firm from 1954 until it was acquired by the Control Data Corporation in 1967.
In 1965, C-E-I-R acquired Automation Institute [of America], Inc. and its franchises. These were the first Data Processing Schools. AI franchises included the Automation Institute of San Francisco, and the Automation Institute Publishing Company, among many others.
C-E-I-R materials consist of a group of subject files, 1954-1970, which contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, planning documents, news clippings, news releases, quarterly and annual reports, brochures and company literature produced by C-E-I-R. A small portion of the collection relates to the company after it became a division of Control Data Corporation.
Box 9
Accounting and Contract Administration, 1963-1967 Box 9, Folder 1-2
 
Accounting Procedures/CARLA, circa 1965 Box 9, Folder 3
 
Accounts, Chart of, 1961-1964, 1966-1967 Box 9, Folder 4
 
Acquisition  
Box 9
1967  Box 9, Folder 5
 
Background (Problems), 1967 Box 9, Folder 6
 
Reports, 1967 Box 9, Folder 7
 
Advertisements, undated  Box 9, Folder 8
Box 13
Alfred Politz Research, Inc., 1964-1965 Box 13, Folder 1
 
American Research Bureau (ARB), Inc.,  
Box 13
Accounting Procedures, circa 1965 Box 13, Folder 2
 
"ARB Planning Group," 1968 Box 13, Folder 3
 
Board of Directors, 1967-1968 Box 13, Folder 4
Box 9
Market Reports, Minneapolis-St. Paul Radio and Television Audience, 1967 Box 9, Folder 9
 
Annual and Quarterly Reports, 1959-1967 Box 9, Folder 10
 
ARMS Division, Reporting Requirements, 1966-1967 Box 9, Folder 11
 
Automation Institute  
Box 37
1965 Box 37, Folder 1
Box 8
Acquisition, 1965 Box 8, Folder 1
 
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, 1965 Box 8, Folder 2
Box 13
Audit Program, 1965-1966 Box 13, Folder 5
 
Autotutor Leases, 1965 Box 13, Folder 6
Box 8
Directory of, 1965-1966 Box 8, Folder 3
 
Dun & Bradstreet Reports, Business/Training Schools, 1964-1965 Box 8, Folder 4
 
Product Literature, 1961-1965 Box 8, Folder 5
 
"Profile of Automation [Institutes]," undated Box 8, Folder 6
 
"Why an Automation Institute Franchise?" 1966 Box 8, Folder 7
 
Automation Institute of America, Inc.  
Box 8
1965 Box 8, Folder 8
 
AI Intercom (Newsletter), 1964-1965 Box 8, Folder 9
Box 13
Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Ledgers, 1965-1967 Box 13, Folder 7
Box 8
Financial Statements, 1959-1967 Box 8, Folder 10
 
"First Report, C-E-I-R Automation Institutes of America Task Force," October, 17 1967 Box 8, Folder 11
 
Automation Institute of Chicago, 1965-1966 Box 13, Folder 8
Box 8
Automation Institute of San Diego, 1965 Box 8, Folder 12
 
Automation Institute of San Francisco, Inc.  
Box 8
Financial Statements, 1959-1965 Box 8, Folder 13
Box 13
Stockholders Meeting Minutes, 1965 Box 13, Folder 9
Box 8
Automation Institute of San Jose, Inc. Financial Statements, 1964-1965 Box 8, Folder 14
Box 13
Automation Institute Publishing Company, 1965 Box 13, Folder 10
Box 8
Automation Institute Publishing Company Financial Statements, 1960-1965 Box 8, Folder 15
 
Autotutor, Literature, 1965 Box 8, Folder 16
Box 13
Barnett, Harold J., Employment Contract, 1953 Box 13, Folder 11
 
Board of Directors, 1967-1969 Box 13, Folder 12
Box 9
Bonus Plan, 1963-1967 Box 9, Folder 12
Box 12
Budget Profit and Loss, 1968 Box 12, Folder 4
Box 9
Budget vs. Actual, June 1967 Box 9, Folder 13
 
Business Strategy, 1966 Box 9, Folder 14
 
By-Laws, 1952-1967 Box 9, Folder 15
Box 38
By-Laws, 1952-1967 Box 38, Folder 1
 
C-E-I-R/Automation Shares Management Corporation Subordination Agreement, 1957-1959 Box 38, Folder 2
Box 13
Certificate of Amendment, 1955 Box 13, Folder 13
Box 9
Certificate of Incorporation, 1952 Box 9, Folder 16
Box 38
Certificate of Incorporation, 1955-1959 Box 38, Folder 3
Box 13
Computer Services Strategy, 1967 Box 13, Folder 14
Box 9
Computers, Leased, 1962-1963 Box 9, Folder 17
Box 13
Computers, Orders, Changes, Inventory, 1967 Box 13, Folder 15
Box 38
"Condensed Audit Report," 30 September 1959 Box 38, Folder 4
Box 9
Consulting Services Business (C-E-I-R, ARB, Meiscon), 1969 Box 9, Folder 18
 
Contract Award and Proposals, 1968 Box 9, Folder 19
 
Control Data Corporation-Data Centers Division and C-E-I-R-CSD MAC Task Force Report, 10 November 1967 Box 9, Folder 20
Box 13
Corporate Budget, 1967-1968 Box 13, Folder 16
Box 11-12
Financial Statements, 1961-1967 Box 11-12, Folder 1-4, 1-3
Box 14
General, 1960-1968 Box 14, Folder 1
Box 13
General Ledger System Tape process, undated Box 13, Folder 17
Box 9
History, 1954-1965 Box 9, Folder 21
 
Institute for Advanced Technology (IAT), 1967-1968 Box 9, Folder 22
 
Institute for Advanced Technology, "Concepts in Program Design," 1966 Box 9, Folder 23
Box 13
Kenwood Building (Maryland), Leases and Space Allocations, 1966-1967 Box 13, Folder 18
 
Legal Agreements, 1961, 1965, 1967 Box 13, Folder 19
Box 14
Liquidation/Merger, 1967-1970 Box 14, Folder 2
Box 9
Liquidation, Plans, Procedures, and Recommendations, 1969 Box 9, Folder 24
 
Lists of Directors and Officers, 1968 Box 9, Folder 25
Box 14
Locations, 1962-1963 Box 14, Folder 3
Box 9
Long Range Goals, FY, 1966-1970 Box 9, Folder 26
 
Magnetic Tape Inventory Lists, 1964-1966 Box 9, Folder 27
Box 14
Management Sciences International Inc., (Puerto Rico), 1966-1967 Box 14, Folder 4
Box 9
Menzel, H.E., Correspondence, 1966-1968 Box 9, Folder 28-29
Box 14
Multiple Access Computer (MAC), 1967 Box 14, Folder 5
Box 9
News Releases, 1961-1967 Box 9, Folder 30
 
News clippings, 1959-1963 Box 9, Folder 31-32
 
Product Literature, undated, 1961, 1963, 1965 Box 9, Folder 33-34
Box 38
Product Literature, 1967-1968 Box 38, Folder 7
Box 14
Property Lease (including blueprint), 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, 1961-1965 Box 14, Folder 6
 
Property Leases and Subleases, 1963-1966 Box 14, Folder 7
Box 9
Quarterly/Interim Operating Status Reports, 1963-1964 Box 9, Folder 35
Box 14
Radio Corporation of America - Electronic Data Processing Center, 1964-1965 Box 14, Folder 8
 
Record of Stock Options, September 1963 Box 14, Folder 9
Box 9
Records Storage, 1967 Box 9, Folder 36
 
Reports  
Box 10
"Aluminum Industry of the U.S.S.R. and Satellite Nations," by Gregory C. Zec, February 1955 Box 10, Folder 1
 
"Bibliography of Unclassified C-E-I-R Studies, Reports and Papers" 1960 Box 10, Folder 2
 
"The C-E-I-R 'Investment Portfolio Computer Program' As an Aid to Portfolio Selection," undated Box 10, Folder 3
 
"The Coal Mining Industry of the U.S.S.R.," by Joseph Rivkin, July 1954 Box 10, Folder 4
 
"A Computer Program of a Refinery-Product Pipeline-Terminal Complex" June 1961 Box 10, Folder 5
 
"A Computer Program to Schedule Product Tankers," May 1961 Box 10, Folder 6
 
"Design and Implementation of a Processing System to Create a 'Catalog of Research Report Titles Indexed by Keywords and Corporate Author" 28 September 1962 Box 10, Folder 7
 
Design Automation Product Line Presentation, December 1967 Box 10, Folder 8
 
"Dynamic Modeling of Inventories Subject to Obsolescence," 14 June 1962 Box 10, Folder 9
 
"The Economic Relationship of Air Transportation to the Economy of the New Jersey-New York Metropolitan Area," August 1960 Box 10, Folder 10
 
"Interim Report on Proposed Procedure for Estimating Liquid Fuel Inventories," May 1961 Box 10, Folder 11
 
"Iron and Steel Industry of the U.S.S.R.," by M. Gardner Clark, November 1954 Box 10, Folder 12
 
"Kros-Term System for Information Storage & Retrieval," 1961 Box 10, Folder 13-14
 
"Methods for Determining Industrial Promotion Territories and Quotas," October 1959 Box 10, Folder 15
 
"Motor Vehicle Registration System," circa 1961 Box 10, Folder 16
 
"National Income of the Soviet Union," by Abram Bergson, November 1954 Box 10, Folder 17
 
"Plan for Reorganization and Financing of the Council and for Prosecution of the Substantive Work under Air Material Command Contract No. AF33(600)-25719" 1954 Box 10, Folder 18
 
"A Possible Computer Program to Schedule Tankers in Conjunction with Terminal Inventory Programs," January 1961 Box 10, Folder 19
 
"Program for Improved Records and Statistics of Industrial Promotion Activity," November 1959 Box 10, Folder 20
 
Progress Report to Board of Directors on Cash and Profit Improvement Program, August 1962 Box 10, Folder 21
 
"Proposal for a Sensitivity Analysis of Sinclair Refinery Models," February 1961 Box 10, Folder 22
 
"R&D Capabilities for Techniques for Prediction of System Effectiveness," undated Box 10, Folder 23
Box 38
"Report on Activities in Europe," by Leroy F. Stutzman, August 1970 Box 38, Folder 8
Box 10
"Report on Task 13: Experimental Designs for Salt Water Concrete and Elastic Modulus..." July 1961 Box 10, Folder 24
 
"Selections from the C-E-I-R, Inc. Capability Profile," undated Box 10, Folder 25
 
"Simulation of the Navy Aircraft Overhaul Operation," 4 May 1959 Box 10, Folder 26
 
"A Simulation for Optimal Scheduling of Maintenance of Aircraft," December 1959 Box 10, Folder 27
 
"Standard Practices Procedures on Industrial Security for Arlington C-E-I-R Center," 1961 Box 10, Folder 28
 
"Statement of Capabilities," undated Box 10, Folder 29
 
"Study of Buships Library Catalog Systems and the Installation of a Kros-Term System for Information Storage and Retrieval," November 1959-March 1960 Box 10, Folder 30
 
"Study of Management and Sales Compensation Plan," December 1962 Box 10, Folder 31
 
Survey of the Controls Division, December 1962 Box 10, Folder 32
 
Task Force Report, "Review of C-E-I-R/SPS/IAT/CDC Operations," 8 November 1967 Box 10, Folder 33
 
"The Use of the Bureau of Naval Weapons Simulation Model for Planning and Parameter Analysis," December 1959 Box 10, Folder 34
 
"The U.S.S.R. Construction Industry," by Joseph S. Berliner, January 1955 Box 10, Folder 35
Box 9
Review of C-E-I-R Personnel, August 1967 Box 9, Folder 37
 
Robinson, Herbert W., Photograph, undated Box 9, Folder 38
 
Robinson, Herbert W., Speeches, 1962-1965 Box 9, Folder 39
Box 14
Scientific and Professional Services Division, 1968 Box 14, Folder 10
Box 15
SEC Form 10, Proxy Statements and Prospectuses, 1959-1967 Box 15, Folder 1
 
"Soviet National and Regional Economic Statistics," August 1958 Box 15, Folder 2
 
Spartan Books, Inc., 1964 Box 15, Folder 3
Box 9
Stock and History of Mergers, 1954-1967 Box 9, Folder 40
 
Stock Transfer (C-E-I-R to CDC), 1967 Box 9, Folder 41
Box 15
Stockholder Relations, 1966-1968 Box 15, Folder 4
Box 9
U.S. Steel, 1967-1968 Box 9, Folder 42
 
City Venture  
Box 5
"An Independent Living Program," February 1980 Box 5, Folder 1
 
Articles/Clippings, undated, 1977-1979, 1981, 1983-1984 Box 5, Folder 2
 
Articles/Clippings, undated, 1977-1979, 1981, 1983-1984 Box 15, Folder 5
Box 5
Board of Directors Meeting - Norris Comments, 1980-1983 Box 5, Folder 3
 
Board of Directors Meetings (with gaps), 14 December 1979-23 June 1986 Box 5, Folder 4-17
 
City Venture/Rural Ventures, Interview, undated Box 5, Folder 18
 
East Side Neighborhoods, Charleston, SC, 1980 Box 5, Folder 19
 
Financial Information, 1979-1981, 1985-1986 Box 5, Folder 20-21
 
Innovative City Project, 1986 Box 5, Folder 22
 
Letters to the Board of Directors, 1984 Box 5, Folder 23
 
Literature About, undated Box 5, Folder 24
 
Long Range Strategic Plan, 30 July 1981 Box 5, Folder 25
 
Meeting Minutes, August 1978-September 1979 Box 5, Folder 26
 
Miami-Liberty City Project, 1981-1982 Box 5, Folder 27
 
New City Corporation, 1978 Box 5, Folder 28
 
Ohio, undated, 1980-1981, 1984 Box 5, Folder 29
 
Philadelphia, West Parkside, 1979-1984 Box 5, Folder 30
 
Photograph, circa 1979 Box 5, Folder 31
 
Proposals, 1980-1983 Box 5, Folder 32
 
Prospectus, 24 August 1984 Box 5, Folder 33
 
Urban East (Minneapolis) Project - Plans and information, undated Box 5, Folder 34-35
Box 37
Comma Corporation, 1973 Box 37, Folder 3
 
Commercial Credit Corporation  
Box 38
1942-1983 Box 38, Folder 5
Box 16
Term Loan Agreement, 1972 Box 16, Folder 1
 
Acquisition by CDC, 1967-1969 Box 16, Folder 2-3
 
Addresses to the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts by Willard and Flynn, 12 March 1968 Box 16, Folder 4
Box 18
Annual and Quarterly Reports, 1967-1986 Box 18, Folder 1-20
Box 17
Annual Reports, 1934, 1936, 1942-1966 Box 17, Folder 1-27
Box 16
Articles and News Releases, 1983-1986 Box 16, Folder 5
 
Audit Committee Meetings, 1978 Box 16, Folder 6
 
Board of Directors Meeting, 29 June 1978-13 December 1979 (with gaps) Box 16, Folder 7-17
 
Books  
Box 16
Accounts Receivable Financing as a Method of Business Financing , by Clyde William Phelps, 1960 Box 16, Folder 18
 
Installment Financing: Practical Handbook , by Russell Mules and J. Wilmer Love, 1959 Box 16, Folder 19
 
Mathematical Principles of Installment Financing , by W. Russell Mules and Owens Laws, 1940 1940 Box 16, Folder 20
 
The Story of Commercial Credit Company: 1912-1945 , by William H. Grimes, 1946 Box 16, Folder 21
 
Building Brochure, Correspondence and Background Material, 1957-1958 Box 16, Folder 22
 
Building Brochure, Draft Layouts, circa 1957 Box 16, Folder 23
 
By-laws and Certificate of Incorporation, Amended, 1969-1970 Box 16, Folder 24
 
Commercial Credit Equipment Corporation, Literature, 1972 Box 16, Folder 25
 
Commercial Credit Industrial Corporation, Product Literature (Formerly Auto Fleet Leasing, Inc.), circa 1967 Box 16, Folder 26
 
Customer Relations Manual, circa 1930 Box 16, Folder 27
 
Duncan, Alexander E., biography, 1929, 1960, 1972 Box 16, Folder 28
 
Employee Benefits, 1928, 1960-1965 Box 16, Folder 29
 
Executive Committee Meetings, 1978-1979, 1981 Box 16, Folder 30
 
Executive Committee Minutes, 31 March 1917 Box 16, Folder 33
 
Financial Statements, March 31, 1971 Box 16, Folder 33
Box 19
Grabler Manufacturing Company, 1968 Box 19, Folder 1
 
Grabler Manufacturing Company, Literature, undated, 1968 Box 19, Folder 2
Box 16
History and Facts, undated, 1977, 1980 Box 16, Folder 34
 
Interviews, undated Box 16, Folder 35
 
Lenders' Meeting, 20 March 1986 Box 16, Folder 36
 
Notice of Annual and Special Meetings of Stockholders, 1951-1967 Box 16, Folder 37
 
Officer, Director and Committee Listings, 1979 Box 16, Folder 38
 
"Organization of Top Management and the Financial Function," 1969 Box 16, Folder 39
 
"Organizing for Future Growth and Profits," February 1968 Box 16, Folder 40
 
Presidents' Forums, 1977, 1979-1980 Box 16, Folder 41
Box 19
Prospectuses, 28 September 1965, 1974 Box 19, Folder 3-4
Box 16
"Recommendations on Top Management Organization and Financial Organization," 1969 Box 16, Folder 42
 
Retirement Plan, 1976 Box 16, Folder 43
Box 39
Scrapbook and photographs  Box 39
Box 19
Securities and Exchange Commission Forum 10K, 1975-1977, 1979-1981, 1983 Box 19, Folder 5-11
Box 16
Weill, Sanford (Sandy), 1987 Box 16, Folder 44
 
Women and Minority Development, 1975-1976 Box 16, Folder 45
Box 15
Commercial Trading International, Inc., undated Box 15, Folder 7
Box 22
Committee of Minnesota Industry in Rocketry  Box 22, Folder 38
Box 37
Computer Sciences Corporation, 1965-1966 Box 37, Folder 5-6
 
Computing Devices of Canada Ltd., 1970 Box 37, Folder 4
Box 28
Computing Devices of Canada Ltd. (Bendix), Newsletters, 1968 Box 28, Folder 1
 
Computing Devices of Canada, Ltd., Product Literature, 1964-1971 Box 28, Folder 2
 
Control Corporation  
Box 4
Acquisitions by CDC, 1958-1960 Box 4, Folder 3
 
Product Literature, undated Box 4, Folder 4
 
Research and Development Projects, July-December 1961 Box 4, Folder 5-7
 
Control Data Arts  
Box 34
1980 Box 34, Folder 1
 
1980 American Booksellers Association (ABA) Promo, 1980 Box 34, Folder 2
 
Carolrhoda Books, circa 1980 Box 34, Folder 3
 
Clippings, 1980-1981 Box 34, Folder 4
 
Fall 1980 Adult Books.  Box 34, Folder 5
 
Fall 1980 Juvenile Books.  Box 34, Folder 6
 
Lerner Publications, circa 1980 Box 34, Folder 7
 
Public Relations Plan, 1981 Box 34, Folder 8
 
Control Data Business Advisors, Inc.  
Box 31
Board of Directors Meetings, 1981, 1983 Box 31, Folder 2
 
Business Planning Guide, 1981 Box 31, Folder 3
 
Correspondence, 1980-1985 Box 31, Folder 4
 
Executive Summary, 1984 Box 31, Folder 5
 
Long Range Strategic Plan, 1981 Box 31, Folder 6
 
Marketing Activities Documentation, 1986 Box 31, Folder 7-9
 
News Articles and Releases, 1984-1986 Box 31, Folder 10
 
Reports, 1981, 1984 Box 31, Folder 11
Box 36
Control Data Canada, Ltd., 1966, 1968, 1985-1986 Box 36, Folder 1
Box 15
Control Data Commerce International, Inc., 1982 Box 15, Folder 13
 
Control Data Publishing  
Box 34
Clippings, 1981 Box 34, Folder 9
 
Spiess, Gerry - Clippings, 1981 Box 34, Folder 10-13
 
Press Releases/Cover Art, 1981 Box 34, Folder 14
Box 20
Data & Marketing Systems, Inc., 1968-1972 Box 20, Folder 1
 
Data Display, Inc.  
Box 20
1961-1965 Box 20, Folder 2
 
Acquisition Plan and Agreement of Reorganization, 25 November 1964 Box 20, Folder 3
 
Agreement File, 1964-1965 Box 20, Folder 4
 
Annual Reports, 1959-1962 Box 20, Folder 5
 
Financial Statements, 1962-1965 Box 20, Folder 6
 
Liquidation and Dissolution, 1966-1967 Box 20, Folder 7
 
Purchase Agreement, 15 March 1963 Box 20, Folder 8
Box 7
Datatrol Corporation, 1965 Box 7, Folder 7
Note  Developed and produced systems, which automated the process of program preparation. Eventually became part of the Howard Research Division.
Box 20
Davidson Computer Services, Inc., Listing Application, 1974 Box 20, Folder 9
 
Daystrom Inc.  
Note Became first the Control Systems Division of CDC, then the La Jolla Division. Enabled CDC to expand its market in the area of sophisticated control systems for industry.
Box 21
Acquisition, October 1963 Box 21, Folder 1
 
Articles Reprints, 1957-1963 Box 21, Folder 2
 
Control Systems Division, Product Literature, undated, 1959, 1963 Box 21, Folder 3-4
 
Press Clippings, 1957-1961 Box 21, Folder 5
 
Technical Papers, 1957-1963 Box 21, Folder 6
 
Trade Publications Ads, 1957-1963 Box 21, Folder 7
Box 7
Electronic Accounting Card Corporation, 1968-1969 Box 7, Folder 8
 
ETA Systems, Inc.  
Note ETA Systems, Inc., was founded as an independent subsidiary of Control Data Corporation in August 1983. The St. Paul manufactured supercomputers including the ETA10 that competed with machines build by Cray Research in Chippewa Falls, WI. After financial losses and internal reorganizations, Control Data abruptly closed its subsidiary in April 1989.
ETA Systems materials center on the marketing and publicity for ETA Systems supercomputers and related applications products and included general articles and memoranda relating to the firm's relationship with Control Data Corporation, ETA's reorganizations and its closing.
Box 22
5 and 10-Year Plans, 1988 Box 22, Folder 1
Box 15
"A/B.E.S.T. Preliminary Functional Specification," June 16, 1988 Box 15, Folder 12
Box 22
Annual Reports, 1984-1986 Box 22, Folder 2
 
Applications Directories and Program Information, 1986-1989 Box 22, Folder 3
 
Board of Directors, 1988 Box 22, Folder 4
 
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, undated, 1983-1984 Box 22, Folder 5
 
Closing Documents Index, 13 October 1983 Box 22
 
Cray Research, Inc., 1987 Box 22, Folder 6
 
Disk Arrays, 1987 Box 22, Folder 7
 
Drawings - Connector, 1985 Box 22, Folder 8
 
Employee Benefits, Stock Options, and Agreement Forms, 1983-1985, 1987-1988 Box 22, Folder 9
 
Employee Lists, 1989-1991 Box 22, Folder 10
 
ETA10  
Box 22
"ETA10 System Objectives and Requirements," 1986 Box 22, Folder 11
 
Manuals, 1986-1989 Box 22, Folder 12
 
Training Materials and Reports, 1987-1988 Box 22, Folder 13
 
Unix, 1985-1986 Box 22, Folder 14
 
Unveiling at John von Neumann Center, Press Conference, 14 June 1988 Box 22, Folder 15
 
Executive Speeches, 1987-1988 Box 22, Folder 16
 
"External Documentation Strategy," August 1984 Box 22, Folder 17
Box 15
"Glimpse of Infinity" by Dr. Carl Ledbetter, 1988 Box 15, Folder 11
Box 22
i/o (Publication), 1984-1987 Box 22, Folder 18
 
Information about, 1983, 1986, 1989 Box 22, Folder 19
 
"Information about Interested Parties," May 1989 Box 22, Folder 20-21
 
Investor Information, 1983 Box 22, Folder 22
Box 5
Ledbetter, Dr. Carl S., - Speeches, 1988-1989 Box 5, Folder 36
Box 22
Livermore Loops test results for Stellar GS1000 and CS1000 Systems, 1989 Box 22, Folder 23
 
Mass Storage, 1987-1988 Box 22, Folder 24
 
Memoranda to Employees, 1984, 1989 Box 22, Folder 25
 
Minnesota Supercomputer Center/Institute, University of Minnesota, undated, 1987 Box 22, Folder 26
 
News Clippings, 1987-1988 Box 22, Folder 27
 
News Conference, November 1983 Box 22, Folder 28
 
Organization Charts, undated, 1988 Box 22, Folder 29
 
Photographs, undated Box 22, Folder 30
 
Presentation Materials, 1988 Box 22, Folder 31
 
Press Kits, 1983, 1987 Box 22, Folder 32
 
Press Releases, 1987-1989 Box 22, Folder 33
 
Product Literature, 1985-1988 Box 22, Folder 34
 
"Racing to Win" - Announcements, Literature and ETA10 Sales Guide, October 1987 Box 22, Folder 35
 
"Realizing Performance Potentials of ETA10 Architectures Benchmarking Experiments," by Mike Humphrey, circa 1988 Box 22, Folder 36
 
Six Month Technology Report, July-December 1985 Box 22, Folder 37
Box 5
Stockholders, Meeting and Notices, 1984-1989 Box 5, Folder 37
 
"Supercomputer Technology Development Specification, Rev. 4" 11 February 1985 Box 5, Folder 38
 
"Supercomputers=Colossal Computations & Erroneous Expectations & Renowned Risk," undated Box 5, Folder 39
 
Superquest Competition, 1988-1989 Box 5, Folder 40
 
Technology Development: Strategic Document and Milestones, 15 December 1985 Box 5, Folder 41
 
Technology Transfer Agreement, undated Box 5, Folder 42
 
"Vector Performance Analysis of Three Supercomputers: Cray-2, Cray Y-MP, and ETA 10-Q," by Ray Fatoohi, 1989 Box 5, Folder 43
 
Visitors/Tours and Events, 1984, 1986-1988 Box 5, Folder 44
Box 31
Fair Break, Correspondence, 1977 Box 31, Folder 12
 
Fair Break, Reports, 1976, 1978 Box 31, Folder 13
 
General Precision, Inc. (GPI)  
Note Manufacturer of computers for the military, space, and special-application markets. Specialized in drum and disk memory equipment.
Box 31
1965-1967 Box 31, Folder 14-15
 
Annual Reports, 1963-1964 Box 31, Folder 16
 
Assets and Leases, 30 April 1965 Box 31, Folder 17
 
GPI Computers Canada Ltd., Annual Accounts, 1964 Box 31, Folder 18
 
GPI Computers Canada Ltd., Preliminary Acquisition Data, July 1965 Box 31, Folder 19
 
License Agreement, 1965 Box 31, Folder 20
 
General Time Corporation, Transacter Business Acquisition, 1963 Box 31, Folder 21
 
Government Affairs, 1985-1989 Box 31, Folder 22
Box 29
H.A. Rogers Company, 1966-1974 Box 29, Folder 1
 
Holley Computer Products Company  
Note On April 18, 1962, CDC entered a joint venture with Holley Carburetor Company (Warren, Michigan), as a result of CDC's interest in Holley's Electro-Mechanical Division. CDC bought the remaining 50% of Holley Computer Products Company in June 1964. It later became known as the Rochester Division.
Box 23
May 1962-July 1966 Box 23, Folder 1-2
 
Employee Benefits, 1964-1965 Box 23, Folder 3
 
Holley Carburetor Company, July 1961-April 1962 Box 23, Folder 4
 
Holley Carburetor Company, Employee Benefits, 1953-1962 Box 23, Folder 5
 
Joint Venture Contracts, March-May 1962 Box 23, Folder 6
 
Lease Agreements, 1963-1964 Box 23, Folder 7
 
Reorganization (CDC Acquisition), 1 June 1964 Box 23, Folder 8
 
Industrial Training Services Group, November 1989 Box 31, Folder 23
Box 37
ISKRA/United Peripherals Limited, 1980 Box 37, Folder 7
 
Itek Corporation, Digigraphics System Business  
Box 37
1963  Box 37, Folder 8
Box 24
Acquisition, 1963 Box 24, Folder 1
 
Laboratories, 1963 Box 24, Folder 2
 
"Memory-Centered Processor for Lexical Information," April 1963 Box 24, Folder 3
 
Operating Instructions, March 1963 Box 24, Folder 4
 
Product Literature, circa 1963 Box 24, Folder 5
 
Sale Agreement, 1963 Box 24, Folder 6
 
"Technical Proposal: Range Safety Impact Displace System," April 1963 Box 24, Folder 7
 
Life Extension Institute (LEI), 1975-1979 Box 24, Folder 8-9
 
Magnetic Peripherals, Inc. (MPI)  
Box 26
1981 Box 26, Folder 1
 
CDC/Honeywell Information Systems, Inc.  
Box 26
Agreement to Form Magnetic Peripherals, Inc., 15 April 1975 Box 26, Folder 2
 
Closing of Agreement to Form Magnetic Peripherals, Inc., 4 August 1975 Box 26, Folder 3
Box 25
Formation, 1974-June 1975 Box 25, Folder 1-6
Box 28
Marshall Communications, 1969 Box 28, Folder 3-5
Box 29
Mega Industries, 1967-1970 Box 29, Folder 2
 
Meiscon Corporation, 1963-1965, 1966-1969 
Note Bought by CDC in February 1963 name changed t Meiscon Corporation (formerly Messner Engineers, Inc.) sometimes referred to Meiscon Division. Engaged in the fields of civil engineering and industrial engineering consulting with emphasis on the development of techniques for using computers in automating industrial and highway design procedures.
Files includes correspondence, company and project progress reports, planning documents, company history, financial statements and notices of contract awards.
Box 27
1963-1969 Box 27, Folder 3
 
"Experiences and Qualifications in Highway and Bridge Engineering," circa 1968 Box 27, Folder 4
 
"Experience and Qualifications in Systems Applications," undated Box 27, Folder 5
 
"Hydraulic Study Project I-151 (9) PE..." January 1969 Box 27, Folder 6
 
Meissner Engineers, Inc., Acquisition, 1962-1963 Box 27, Folder 7
 
Meissner Engineers Inc., Brochures, circa 1962 Box 27, Folder 8
 
Project 9520, 3440 Dataplotter System, 1963-1965 Box 27, Folder 9
 
"Report on Automatic Drafting Equipment," July 1964 Box 27, Folder 10
 
"A Report on Constructs I," December 1963 Box 27, Folder 11
 
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC)  
Box 31
Clippings, 1983-1989 Box 31, Folder 24-27
 
Proposal for a National Initiative for Interactive High Resolution Services and Intelligent Systems, 1991 Box 31, Folder 28
 
Technical Report, 1987 Box 31, Folder 29
 
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Enterprises, Meeting, 19 February 1982 Box 31, Folder 30
Box 28
Middle States Manufacturing, Dissolution and Liquidation, 1969 Box 28, Folder 6
 
National Cash Registry Company (NCR)/Control Data Corporation  
 
Alpha-Beta Project  
Box 7
Concept, Structure, and Financial Profile, December 1971 Box 7, Folder 1
 
Review with CEOs, 15 October 1971 Box 7, Folder 2
 
Steering Committee Presentation, 19 November 1971 Box 7, Folder 3
Box 37
"Concepts and Organizational Plans for the Joint Design and Implementation Control of an Integrated Family of Computer Systems," 1973 Box 37, Folder 9
Box 7
Integrated Product Line (IPL), 1972-1975 Box 7, Folder 4-5
 
Joint Venture, 1972 Box 7, Folder 6
Box 15
Nuclear Associates International, 1975 Box 15, Folder 15
Box 37
Pittsburgh Automation Institute, Inc., 1958-1970 Box 37, Folder 10
 
Printed Circuits, Inc.  
Box 28
1968 Box 28, Folder 7
Box 37
"Legal Investigation Report," circa 1968 Box 37, Folder 11
Box 28
Microflame, Inc., 1963-1970 Box 28, Folder 8
 
TAK Inc., 1967-1970 Box 28, Folder 9
Box 15
Relocation Realty Service Corp., 1980 Box 15, Folder 14
Box 34
Rosebud Indian Reservation, Indian Health Management, Inc., 1978 Box 34, Folder 15-18
 
Rosebud Indian Reservation, Indian Health Management, Inc., photographs, undated Box 34, Folder 19
 
Rural Ventures, Inc.  
Box 34
Board of Directors Meetings and Correspondence, 1983-1985 Box 34, Folder 20
 
Literature, undated, 1981, 1984 Box 34, Folder 21
 
Papers, 1980-1985 Box 34, Folder 22
 
Photographs/Slides, undated Box 34, Folder 23
 
Reports, 1982-1985 Box 34, Folder 24
 
Slide Show, 1982 Box 34, Folder 25
 
"Soaring," 1985 Box 34, Folder 26
 
Scientific Computers, Inc., 1961-1969 
Box 30
1961-1965 Box 30, Folder 1-2
 
Annual Reports, 1962-1964 Box 30, Folder 3
Box 29
Board of Directors Meetings, 1962-1966 Box 29, Folder 3
Box 30
Branch Expansion Reports, August 1961 Box 30, Folder 4
 
Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation and Amendment, 1961 Box 30, Folder 5
 
Cash Flow and Profit Projections for a 1604 System, undated Box 30, Folder 6
 
Financial Reports, 1961-1965, 1967 Box 30, Folder 7
 
Proposals and Agreements, 1961-1963 Box 30, Folder 8
Box 29
Sale of Computer Laboratories, Inc. Shares, 1964 Box 29, Folder 4
Box 30
Sale of Stock, 1967-1969 Box 30, Folder 9
Box 29
Statement of Stock Option Plan, 1961 Box 29, Folder 5
 
SCM Corporation (Smith Corona Merchant)  
Box 32
Acquisition Agreement and Documents, 1968 Box 32, Folder 1
 
Acquisition Reports, 1967 Box 32, Folder 2
 
Annual Reports, 1966-1967 Box 32, Folder 3
 
Correspondence, 1967-1969 Box 32, Folder 4-5
 
SCM (Canada) Limited, Contracts and Maintenance Agreements, 1966-1967 Box 32, Folder 6
 
Typetronic Maintenance and Contract Data, 1968 Box 32, Folder 7
 
Service Bureau Company (SBC)  
Note SBC's name changed to Service Bureau Company on April 1, 1974 to reflect its transition from subsidiary to company status.
Box 26
1979 Box 26, Folder 4
Box 15
Acquisition  Box 15, Folder 10
Box 26
Standard Form Agreements, 1977-1981 Box 26, Folder 5-6
Box 37
Special Education Company, 1977 Box 37, Folder 12
Box 29
Syntronic Technology, Inc., Special Meeting of the Shareholders, Proxy Statement, 1972 Box 29, Folder 6
 
Syntronic Technology of California, Inc., 1970-1973 Box 29, Folder 7
 
Syntronic Technology of California, Inc., Radio Specialists Co., 1970-1973 Box 29, Folder 8
 
Technical Research Group (TRG), Inc.  
Note Was a wholly-owned subsidiary, but later became a division of CDC. Specialized in the highly technical fields of electro optics and quantum electronics, microwave, air traffic control, electromechanics, special digital and hybrid computer control and simulation, sonar, and hydrodynamics.
Box 33
Division of CDC, 1964-1967 Box 33, Folder 1
 
Product Literature, 1962-1964 Box 33, Folder 2
 
Ticketron, Prospectus, 1972 Box 33, Folder 3
Box 31
Training and Education Group, Overview, 1987 Box 31, Folder 31
 
Victor Comptometer Corporation, Business Forms Group and CDC  
Box 15
Acquisition, 1968 Box 15, Folder 8
Box 33
Business Forms Division, History, undated Box 33, Folder 4
 
CDC Business Forms Division (Business Products Group), Manual and Forms, undated Box 33, Folder 5
 
Sales Training Model, undated Box 33, Folder 6-7