Control Data Corporation Records. Corporate Administration, 1957-1991. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Control Data Corporation records. Corporate administration.
Dates: 1957-1991
Creator: Control Data Corporation
Extent: 5.33 boxes (6 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 80, Series 6
Abstract:

This series consists of meeting notes and reports of the Control Data Corporation Board of Directors as well as company advisory committees, executive councils, committees, subcommittees, and task forces.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Ceridian Corporation in 1991.

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, Corporate Administration (CBI 80), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Arrangement

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

• Board of Directors
• Executive Council/Committee
• Management Advisory Committee
• Committees, Subcommittees, and Task Forces
• Reports

Collection Scope and Content Note

This series consists of meeting notes and reports of the Control Data Corporation Board of Directors as well as company advisory committees, executive councils, committees, subcommittees, and task forces.

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.

Researchers should consult the following Control Data Corporation series for additional information on the activities of Control Data Corporation's executives:

• Executive Papers
• Executive Papers - William C. Norris

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.
• Norris, William C., 1911-
• Control Data Corporation -- Management.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
		Board of Directors, 1957-1991.
Box 1		Board of Directors, 1957-1971, 1074-1975, 1979-1991.  Box 1, Folder 15-26
Box 5		Board of Directors, Strategic Options, September 5-6, 1990.  Box 5, Folder 29
Box 1		Board of Directors and Management Committee, Financial Data, March 1986.  Box 1, Folder 27
Box 5		Board of Directors Presentation: Strategic Threats and Responses, November 14, 1985.  Box 5, Folder 27-28
Box 1		Comments to the Board of Directors, by William C. Norris, 1968-1973, 1979-1986.  Box 1, Folder 1-14
		Executive Council / Committee, 1958-1974.
Box 2		Executive Committee - Meetings, 1958-1964.  Box 2, Folder 1-2
		Executive Council Meetings, Minutes, Memos, 1965-1974.  Box 2, Folder 3-10
		Management Advisory Committee, 1957-1988.   Note The Management Committee was charged with recommending positions and making decisions on matters delegated by the Corporate Office. The committee was responsible for Corporate and Operating Unit Plans, new or revised corporate policies, organization structure and recommendations, management practices, mission and business scopes, facilities, resolution of inter-group differences, other committee activities review, and representing the corporation both internally/externally on matters designated by the corporate office. Membership was appointed by the corporate office. The committee name changed from Management Advisory Committee (est. 1957) to Management Committee sometime between the late 1960s and 1973.
Box 2		Management Advisory Committee, Meetings, 1957-1960, 1964-1965.  Box 2, Folder 11-13
		Management Advisory Committee, Meetings, and Materials, 1960-1988.  Box 2, Folder 14-17
		Committees, Subcommittees, and Task Forces, 1965-1991.
Box 6		Accounting, Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) Steering Committee, 1972.  Box 6, Folder 1
Box 3		Ad Hoc Committee on Corporate Growth, Long Range Projection (1990-2000), 1985.  Box 3, Folder 1
		Ad Hoc Committee on Corporate Growth, Memos and Reports, 1985.  Box 3, Folder 2
		Administrative and Employee Relation Committee, 1981-1982.  Box 3, Folder 3
Box 6		Administrative Committee, 1961.  Box 6, Folder 2
Box 3		Amusement / Recreation Industry Steering Committee Meetings, 1970-1971.  Box 3, Folder 4
		Bettis / KAPL Steering Committee, 1966.  Box 3, Folder 5
Box 5		BTC Steering Committee, 1980.  Box 5, Folder 1
Box 3		Cable TV (CATV) Task Force, 1979.  Box 3, Folder 6
		Control Data Manager Task Force, Final Report, 1976.  Box 3, Folder 7
Box 2		Corporate Data Communications Task Force Report, February 1978.  Box 2, Folder 8-9
Box 5		Corporate Development, Highlight Reports, 1969-1970.  Box 5, Folder 3
		Corporate Development, Weekly Reports, 1969-1971.  Box 5, Folder 4-6
Box 3		Corporate Strategy Committee, Meeting Minutes and Memos, 1974-1984.  Box 3, Folder 10 Note In January 1984 the Corporate Strategy Committee was discontinued and the Policy Committee took over as a forum for strategy presentations and discussions. See also Policy Committee
		Diversified Services Strategy Committee - Minutes, 1975.  Box 3, Folder 11
		Education Strategy Sub-Committee, Meeting Minutes and Materials, 1975.  Box 3, Folder 12
		EFT - Financial / Integrated Services Strategy Subcommittee, 1975-1977.  Box 3, Folder 13
		Employee Health Care Program, Steering Committee, undated.  Box 3, Folder 14
		Employee's Stock Option Committee, 1957-1958.  Box 3, Folder 15
		Facilities and Construction Advisory Committee, 1965.  Box 3, Folder 16
		Food Systems Committee, undated.  Box 3, Folder 17
		Government Affairs Liaison Committee, 1981-1982.  Box 3, Folder 18
		Housing Task Force, 1977-1978.  Box 3, Folder 19
		Industrial Systems and Services Strategy Subcommittee, 1975-1976.  Box 3, Folder 20
Box 5		International Trade and Industry Relations Committee, 1983-1984.  Box 5, Folder 15
		Job Security Task Force Report, 1981.  Box 5, Folder 13-14
Box 3		Metric Publicity Committee, 1977.  Box 3, Folder 21
		Performance Objectives Working Group (POWG), 1972-1974.  Box 6, Folder 3
Box 5		Planning Task Force, Interim and Final Reports, 1966.  Box 5, Folder 17
Box 3		Policy Committee, 1976-1980.  Box 3, Folder 22 Note See also Corporate Strategy Committee.
		Policy Committee, Investor Meeting Presentation (drafts), September 6, 1985.  Box 3, Folder 23 Note See also Corporate Strategy Committee.
Box 5		Prison Industry Task Force, Report, 1976.  Box 5, Folder 22
Box 6		Product Migration Task Force Status, September 10, 1975.  Box 6, Folder 4
Box 3		Product Strategy Committee, February-September 1972.  Box 3, Folder 24-25
Box 5		Profit Improvement Task Force, 1965.  Box 5, Folder 23
Box 3		Public Policy Committee, 1983.  Box 3, Folder 26
		Public Policy Sub-Committee, 1982-1985.  Box 3, Folder 27-28
		Small Systems / Terminal Systems Strategy Committee Report, August 1978.  Box 3, Folder 29
Box 5		Software Products Task Force Report, August 29, 1969.  Box 5, Folder 25
Box 3		Technology Committee, 1991.  Box 3, Folder 37
Box 5		Technology Transfer Committee, 1977.  Box 5, Folder 9
		Reports
		Bank Meetings
Box 4		January 12-13, 1972.  Box 4, Folder 1
		Bankers / Lenders Meeting, March 14, 1974.  Box 4, Folder 2
		Credit Line Bank Meeting, Financial Requirements, 1974.  Box 4, Folder 4
		Credit Line Bankers Meeting, November 13, 1974.  Box 4, Folder 3
		Individual Bank Meeting, January 1975.  Box 4, Folder 5
		Component Group, Special Committee Study, 1975.  Box 4, Folder 6
		Computers and Weather: "Data and Systems Requirements in Meteorology," by IBM's Data Processing Division," October 1967.  Box 4, Folder 7
		Computers and Weather: World Weather Watch, Planning Report No. 3, Telecommunications.  Box 4, Folder 8
		Computers and Weather, 1969-1970.  Box 4, Folder 9
		"Control Data Corporation's Position on Separate Sale of Computer System Hardware, Services, and Software," 1969.  Box 4, Folder 14
		Control Data Corporation
Box 4		10th Anniversary.  Box 4, Folder 10
		20th Anniversary - Richard Swardson.  Box 4, Folder 11
		25th Anniversary (see Social Needs and Business Opportunities Conference).
Box 4		Innovation Fund, 1987.  Box 4, Folder 12
		Writing Guide, undated.  Box 4, Folder 13
		Control Data Institutes, Sale, 1989.  Box 4, Folder 15
		Cooperative Ventures, as of February 1982.  Box 4, Folder 16
		Corporate Administration and Personnel, Functions and Objectives, FY 1967 (draft).  Box 4, Folder 17
Box 5		"Corporate Mission" Script, 1974.  Box 5, Folder 7
Box 4		Corporate Policies and Procedures, 1964, 1966, 1969-1970, 1972-1975, 1984-1987.  Box 4, Folder 18-19
		Corporate Policies / Procedures, - Software and Hardware Functional Manual, 1981.  Box 4, Folder 20
Box 1		Distributor Guidelines, 1982.  Box 1, Folder 28
Box 4		"The Employee Advisory Resource (EAR) Program at Control Data Corporation," by David Reed and David Robinson, January 1981.  Box 4, Folder 21
		Evaluation of Communications in the Control Data Executive Group, December 28, 1964.  Box 4, Folder 22
		Evaluation of the Control Data EAR Program, June 1987.  Box 4, Folder 23
Box 5		Executive Management Awareness Program, EEO /AA and Women, 1975.  Box 5, Folder 2
		Executive Seminar: "Trends in Large-Scale Computing," Proceedings, 1974-1975.  Box 5, Folder 8
Box 4		"Guidelines for Eliminating Bias from Meetings," c.1980.  Box 4, Folder 24
Box 5		Hardware Symposia, 1976-1977, 1982.  Box 5, Folder 10-12
Box 4		"Historical Information on Control Data Corporation Human Services," by E.L. Baker and R.D. Conner, July 1980.  Box 4, Folder 25
		IBM Lawsuit.  Box 4, Folder 26
		"A Management Study of the Communications of Control Data Corporation," June 1985.  Box 4, Folder 27
		National Programs and Special Systems, Data Management Subsystem requirements, c.1967.  Box 4, Folder 28
		Organization Changes and Promotions, Industrial Group, October 1, 1965.  Box 4, Folder 29
		Organization Changes and Promotions, Real Estate and Construction, July 1965.  Box 4, Folder 30
		Organization Charts, Changes, 1964.  Box 4, Folder 31
Box 5		"Plan for Takeover Defense," 1970.  Box 5, Folder 16
Box 4		"Planning for Future Top Management Requirements," by Cresap, McCormick, and Paget, Inc.  Box 4, Folder 32
Box 5		"Principles of Software Development" Conference, 1980-1982.  Box 5, Folder 18-21
Box 4		Review of Past Year's Operations, Digital Devices, c.1961.  Box 4, Folder 33
Box 5		"School Superintendents" Seminar, 1977.  Box 5, Folder 24
Box 4		Scientific American Computer and Electronic Data Processing Survey, 1963.  Box 4, Folder 34
		Social Needs and Business Opportunities Conference
Box 4		Agenda, Report, and Audiotapes, September 22-23, 1982.  Box 4, Folder 35
		Planning and Costs, 1982.  Box 4, Folder 36
		Social Needs and Business Opportunities Conference, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, June 1982.  Box 4, Folder 37
		Statement of Control Data's Business, 1987, 1989.  Box 4, Folder 38
		Strategic Issues, 1987.  Box 4, Folder 39
Box 5		Strategic Threats and Responses, November 14, 1985.  Box 5, Folder 27-28
		Symposium on CYBER 205 Applications, Proceedings, 1982.  Box 5, Folder 30-31
Box 4		"Tentative Statement of Investment Policy and Objectives," July 1974.  Box 4, Folder 40
		Utilities Industry Board, 1974, 1975.  Box 4, Folder 41-42
		Vice President Candidates, 1967-1968.  Box 4, Folder 43
		Wages and Salaries, 1964-1971.  Box 4, Folder 44