Control Data Corporation Records. Historical Archives and Company History, 1957-2000. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Control Data Corporation records. Historical Archives and company history.
Dates: 1957-2000
Creator: Control Data Corporation
Extent: 2 boxes (2.0 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 80, Series 24
Abstract:

This series includes records of Control Data Corporation's Historical Archives as well as company histories. Materials include reference files, accession logs, newspaper clippings, published company histories, flow charts, pamphlets and brochures.

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.

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, Historical Archives and Company History (CBI 80), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Arrangement

The materials are arranged into two series:

• Historical Archives
• Company History

Historical Note

The Control Data Historical Archives was established in 1980 to collect and preserve records documenting the history of Control Data. The Historical Archives served as the institutional memory for CDC and was separate from the Corporate Record Center, which held inactive corporate records. Materials collected in the Historical Archives included planning reports, meeting minutes, advertisements, executive's papers, news releases, product data sheets and photographs. Over the years, many histories of CDC, based on the holdings of the Historical Archives, were published by both those inside and outside of the company. The Historical Archives, along with the Corporate Business and Technical Libraries, was closed as of 31 May 1989.

Collection Scope and Content Note

This series includes records of Control Data Corporation's Historical Archives as well as company histories. Materials from the Historical Archives include quick reference files, accession logs, a donor file, records retention schedules, acquisition records, and monthly reports. The quick reference files cover such topics as ERA, PLATO, CDC Histories and Chronologies, and Product Announcements. There are also general quick reference files, arranged alphabetically. Letters G-Z are not included in the collection.

Company history materials include newspaper clippings, published company histories, flow charts, acquisition histories, pamphlets and brochures.

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
• Corporations -- Archives.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
		Historical Archives
Box 1		Information About.  Box 1, Folder 1
		Records Center Policies.  Box 1, Folder 2
		Planning.  Box 1, Folder 3
		"Quick Reference" Files
Box 1		A-C  Box 1, Folder 4
		C-E  Box 1, Folder 5
		F  Box 1, Folder 6
		CDC Histories/Chronologies  Box 1, Folder 7
		PLATO  Box 1, Folder 8
		ERA  Box 1, Folder 9
		Product Announcements  Box 1, Folder 10
		"News Release Index," 1958-1987.  Box 1, Folder 11-12
		"Ceridian" - Descriptive Tool.  Box 1, Folder 13
		"Acquisitions, Cooperative Ventures, Divestitures and Mergers," 1982-1986.  Box 1, Folder 14-17
		"Donor File."  Box 1, Folder 18
		"Accession Record in Process."  Box 1, Folder 19
		"Accession Record Complete."  Box 1, Folder 20
		"Accession Log," 1980-1989.  Box 1, Folder 21
		Records Retention, 1974-1987.  Box 1, Folder 22
		Monthly Reports, 1985-1986.  Box 1, Folder 23
		Security, undated.  Box 1, Folder 24
		Miscellaneous.  Box 1, Folder 25
		Archives Research Request Report, 1983-1990.  Box 2, Folder 1
		CDC Library Services and Record Repositories.  Box 2, Folder 2
		Presentations.  Box 2, Folder 3
		The Computer Museum (Boston), 1983-1987.  Box 2, Folder 4
		Company History
Box 2		CDC Histories, 1961-2000. Box 2, Folder 5-7 Note Includes memos, reprints, timelines, newsclippings, articles, pamphlets and organizational charts.
		"History of CDC vs. IBM," by Elmer B. Trousdale, Esq., undated.  Box 2, Folder 8
		"The Transition from a Hardware-Only Systems Offering to Include Software," undated.  Box 2, Folder 9
		"Risking Credibility: A History of Control Data's First Inner City Plants," undated.  Box 2, Folder 10
		"Control Data: A History," by Joe Herman and Liz Tellinger, September 1977.  Box 2, Folder 11
		Control Data Corporation History - drafts by W.C. Norris and Connie Van Hoven, 1973-1978.  Box 2, Folder 12
		Corporate History - drafts by Connie Van Hoven, 1977.  Box 2, Folder 13
		"Control Data: A History," by Joe Herman and Jane Strovas, September 1979.  Box 2, Folder 14
		"A Concise History of Control Data Corporation 1957-1986," by James Worthy, June 1987.  Box 2, Folder 15
		"A History of Control Data's Founding and First Year of Operation," by Mollie E. Price, September 1981.  Box 2, Folder 16
		Divisional Backgrounds and Employee Biographies, circa 1958.  Box 2, Folder 17
		CDC Social Responsibility.  Box 2, Folder 18
		History of Acquisitions.  Box 2, Folder 19
		"Research Reports."  Box 2, Folder 20
		Chronologies, 1980-1986.  Box 2, Folder 21
		History Brochure, 1983.  Box 2, Folder 22
		Book/News Article Bibliographies, 1957-1986.  Box 2, Folder 23
		"Control Data Corporation: The First 25 Years."  Box 2, Folder 24