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Burroughs Corporation Records. Norman L. Kreuder Papers, 1956-1962. Finding Aid.

Summary Information
Title: Burroughs Corporation records. Norman L. Kreuder papers.
Dates: 1956-1962
Creator: Kreuder, Norman L.
Extent: 3 boxes (1.5 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 90, Series 52
Abstract:
Collection contains the papers of Norman L. Kreuder, project engineer and section manager at Burroughs Corporation beginning in 1956.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use
Acquisition Information:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation in 1991, accession 991-35.

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:

Burroughs Corporation Records, Norman L. Kreuder Papers (CBI 90), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.


Arrangement

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

Project 211

B 5000

Company Reports

University of Southern California Class Notes and Tests

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Class Notes and Papers

Miscellaneous Files


Biographical Note

Norman L. Kreuder graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1949 and did some graduate work at UCLA. He worked at Librascope Corporation and Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an Engineer. He also worked for ElectroData Corporation as a development engineer.

After ElectroData was acquired by Burroughs in 1956, Norm Kreuder worked in the ElectroData Manufacturing and Engineering Division of Burroughs Corporation as a Project Engineer on the 2111 project and was head of the Task Force on the B5000. Kreuder was promoted from project engineer on Project 760 to Section Manager in February 1960.


Collection Scope and Content Note

The papers include memoranda related to Norman Kreuder's work on the 211 and B5000 projects as well as trip reports on visits to other Burroughs facilities and other companies. Also included are Kreuder's notebooks from his classes in mathematics and electronics at University of Southern California and UCLA. Several miscellaneous files on ElectroData and electronics are also contained in the papers.

Correspondents include L. L. Bewley, E. A. Plantamura, R. B. English, D. T. Kielty, J. F. Kalbach, F. Looschen, Donald E. Knuth.

Related Material

This is one series of the Burroughs Corporation Records (CBI 90). Please see the other series finding aids for further information regarding the Burroughs 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.
  • Kreuder, Norman L.
  • Electrodata (Firm)
  • Burroughs Corporation
  • B 5000 (Computer)
Box and Folder List
 Location  Title
 
Project 2111  
Box 1
Correspondence, 1959-1961.  Box 1, Folder 1-4
 
Specifications and Technical Reports, 1959.  Box 1, Folder 5
 
B 5000  
Box 1
Central Control Unit, 1961-1962.  Box 1, Folder 6
 
Chronological File, 1962.  Box 1, Folder 7-8
 
Correspondence, 1961.  Box 1, Folder 9
 
Correspondence (Department 6600). 1961-1962.  Box 1, Folder 10-14
 
Manufacturing, 1961-1962.  Box 1, Folder 15-17
 
Manufacturing and Engineering Coordination Meetings Minutes, 1962.  Box 1, Folder 18
 
Marketing, 1961-1962.  Box 1, Folder 19-20
 
Peripheral Equipment, 1960-1962.  Box 1, Folder 21
 
Project Reports (Monthly), 1962.  Box 1, Folder 22
 
Project Reports (Weekly), 1962.  Box 1, Folder 23
 
Reliability, 1961.  Box 1, Folder 24
 
Company Reports  
Box 2
ElectroData Management Workshop, undated.  Box 2, Folder 10
 
Research Division Meeting Minutes, 1957.  Box 2, Folder 11
 
University of Southern California Class Notes and Tests  
Box 2
Electrical Engineering 470, 1958.  Box 2, Folder 12
 
Electrical Engineering 541, 1957.  Box 2, Folder 13
 
Electrical Engineering 550 (Advanced 15 Electronics), 1958.  Box 2, Folder 14
 
Electrical Engineering 552 (Digital Computers), 1957.  Box 2, Folder 15
Box 3
Electrical Engineering (Transistor Course), 1957.  Box 3, Folder 1
 
Math 403 (Probability and Statistics), 1957.  Box 3, Folder 2
 
Math 475, 1957.  Box 3, Folder 3
 
Math 481 (Numerical Analysis).  Box 3, Folder 4
 
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Class Notes and Papers  
Box 3
"Automation as a Challenge to Management" 1962.  Box 3, Folder 5
 
"Brief Description of the Payroll Function" 1960.  Box 3, Folder 6
 
"Linear Programming and its Application to Production Control" 1961.  Box 3, Folder 7
 
"Management Development in a Fast-Growth Situation: An Analysis of the Problem and a Case History" 1960.  Box 3, Folder 8
 
"The Plane Makers Under Stress" 1961.  Box 3, Folder 9
 
"Planning for the Development, Production and Marketing of a Product" 1962.  Box 3, Folder 10
 
Miscellaneous Files  
Box 3
Huffman Article.  Box 3, Folder 11
 
Salzer's Notes.  Box 3, Folder 12