Warren P. Burrell Papers, 1945-1968, 1976. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Warren P. Burrell papers
Dates: 1945-1968, 1976
Creator: Burrell, Warren P.
Extent: 1 box (1 cubic foot)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 124
Abstract:

Collection consists of materials remaining after the addition of Burrell’s ERA records to the Engineering Research Associates (ERA) - Remington Rand - Sperry Rand Records (CBI 176). Items in the Burrell papers include resumes, certificates and information regarding the Association of Computing Machinery, of which Burrell was an active member during the 1950s. The majority of the collection consists of Articles, Notes and Technical Reports gathered by Burrell.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Warren P. Burrell in 1996.

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:

Warren P. Burrell Papers (CBI 124), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged into two series:

• Personal
• Articles, Notes and Technical Reports

Biographical Note

Warren P. Burrell graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BEE in 1948 and joined Engineering Research Associates (ERA), a St. Paul, Minnesota firm, as an assistant engineer working in computer development that same year. Burrell was involved in such projects as the ERA 1101, ERA 1103, the UNIVAC File Computer, NIKE-X, and XU-71.

Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of materials remaining after the addition of Burrell’s ERA records to the Engineering Research Associates (ERA) - Remington Rand - Sperry Rand Records (CBI 176). Items in the Burrell papers include resumes, certificates and information regarding the Association of Computing Machinery, of which Burrell was an active member during the 1950s. The majority of the collection consists of Articles, Notes and Technical Reports gathered by Burrell. These materials cover such topics as magnetic drum cores, transistors and programming. Other items include MIT computation books and instructional drawings.

Related Material

Materials regarding Burrell’s work at ERA are a part of the Engineering Research Associates (ERA) - Remington Rand - Sperry Rand Records (CBI 176). Researchers looking for information on Warren Burrell should consult both his personal papers and the ERA-RR-SR collections.

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.
• Burrell, Warren P.
• Computer industry.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
		Personal
Box 1		Warren P. Burrell’s resume, undated. Box 1, Folder 1
		Certificate, diploma, and newspaper article regarding Burrell’s induction into fraternities, 1947-1948. Box 1, Folder 8
		Annual reports, prospectuses, proxy statements, etc. for Control Data Corporation and Midwest Technical Development Corporation (of which he owned stock), 1958-1961. Box 1, Folder 28
		Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Box 1		Abstracts, 1950-1951. Box 1, Folder 23
		Constitution, membership roster, election notices, book order forms, 1950, 1952. Box 1, Folder 24
		Reports # 13-21, 1950-1953. Box 1, Folder 25
		Meetings and Conferences, 1950-1954. Box 1, Folder 26
		Articles, Notes and Technical Reports
Box 1		Abstracts, 1950-1951. Box 1, Folder 23
		#1219 "Computer Theory of Operation," undated. Box 1, Folder 2
		"1103A Programming Course Class Notes," undated. Box 1, Folder 3
		"Introduction to the Parametron," "Parametron Circuits 1," "Parametron Circuits 2," undated. Box 1, Folder 4
		“Instructional Drawings,” MIT Radar School, Course III, 1945. Box 1, Folder 5
		Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Class #33 computation books A & B, 1945.  Box 1, Folder 6-7
		Magnetic drums and cores, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1959. ([6 articles])  Box 1, Folder 9
		"Standards on Electronic Computers: Definitions of Terms," 1950.  Box 1, Folder 10
		Transistors, 1951, 1952, 1954. ([4 articles])  Box 1, Folder 11
		Digital computers and programming, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959. ([8 articles])  Box 1, Folder 12
		"Analytical Differentiation by Digital Computer" by Harry G. Kahrimanian, MA Thesis, 1953.  Box 1, Folder 13
		"The Synthesis for Sequential Switching Circuits, pts. 1 & 2," 1954. Box 1, Folder 14
		University of Minnesota, Dr. M. L. Stein "Programming for High Speed Digital Computers with Applications" ITM 164-5-6, 1955. Box 1, Folder 15 Note [also notes EE 163, 166, 1955]
		Computers in the business world, 1958-1959. ([7 articles])  Box 1, Folder 16
		"Conference Methods: A Five Session Training Course," 1959. Box 1, Folder 17
		"M-460 Computer Maintenance Course," 1959. Box 1, Folder 18
		UCLA "Controlling and Exploiting Giant Computers," 1960. Box 1, Folder 19
		Programming in real-time, 1962, 1963. ([4 articles])  Box 1, Folder 20
		"UNIVAC Engineering Symposium," 1963. Box 1, Folder 21
		"A History for UNIVAC New Computer Family," by Warren P. Burrell, 1968. Box 1, Folder 22
		Articles by Williams & Kilborn, 1948-1951.  Box 1, Folder 28
		Computer Standards, Power Supplies and Electronics for Nuclear Physicists Articles, 1950s. Box 1, Folder 29
		“State of Minnesota Principal State Data Networks,” 12 October 1976.  Box 1, Folder 30
		Gott Thesis, Chapter 3 – “Elementary Automatic Coding Theory.”  Box 1, Folder 31
		Miscellaneous Notes and Articles.  Box 1, Folder 32 Note [all together in a single binder]
		Miscellaneous Notes.  Box 1, Folder 33 Note [loose]