James W. Birkenstock Collection of IBM Records and British Tabulating Machine Company Histories, circa 1950-1958. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: James W. Birkenstock collection of IBM records and British Tabulating Machine Company histories
Dates: circa 1950-1958
Creator: Birkenstock, James W. (James Warren), 1912-
Extent: 1 box (0.1 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 132
Abstract:

Collection contains fragments of a document detailing the contractual interaction between IBM and the British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) in the first half of the 20th century, a verbatim proceedings of a foreign accounting machines meeting at IBM in 1954 and two histories of the British Tabulating Machine Company.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by James W. Birkenstock.

Access Restrictions:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

All materials in the collection are covered under prior copyright. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred Citation:

James W. Birkenstock Collection of IBM Records and BTM Histories (CBI 132), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged into the following groups:

• IBM Records
• BTM Histories

Biographical Note

James W. Birkenstock joined International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) as a salesman in 1935. He was appointed as a Corporate Vice President in 1958 and elected director of IBM World Trade Corporation in 1966. During his tenure at IBM, Birkenstock was involved with the interaction between IBM and British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM).

Collection Scope and Content Note

The collection contains fragments of a document detailing the contractual interaction between IBM and the British Tabulating Machine Company (BTM) in the first half of the 20th century, a verbatim proceedings of a foreign accounting machines meeting at IBM in 1954 and two histories of the British Tabulating Machine Company.

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.
• Birkenstock, James W. (James Warren), 1912-
• British Tabulating Machine Company -- History.
• International Business Machines Corporation -- History.
• Accounting machine industry -- Great Britain.
• Accounting machine industry -- United States.
• Accounting machines.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
		IBM Records
Box 1		History of IBM and BTM contractual interaction fragment, circa 1950. Box 1, Folder 1
		Proceedings: Foreign Accounting Machines Meeting, 10 June 1954. Box 1, Folder 2
		BTM Histories
Box 1		A Short History of the British Tabulatory Machine Co. Ltd. Who Manufacture and Market Hollerith Punched Card Accounting Machines, circa 1952. Box 1, Folder 3
		The Beginnings: Reminiscences of C. A. Everard Green, First Executive of the Tabulator Limited and later General Manager and Director of The British Tabulating Machine Company Limited, 1958.  Box 1, Folder 3