Erwin Tomash Collection of Dataproducts Corporation Records, 1962-1982. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Erwin Tomash Collection of Dataproducts Corporation Records
Dates: 1962-1982
Creator: Tomash, Erwin
Extent: 1 box (0.25 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 134
Abstract:

Contains selected Dataproducts records retained by Erwin Tomash including the original business plan, publications, reports, organizational charts and employee lists, articles, and correspondence that document the company's growth and market position in printers and core memories. Corporate history undertakings are also documented. Photographs have been removed to CBI's photograph collection.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Erwin Tomash.

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:

Erwin Tomash Collection of Dataproducts Corporation Records (CBI 134), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Historical Note

Erwin Tomash founded Data Products Corporation in 1962. The firm's name changed to Dataproducts Corporation in 1974.

Collection Scope and Content Note

The collection contains selected Dataproducts records retained by Tomash including the original business plan, publications, reports, organizational charts and employee lists, articles, and correspondence that document the company's growth and market position in printers and core memories. Corporate history undertakings are also documented. Photographs have been removed to CBI's photograph collection.

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.
• Dataproducts Corporation.
• Data Products Corporation.
• Printers.
• Computer storage devices.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
Box 1		Articles on Data Products Corporation, 1968-1979.  Box 1, Folder 1
		Brochures
Box 1		Advanced Products and Services for the Data Industries: Data Products Corporation, June 1964.  Box 1, Folder 2
		First 20 Years of Dataproducts: Employee Preview Edition, 1982.  Box 1, Folder 2
		Data Products Today, 1973.  Box 1, Folder 2
		Report on the Changing Markets and Future Prospects of Dataproducts Corporation, circa August 1977.  Box 1, Folder 2
		This is Dataproducts Today, 1976.  Box 1, Folder 2
		Business plan [Data Products Corporation handwritten business plan and letter from William N. Mozena outlining circumstances of its creation], 20 February 1962 and 18 May 1979.  Box 1, Folder 3
		Corporate status review, Data Products Corporation: The First Two Years, June 1964.  Box 1, Folder 4
		Corporate structure charts and employee listings, circa 1973 and 1980.  Box 1, Folder 5
		Correspondence [3 letters], 1965 and 1971.  Box 1, Folder 6
		Discfile history [brochure and correspondence], 1963 and 1981.  Box 1, Folder 7
		Data Printout [scattered issues], 1976-1977.  Box 1, Folder 8
		Data Products Annual Christmas Sing-A-Ling, undated.  Box 1, Folder 9
		Historical work
Box 1		Collection Criteria and Theory for Dataproducts Corporation [includes cover memo from Richard L. Forman], 1979.  Box 1, Folder 10
		Research Design for the Historical Study of Dataproducts Corporation, Richard L. Forman, circa 1978.  Box 1, Folder 10
		Work schedule for September, Richard L. Forman, 1979.  Box 1, Folder 10
		Investigation of the Causal Factors Associated with the Termination of Exempt Employees at Dataproducts Corporation, circa 1979.  Box 1, Folder 11
		Investment assessments of Data Products Corporation, 1967-1979.  Box 1, Folder 12
		Market situation analyses
Box 1		Communications Analysis of Data Products Corporate Direction and OEM Marketing Including Initial Strategy Recommendations, James D. Donovan, 15 Nov. 1973.  Box 1, Folder 13
		"Fact Sheet" Orientation to Data Products Corporation [planning reference], James D. Donovan, 20 Nov. 1973.  Box 1, Folder 14
		Notice of stockholders meetings, 1967-1976.  Box 1, Folder 15