Robert M. Price Papers, circa 1974-2007. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Robert M. Price papers
Dates: circa 1974-2007
Creator: Price, Robert M., 1930-
Extent: 6 boxes (6 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 193
Abstract:

Papers contain documentation on the administration of the Control Data Corporation and the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

The papers were donated by Robert M. Price in 2007.

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:

Robert M. Price Papers (CBI 193), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Biographical Note

Robert M. Price was the CEO of Control Data Corporation from 1986 to 1989.

Collection Scope and Content Note

Papers contain documentation on the administration of the Control Data Corporation and the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs. The majority of the papers relate to the Control Data Corporation. A portion of a box relates to the National Society for Social Entrepreneurs. Papers were maintained in the order in which they were received. When necessary, files were created from loose papers.

Related Material

CBI 80, Control Data Corporation Records

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.
• Price, Robert M., 1930-
• Control Data Corporation
• Computer industry -- United States -- History.
• Social entrepreneurship.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
		Control Data Corporation, circa 1974-2007.
Box 1		ETA.  Box 1
		ETA.  Box 1
		ETA Sales Prospects.  Box 1
		S/C Institute Folder #2 [Supercomputing].  Box 1
		ETA.  Box 1
		Super Computer Institute/UM.  Box 1
		Supercomputers.  Box 1
		Self Health Management.  Box 1
		[ETA].  Box 1
		[Jet Propulsion Laboratory].  Box 1
		[ETA].  Box 1
		[ETA Closing Communications Plan], April 17, 1989. Box 1
		April 1989. Box 1
		ETA Letters.  Box 1
		Events of the ETA Announcement, April 1989. Box 1
		[TRW].  Box 1
		[Preliminary 8600 Reference Manual].  Box 1
		[ Logic], 1988-1989. Box 1
		[CDC Brochures].  Box 1
		[CDC Advertisements].  Box 1
		[Control Data's Agricultural Community Services].  Box 1
		[Semiconductor Research Corporation].  Box 1
		[ Contact], 1974-1977. Box 1
		[ Contact], 1977-1983. Box 1
		Agriculture.  Box 1
Box 2		[Ag Services].  Box 2
		[Ag Services].  Box 2
		[ Peripheral Products], 1983. Box 2
		[Alzheimer's Disease Conference], 2002. Box 2
		[University of Georgia Trip - Advanced Flexible Processor].  Box 2
		[ Parade - Fair Break], 1979. Box 2
		[ Florida State University Bulletin - Supercomputing Research].  Box 2
		See N.R. Berg.  Box 2
		Organization.  Box 2
		Reading.  Box 2
		Management Board.  Box 2
		Executive Committee - Management Board.  Box 2
		Red Wing, May 1989. Box 2
		Red Wing.  Box 2
		Control Data - Who We Are/Media Contacts.  Box 2
		Strategic Discussions.  Box 2
		Imprimis, Assets.  Box 2
		Viking-II.  Box 2
		Committee Action - Follow-Up, 2007. Box 2
		A.  Box 2
		B.  Box 2
		Corporate Research and Engineering.  Box 2
		Science and Technology Committee.  Box 2
		Viking Project-I.  Box 2
		Management Academy, January 2007. Box 2
		[Corporate Management Process].  Box 2
		[Control Data Management Academy Managerial Behavior Inventory], March 1988. Box 2
Box 3		CDC Override Agreement, March 31, 1986. Box 3
		The Continuous Quality Journey, 1988. Box 3
		Knox, Charles S. CAD/CAM Systems: Planning and Implementation. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1987. Box 3
		Gruenberger, Fred, ed. The Transition to On-Line Computing: Problems and Solutions. Washington, D.C.: Thompson Book Company, 1967. Box 3
		Knox, Charles S. Organizing Data for CIM Applications. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1987. Box 3
Box 4		Commercial Credit Company - Initial Public Offering of Stock, vols. 1-3.  Box 4
Box 5		[Executive Interchange], 1983. Box 5
		RHP - Miscellaneous.  Box 5
		Product Strategy.  Box 5
		MCC - Gov. Comm.  Box 5
		Austin - MCC.  Box 5
		MCC - Inman.  Box 5
		M/C (Other Companies) Motorola.  Box 5
		[An Assessment of U.S. Competitiveness in High-Technology Industries], May 19, 1982. Box 5
		M/C CDC Usage Technology Background Information.  Box 5
		MCC Board.  Box 5
		M/C-MEI Concepts.  Box 5
		M/C Miscellaneous University Programs.  Box 5
		M/C (Other Companies) NSC.  Box 5
		M/C Correspondence (Other Companies) General.  Box 5
		M/C (Other Companies) International.  Box 5
		M/C Background.  Box 5
		Soviet R.D.I.E.P.  Box 5
		[Articles and Reprints].  Box 5
		House Task Force/Trade and Competitiveness, June 5, 1989. Box 5
		Washington, D.C., April 26, 1989. Box 5
		Washington, D.C., February 16-17. Box 5
		Washington, D.C. (Supercomputers), March 20-21. Box 5
		CELI [Congressional Economic Leadership Institute].  Box 5
		[Robert D. Schmidt, Trip to Moscow], 1988 Box 5
		[Robert D. Schmidt].  Box 5
		RDS Mailing List.  Box 5
		General Mail - R.M. Price, 1980. Box 5
		[Company Private - 1980 Human Resources Review, Pan Am, Pacific, and Far East Operations], 1980. Box 5
Box 6		[Soviet Union and GDR].  Box 6
		[History of Control Data Corporation, Divisions, and Programs].  Box 6
		[Northside Child Development Center].  Box 6
		["Applying Technology: The Key to the Future," by William C. Norris].  Box 6
		["Managing the 'Social Markets' Business," by James C. Worthy].  Box 6
		[Memorandum for Mr. Alvan F. Rosenberg].  Box 6
		[Control Data Newsday], February 21, 1986. Box 6
		Japan.  Box 6
		MCC - General Reports.  Box 6
		SRC.  Box 6
		MCC - Alpha Omega.  Box 6
		[MCC Evaluation], December 1986. Box 6
		[Control Data Corporation ECAD Beta-Test Proposal Layout Test Case], March 9, 1987. Box 6
		[MCC Technical Report], April 1, 1987. Box 6
		[USSR].  Box 6
		[Peripherals History Narrative], July 7, 1980. Box 6
		M/C Cooperation Reviews.  Box 6
		National Center for Social Entrepreneurs, circa 1995-1998.
Box 6		Guarantors, National Center for Social Entrepreneurs, April 29, 1998. Box 6
		Keenan Institute, The National Center for Social Entrepreneurs.  Box 6
		[National Center for Social Entrepreneurs].  Box 6
		[Jerr Boschee, Personal].  Box 6
		National Center Financing, Miscellaneous Grants, Win Wallin.  Box 6
		National Center for Social Entrepreneurs, October 1995. Box 6
		National Center Strategic Plan for 1999-2001.  Box 6
		[National Center for Social Entrepreneurs, Background Material].  Box 6
		[National Center for Social Entrepreneurs].  Box 6
		C. Douglas Ades.  Box 6
		[Background Information about Entrepreneurship and the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs], April 1997. Box 6
		[National Center for Social Entrepreneurs].  Box 6
		[National Center for Social Entrepreneurs].  Box 6
		Alpha Bank Loans, 1997. Box 6
		National Center for Social Entrepreneurs, 1997. Box 6