Gordon B. Davis Collection of Photographs, 1966-1976. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Gordon B. Davis collection of photographs
Dates: 1966-1976
Creator: Davis, Gordon Bitter.
Extent: 1 box (0.33 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 214
Abstract:

This collection contains photographs sent to and acquired by Gordon B. Davis between 1966 and 1977. These photographs feature entire data processing system model photographs, computer system components and subsystem photographs, and circuit photographs, all from various companies (Burroughs, UNIVAC, Honeywell, Mohawk, IBM, and CDC, for example). Some of these photographs were used in books by Davis.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

Collection was donated by Gordon S. Davis in 1991.

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:

Gordon S. Davis Collection (CBI 214), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Biographical Note

An important figure in the development of the academic field of information systems, Gordon B. Davis began at Stanford University, acquiring his Ph.D. in Business Administration in 1959. He went on to become a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, where he has remained for over 40 years. His research specialties include IS planning, information requirements determination, knowledge work management, and IS conceptual foundations.

Davis’s work has been influential in the creation and development of information systems. In 1967, along with his University of Minnesota colleagues, Davis began the first academic degree programs in management information systems and established the Management Information Systems Research Center. He also became the director of this research center. His work became models for education and research in IS internationally. He has written 20 textbooks and over 200 journal articles, furthering his work as an important figure in the field.

His work has extended beyond the University of Minnesota, as well. He helped establish the International Conference on Information Systems, and the formation of the Association for Information Systems. In 1998, he served as president of AIS. Davis served as executive editor of MIS Quarterly from 1997 – 2004. He was also the USA representative to the International Federation for Information Processing Technical Committee 8 and the chairman of TC8.

These accomplishments have resulted in numerous honors for Davis. In 1981, he became the Honeywell Professor of Management Information Systems Emeritus at the Carlson School and remains at this position. Davis holds honorary doctorates from the University of Lyon III, University of Zurich, and the Stockholm School of Economics. He has also been named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. In 2000, a worldwide community of IS scholars and educators honored Davis with the Leo Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement in Information Systems and elected him a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems.

Gordon B. Davis continues to support and promote globally the use of information systems in business and society, working with both students and scholars.

Information from http://www.csom.umn.edu/ and http://misrc.umn.edu/about/history/. Both accessed September 2009.

Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains photographs sent to and acquired by Gordon B. Davis between 1966 and 1977. These photographs feature entire data processing system model photographs, computer system components and subsystem photographs, and circuit photographs, all from various companies (Burroughs, UNIVAC, Honeywell, Mohawk, IBM, and CDC, for example). Some of these photographs were used in books by Davis.

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.
• Davis, Gordon Bitter.

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
Box 1		Photographs for "Introduction to Electronic Computers", June-July 1976 Box 1
		Photographs for Audit/EDP Manual, January 1968 Box 1
		General Photographs of Data Processing Systems and System Components, November 1971 Box 1
		CDC Photographs,  Box 1
		Burroughs Photographs, 29 March 1966 Box 1
		UNIVAC Photographs,  Box 1
		IBM Photographs, January 1968 Box 1
		Miscellanious Photographs of Circuits and Computer Systems,  Box 1