Computer Standards Collection
name: label: Creator
content: International Standards Organization (ISO).
label: Creator
content: Bemer, Robert M.
label: Names
content: COBOL (Computer program language).
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
topic: label: Topic
content: Standardization -- Computers -- 1950-1980
label: Topic
content: ALGOL (Computer program language)
label: Topic
content: Computer programming -- 1950-1980
label: Topic
content: Computer industry -- 1950-1980
label: Topic
content: Computers -- History -- 1950-1980
label: Topic
content: Computers -- 1950-1980
label: Topic
content: Computers -- Standards -- 1950-1980
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This material was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in June 1979 by the compiler, Robert W. Bemer.
creator: label: Creator
content: International Standards Organization (ISO).
label: Creator
content: Bemer, Robert M.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Computer Standards Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Papers collected by Robert W. Bemer (1920-2004) during his involvement in setting language and data standards during the early years of the computer industry.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: This collection was put together by Robert W. Bemer during his involvement in setting language and data standards for the early computer industry.  He accumulated a collection of material from organizations and individuals relating to computer standards.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.6 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958-1979
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (now Division of Medicine and Science), August 18, 1988.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0310
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Business records
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Pamphlets
label: Type
content: Minutes
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Craig A. Orr, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Reports -- 1950-1980
label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Minutes
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, reports, publications, meeting minutes, and bulletins of standards committees relating to ALGOL, COBOL, and the International Standards Organization (ISO) subcommittee on character sets (ANSI X3L2).  The ALGOL records include correspondence to the ALGOL Maintenance Subcommittee (Association for Computing Machinery) and information about the International Algebraic Language, XTRAN source language for FORTRAN, and the SHARE ALGOL 60 translator.  The COBOL records (1960-1969) include material from CODASYL, the European Computer Manufacturer's Association, SHARE, and the American Standards Association.  The ISO records (1959- 1979) relate exclusively to the standards for data formats and codes and includes material from other standards organizations. 

Source

Bruce H. Bruemmer, Resources for the History of Computing: A Guide to U. S. and Canadian Records (Minneapolis, MN: Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, 1987), pp. 30 31.]