American National Standards Institute X3L2 Committee Records
name: label: Creator
content: Clamons, Eric H.
label: Names
content: American National Standards Institute.
label: Names
content: Honeywell Information Systems.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mathematics
topic: label: Occupation
content: Computer programmers
label: Topic
content: Computer software
label: Topic
content: Standardization
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Eric H. Clamons of Honeywell Information Systems, September 1980.
creator: label: Creator
content: Clamons, Eric H.
setName: label: See more items in
content: American National Standards Institute X3L2 Committee Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: Records from Eric H. Clamons, fifth chairman of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X3L2 Standards Committee.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X3L2 Standards Committee had responsibility for computer character sets and codes.  Eric H. Clamons of Honeywell Information Systems was the fifth chairman of the committee, from 1968 to 1972; the records are from his files.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969-1975
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: These records originated during Mr. Clamons' tenure as chairman of the committee.  In June 1979 he was asked by the Division of Mathematics (now Division of Medicine and Science), National Museum of American History, to donate any records of historical value in his possession.  The records were donated to the Smithsonian Institution in September 1980 and were kept in the custody of the Division of Mathematics (now Division of Medicine and Science).  They were transferred to the Archives Center in August 1988.
label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Mathematics (now Division of Medicine and Science) to the Archives Center August 23, 1988.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0311
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Minutes
label: Type
content: Papers
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Correspondence
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Craig A. Orr, 1988.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Minutes
label: Genre/Form
content: Papers
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1930-1950
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This material includes correspondence, handwritten notes, transcripts of speeches, meeting minutes, reports (in draft and final form) of ANSI X3L2 and other committees and international organizations dealing with computer character sets and codes as well as minutes and agendas of their meetings.  There are also some clippings of articles from journals and newspapers.  There is no evident classification by subject, committee or chronology; the 10 data boxes each seem to have a random distribution of material, except that box 1 has a broader time span (1969-1979).

Organizations which created some of these documents include:

AFNOR:  Association Francaise de Normalisation; ANSI:  American National Standards Institute; (C)BEMA:  (Computers and) Business Equipment Manufacturers Association; ECMA:  European Computers Manufacturers Assn.
and ISO:  International Organization for Standardization.