Division of Information and Technology Computer Oral History Collection
name: label: Sponsor
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Sponsor
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Division of Information and Technology Computer Oral History Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: An extensive collection of oral histories dealing with the history of computer science.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Monticello Memoirs Program captured for posterity the story of the information technology revolution in the words of the men and women who are leading it. In private conversations and in public discussions at Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello, on the grounds of the University of Virginia and at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the leaders of the information revolution reflected on its progress to date and their vision of
the future. Captured for the research collections of the National Museum of American History, the dialogues of the Monticello Fellows will encourage others to follow in their footsteps, to learn from their mistakes and to emulate their innovative spirit and achievements. 

The 1996 Monticello Memoirs Fellows included: Seymour Cray, founder Cray Research; Gordon Moore, co-founder, Intel Corporation; Gordon Bell, inventor of the minicomputer; Jay Forrester, system dynamics visionary; and Robert Metcalfe, founder, 3Com. The topics were explored in private conversations at Monticello and in public discussions on the grounds of the University of Virginia -- which Mr. Jefferson founded, designed and built. 

The 1997 Monticello Memoirs Fellows included Eric Andersen, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web; Danny Hillis, a pioneer of parallel processing; F. William Hoffman, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Anita Jones, Director of Defense Research Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense; Henning Kagermann, Executive Board Member, SAP AG; Robert Kahn, co-creator of the Internet protocol; Roland Moreno, inventor of the smart card; Jacques Stern, an early pioneer in real-time computing; and Paul Wahl, President and Chief Executive Officer, SAP America Inc.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 15 Cubic feet (14 boxes )
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1987-2003
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Materials transferred from the Division of Information and Technology through David Allison, Office of Curatorial Affairs to the Archives Center on December 21, 2012.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1303
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content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection partially processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2019.  Preliminary inventory at box level.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted between 1993 and 2006 with individuals in the computing industry.