ContentsScope and Contents of the Collection Organization of the Collection
SERIES 1: Newsletters, 1977-1999 SERIES 3: Seeley-Mudd Building Project SERIES 4: Grant Proposals, 1982-1987 SERIES 5: Faculty Computer Committee, 1978-1982 SERIES 6: General Administrative Records (ACCESS RESTRICTED) |
Amherst College. Academic Computer Center Records, 1970-1998 (bulk 1972-1985)Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson.2013
Administrative InformationTransferred to Archives and Special Collections, September 2012. Computer Center Office Files, ca. 1968-1972 (acc. #79-011)Computer Application Study, 1966 (acc. #78-032)General Files -- see subject headings Academic Computing; Computing; Technology Prodessed 2012 Sep by Peter A. Nelson Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection: Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection: [Identification of item], in Amherst College Academic Computer Center Records [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library Access to portions of the records, as indicated in this finding aid, is restricted to the office of origin for a period of 50 years. Requests for permission to publish material from the records should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteThe Academic Computer Center (later known as Academic Computing under the department of Information Technology) served the computational needs of faculty and students of Amherst College to support teaching and research. In 1977 it was located in Converse Hall under the direction of Paul J. Plourde, with Betty Steele acting as Academic Coordinator. Its operations were led by these administrators under the guidance of a Faculty Computer Committee, which in 1977 consisted of Peter Czap, Stephen George, Robert Grose, Charles Staelin and Alan Waggoner. The Center was staffed completely by student supervisors during its operating hours. These students were qualified to consult with users, write programs and maintain the operation of the system. The academic computer in use in 1977 was an IBM 1130 (16K), with a card reader, printer, plotter and two disk drives. Programming languages supported at that time were FORTRAN IV and 1130 Assembler. Faculty and students could also do timesharing with the CYPBER 74 mainframe computer located at the University of Massachusetts, connecting through a number of terminals on the Amherst campus. The college acquired a Digital VAX 11/780 computer in 1979. From that point on, academic computing at Amherst, as elsewhere, increasingly expanded into the curriculum of the college. The Academic Computer Center moved to the Seeley Mudd building in 1984. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionNewsletters, manuals, grant proposals, minutes, correspondence and other documents related to the operations of the Amherst College Academic Computer Center, under the direction of Betty Romer. Includes files on the planning, design and construction of the Seeley-Mudd Building, 1980-1984, which housed many of the offices of the department of Information Technology. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Organization of the CollectionThis collection is organized into five series:
Return to the Table of Contents SERIES 1: Newsletters, 1977-1999
SERIES 2: Manuals
SERIES 3: Seeley-Mudd Building Project
SERIES 4: Grant Proposals, 1982-1987
SERIES 5: Faculty Computer Committee, 1978-1982
SERIES 6: General Administrative Records (ACCESS RESTRICTED)
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