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Oral history interview with James Cortada

Creation: 2018 June 7
 Collection
Accession: 2018-227
Interview with James Cortada, 2018 June 7
Interview with James Cortada, 2018 June 7

Abstract

James Cortada (1946-) is a management consultant and business historian. In this interview, Cortada discusses the collection of computing history books that he donated to Hagley Library.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018 June 7

Creator

Extent

4 digital_files

1.62 Gigabytes

Physical Description

2 WAV files. 1 MP3 file. 1 PDF file.

Biographical Note

James Cortada (1946-) is a management consultant and business historian. Cortada was born in Havana, Cuba. He received his bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon College in 1969, a Master of Arts from Florida State University in 1970, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Florida State University in 1973.

He served in various positions with International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation between 1974 and 1992. Cortada has authored several books on computer history and the computer industry.

Scope and Contents

In this interview, James Cortada discusses the collection of computing history books that he donated to Hagley Library. He describes how he acquired the collection, his philosophy on collecting, and some of what he feels are the most important titles in the collection.

Existence and Location of Copies

View this collection online in the Hagley Digital Archives.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Separated Materials

James W. Cortada Collection of Information Technology Publications,. Published Collections Department, Hagley Museum and Library.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Oral history interview with James Cortada
Author:
Amrys O. Williams and Benjamin Spohn
Date:
2023
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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