The series contains images of the Remington Rand punched card equipment that preceded the development of the first Remington Rand computers, such as model 2, 3, and 4 tabulators and sorters. This also includes verifiers, interpreters, and collators. This series also contains images of the early Remington Rand punched card computers developed by the in Norwalk, Connecticut (the 409, and the UNIVAC 60 and 120), those developed by the former Engineering Research Associates in St. Paul, Minnesota (1103 computer system), and the first UNIVAC computer developed by the former Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company.

The Sperry Corporation was an electronics company; its UNIVAC Division manufactured the first commercial digital computer. The Sperry UNIVAC Division has its origins in the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC), founded in 1946 by J. Presper Eckert (1919-1995) and John W. Mauchly (1907-1980). In 1950, Eckert and Mauchly sold their firm to Remington Rand, Inc, a major business machine manufacturer, which continued developing the UNIVAC system. Thomas "Tim" J. Bergin (1940-) is an emeritus professor of computer science and information systems at American University; he was also curator/director of the Computer History Museum. Bergin obtained this collection of UNIVAC/ENIAC historical materials from other computer pioneers. The collection consists of research reports, booklets, published articles, lecture notes, and audiovisual materials that describe the development of the EDVAC, ENIAC, and UNIVAC computers. The materials are organized into five series by format: Manuals and pamphlets; Articles and reprints; Tributes and anniversary materials; Photographs and films; and Objects.