IBM computer trade show album
Creation: 1979Abstract
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a multinational technology company and industrial research organization headquartered in Armonk, New York. It became a giant in the field of electronic data processing by the mid 1950s after having achieved great success in the punch-card tabulating machine business during the 1930s. This item is an album consisting of photographs of trade show displays of computers and trade show attendees, correspondence, press releases, and newspaper articles. The materials all date from the year 1979.
Dates
- Creation: 1979
Creator
- International Business Machines Corporation (Organization)
Extent
.25 Linear Feet
Physical Description
1 album, removed from binder for preservation purposes; binder not retained. 12 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 3 photographic prints : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. 36 photographic prints : color ; 8 x 10 in. 34 photographic prints : color ; 4 x 5 in. 31 newspaper and magazine clippings. 9 letters. 3 press releases.
Historical Note
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a multinational technology company and industrial research organization headquartered in Armonk, New York. It became a giant in the field of electronic data processing by the mid 1950s after having achieved great success in the punch-card tabulating machine business during the 1930s. IBM had a reputation for offering superior products at a lower price than their competitors. IBM customers were often portrayed as loyal and satisfied with the service provided by “Big Blue.”
Scope and Contents
This item is an album consisting of photographs of trade show displays of computers and trade show attendees, correspondence, press releases, and newspaper articles. The materials all date from the year 1979. Trade shows pictured include the Directors Conference, Phoenix, Arizona; National Computer Conference, New York Coliseum; Data Processing Management Association, Town & Country Hotel, San Diego; Nuclear Records Management Association, Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco; and the Siggraph, Sixth Annual Conference on Computer Graphics, O'Hare Convention Center, Chicago. The articles and letters mainly focus on the various trade shows. There are some articles about specific IBM products, the outcome of the IBM antitrust suit in IBM's favor, and several articles on the 1979 San Diego earthquake.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- IBM computer trade show album
- Author:
- Laurie Sather
- Date:
- 2024
- 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
