%xmlchars; ]> rbc0006 Guide to the John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection, 1891-1987 (bulk 1940-1965) Processed by: Anna R. Craft;machine-readable finding aid created by: Anna R. Craft North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2006 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection, 1891-1987 (bulk 1940-1965) RBC 6 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center &ncsuaddr; Anna R. Craft, 2006 November 1 Anna R. Craft, 2006 November 1 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Ptak, John F. John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection, 1891-1987 (bulk 1940-1965) RBC 6 714 archival boxes The John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection contains pamphlets, reports, journal articles, correspondence, software and hardware documentation, and other written material as well as more than 500 monographs and serials which are individually cataloged. The individually cataloged items are identified in the NCSU Libraries catalog as part of the John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection; they are not included in this description. The collection dates range from 1891 to 1987, but the bullk of the material is from 1940-1965. Notable authors and organizations represented include Carlo Arcelli, the Association for Computing Machines (ACM), Yehoshua Bar-Hillel, Robert J. Baron, Gordon Becker, Harry Blum, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Walter M. Elsasser, George E. Forsythe, General Electric, J. K. Hawkins, Hewlett-Packard, Alston S. Householder, International Business Machines (IBM), William Karush, Felix Klein, Clifford J. Maloney, Jacob Marschak, Franco Modigliani, Frederick Mosteller, Ulric Neisser, W. V. Parker, Hans Reissner, Remington Rand, Inc., and Heinz Von Foerster. Topics covered include aeronautics, artificial intelligence, biology, biometrics, communications, computer science, electrical engineering, immunology, information retrieval, linguistics, logic, machine translation, mathematics, statistics, and technocracy. The majority of the material is written in English, though German, French, and Russian are also represented. John Ptak was the proprietor of J. F. Ptak Books, Maps, and Prints in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The store specialized in used, rare, and antiquarian manuscripts, reprints, journals, maps, and prints in mathematics and the sciences. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

 Acquisitions Information

Gift of John F. Ptak, 2002 (Accession no. 2002-0025).

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[Identification of item], John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection, RBC 6, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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 Historical Note

John Ptak was the proprietor of J. F. Ptak Books, Maps, and Prints in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The store specialized in used, rare, and antiquarian manuscripts, reprints, journals, maps, and prints in mathematics and the sciences.

 Scope and Content Note

The John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection contains pamphlets, reports, journal articles, correspondence, software and hardware documentation, and other written material as well as more than 500 monographs and serials which are individually cataloged. The individually cataloged items are identified in the NCSU Libraries catalog as part of the John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection; they are not included in this description. The collection dates range from 1891 to 1987, but the bullk of the material is from 1940-1965. Notable authors and organizations represented include the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Carlo Arcelli, Yehoshua Bar-Hillel, Robert J. Baron, Gordon Becker, Harry Blum, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Walter M. Elsasser, George E. Forsythe, General Electric, J. K. Hawkins, Hewlett-Packard, Alston S. Householder, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), William Karush, Felix Klein, Clifford J. Maloney, Jacob Marschak, Franco Modigliani, Frederick Mosteller, Ulric Neisser, W. V. Parker, Hans Reissner, Remington Rand, Inc., and Heinz Von Foerster. Topics covered include aeronautics, artificial intelligence, biology, biometrics, communications, computer science, electrical engineering, the history of computing, history of science, immunology, information retrieval, linguistics, logic, machine translation, mathematics, physics, statistics, and technocracy. The majority of the material is written in English, though German, French, and Russian are also represented.

 Organization of the Collection

This collection is arranged in five series: Articles, Reports, Journals, and Pamphlets; Correspondence; Commercial Pamphlets and Instruction Manuals; Other Papers; and Oversize Diagrams.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals Ptak, John F. Arcelli, Carlo Bar-Hillel, Yehoshua Baron, Robert J. Becker, Gordon Blum, Harry Elsasser, Walter M., 1904- Forsythe, George E. (George Elmer), 1917- Hawkins, J. K. Householder, Alston Scott, 1904- Karush, William Klein, Felix Maloney, Clifford J., 1910- Marschak, Jacob Modigliani, Franco. Mosteller, Frederick, 1916-2006 Neisser, Ulric. Parker, W. V. Reissner, Hans J. (Hans Jacob), 1874-1967 Von Foerster, Heinz, 1911-2002 Corporate Entities Association for Computing Machinery Curtiss-Wright Corporation. General Electric. Hewlett-Packard Company. International Business Machines Corporation Remington Rand, Inc. Topics Aeronautics. Artificial intelligence. Biology. Biometrics. Communications. Computer science. Computers--History. Electrical Engineering. Immunology. Information retrieval. Linguistics. Logic. Machine translation. Mathematics. Physics. Science--History--20th century. Statistics. Technocracy. Materials Cataloged Separately

The John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection also includes more than 500 monographs and serials which are cataloged individually. They are identified in the NCSU Libraries catalog as part of the John Ptak Computer Science Book Collection.

 Detailed Description of the Collection RBC 6 Series 1 Articles, Reports, Journals, and Pamphlets, 1891-1987 6.5 linear feat13 archival boxes

The John Ptak Computer Science articles, reports, journals,and pamphlets series contains printed material focusing on computers, mathematics, and the sciences, dating from 1891 to 1987. It is primarily made up of articles and reports written and published between 1940 and 1965.

 11A-Ande, 1944-1971 12Andf-Az, 1941-1987 13Association for Computing Machines (ACM), 1963-1967 14Baer-Becker, 1950-1975 15Benson-Bookstein, 1950-1975 21Borko-Butler, 1946-1967 22Bibliographies, 1947-1964 23Ca-Che, 1924-1966 24Chr-Cz, 1948-1978 31Conference, Meeting, and Symposium programs, 1938-1963 32D, 1914-1973 33E, 1958-1981 34Elsasser, Walter, 1964-1977 and undated 41F, 1914-1977 42Foerster, Heinz von, 1960-1969 and undated 43Ga-Gi, 1920-1967 and undated 44Go-Greer, 1950-1964 45Gren-Gu, 1950-1961 51Ha-Hawes, 1949-1966 52Hawkins-Hays, 1939-1965 53He-Ho, 1930-1968 54Hu-Hy, 1949-1963 and undated 55Householder, Alston S., 1955-1958 56I, 1893-1954 and undated 61Iowa State University Statistical Lab Annual Report, 1944-1950 62Iowa State University Statistical Lab Annual Report, 1950-1962 63Iowa State University Statistical Lab Statlab Review, 1951-1957 64J, 1958-1960 and undated 65Ka-Ke, 1949-1967 66Kl-Koc, 1897-1962 71Kon-Ku, 1936-1961 72L, 1929-1961 73Ma-Mar, 1891-1972 74May-Mil, 1929-1969 and undated 75Mit-Mor, 1900-1964 81Mos-Mu, 1950-1966 82Maloney, Dr. Clifford J. - published material, 1957-1958 83Maloney, Dr. Clifford J. - "A Remington Rand Punched Card Data Retrieval System" - presented at the annual meeting of the American Documentation Institute, held at the Governor Clinton Hotel in New York on December 28 and 29, 1956, 1956 84Marschak, Jacob, 1962-1976 85Na, 1955-1981 86Ne-Ni, 1942-1966 87No-Nu, 1942-1955 91Neisser, Ulric, 1958-1963 92New York State College of Agriculture - Biometrics Unit Annual Reports, 1950-1957 93O, 1950-1959 94Pa-Pe, 1937-1972 95Ph-Pu, 1899-1979 96Popular Science volume 148, number 1, January, 1946 97Ra-Rab, 1937-1971 101Rog-Ru, 1953-1962 and undated 102Sa-Sc, 1949-1966 and undated 103Se-Si, 1949-1964 and undated 104So-St, 1929-1969 111Ta-To, 1932-1963 and undated 112Tu, 1955-1961 and undated 113"Technocracy" pamphlets, 1919-1933 and undated 114U, 1955-1963 115University of Pennsylvania, "Transformations and Discourse Analysis Projects", 1960 and undated 116University of Wisconsin-Madison meeting, "The Computing Lab in the University", 1955 117V, 1952-1958 and undated 118Wa-Wo, 1911-1962 and undated 121Wr-Wu, 1955-1964 and undated 122Y-Z, 1953-1964 141Arcelli, Carlo and Gabriella Sanniti di Baja, "A Technique for Shape Analysis", 1987 142Foerster, Heinz Von, "ARTORGA (Artificial Organisms)" letter, 1963 143George, F.H., "ARTORGA - Semantic Machines", 1962 144Hilditch, Judith and Denis Rutovitz, "Algorithms for Chromosome Recognition", undated RBC 6 Series 2 Correspondence, 1900-1966 0.5 linear feat1 archival box

The John Ptak Computer Science correspondence series contains letters written between 1900 and 1966. Writers include Curtis J. Maloney and Hans Reissner.

 123Various correspondence, 1900-1966 124Maloney, Curtis J. - correspondence, 1952-1962 125Reissner, Hans - correspondence, 1943-1945 RBC 6 Series 3 Commercial Pamphlets and Instruction Manuals, 1936-1972 0.5 linear feat1 archival box

The John Ptak Computer Science commercial pamphlets and instruction manuals series contains software and hardware documentation and sales lists from various companies dating from 1936 to 1972. The bulk of the material is from IBM, though material from companies such as General Electric and Hewlett-Packard is also represented.

 126A-H, 1936-1972 and undated 127IBM manuals, 1936-1963 128IBM manuals, 1965-1968 and undated 131K-U, 1965 and undated RBC 6 Series 4 Other Papers, 1913-1962 0.5 linear feat1 archival box

The John Ptak Computer Science other papers series contains printed and handwritten material. Dated material ranges from 1913 to 1962; many papers are undated.

 132Historical Material, 1947-1954 and undated 133Reports and papers with no titles or authors, 1952-1962 and undated 134Handwritten notes, 1949-1954 and undated 135Maps, diagrams, and other material, 1913-1962 and undated RBC 6 Series 5 Oversize Diagrams, undated 0.5 linear feat1 archival box

The John Ptak Computer Science oversize diagrams series contains approximately 60 diagrams depicting computer circuits and processes. These documents are undated and arranged in the order in which they were received.

145Computer diagrams, folder 1, undated 146Computer diagrams, folder 2, undated 147Computer diagrams, folder 3, undated 148Computer diagrams, folder 4, undated 149Computer diagrams, folder 5, undated 149Computer diagrams, folder 5, undated 1410Computer diagrams, folder 6, undated 1411Computer diagrams, folder 7, undated 1412Computer diagrams, folder 8, undated 1413Computer diagrams, folder 9, undated 1414Computer diagrams, folder 10, undated 1415Computer diagrams, folder 11, undated 1416Computer diagrams, folder 12, undated 1417Computer diagrams, folder 13, undated 1418Computer diagrams, folder 14, undated