The Douglas E. Hammond Collection of Computer Manuals contains manuals for computer software and hardware primarily created by IBM. There is a small segment of manuals for software and hardware created by the Applied Data Research group. The manuals range in date from 1962 to 1983. Some major types of items covered include virtual machines, operating systems, customer information control systems and information systems. They are primarily targeted to the IBM mainframe platform.
Douglas E. Hammond was a former employee of IBM who worked with IBM mainframes and collected these manuals from the early computer era. They date as far back as 1962 and go through 1983. These manuals showcase the type of products that IBM was creating during the exponential rise of computer usage and the development of the Internet. As is well known, the computer as well as IBM as a company have evolved and changed greatly over time. The items in this collection are evidence of both the change over a two decade period. They also add to a more complete history of computing and simulation. Hammond also collected some manuals from the Applied Data Research group that have threads of connection to some of the IBM manuals, such as the subject of COBOL, the Common Business-Oriented Language, a very early programming language.
Douglas E. Hammond was a former employee of IBM who worked with IBM mainframes and collected these manuals from the early computer era. They date as far back as 1962 and go through 1983. These manuals showcase the type of products that IBM was creating during the exponential rise of computer usage and the development of the Internet. As is well known, the computer as well as IBM as a company have evolved and changed greatly over time. The items in this collection are evidence of both the change over a two decade period. They also add to a more complete history of computing and simulation. Hammond also collected some manuals from the Applied Data Research group that have threads of connection to some of the IBM manuals, such as the subject of COBOL, the Common Business-Oriented Language, a very early programming language.
The Douglas E. Hammond Collection of Computer Manuals contains manuals for computer software and hardware primarily created by IBM. There is a small segment of manuals for software and hardware created by the Applied Data Research group. The manuals range in date from 1962 to 1983. Some major types of items covered include virtual machines, operating systems, customer information control systems and information systems. They are primarily targeted to the IBM mainframe platform.
This collection is arranged into 17 series:
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[Identification of item], Douglas E. Hammond Collection of Computer Manuals, MC 00480, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Don Hammond 2013 March (accession no. 2013.0057)
Processed by Meaghan Lanier and Lori E. Harris 2013 July; Finding aid created by Meaghan Lanier 2013 July
The collection is organized into seventeen principal series:
The IBM 8100 Information System Manuals series contains manuals about the IBM 8100 Information System.
6 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Application Program series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
5 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Field Developed Program series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
26 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Installation Management series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
7 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Installed User Program series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
12 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Internally Developed Program series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
11 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Licensed Program series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
4 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The Other Types of IBM Manuals series contains IBM computer manuals of which only one or two of the types exist in the collection as well as some IBM brochures.
The folders for this series exist in about 2 and 3/4 of archival boxes.
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Program Logic series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
3 archival boxes
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Program Product series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
20 archival boxes and 3 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Student Texts series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.The Student Texts series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
3 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Systems series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
20 archival boxes
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM System Library Supplement series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
8 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM System Reference Library series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
3 archival boxes
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM Technical Bulletin series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
13 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The IBM World Trade Systems Center series contains computer manuals underneath that heading.
6 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
The Applied Data Research series contains computer manuals that were produced by Applied Data Research: The On-Line Software Builders
2 archival boxes and 8 archival folders
This series is arranged first alphabetically and, in the case of the same title, then chronologically.
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[Identification of item], Douglas E. Hammond Collection of Computer Manuals, MC 00480, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.