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Title: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) collection of reference material
Identifier/Call Number: X4059.2007
Contributing Institution:
Computer History Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.42 Linear feet,
4 record cartons, 1 manuscript box
Date (inclusive): 1965-1993
Abstract: The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) collection of reference material ranges in date from 1965 to 1993. Retained
as part of a reference library used by computing services staff, the collection includes manuals, user guides, technical reports,
and program libraries. In addition to computing documentation, there are newletters, including the TeX TUGboat newletter,
and memos, such as the Stanford Computation Research Group Technical Memos (CGTMs).
creator:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Collection surveyed by Sydney Gulbronson Olson, 2017.
The collection is open for research.
The Computer History Museum (CHM) can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying
any claims of the copyright holder. Requests for copying and permission to publish, quote, or reproduce any portion of the
Computer History Museum's collection must be obtained jointly from both the copyright holder (if applicable) and the Computer
History Museum.
[Identification of Item], [Date], Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) collection of reference material, Lot X4059.2007,
Box [#], Computer History Museum.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), 2007.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), is a Department of Energy
(DOE) Office of Science laboratory operated by Stanford University on behalf of the DOE and located in Menlo Park, California.
The laboratory was founded in 1962 with the initial goal of building and maintaining a linear particle accelerator. While
SLAC's scientific mission was originally focused on particle physics and accelerator science, in the past 50 years it has
expanded to include cosmology, materials and environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, and alternative energy research.
Scope and Content of the Collection
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) collection of reference material is composed of computing documentation ranging
in date from 1965 to 1993. The collection includes manuals, user guides, technical reports, memos, program libraries, and
newsletters. These items were either purchased by or created at SLAC and were retained as part of a reference library used
by computing services staff. Items of note include Stanford Computation Research Group Technical Memos (CGTMs) and volumes
1 through 11 of TeX TUGboat, the TeX Users Group newsletter. There are also manuals for computer terminals as well as user
guides for systems such as the IBM 3800 Printer, IBM System/390, RISC System/6000, and NeXT computers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
TEX Users Group
Computer terminals