Guide to the David C. Faloon papers
Finding aid prepared by Dale Jenne and revised by Sydney Gulbronson
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA, 94043
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research@computerhistory.org
2007, revised 2016
Title: David C. Faloon papers
Identifier/Call Number: X3947.2007
Contributing Institution:
Computer History Museum
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.92 Linear feet,
2 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1940-1956
Date (inclusive): 1928-1976
Abstract: The David C. Faloon papers consist of promotional and sales materials, product information, punched card designs, training
materials, personal notes, and photographs pertaining to his work for Remington Rand's UNIVAC division, and later, Sperry
Rand Corporation's UNIVAC division.
creator:
Faloon, David C.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Dale Jenne, 2007.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], [Date], David C. Faloon papers, X3947.2007, Box [#], Folder [#], Catalog [#], Computer History Museum.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The David C. Faloon papers were donated to the Computer History Museum by his daughter, Priscilla A. Hare, in 1998.
Biographical Note
David Carl Faloon was born on June 30, 1924, in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Pennsylvania State University and was a graduate
of Remington Rand's first installation engineer's class in December 1946. He first worked for Remington Rand as a methods
technician, designing punched cards for their tabulating machines and training customer personnel. In May 1954, Faloon become
a systems analyst in Remington Rand's UNIVAC division. He retired after twenty-seven and a half years.
During this time, Faloon also became licensed by the State of Pennsylvania as an emergency medical technician and worked as
an emergency medical care instructor in Washington County, PA. He volunteered with the Peters Township VFW Ambulance Service,
where he trained volunteers, acted as crew chief, and even delivered three babies.
Faloon died on September 1, 2005.
Scope and Content of the Collection
The David C. Faloon's papers, spanning from 1928 to 1976, consist primarily of promotional materials and product information
related to Remington Rand and Sperry UNIVAC. This includes items such as marketing brochures and in-house confidential materials
to assist sales and operation staff from Remington Rand and Sperry Rand Corporation. There are also two brochure series, including
The Field Glass and
Tabulating Tips, as well as periodicals such as
Ink and
Sales Whys that were published for Remington Rand employees. The collection also contains manuals for and papers about punched card
tabulating machines and UNIVAC systems programming, as well as sample punched cards, card design notes, card design proofs,
and contracts.
A smaller portion of the collection pertains to Faloon's training and experience as a Remington Rand employee. Included are
a class directory and schedule of the 1946 installation engineer's class, training class notes, a class book from his 1954
TM-2 course, and an article about his emergency medical technician experience in the UNIVAC
Sphere.
The collection also includes both professional publicity and marketing photographs as well as personal photographs related
to Faloon's work at Remington Rand and Sperry UNIVAC.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 2 series:
Series 1, Papers, 1928-1976
Series 2, Photographs, 1946-1969
Separated Material
Sperry Univac ephemera – including patches, pins, a tie, a name tag, a message pad, a coaster, and equipment programming templates
– were separated from the main collection. To view catalog records for the separated items, please search the CHM catalog
at
www.computerhistory.org/collections/search.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Punched card systems
Remington Rand Univac
Sperry Rand Corporation. Univac Division
Tabulating machines
Univac computer
Papers, Series 1,
1928-1976
Series Scope and Content
This series contains marketing brochures and in-house confidential materials to assist sales and operation staff from Remington
Rand and Sperry Rand Corporation. There are also two brochure series, including
The Field Glass and
Tabulating Tips, which offer guidance on how to use tabulating machines, plus a number of internal publications, including the employee periodicals
Ink and
Sales Whys, and a series of Gould Reports on Remington Rand equipment and methods. This series also contains programming manuals for
the UNIVAC and tabulating machines, sample punched cards, card design notes, card design proofs, and contracts. Also of note
is a reprinted paper titled "Some Problems of Installing a Punched-Card System." This series also contains Faloon's personal
papers, including training class notes, an article about his emergency medical technician experience, a class directory, a
schedule of the 1946 Remington Rand installation engineer's class, a bowling league newsletter, and a 1954 TM-2 class book.
This series is arranged chronologically.
102683292
Card proofs for Philadelphia Company
1928-04-14
102683290
Powers reference manual : data applicable to powers accounting machines methods and
applications
1930-1935
102683285
The field glass on...
1930-1940
102683284
Remington Rand promotional and sales materials
1940-1959
102683286
Tabulating tips
1943-1949
102683293
Specifications and agreements for Cove Hill Coal Company
1944-1960
102683291
Card designs
1945-1965
102683287
Internal company materials
1946-1959
102683296
Faloon's personal papers
1946-1976
102683295
David Faloon class notes
ca. 1946
102683289
Gould reports on Remington-Rand equipment and methods
ca. 1946
102683294
Some problems of installing a punched-card system
ca. 1946
102726361
Business cards
ca. 1950
102683288
Univac systems programming: vocabulary for information processing
1968
Photographs, Series 2,
1946-1969
Series Scope and Content
This series contains both professional and personal photographs pertaining to Faloon's work at Remington Rand and Sperry UNIVAC.
The bulk of the series is made up of marketing and UNIVAC publicity images. This series is arranged chronologically.
102683517
Group photograph
ca. 1946
102683514
PGH tabulating staff meeting
1947
102683515
Class Picture
ca. 1954
102683516
Scrapbook page of classmates in Fisher's Island, NY
ca. 1954
102683520
The new UNIVAC solid-state 80 convention booth
1959
102683521
UNIVAC solid-state computer convention booth
1959
102683518
Selective Posting Interpreter
1960-02
102683526
Eight men in the lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683529
Group of men in lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683547
Men and Women working in computer room
ca. 1960
102683527
Men congregating in lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683525
Men congregating in lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683524
Men in a lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683534
Men in congregating in lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683533
Men in groups talking in lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683535
Men in lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683532
Men in lobby facing an UNIVAC exhibit
ca. 1960
102683528
Men lining up in lobby at UNIVAC event
ca. 1960
102683519
Woman standing in front of computer and printer
ca. 1960
102683522
Dause L. Bibbly, Dr. John W. Mauchly, and J. Presper Eckert with the Unicall
1961
102683523
Woman transmitting message via Unicall
1961
102622389
ENIAC Officials
ca. 1961
102683540
UNIVAC photo #2 : researcher in thin-film research laboratory at UNIVAC Engineering
Center
ca. 1962
102683541
UNIVAC photo #3 : thin-film memory research
ca. 1962
102683542
UNVIAC photo #4 : technician working on UNIVAC solid-state II computer
ca. 1962
102683546
Woman standing by a UNIVAC 1004
ca. 1962
102683548
Two women in UNIVAC computer room
ca. 1965
102683544
UNIVAC 9400
ca. 1965
102683545
UNIVAC 9400 System
ca. 1965
102683549
UNIVAC 9400 computer room
ca. 1965
102683550
Woman sitting at UNIVAC 9400
ca. 1965
102683551
Woman standing at UNIVAC 9400 tape reel
ca. 1965
102683543
R. E. McDonald explains to J. Frank Forster the new UNIVAC plated-wire memory
1966
102683553
Mario Liberatore, Ray Sharon, and Dave Faloon with model #2 Remington Rand tabulator
1969-12
102683552
Raymond J. Charron, Mario Liberatore, and David C. Faloon with model #2 Remington Rand
tabulator
1969-12