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Guide to the Thomas J. O'Rourke collection

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Tymshare, Series 1, 1965-1988

Series Scope and Content

This series contains internal documents such as memoranda, correspondence, speeches, planning and marketing materials, photographs, and employee retreat and reunion documentation. The series also contains information about products, such as Tymnet. There is substantial information about Tymshare financials and information for shareholders such as Annual Reports. Press coverage of Tymshare can also be found in this series. The series is arranged into 6 subseries:

Subseries 1.1, Speeches, 1972-1984

Subseries 1.2, Annual Reports, 1971-1982

Subseries 1.3, New York Stock Exchange, 1966-1982

Subseries 1.4, Personnel / Reunion, 1967-1989, bulk 1980-1989

Subseries 1.5, Gary Myers, 1969-1984

Subseries 1.6, General, 1965-1986

Speeches, Subseries 1.1, 1972-1984

Subseries Scope and Content

This subseries contains a variety of presentations, speeches, and related materials. The speeches were given by Tom O’Rourke to employees, shareholders, and attendees at conferences, as well as to government agencies and other industry organizations. The speeches have rich content about Tymshare and the computer services industry. This subseries is in its original order.

102726401 Thomas J. O'Rourke speeches 1 1973-1976; 1979; 1983

102726402 Wall Street Journal advertisement for the 76 Tsai forum 1976-01-06

102726403 Thomas J. O'Rourke speeches 2 1972; 1974; 1979; 1984

102726404 Thomas J. O'Rourke speeches 3 1979-1983

102726405 Tymshare articles 1983-1984

102726406 Thomas J. O'Rourke speeches 4 1974-1975; 1978; 1983

Annual Reports, Subseries 1.2, 1971-1982

Subseries Scope and Content

This subseries contains a complete run of Tymshare annual reports spanning the years 1971 to 1982. This subseries is arranged chronologically.

102726407 Tymshare annual reports 1971-1982

New York Stock Exchange, Subseries 1.3, 1966-1982

Subseries Scope and Content

This subseries includes a substantial amount of prospectus, shareholder reports, financial statements, and related documents pertaining to Tymshare stock value. There is also a set of 8x10 black and white photographs of Tom and Marge O’Rourke and others at the New York Stock Exchange, showing Tymshare on the stock exchange in the background. This subseries is in its original order.

102726409 New York Stock Exchange listing 1970; 1977

102726410 It's about tym : a newsletter for tymshare employees 1977-09

102726411 Tymshare, Inc. : financial statements 1966-1969

102726412 Tymshare shareholder reports 1973; 1976-1978

102726413 Tymshare stock-related documents 1974; 1977

102726414 Tymshare prospectus documents 1970; 1972-1975; 1978-1980; 1982

102726415 Tymshare Inc. form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1976 1976

102726416 Tymshare shareholder meeting notices 1973; 1977

102726417 Tymshare securities prospectus documents and offering circular 1969; 1973-1974; 1980

102726418 Tymshare New York Stock Exchange photographs ca. 1970

102726419 Tymshare, Inc. : 600,000 shares common stock without par value vol. 1 1970-09

102726420 Tymshare, Inc. : 600,000 common stock without par value vol. II 1970-09

102726421 Tymshare, Inc. : 825,000 shares common stock without par value 1980-12-22

Personnel / Reunion, Subseries 1.4, Bulk, 1980-1989 1967-1989

Subseries Scope and Content

This subseries includes materials related to organized reunions for Tymshare employees. There are numerous lists of employee names and addresses, as well as correspondence between Tymshare alumni and reunion organizers. This subseries also contains photographs of employees in different contexts such as social events, at the office, at retreats, and more. This subseries is in its original order.

102726422 Tymshare reunion bank account 1988-1989

102726423 Tymshare alumni association 1987-1988

102726424 Tymshare reunion mail 1988-1989

102726425 Tymshare reunion event 1988-09

102726426 Tymshare reunion 1967-1968

102726427 Billing department photographs 1976

102726428 Tymshare reunion directory 1987-1988

102726429 Tymshare reunion photographs ca. 1988

102726430 Employee list 1982 1982

102726431 Western region promotional fliers 1988

102726432 Pajaro dunes photographs ca. 1982

102726433 Management offsite meeting photographs ca. 1980

102726434 Product marketing photographs 1984

102726435 Fremont operations photographs ca. 1980

Gary Myers, Subseries 1.5, 1969-1984

Subseries Scope and Content

This subseries includes materials that appear to belong to Tymshare employee Gary Myers. Myers worked in sales and the series includes materials used to motivate sales teams, as well as more information about Tymshare stock value. This subseries is in its original order.

102726436 Hambrecht & Quist investment studies 1971; 1974; 1976

102726437 Burnham and Company Tymshare report 1971-12-14

102726438 Shareholder letter 1980-04-22

102726439 Tymshare, Inc. : corporate finance 1975; 1978

102726440 Morgan Stanley progress report 1979-08-28

102726441 Computer service industry review 1976-12-31

102726442 Western region 1975 review, 1976 plan 1975-1976

102726443 Western region 1974 review, 1975 plan 1974-1975

102726444 Tymshare memoranda 1977-1978

102726445 1978 objectives industry services division 1977-12

102726446 Performance review 1971-1972

102726447 Tymshare stock information 1977; 1979; 1981-1982

102726448 Tymshare, Inc. schedule 14D-9 ca. 1984

102726449 Tymshare, Inc. 10-K forms 1975-1977; 1979

102726450 Personnel - Tymshare 1969; 1970; 1972-1973

102726451 President's staff presentation : industry services division 1977-07-11

102726452 Tymshare notices of annual meeting of shareholders 1972; 1975; 1979-1983

102726453 McDonnell Douglas Corporation offer to purchase for cash all outstanding shares of common stock of Tymshare, Inc. 1984-03-02

102726454 Prospectus documents 1970; 1980

General, Subseries 1.6, 1965-1986

Subseries Scope and Content

This subseries contains a variety of materials including incoming and outgoing correspondence, product information, photographs, employee newsletters and presentations, and planning materials. Of particular note are several large format diagrams of Tymnet nodes and infrastructure. This subseries is in its original order.

102726392 Correspondence 1965-1993

102726393 1980 long range management plan 1979-1980

102726394 Option brand bank teller kiosk photograph ca. 1980

102726395 Presentation to Tymshare Senior Managers 1984

102726396 Product literature 1970; 1973; ca. 1976

102726397 What's new at Tymshare? employee newsletter and miscellaneous Tymnet information 1968; 1972

102726398 Empoyee photograph and photograph of "Tymnet-Man" drawing ca. 1970

102726399 ADAPSO 25th anniversary 1986

102726400 Tymnet diagrams 1971; 1974; 1978

General Electric, Series 2, 1950-1997

Series Scope and Content

This series contains material related to numerous computer department reunions, including reunion photographs, marketing management material, and a few employee newsletters, including several issues of the alumni newsletter. Of particular note is documentation of a reunion for the team that built the Electronic Recording Method of Accounting (ERMA), as well as a lyrics book for tongue-in-cheek songs about computer product development. This series is in its original order.

102726455 General Electric computer department marketing roster : edition 3 1963-02

102726456 Ex-product planner's song book 1963-07-31

102726457 General Electric advanced marketing management seminar 1952; 1956; 1958; 1960-1962; 1981

102726458 General Electric advanced marketing management seminar photograph ca. 1960

102726459 General Electric computer department miscellaneous 1961; 1964; 1987

102726460 General Electric news : Fitchburg works news 1950-02-03

102726461 General Electric computer department miscellaneous photographs ca. 1958

102726462 Directory General Electric reunion 1985 1985-05

102726463 General Electric reunion - miscellaneous 1961; 1965; 1985

102726464 General Electric reunion photographs ca. 1985

102726465 General Electric computer reunion 1994 1994-05

102726466 ERMA team reunion 1993 1993-02

102726467 General Electric computer reunion 1997 1997-10

102726468 General Electric reunion newsletter 1985; 1988-1989; 1993; 1996

102741170 Ex-product planner's song book 1963-07-31

Books, Series 3, 1955-1985

Series Scope and Content

This series contains published, bound books pertaining to the computer industry and technical aspects of computer products. There is also a volume documenting a GE computer department sales meeting. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by title.

102726476 Arithmetic operations in digital computers 1955

102726472 Automation in business and industry 1957

102726473 Capability-based computer systems 1984

102726471 Data communications and business strategy 1972

102726478 Digital computer programming 1957

102726469 Electronic computers and management control 1956

102726477 Faith, hope and parity 1966

102726480 Frontiers of progress : computer department national sales meeting, Apache Junction, Arizona 1961-05

102726470 Future of the computer utility, The 1967

102726481 Government regulation of the computer industry 1972-02

102726474 Managing information : the challenge and the opportunity 1985

102726479 Networks for higher education : proceedings of the Educom spring conference 1972-04-13

102726475 Programming business computers 1959; 1961

Collection Contents

Tymshare,

Speeches,

Annual Reports,

New York Stock Exchange,

Personnel / Reunion,

Gary Myers,

General,

General Electric,

Books,