Background
Professor McCluskey worked on electronic switching systems at the Bell Telephone
Laboratories from 1955 to 1959. In 1959, he moved to Princeton University, where he was
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the University Computer Center. In 1966,
he joined Stanford University, where he is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, as well as Director of the Center for Reliable Computing. He founded the Stanford
Digital Systems Laboratory (now the Computer Systems Laboratory) in 1969 and the Stanford
Computer Engineering Program (now the Computer Science MS Degree Program) in 1970. The
Stanford Computer Forum (an Industrial Affiliates Program) was started by Dr. McCluskey and
two colleagues in 1970 and he was its Director until 1978.
Extent
134.25 Linear Feet
Restrictions
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Availability
Materials in Addenda, 2012-043, Boxes 47 and 60-63 are restricted and may be made available
in 2026.