Guide to the Robert W. Taylor Papers M2281

Brian Bethel
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2018
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Robert W. Taylor papers
Creator: Taylor, R. W. (Robert William), 1932-2017
source: Taylor, Kurt H.
Identifier/Call Number: M2281
Physical Description: 22.2 Linear Feet 44 boxes
Physical Description: 2.5 terabyte(s) CLOSED until processed
Date (inclusive): 1932-2017
Abstract: Papers and materials related to the work and life of Robert W. Taylor. Topics covered include ARPA and the birth of Arpanet; Xerox PARC, particularly the Computer Science Laboratory and the Systems Science Laboratory; and Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Laboratory.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy. Born-digital material in Series 14's hard drive is CLOSED until processed.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was given by Kurt H. Taylor to Stanford University, Special Collections in October, 2017.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Robert W. Taylor papers (M2281). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical / Historical

Robert William Taylor (February 10th, 1932 – April 13th, 2017) was a project manager, executive director, and laboratory chief known for overseeing a number of advances in personal computing and internet technology throughout the tenure of his career. Though not a trained computer scientist, Robert Taylor worked with many influential teams, engineers, and scientists in the world of computer technology, including J.C.R. Licklider, Charles Thacker, Butler Lampson, Alan Kay, Paul Baran, Douglas Engelbart, Robert Metcalfe, Ivan Sutherland, and Leslie Lamport.
Taylor's directorial and managerial work at the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center (SRC) from the 1960s through the 1990s put him at the center of the early days of the internet and personal computing; he was directly involved with such influential technology and systems as ARPAnet (the predecessor to the modern internet), Ethernet, the computer mouse, graphical user interfaces, the Xerox Alto (considered the world's first personal computer), WYSIWYG word processing, and laser printers.
Born in Dallas, Texas in 1932, Taylor graduated from Mercedes High School in Mercedes, Texas in 1948 at the age of 16. He attended Southern Methodist University before joining the US Naval Reserve. After his active service ended, Taylor returned to college and eventually earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Taylor went on to take a number of engineering and research positions with companies such as Martin Marietta and ACF Industries before taking a position as project manager at NASA's Office of Advanced Research and Technology in Washington, D.C.. In 1962, while working at NASA as a project manager, Taylor directed funding towards Douglas Engelbart's "oN-Line System" (NLS) project at Stanford Research Institute (later SRI International), which led to innovations such as the computer mouse and hypertext.
In 1966, Robert Taylor joined the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), then the nation's largest computer systems research effort. At ARPA, Taylor worked under J.C.R. Licklider at the Information Processing Techniques Office. Licklider, known for his influential 1960 article "Man-Computer Symbiosis", shared a background in psychology and psychoacoustics with Taylor, and the pair authored the article "The Computer as a Communication Device" in 1968. During his tenure at ARPA, Taylor conceived of and oversaw ARPAnet, an attempt to connect different research networks under Taylor's purview that became the technical foundation for the internet.
In 1970, Taylor moved to the Silicon Valley to join Xerox's new Palo Alto Research Center, which became known as Xerox PARC. As laboratory chief of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory (CSL), Taylor brought in a number of engineers and designers whom he knew from his research funding work at ARPA, including Butler Lampson, Charles Thacker, and Alan Kay. Taylor's team developed the Alto, considered the first personal computer as well as the basic model for later personal computing innovations such as Apple's Lisa computer and Microsoft's Windows system.
After a series of disagreements with Xerox's executive management, Taylor resigned from his position at the company in 1983. His departure preceded a number of resignations from Xerox PARC, including engineers who came to join Taylor at his new position at Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center (SRC) in Palo Alto. Other members of Taylor's CSL team went on to do innovative work at companies such as Microsoft, Adobe Systems, 3Com, Sun Microsystems, and Apple. Taylor remained at Digital SRC until his retirement in 1996. Amongst the projects he oversaw at Digital SRC was AltaVista, an early internet search engine that achieved considerable popularity in the late 1990s.
Robert W. Taylor was awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 1999 and the National Academy of Engineering's Draper Prize in 2004, both in recognition of his contributions to the development of the internet and modern computing. In 2010, the University of Texas at Austin established the Robert W. Taylor Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Taylor's honor. He was additionally named an Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) Fellow in 1994 and a Fellow of the Computer History Museum in 2013.

Scope and Contents

The Robert W. Taylor papers contain memoranda, correspondence, technical documentation and specifications, photographs, slides, negatives, newspaper and magazine clippings, printed emails, notes, and a variety of media on tape and disc. The materials included range from 1932, the year of Taylor's birth, until 2017, the year of his death, with the bulk of the materials related to his work at the Department of Defense from 1966 – 1969, at Xerox PARC from 1970 – 1983, and at Digital SRC from 1983 – 1996.
The papers contain significant documentation related to Digital SRC's equipment, facilities, staff, and marketing materials, with the 1990s at Digital SRC extensively represented through photographs, slides, and negatives. There are numerous publications written by Robert W. Taylor as well as articles about him or referring to him in newspapers, magazines, alumni documents, and award announcements. Items related to Taylor's National Medal of Technology and the associated ceremony, as well as other recognition he received later in life, are also included, as are various documents related to Taylor's employment at Howey Academy, the University of Utah, NASA, ACF Industries, and Martin Marietta, as well as his military service.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

ARPANET (Computer network)
Silicon Valley
Computer science.
Internet--History
Computer industry--United States--History
Taylor, Kurt H.
Xerox Corporation. Palo Alto Research Center
Digital Equipment Corporation. Systems Research Center
Xerox PARC (Firm)
Licklider, J. C. R.

 

Series 1. Biographical and Personal Files

box 19, folder 7

Robert W. Taylor Memorial Pamphlet

box 19, folder 6

LaeRoc Income Fund Materials

box 30, object 9

"CBI-OH 154 Robert Taylor Duplicate, 1 of 3" Cassette Tape

box 30, object 10

"CBI-OH 154 Robert Taylor Duplicate, 2 of 3" Cassette Tape

box 30, object 11

"CBI-OH 154 Robert Taylor Duplicate, 3 of 3" Cassette Tape

box 25, folder 1 - 2

Photos and Contact Sheets of Robert W. Taylor

box 23, folder 3

Touch Football Game Photos

box 19, folder 5

Stenograph Notebook

box 19, folder 4

"Resumes"

box 19, folder 3

Personal Note Pad

box 18, folder 15

Letter from Paul Baran, 2004

box 18, folder 13

"Letters"

box 18, folder 9

Letter from Nan Geschke

box 16, folder 20

Misc. Publications

box 16, folder 12

Misc. Quotes

box 31, object 2 - 3

"Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors 1992 Client Colloquium" Videocassette

box 7, folder 7

Licklider Obituary, Letters from Louise Licklider, etc.

box 5, folder 3

Passports

box 4, folder 14

Calendars and Names

box 4, folder 3

Memo 1969

box 3, folder 1

Statement of Personal History

box 20, object 1

Address File in Metal Box

box 21

Daily Planners (Unfoldered) 1964 - 1996

Scope and Contents

Not every year represented.
box 20, object 2

Business Card Index

box 2, folder 5

Pilot Flight Record 1960

box 1, folder 14

University Notes

box 1, folder 13

GRE Data 1957

box 1, folder 12

Marriage License 1955

box 1, folder 5

Wedding Photo

box 1, folder 7

SMU Transcript 1951

box 1, folder 6

Diploma from Mercedes High School

box 22, folder 1 - 2

Two Instantaneous Discs Recorded in San Antonio, Texas 1945

Scope and Contents

One disc is labeled "Bobby Taylor - Jimminy Cricket -- Rounded Up in Glory, June 26th, 1945".
box 1, folder 4

Intelligence Test 1937

box 1, folder 3

Baby Photos

box 1, folder 2

Standard Certificate of Birth

box 1, folder 1

Newspaper 1932

 

Series 2. Department of Defense/ARPA

box 23, folder 5

"Bob's Photo of Arpanet Group"

box 17, folder 8

"An Historical Study of the Beginnings of Packet Switching"

box 16, folder 22

"The ARPA/MRDC Computer Lab" 1971

box 4, folder 9

ARPA Records

box 4, folder 8

'A History of the ARPANET' 1981

box 4, folder 4

Notes on ARPANET

box 3, folder 14

Post-Government Employment Activities

box 3, folder 13

Reports (ARPA-related)

box 3, folder 11

ARPA PI Conference 1969

box 3, folder 10

ARPA Documents

box 3, folder 7

Photo - ARPA

box 3, folder 6

Expressions of Appreciation - ARPA

box 3, folder 5

"ELIZA"

box 3, folder 3

DOD Computer Institute 1966

box 3, folder 2

Dr. Erma, etc. - ARPA

box 2, folder 13

"Intergalactic Computer Network" Memo

box 2, folder 11

DOD Passports and Documents

box 1, folder 10

Certificate for Education and Training

box 1, folder 9

VA Info

box 1, folder 8

Official Department of Defense Record

 

Series 3. Xerox PARC

box 31, object 4

"Xerox PARC - 22 minutes of Bob Taylor 1976 - 1980" Betacam Tape

box 26, folder 4 - 11

"PARC 1983 + 1984, Random" Slides

box 26, folder 1 - 3

"1983 PARC Helicopter" Slides

box 25, folder 3

Misc. Xerox PARC Photos

box 16, folder 19

Alto - Japan

box 16, folder 18

Letters from Squires re: Xerox Resignation

box 16, folder 17

PUP and TCP Chronology - J.F. Schoch

box 16, folder 16

"If Youth Knew, If Age Could"

box 16, folder 15

Thacker - "The Xerox Alto Architecture", 2013

box 16, folder 14

CSL Staff Research Interests

box 16, folder 13

"What Might CSL Do in the Next Ten Years?"

box 16, folder 11

Xerox PARC Activities Report, 1970

box 9, folder 1 - 2

PARC Personnel Files

box 8, folder 6

"Software/Systems Seminar" 1978

box 8, folder 5

"Graphic System Notebook" File 1973 - 1974

box 8, folder 4

"Display Study Memos and Reports" 1972 - 1973

box 8, folder 1

'BCC' File: "Preliminary Proposal for a Systems Group Within Xerox PARC'

box 7, folder 13

Dealer Minutes 1972

Scope and Contents

Chronological list of included memos:
1/19/72 (memo of 2/11/72)
1/26/72 (memo of 2/9/72)
2/2/72 (memo of 2/9/72)
2/9/72 (memo of 2/14/72; "before editing" summary, no date)
2/16/72 (memo of 2/22/72; 2/17/72 draft)
2/21/72 (memo of 3/21/72)
2/23/72 (memo of 5/10/72)
2/29/72 (memo of 3/2/72)
3/7/72 (memo of 4/21/72)
3/14/72 (memo of 5/15/72)
3/21/72 (memo of the same date)
3/28/73 (memo of 3/29/72)
4/4/72 (memo of 4/5/72)
4/11/72 (memo of 4/14/72)
4/18/72 (memo of the same date)
4/25/72 (memo of 4/28/72)
5/2/72 (memo of 5/8/72)
5/7/72 (memo of 5/15/72)
5/9/72 (memo of 5/11/72)
7/25/72 (memo of the same date)
8/15/72 (memo of the same date)
9/5/72 (memo of 9/22/72)
9/12/72 (memo of 9/28/72; draft)
9/19/72 (memo of 9/21/72)
10/3/72 (memo of the same date)
10/10/72 (announcement of 10/6/72; memo of 11/6/72; unpublished version of Dealer Minutes for 10/10/72; a draft of Minutes)
box 7, folder 12

Dealer Minutes 1973

Scope and Contents

Chronological list of included memos:
5/8/73 (memo of the same date)
5/15/73 (memo of the same date)
5/29/73 (memo of the same date)
6/5/73 (memo of the same date)
6/19/73 (memo of 6/20/73)
6/26/73 (memo of 6/28/73)
7/3/73 (memo of 7/5/73)
7/10/73 (memo of the same date)
7/17/73 (memo of the same date)
7/24/73 (memo of the same date)
7/31/73 (memo of the same date; revised 8/02/73)
8/7/73 (memo of the same date)
8/14/73 (memo of 8/15/73)
8/21/73 (memo of the same date)
8/28/73 (memo of 8/29/73)
9/4/73 (memo of the same date)
9/11/73 (memo of 9/13/73)
9/?/73 (memo of 9/25/73)
10/02/73 (memo of the same date)
10/19/73 (memo of the same date)
10/?/73 (memo of 10/16/73)
10/23/73 (memo of the same date)
10/30/73 (memo of the same date)
11/6/73 (memo of 11/7/73)
11/13/73 (memo of 11/16/73)
12/04/73 (no date)
box 7, folder 11

Dealer Minutes 1974

Scope and Contents

Chronological list of included memos:
1/?/74 (memo of 1/9/74)
1/15/74 (announcement of 1/11/74)
2/5/74 (announcement of 2/4/74)
2/12/74 (announcement of 2/11/74; memo of 2/13/74)
2/19/74 (memo of 2/25/74)
2/26/74 (memo of 2/26/74)
3/5/74 (memo of 3/7/74)
3/12/74 (announcement of 3/7/74; memo of 3/13/74)
3/19/74 (announcement of 3/18/74; memo of 3/22/74)
3/?/74 (announcement of 3/19/74)
3/26/74 (memo of 3/30/74)
4/1/74 (memo of 4/2/74)
4/9/74 (announcement of 4/4/74)
4/?/74 (memo of 4/11/74)
4/16/74 (memo of 4/17/74)
4/23/74 (memo of the same date)
4/30/74 (memo of the same date)
5/7/74 (memo of the same date)
5/14/74 (memo of the same date)
5/21/74 (memo of the same date)
5/28/74 (memo of the same date)
6/4/74 (memo of the same date)
6/11/74 (announcement of 6/10/74; memo of 6/11/74)
6/18/74 (announcement of 6/17/74; memo of 6/24/74; memo about the visitor control is attached; handwritten draft of the content of the Dealer Minutes of 6/18/74 from J. Elkind; first version of the memo of 6/21/74)
6/25/74 (memo of 6/27/74)
7/2/74 (announcement of 6/27/74; memo of 7/2/74)
7/9/74 (memo of 7/10/74)
7/16/74 (memo of the same date)
7/23/74 (memo of 7/24/74)
7/30/74 (memo of the same date)
8/6/74 (handwritten; no date)
8/13/74 (announcement of 7/19/74; announcement of 8/11)
8/20/74 (memo of the same date)
11/19/74 (announcement of 11/15/74)
12/10/74 (announcement of 12/4/74)
box 7, folder 2

"IEEE Spectrum" 1985

box 7, folder 1

Pake's PARC Story 1985

box 6, folder 16

Leaving Xerox - Misc.

box 6, folder 15

Resignations from Xerox

box 6, folder 14

Letters re: Resignation

box 6, folder 13

Letters to Kearns and Misc. CSL Notes

box 6, folder 12

CSL Publications List - 1973 - 1983

box 6, folder 11

"Fortune" 1983-09-05

box 6, folder 10

"A PARC Agenda?" 1983

box 6, folder 7

Butler W. Lampson on Systems Design

box 6, folder 6

Seybold Reports 1981

box 5, folder 18

General Memos - CSL

box 5, folder 17

Structure of Computer Science 1981

box 5, folder 14

Tech Transfer - PARC

box 5, folder 13

Reports - 1980s

box 5, folder 12

Ethernet and Alto 1980

box 5, folder 9

CSL Future Notes

box 5, folder 8

Ethernet Memo, CSL Hardware Activity Memo 1975

box 5, folder 7

Alto

box 5, folder 6

Larry Tesler - 1971

box 5, folder 2

Expressions of Appreciation - PARC

box 5, folder 1

PARC Photos

box 4, folder 13

PARC Chapter

box 4, folder 12

Xerox - Resume, etc.

box 4, folder 11

PAs

 

Series 4. Digital SRC

box 34, object 1

"SRC Archival Pix" CD Binder

Scope and Contents

Approximately 60 discs with Digital SRC-related photos and other media. Appears to include duplicates from other Digital SRC photo files.
box 32, object 8

"Bob Taylor (Dub)" Videocassette

box 32, object 3

"SRC Construction and 5 Year Interview with Butler Lampson, 1984"

box 31, object 1

"Corp Research DECWORLD Media Briefing" Videocassette 1990-07-16

box 30, object 7

"SRC Skating 19 Nov 86" DV Tape

box 30, folder 5 - 6

"3 FRED 5668" Slides

box 30, folder 3 - 4

"3 FRED 5665" Slides

box 30, folder 1 - 2

"3 FRED" Slides

box 29, folder 19 - 20

"NY Times" Slides

box 29, folder 17 - 18

"Clear Desk CL" Slides

box 29, folder 16

Unidentified Equipment Slides

box 29, folder 14 - 15

"Auto Net 1972" Slides

box 29, folder 12 - 13

"P Max" Slides

box 29, folder 10 - 11

"NY Times" Slides

box 29, folder 9

"Paste Dot" Slides

box 29, folder 7 - 8

"SRC Exterior Outtakes 9097" Slides

box 29, folder 5 - 6

"PEX 8221" Slides

box 29, folder 3 - 4

"FF Parts 5989" Slides

box 29, folder 1 - 2

"Fire Fly Show Set 8902" Slides

box 28, folder 19 - 20

"PEX 8220" Slides

box 28, folder 17 - 18

"PEX Selects 8222" Slides

box 28, folder 15 - 16

"PEX 8223" Slides

box 28, folder 13 - 14

"Reading Room Jan. '97" Slides

box 28, folder 11 - 12

"SRC Exterior Outs" Slides

box 28, folder 7 - 8

"B.T.S. Atkins Hector Project Extra May '92" Slides

box 28, folder 5 - 6

"B.T.S. Atkins Hector Project Repro Set May '92" Slides

box 28, folder 3 - 4

"Projection Set Hector 1991" Slides

box 28, folder 1 - 2

"FF Parts 5990" Slides

box 27, folder 20

"Reading Room Jan. 97" Slides

box 27, folder 18 - 19

"FF Parts 9095" Slides

box 27, folder 16 - 17

"Fire Fly PCB Outs" Slides

box 27, folder 14 - 15

"Fire Fly Show Set 5988" Slides

box 27, folder 12 - 13

"SRC Ext. 9094" Slides

box 27, folder 10 - 11

"Manasse August 1996" Slides

box 27, folder 8 - 9

"3 FRED" Slides

box 27, folder 7

"AN1 + AN2 June 1998" Slides

box 27, folder 5 - 6

"NY Times" Slides

box 27, folder 3 - 4

"Video Transfers" Slides

box 27, folder 1 - 2

Building Exterior Slides

box 26, folder 19 - 20

"Multi Flavors - 1974" Slides

box 26, folder 17 - 18

"MSM NYT" Slides

box 26, folder 12 - 14

"Fire Fly" Slides

box 24, folder 7

Robert W. Taylor Retirement Party

box 24, folder 5 - 6

SRC Equipment Photos and Negatives

box 24, folder 4

SRC Photos - Miscellaneous

box 24, folder 3

SRC Photos - Intern Picnic, 1996

box 24, folder 2

SRC Staff Portraits

box 24, folder 1

SRC Photos - Parties and Events

box 23, folder 4

Digital SRC Building Facade Photo

box 19, folder 8

DEC Workshop 3-Ring Binder Contents - 1994

box 16, folder 10

SRC - Record Inventory Transmittal

box 16, folder 9

SRC - "Announcing Our Existence" Memo

box 16, folder 8

"Luca 89"

box 16, folder 7

Digital SRC Consulting Agreement

box 16, folder 6

DEC Property Removal Pass

box 16, folder 5

Compaq SRC Phone Directory

box 16, folder 4

DEC Exit Package

box 16, folder 3

DEC Severance and Consulting Agreements

box 16, folder 1

Digital SRC Pamphlets

box 15, folder 4

SRC Equipment Photos - "History of SRC"

box 15, folder 1 - 3

SRC Equipment Photos, 2 of 2

box 14, folder 1 - 4

SRC Equipment Photos, 1 of 2

box 13, folder 4

SRC - Air Conditioner Change

box 13, folder 1 - 3

SRC - Staff Parties

box 12, folder 4

SRC - A.V. Feasibility Study

box 12, folder 1 - 3

SRC - Staff Photos

box 11, folder 6

SRC - Conferences

box 11, folder 5

SRC - Labels, 1990 - 1995

box 11, folder 4

SRC - "SEA 2000"

box 11, folder 3

SRC - Promotional Drafts

box 11, folder 2

Misc. SRC Papers and Publications

box 11, folder 1

Misc. SRC Memos, Notes, and Drafts

box 10, folder 26

"A Kernel Language for Modules and Abstract Data Types"

box 10, folder 25

"Optimal Point Location in a Monotone Subdivision"

box 10, folder 22

SRC - Retirement Party Photos

box 10, folder 21

SRC - Misc. Memos

box 10, folder 20

Internetworking - Table of Contents

box 10, folder 19

Research Plan 1995

box 10, folder 18

Strategy 1994

box 10, folder 16

Workshop 1994

box 10, folder 15

Memos 1994

box 10, folder 14

'Who's Who at SRC' 1993

box 10, folder 13

Biographical Sketch of SRCers 1991

box 10, folder 12

SRC Customer Maps

box 10, folder 11

SRC - Promotions Criteria and Job Descriptions

box 10, folder 7

Slides for a Talk 1985

box 10, folder 6

"Dear Candidate" Letter 1985

box 10, folder 1

Resumes and CVs

box 9, folder 16

SRC Pamphlets

box 9, folder 15

Digital News 1984

box 9, folder 13

"Ranking Criteria for Research", etc. 1984

box 9, folder 12

Recruiting Contacts 1984

box 9, folder 11

Location of SRC

box 9, folder 10

"Getting Started at SRC" 1984

box 9, folder 9

"Wall Street Journal," p. 5 1983-12-22

box 9, folder 7

Photos - SRC

box 9, folder 6

Digital Offer 1983

 

Series 5. Writing About Robert W. Taylor

box 19, folder 10

Newspaper Articles on RWT

box 19, folder 9

Yomiuri Shimbun Article

box 17, folder 17

"The Alcalde", July/August 2010

box 17, folder 16

"The Alcalde", May/June 2010

box 17, folder 15

"The Alcalde", March/April 2010

box 17, folder 13

"The Phi Gamma Delta", Spring 2004

box 17, folder 12

"The Phi Gamma Delta", Spring 2003

box 17, folder 10

"The Massachusetts Historical Review", 2000

box 17, folder 9

"Scientific American", April 2000

box 17, folder 6

Paul Baran Wired Interview and Letter

box 17, folder 5

Misc. MacWeek Publications

box 17, folder 3

DEC - "Forefront", 1996

box 17, folder 2

The Almanac 2000-12-11

box 10, folder 9

News Clipping 1986

box 10, folder 5

"Information Week", p. 59 1985-03-18

box 10, folder 2

"The Economist", p. 87 1984

box 9, folder 17

"Digital Review", p. 15 1984

box 9, folder 14

News Clipping 1984-05-14

box 9, folder 8

Digital SRC News Clippings 1983 - 1984

box 7, folder 8

"LA Times" 1995-09-13

box 7, folder 6

"Mercedes Enterprise", p. 8 1991-04-10

box 7, folder 5

"Peninsula" 1988

box 7, folder 4

"Fumbling the Future" draft 1986

box 6, folder 19

History Notes from IEEE Spectrum 1985

box 6, folder 18

"Computers & Electronics" 1984

box 6, folder 17

"High Tech Brain Drain" 1984-08-13

box 6, folder 9

"Businessweek", p. 114B 1983-05-09

box 6, folder 8

"Businessweek", p. 138 1983-03-28

box 4, folder 1

'Newseek' - p. 56 1994-08-08

 

Series 6. Writing By or Featuring Robert W.Taylor

box 23, folder 1

"Science and Technology" Oversize Illustrations

box 3, folder 8

Cartoon Originals

box 7, folder 10

"Science & Technology" 1968

box 17, folder 1

"Computer Science - Quo Vadis?"

box 10, folder 10

Letters to the Editor 1986

box 8, folder 7

"Forum '79 Talk"

box 7, folder 9

Publications and Reprints of "On the Relation of Interactive Computing..."

box 6, folder 1

"What is Computer Science?"

box 5, folder 15

"Computer Science in a Decade" 1980

box 4, folder 10

Technical Overview 1970

box 4, folder 5

Plans for Experimental, Interactive Computer Network

box 3, folder 16

Time Magazine Letters to the Editor 1994

box 3, folder 9

Reprints

box 2, folder 3

Reference Material

 

Series 7. Awards and Recognition

box 19, folder 1

Draper Prize Correspondence

box 18, folder 17

UT-Austin Correspondence and Publicity

box 18, folder 16

Draper Prize Notification

box 18, folder 12

National Medal of Science Ceremony Program

box 18, folder 11

Internet Hall of Fame Certificate

box 18, folder 10

Student Technology Round Table Pamphlet

box 18, folder 8

Washington Post Article on National Medal Ceremony

box 18, folder 7

NSTMF Fact Sheet

box 18, folder 6

National Medal Ceremony Photos from White House

box 18, folder 5

National Medal of Technology Ceremony Briefings

box 18, folder 4

National Medals of Science and Technology Invitation

box 18, folder 3

National Medal of Technology Misc. Documents

box 18, folder 2

National Medal of Technology Slides

box 18, folder 1

National Medal of Technology Award Announcement

box 17, folder 7

Draper Prize Publications

box 17, folder 4

Computer History Museum Tribute, 2010

box 10, folder 23

UT Austin Nomination 1996

box 9, folder 18

ACM Awards 1984

 

Series 8. Conferences, Lectures, etc.

box 30, object 8

"Bob Taylor Speech Bermuda 10/12/89" Cassette Tape

box 32, object 6

"Some Reflections on Early History - J.C.R. Licklider" January 1, 1986

box 32, object 2

"ACM History of Personal Workstations Conference - Conference Exerpts" Videocassette

box 32, object 1

"History of Personal Workstations - Alan Kay, 1986" Videocassette

box 22, folder 3

"Trellis Data Compression" Eva-Tone flexidisc

box 19, folder 2

"History of Personal Workstations" Labels

box 18, folder 14

NAE Annual Report, 2004

box 16, folder 23

ACM Conference on the History of Personal Workstations

box 10, folder 17

CRA Workshop - Quail Lodge 1994-02-08 - 1994-02-11

box 7, folder 3

History of Personal Workstations Conference - 1986 1986

box 6, folder 2

Conferences - 1970s - 1980s

 

Series 9. Computer Program Manuals & Instructions

box 23, folder 2

Computer Program Map

box 16, folder 2

"Civilization" FAQ

box 9, folder 4 - 5

Programs

box 9, folder 3

Games

box 8, folder 8

"Laurel Manual" File 1981

box 8, folder 3

"Topics in Computer Graphics" - Sproull 1971

box 8, folder 2

"DEC System10 Mathematical Language Handbook" 1972

box 5, folder 11

"Bravo Course Outline" 1978

box 5, folder 10

LISP 1974

box 4, folder 6

TENEX Executive Language 1971

 

Series 10. Related Publications

box 17, folder 18

"Communications of the ACM", 2010

box 17, folder 14

"The Phi Gamma Delta", Spring 2010

box 17, folder 11

"Geowissen", No. 27

box 16, folder 24

Publications on JCR Licklider

box 16, folder 21

Herzfeld - "The Information Age is Upon Us..."

box 10, folder 8

SDI, David Parnas

box 10, folder 4

"Science" 1985-04-26

box 10, folder 3

News Clipping 1984-01-16

box 6, folder 5

"A New Breed: The Software Engineer" 1981

box 6, folder 4

"Perlis' Programming Epigrams" 1980

box 6, folder 3

General Interest Reprints

box 5, folder 16

Lee Sproull - 1980s

box 5, folder 5

Computers and Automation - Reports

box 5, folder 4

Knuth's 'The Dangers of Computer Science Theory' 1971

box 4, folder 2

'Problem Areas in Waveform Processing'

box 3, folder 15

'Technology and the Military' 1983

box 3, folder 12

Vannevar Bush

box 3, folder 4

"What is Computer Science" and Carnegie Mellon Papers

box 2, folder 14

"The Compatible Time-Sharing System" - M.I.T. 1963

box 2, folder 12

Licklider Papers, etc.

box 2, folder 8

General Interest Reprints - Psychology

box 2, folder 2

Papers and Reprints in Acoustics

box 2, folder 1

"The Decibel" 1958

 

Series 11. Other Work

box 10, folder 24

Digital/Compaq Consulting

box 4, folder 7

University of Utah

box 2, folder 10

Photos - NASA

box 2, folder 9

NASA

box 2, folder 7

ACF Industries

box 2, folder 6

Photo - Martin

box 2, folder 4

Howey Academy 1959 - 1960

box 1, folder 11

Jobs 1950 - 1954

 

Series 12. Miscellaneous Media, Slides, etc.

box 33, object 3

"Packaging TNT" Dysan Floppy Disk 1988-05-16

box 33, object 2

Data DVDs

Scope and Contents

Approximately 20 data DVDs.
box 33, object 1

Data CDs

Scope and Contents

Approximately 65 data CDs
box 38, object 1

Circuit Board

box 37, object 1 - 3

Roll of Negatives

box 36, object 1

Roll of Negatives

box 35, folder 1

"Apocrypha" 3/4" Film Reel (Master) 1987-12-11

box 35, folder 2

"Apocrypha" 3/4" Video Reel (Edited Master) 1987-12-11

box 32, object 7

"The Apocrypha of HPW" Videocassette

box 32, object 5

"Hammer Falls" Videocassette 1993-05-14

box 32, object 4

"The History of the Future" Videocassette

box 31, object 7

"Noam Chomsky: US Foreign Policy in a Globalized World" Videocassette

box 31, object 6

"Sam Fuller" Videocassette

box 31, object 5

"NOVA - The Machine that Changed the World" Videocassette

box 28, folder 9 - 10

Unidentified Equipment Slides

box 26, folder 15 - 16

Unidentified Equipment Slides

box 25, folder 5

Miscellaneous Slides

box 25, folder 4

Unidentified Photos and Contact Sheets

 

Series 13. Born and Acquired Digital

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook loaned by family for scanning and returned. Images are available on Searchworks: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12198079 https://purl.stanford.edu/qz233gr6650
2.5 terabytes of digital collection material (hard drive with digitized photos, video and audio) is CLOSED until processed.
 

Series 14. Accession 2019-435

Box 39, Folder 1

25th Anniversary of ARPANET 1994

Box 39, Folder 2

CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) 1985

Box 39, Folder 3

Competitors 1983-1987

Box 39, Folder 4

Competitors 1985

Box 39, Folder 5

Competitors 1987

Box 39, Folder 6

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) 1987-1990

Box 39, Folder 7

Correspondence 1985-1986

Box 39, Folder 8

Correspondence 1986-1988

Box 40, Folder 1

Correspondence

Scope and Contents

Consists of only film
Box 40, Folder 2

CRA Distribution 1984-1987

Box 40, Folder 3

CRA Staff Distribution 1984-1985

Box 40, Folder 4

The Cray X-MP Series 1972-1984

Box 40, Folder 5

Emails 1985-1986

Box 40, Folder 6

Future Directions in Computing 1984-1986

Box 40, Folder 7

Future Strategies 1990

Box 40, Folder 8

General - Industry 1990

Box 40, Folder 9

History 1963-1970

Box 40, Folder 10

Interoffice Memos 1983-1989

Box 40, Folder 11

Japan (R&D) 1984-1991

Box 41, Folder 1

Japan (R&D) 1984

Box 41, Folder 2

Japan (R&D) 1984-1987

Box 41, Folder 3

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 1984-1993

Box 41, Folder 4

Microsoft 1986

Box 41, Folder 5

Mobile Computing 1992

Box 41, Folder 6

Networks 1986-1987

Box 42, Folder 1

Newspaper Clips/Articles 1984-1986

Box 42, Folder 2

Newspaper Clips/Articles 1984-1988

Box 42, Folder 3

Newspaper Clips/Articles 1986-1995

Box 42, Folder 4

Press: Year of Headlines November 28th, 1988

Box 42, Folder 5

Prudential - Bache 1985

Box 42, Folder 6

Publications 1984

Box 42, Folder 7

Publications 1985

Box 42, Folder 8

History / SRC 1984-1986

Box 43, Folder 1

Siemens 1986

Box 43, Folder 2

Stanford 1987-1991

Box 43, Folder 3

Stanford 1984-1987

Box 43, Folder 4

Stanford 1984-1985

Box 43, Folder 5

Stanford Computer Forum 1984-1991

Box 43, Folder 6

Stanford Donations March 1989

Box 43, Folder 7

Technology Transfer September 8th, 1986

Box 43, Folder 8

TMC Technology Strategy Summary 1984

Box 43, Folder 9

Virus 1988-1989

half-box 44, Folder 1

Workstations 1984-1986

half-box 44, Folder 2

Xerox 1979

half-box 44, Folder 3

Xerox 1988-1990