Access to Collection
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Contents
Historical Note
Title: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation: files of Steve Allen, photographer
Identifier/Call Number: M1038
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
17.0 Linear feet
(25 manuscript boxes, 5 cartons)
Date (inclusive): circa 1960-1985
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html.
creator:
Allen, Steve
Access to Collection
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted
to a digital use copy.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Records (M1038). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
This collection was a gift of the National Semiconductor Corporation to Stanford University, Special Collections in 1991.
Scope and Contents
The Steve Allen photographs of Fairchild Semiconductor contains photographs of professional photographer Steve Allen, a Fairchild
Semiconductor and National Semiconductor Corporation employee from 1966 through about 1997. The collection documents executive
employees, sales force, fabrication facilities, and products of Fairchild Semiconductor. The vast majority of the collection
is comprised of photographs, negatives, and slides dating from 1962-1987. There is a small amount of textual material.
Historical Note
In 1957, New York based Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation made a historic business decision when they sponsored
the formation of Fairchild Semiconductor in Palo Alto, California. A group of eight scientists and engineers involved in solid-state
electronics had developed a method of mass-producing silicon transistors using a double diffusion technique and a chemical
etching system called the "mesa" process. Fairchild provided the necessary backing for the group's project and the development
and production of silicon diffused transistors and other semiconductor devices began. The eight scientists and engineers were
Julius Blank, Victor Grinich, Jean Hoerni, Eugene Kleiner, Jay Last, Gordon Moore, Robert Noyce, and Sheldon Roberts.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fairchild (Firm)
Photography, Industrial--United States
Photography--California--San Francisco Bay Area
Semiconductor Industry--California--Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara Valley)--History--20th century--Sources