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Title: Ed Zschau papers
Date (inclusive): 1982-1987
Collection Number: 86046
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
194 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 computer tape reels
(81.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, press releases, bills, testimony, studies, campaign literature, printed matter, and video tapes,
relating to Congressional election campaigns, and various national political issues, particularly export administration of
high technology products.
Creator:
Zschau, Ed, 1940-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.
[Identification of item], Ed Zschau papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Zschau has an A.B. degree from Princeton University and M.B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. He was founder
and CEO of System Industries from 1968 through 1981. In 1982 Zschau was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and represented
the Silicon Valley area in Congress for two terms, ending in 1986. In 1987 he became a General Partner of Brentwood Associates,
a venture capital firm, and in 1988 was elected Chairman and CEO of Censtor Corp., a position held until he became General
Manager of the IBM Storage Systems Division from 1993 to 1995. He is currently the chairman of Princeton Power Systems, Inc.,
StarTek, Inc., co-founder and chairman of Polyera Corporation, and director of WashingtonLive, Inc. and Chisholm, Inc. He
currently teaches in the electrical engineering department at Princeton University.
Source: American Action Forum,
http://americanactionforum.org/experts/ed-zschau
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, press releases, bills, testimony, studies, campaign literature, printed
matter, and video tapes, relating to Congressional election campaigns, and various national political issues, particularly
export administration of high technology products.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Statesmen -- United States
California -- Politics and government -- 1951-
United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989
Export controls -- United States
High technology industries -- United States
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Congress. House