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  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical Note
  • Processing Note
  • Arrangement

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Paul Baran papers
    Identifier/Call Number: M1817
    Physical Description: 98.75 Linear Feet 79 cartons
    Date (inclusive): 1952-2004
    Abstract: Included are papers from Baran's time at RAND, Institute for the Future, CableData Associates, Comprint, Equatorial Communications, Telebit, Packet Technologies, Stratacom, Metricom, Interfax, Com21, Rosum, as well as numerous public service committees and non-profit organizations.

    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/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
    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], Paul Baran Papers (M1817). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of The Paul and Evelyn Baran Trust, 2011. Accession 2011-051.

    Scope and Contents

    Included are papers from Baran's time at RAND, Institute for the Future, CableData Associates, Comprint, Equatorial Communications, Telebit, Packet Technologies, Stratacom, Metricom, Interfax, Com21, Rosum, as well as numerous public service committees and non-profit organizations.

    Biographical Note

    Paul Baran, 1926-2011, was a Polish-American engineer who helped create the technical underpinnings for the Arpanet, the government-sponsored precursor to today's Internet. He was one of the three earliest researchers of packet switching techniques, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of the Internet and other modern digital communication.

    Processing Note

    The collection is not processed at the time of the finding aid publishing date, but open to research. The inventory is provided by the donor, and has been minimally checked for accuracy. The collection has been rehoused and the containers re-numbered. The gaps in the container order indicate that those items were not received by the repository on the accession date.

    Arrangement

    This guide groups materials according to the description provided by the donor. Containers may not be contiguous.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Internet--History
    Packet switching (Data transmission)