Access to Collection
Publication Rights
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)