Guide to the David C. Faloon papers

Finding aid prepared by Dale Jenne and revised by Sydney Gulbronson

Computer History Museum

1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.

Mountain View, CA, 94043

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research@computerhistory.org

2007, revised 2016

Title: David C. Faloon papers

Identifier/Call Number: X3947.2007

Contributing Institution: Computer History Museum

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1.92 Linear feet, 2 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box

Date (bulk): Bulk, 1940-1956

Date (inclusive): 1928-1976

Abstract: The David C. Faloon papers consist of promotional and sales materials, product information, punched card designs, training materials, personal notes, and photographs pertaining to his work for Remington Rand's UNIVAC division, and later, Sperry Rand Corporation's UNIVAC division.

creator: Faloon, David C.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Dale Jenne, 2007.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

The Computer History Museum (CHM) can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Requests for copying and permission to publish, quote, or reproduce any portion of the Computer History Museum's collection must be obtained jointly from both the copyright holder (if applicable) and the Computer History Museum.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], [Date], David C. Faloon papers, X3947.2007, Box [#], Folder [#], Catalog [#], Computer History Museum.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The David C. Faloon papers were donated to the Computer History Museum by his daughter, Priscilla A. Hare, in 1998.

Biographical Note

David Carl Faloon was born on June 30, 1924, in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Pennsylvania State University and was a graduate of Remington Rand's first installation engineer's class in December 1946. He first worked for Remington Rand as a methods technician, designing punched cards for their tabulating machines and training customer personnel. In May 1954, Faloon become a systems analyst in Remington Rand's UNIVAC division. He retired after twenty-seven and a half years.

During this time, Faloon also became licensed by the State of Pennsylvania as an emergency medical technician and worked as an emergency medical care instructor in Washington County, PA. He volunteered with the Peters Township VFW Ambulance Service, where he trained volunteers, acted as crew chief, and even delivered three babies.

Faloon died on September 1, 2005.

Scope and Content of the Collection

The David C. Faloon's papers, spanning from 1928 to 1976, consist primarily of promotional materials and product information related to Remington Rand and Sperry UNIVAC. This includes items such as marketing brochures and in-house confidential materials to assist sales and operation staff from Remington Rand and Sperry Rand Corporation. There are also two brochure series, including The Field Glass and Tabulating Tips, as well as periodicals such as Ink and Sales Whys that were published for Remington Rand employees. The collection also contains manuals for and papers about punched card tabulating machines and UNIVAC systems programming, as well as sample punched cards, card design notes, card design proofs, and contracts.

A smaller portion of the collection pertains to Faloon's training and experience as a Remington Rand employee. Included are a class directory and schedule of the 1946 installation engineer's class, training class notes, a class book from his 1954 TM-2 course, and an article about his emergency medical technician experience in the UNIVAC Sphere.

The collection also includes both professional publicity and marketing photographs as well as personal photographs related to Faloon's work at Remington Rand and Sperry UNIVAC.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into 2 series:

Series 1, Papers, 1928-1976

Series 2, Photographs, 1946-1969

Separated Material

Sperry Univac ephemera – including patches, pins, a tie, a name tag, a message pad, a coaster, and equipment programming templates – were separated from the main collection. To view catalog records for the separated items, please search the CHM catalog at www.computerhistory.org/collections/search.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Punched card systems

Remington Rand Univac

Sperry Rand Corporation. Univac Division

Tabulating machines

Univac computer

Papers, Series 1, 1928-1976

Series Scope and Content

This series contains marketing brochures and in-house confidential materials to assist sales and operation staff from Remington Rand and Sperry Rand Corporation. There are also two brochure series, including The Field Glass and Tabulating Tips, which offer guidance on how to use tabulating machines, plus a number of internal publications, including the employee periodicals Ink and Sales Whys, and a series of Gould Reports on Remington Rand equipment and methods. This series also contains programming manuals for the UNIVAC and tabulating machines, sample punched cards, card design notes, card design proofs, and contracts. Also of note is a reprinted paper titled "Some Problems of Installing a Punched-Card System." This series also contains Faloon's personal papers, including training class notes, an article about his emergency medical technician experience, a class directory, a schedule of the 1946 Remington Rand installation engineer's class, a bowling league newsletter, and a 1954 TM-2 class book. This series is arranged chronologically.

102683292 Card proofs for Philadelphia Company 1928-04-14

102683290 Powers reference manual : data applicable to powers accounting machines methods and applications 1930-1935

102683285 The field glass on... 1930-1940

102683284 Remington Rand promotional and sales materials 1940-1959

102683286 Tabulating tips 1943-1949

102683293 Specifications and agreements for Cove Hill Coal Company 1944-1960

102683291 Card designs 1945-1965

102683287 Internal company materials 1946-1959

102683296 Faloon's personal papers 1946-1976

102683295 David Faloon class notes ca. 1946

102683289 Gould reports on Remington-Rand equipment and methods ca. 1946

102683294 Some problems of installing a punched-card system ca. 1946

102726361 Business cards ca. 1950

102683288 Univac systems programming: vocabulary for information processing 1968

Photographs, Series 2, 1946-1969

Series Scope and Content

This series contains both professional and personal photographs pertaining to Faloon's work at Remington Rand and Sperry UNIVAC. The bulk of the series is made up of marketing and UNIVAC publicity images. This series is arranged chronologically.

102683517 Group photograph ca. 1946

102683514 PGH tabulating staff meeting 1947

102683515 Class Picture ca. 1954

102683516 Scrapbook page of classmates in Fisher's Island, NY ca. 1954

102683520 The new UNIVAC solid-state 80 convention booth 1959

102683521 UNIVAC solid-state computer convention booth 1959

102683518 Selective Posting Interpreter 1960-02

102683526 Eight men in the lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683529 Group of men in lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683547 Men and Women working in computer room ca. 1960

102683527 Men congregating in lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683525 Men congregating in lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683524 Men in a lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683534 Men in congregating in lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683533 Men in groups talking in lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683535 Men in lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683532 Men in lobby facing an UNIVAC exhibit ca. 1960

102683528 Men lining up in lobby at UNIVAC event ca. 1960

102683519 Woman standing in front of computer and printer ca. 1960

102683522 Dause L. Bibbly, Dr. John W. Mauchly, and J. Presper Eckert with the Unicall 1961

102683523 Woman transmitting message via Unicall 1961

102622389 ENIAC Officials ca. 1961

102683540 UNIVAC photo #2 : researcher in thin-film research laboratory at UNIVAC Engineering Center ca. 1962

102683541 UNIVAC photo #3 : thin-film memory research ca. 1962

102683542 UNVIAC photo #4 : technician working on UNIVAC solid-state II computer ca. 1962

102683546 Woman standing by a UNIVAC 1004 ca. 1962

102683548 Two women in UNIVAC computer room ca. 1965

102683544 UNIVAC 9400 ca. 1965

102683545 UNIVAC 9400 System ca. 1965

102683549 UNIVAC 9400 computer room ca. 1965

102683550 Woman sitting at UNIVAC 9400 ca. 1965

102683551 Woman standing at UNIVAC 9400 tape reel ca. 1965

102683543 R. E. McDonald explains to J. Frank Forster the new UNIVAC plated-wire memory 1966

102683553 Mario Liberatore, Ray Sharon, and Dave Faloon with model #2 Remington Rand tabulator 1969-12

102683552 Raymond J. Charron, Mario Liberatore, and David C. Faloon with model #2 Remington Rand tabulator 1969-12