Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Access Terms
Related Collections
Descriptive Summary
Title: Apple Computer, Inc. ephemera collection,
Date (inclusive): 1978 - 1998
Collection number: M0825
Creator:
Apple Computer, Inc.
Extent:
9 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: This collection contains annual reports, internal communications, corporate communications, engineering reports, manuals,
product information files, catalogs, price lists, Apple publications, human resource information, conference and workshop
information, software, hardware, and corporate memorabilia.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
There are no restrictions on access.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
Apple Computer, Inc. Ephemera collection. M0825. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Henry Lowood, 1995-1997, and Wynne Dobyns, 1995-2002.
Provenance
Some of the materials in this artificial collection were transferred from M0443, the Silicon Valley Ephemera Collection, to
create an Apple Computer-specific collection and integrated into a previously-existing artificial collection of Apple Computer
materials.
Biography
Apple Computer, Inc. was incorporated on January 3, 1977. Apple Computer, Inc., ignited the personal computer revolution in
the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh, of which it had sold more
30 million systems as of the end of 1998. Apple's original mission as articulated by its co-founder Steven Jobs was to bring
the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, business persons
and consumers in over 140 countries around the world. In 1998, Apple Computer, Inc. maintained Research & Development sites
in Cork, Ireland; Cupertino, California; Tokyo, Japan; and Zhuhai, China. Apple owned manufacturing facilities in the United
States, Ireland, and Singapore. Distribution facilities are located in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Singapore,
and Japan.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Contains annual reports, internal communications, corporate communications, engineering reports, manuals, product information
files, catalogs, price lists, Apple publications, human resource information, conference and workshop information, software,
hardware, and corporate memorabilia.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Corporate culture.
Science--History.
Related Collections
Creator:
Apple Computer, Inc.
Title: Records
Identifier/Call Number: M1007
Title: Silicon Valley Ephemera Collection
Identifier/Call Number: M0443