Research Material about Robert Noyce, ca. 1970-2005

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Summary

Title:
Research material about Robert Noyce
Dates:
ca. 1970-2005
Creators:
Berlin, Leslie
Abstract:
The collection documents the research phase of Berlin's biography of Robert Noyce, entitled THE MAN BEHIND THE MICROCHIP. Included are interviews and transcripts including one with Gordon Moore.
Extent:
9 linear ft.
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Research material about Robert Noyce, M1491. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of photographs, transcripts and audiotapes of interviews, speeches given by Noyce and others, and background research on the history of the micro-chip industry and the growth of Silicon Valley. Broken down into 8 series, the material includes information on individual corporations that Noyce helped found or managed, including Fairchild Seimconductor and Intel.

Biographical / historical:

Leslie Berlin received her Ph.D. in History from Stanford in 2001. She is currently (2005) a visiting scholar in the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. She is also the Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Leslie Berlin, 2005. Accession 2005-245.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Leslie Berlin
Date Prepared:
© 2006
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Bill O'Hanlon. Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: February 7, 2006.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

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:

Research material about Robert Noyce, M1491. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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