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Guide to the Robert Noyce Papers

Noyce (Robert) Papers

Colyn Wohlmut

Department of Special Collections

Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-1022
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/
© 2006

The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.



Descriptive Summary

Title:
Robert Noyce papers

Dates:
ca. 1948-1990

Collection number:
M1490

Creator:
Noyce, Robert N., 1927-

Collection Size:
11 linear ft. (19 manuscript boxes and 3 oversize boxes)

Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.

Abstract:
Collection contains documents, photographs, videotape, and audio tape (reel to reel).

Languages:
Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use. Requests for electronic media (audio and video tape, disks, etc.) will require a review before patron use; please refer to http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/emedia/access.html for complete policy statement.


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

Robert Noyce papers, M1490. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.


Acquisition Information

Gift of the Noyce Foundation, 2005. Accession 2005-244.


Biography / Administrative History

Robert Noyce was a Silicon Valley pioneer who participated in the invention of the microchip. He was part of the first successful semiconductor corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor, and went on to be one of the founders of Intel. After his death in 1990, the Noyce Foundation was named by his estate.


Scope and Content of Collection

Many personal materials, including family history, and material from childhood and academic career. Also included are documents and materials from Noyce's work at Shockley Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, and the Semiconductor Industry Association. Also includes 24 video tapes, 1 reel to reel tape, and numerous newsclippings.


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation
Intel Corporation
Microelectronics--History
Science--History
Semiconductors
Microelectronics Industry--California--Santa Clara County

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