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ORGANIZATION:

American Federation of Information Processing Societies

ACTIVE DATES:

1961-1990

ADDRESS:

E-MAIL:

PERSONS INVOLVED:

MAJOR PROJECTS:

OTHER INFORMATION:

"The American Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS) was established on May 10, 1961, to advance and disseminate knowledge in the field of information science and to represent member societies on an international level in the newly formed International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The three founding societies of AFIPS were the Association for Computing Machinery, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the Institute of Radio Engineers (the latter two eventually merged into the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)."1

See the following citations for additional information on AFIPS:

  • Dana, R. W., & Tropp, H. S. (Eds.). (1986). AFIPS, 1961-1986, 25th Anniversary [Special issue]. Annals of the History of Computing, 8(3).
  • Ralston, A. (Ed.). (1983). Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, pp. 60-61.

SOURCE:

1. Seib, C. (2002, August). American Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS) records [Finding aid]. Charles Babbage Institute Archives.https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/resources/41


PAPERS AT:
LOCATION

Charles Babbage Institute (CBI)

PAPERS DATES:

1960-1990

SIZE:

10.7 cubic ft / 17 boxes

INCLUDES:

Records document the organization’s administration and activities and the AFIPS-sponsored Spring and Fall Joint Computer Conferences (later the National Computer Conference). The records include budget and financial information, reports, board and committee minutes, conference materials, and publications. A few brochures, minutes and conference materials on the International Federationof Information Processing (IFIP) are also included.

SOURCE:

https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/resources/41