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Subject:
Hale, Mason  Search this
Boardman, Richard S  Search this
Davis, Donald R (Donald Ray)  Search this
Lachner, Ernest A  Search this
Manning, Raymond B  Search this
Humphrey, Philip S  Search this
Springer, Victor Gruschka 1928-  Search this
Squires, Donald Fleming  Search this
Lellinger, David B  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of Natural History Automatic Data-Processing Committee  Search this
Type:
Classification
Date:
1966
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Donald F. Squires, "Data Processing and Museum Collections: A Problem for the Present," Curator magazine, Vol. IX, No.3, pp. 216-227.
Summary:
An Automatic Data-Processing Committee is established in the National Museum of Natural History to study potential applications of computers to collections management and systematics research. Committee members include Richard A. Boardman, Donald R. Davis, Mason E. Hale, David B. Lellinger, Philip S. Humphrey, Ernest A. Lachner, Victor G. Springer, Raymond B. Manning and Donald F. Squires, Chair.
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Computers  Search this
Electronic data processing  Search this
Information storage and retrieval systems  Search this
Cataloging  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Biology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14481