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Interviewer:

Eklund, Jon B.  Search this

Interviewee:

Soltoff, Roy  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Oral history

Interviews

Date:

1978-1984

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes four 90 minute audio tapes of interviews with Mr. Soltoff covering biographical information, education, work experience and professional career. Also included are: The interviewer's handwritten notes summarizing the interviews; and copies "Notes from Misosys", a publication on computer software edited by Mr. Soltoff.

Arrangement:

Divided into 3 series: 1) Audio tapes (four) of Roy Soltoff interviews by Jon Eklund, 1983; 2) Notes by Jon Eklund summarizing Soltoff interviews; 3) Publication, "Notes from Misosys", 1983 (six issues) edited by Soltoff.

Biographical / Historical:

This collection is primarily the product of four interviews with Roy Soltoff, a noted microcomputer programmer, conducted and taped in 1983 by Dr. Jon B. Eklund, Curator of Physical Sciences, NMAH.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Roy Soltoff.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Computers  Search this

Computer programming  Search this

Genre/Form:

Oral history -- 1980-1990

Interviews -- 1980-2000

Citation:

Roy Soltoff Collection, 1978-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0275

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Roy Soltoff Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89ec5107c-790c-4f05-b843-cfe612eb84f3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0275

Collection Interviewer:

Eklund, Jon B.  Search this

Collection Interviewee:

Soltoff, Roy  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Audio

Date:

1983

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Roy Soltoff Collection, 1978-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Roy Soltoff Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8de49f50b-ca1c-4de1-8556-00d1be0d2211

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0275-ref10

Collection Interviewer:

Eklund, Jon B.  Search this

Collection Interviewee:

Soltoff, Roy  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1983

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Roy Soltoff Collection, 1978-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Roy Soltoff Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86e8cf5c7-d030-4c2f-9bb8-216cae08afc0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0275-ref11

Collection Interviewer:

Eklund, Jon B.  Search this

Collection Interviewee:

Soltoff, Roy  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1983

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Roy Soltoff Collection, 1978-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Roy Soltoff Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bb06bca7-a0d5-442e-ba9b-ce431133a3c8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0275-ref12

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Information Technology and Communications  Search this

Subject:

Harris, Elizabeth M  Search this

Eklund, Jon B  Search this

Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira E (Elvira Eliza)  Search this

Wright, Helena 1946-  Search this

Doty, Richard G  Search this

Finn, Bernard S. 1932-  Search this

Forman, Paul  Search this

Allison, David K. 1950-  Search this

Delaney, Michelle Anne  Search this

Perich, Shannon Thomas  Search this

Boudreau, Joan  Search this

Kidwell, Peggy Aldrich  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Information Technology and Society  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Medicine and Science  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Culture and the Arts  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Date:

1995

1995-2010

Topic:

Information technology  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Historical museums  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00259

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_223015

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Physical Sciences  Search this

Subject:

Bedini, Silvio A  Search this

Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this

Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth) 1852-1903  Search this

Winlock, William Crawford  Search this

Cannon, Susan Faye 1925-1981  Search this

Merzbach, Uta C. 1933-  Search this

Warner, Deborah Jean  Search this

Multhauf, Robert P  Search this

Eklund, Jon B  Search this

Lewis, Lester Clark  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics  Search this

United States National Museum Section of Physical Sciences and Measurements  Search this

United States National Museum Section of Physical Apparatus  Search this

United States National Museum Section of Transportation and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Physical Sciences  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Mathematics  Search this

United States National Museum Section of Steam Transportation  Search this

United States National Museum Department of Arts and Industries  Search this

United States National Museum Division of Technology  Search this

United States National Museum Section of Mechanical Technology  Search this

United States National Museum Division of Engineering  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Science and Technology  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Physical Sciences  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Section of Mathematics and Antique Instruments  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Section of Mathematics  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Section of Mathematics  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Science and Technology  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of History of Science  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Science, Medicine, and Society  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Date:

1956

1956-1988

1890-1994

Topic:

Mathematics--History  Search this

Physical sciences--History  Search this

Historical museums  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00111

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_218191

Author:

Eklund, Jon B  Search this

Albert, David  Search this

Smithsonian Videohistory Program  Search this

Smithsonian Archives  Search this

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation  Search this

Physical description:

2, 59 leaves ; 28 cm

Type:

History

Date:

1987

[1987]

Topic:

Computer industry--History  Search this

Minicomputers--History  Search this

Microcomputers  Search this

Call number:

QA76.5 .M66 1987

QA76.5.M66 1987

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_436434

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology  Search this

Subject:

Eklund, Jon B  Search this

Mattson, Marie  Search this

Allison, David K. 1950-  Search this

Stephens, Carlene E. 1949-  Search this

Kendall, Edward C  Search this

Bishop, Philip W  Search this

Houston, Charles O (Charles Orville) 1918-2001  Search this

Merzbach, Uta C. 1933-  Search this

Physical description:

30.22 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Audiotapes

Floor plans

Exhibition catalogs

Clippings

Brochures

Architectural drawings

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Maps

Drawings

Black-and-white negatives

Black-and-white transparencies

Color negatives

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Date:

1921

1921-1990

circa 1921-1922, 1947, 1956-1990 and undated

Topic:

Information science  Search this

Science--History  Search this

Technology--History  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00291

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Exhibition Records circa 1921-1922, 1947, 1956-1990 and undated [National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_223013