Collection Size: 6.5 cubic ft. (12 boxes)

Creator: Control Data Corporation

By: Prepared by Maria Plonski, May 2004; Karen Spilman, April 2006.

Acquisition: The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Ceridian Corporation in 1991.

Access: Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright: The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred Citation: Control Data Corporation Records, Personnel Documents and Reports (CBI 80), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

This series contains a variety of records related to the organization and management of the employees of Control Data Corporation and its subsidiaries. Documents consist of corporate policies and procedures, employee benefits and retirement information, manuals, guides, and handbooks for both employees and managers, employee surveys and statistics, and information about company-wide incentive programs. Also included in this series are organization charts, arranged by managerial level, division, or subsidiary.

• Benefit Information
• Directories
• Employee Handbooks and Manuals
• Organization Charts
• Personnel Management
• Policies and Procedures
• Reports and Surveys
• Retirement

Control Data Corporation.

Computer industry—Employees.

Computer industry—Personnel management.

Benefit Information, 1961-1989

• Benefits, Insurance Programs, 1961-1978, 1989 (Box 5, folders 2-3)
• Benefit Plans, c.1966-1969 (Box 5, folder 1)
• Benefit Programs, Financial Summary Statements, 1976-1982 (Box 7, folder 1)

Directories, 1957-1978

• Office Directories, 1957-1958 (Box 5, folder 6)
• Telephone Directories, 1960-1978, 1984-1991 (Box 5, folder 7; Box 12, folder 15-20)

Employee Handbooks and Manuals, 1958-1982

• Handbooks, Subsidiaries, 1964-1965 (Box 5, folder 4)
• Handbooks/Manuals, 1958, 1962-1982 (Box 5, folder 5)
• CDC Metropolitan Employees Recreation Clubs ... Bylaws and Operating Procedures, January 1971 (Box 11, folder 1)

Organization Charts, 1957-1987

• Corporate Organization Charts
(Note: Created by executive office, may be inaccurate. 1971 - no charts)

• 1957 - 1960 (Map Case Drawer 1, folder B1)
• 1961 - 1965 (Map Case Drawer 1, folder B2)
• 1966 - 1970 (Map Case Drawer 1, folder B3)
• 1972 - 1975 (Map Case Drawer 1, folder B4)
• 1976 - 1984 (Map Case Drawer 1, folder B5)
• Divisional Charts
• 1963 - 1976 (Map Case Drawer 1, folder A1)
• 1972, 1974, 1983 (Box 2, folder 9)
• Functional Responsibility Charts, 1957-1969 (Box 2)
• General Organizational Charts, 1958-1985 (Box 11, folders 2-3; Box 12, folder 11-14)
• Personnel Organization Charts, Letter Size
(Note: 1983, 1988, books not published)

• 1957 - 1980 (Box 1, folders 1-27)
• 1981 - 1987 (Box 2, folders 1-9)
• Personnel Organization Charts, Oversized
• 1960 - 1965 (Map Case Drawer, folder A2)
• 1966 - 1968 (Map Case Drawer, folder A3)
• 1969 (Map Case Drawer, folder A4)
• 1970 (Map Case Drawer, folder A5)
• 1971 - 1975 (Map Case Drawer, folder A6)
• 1976 - 1980 (Map Case Drawer, folder A7)

Personnel Management, 1960-1984

• "25 Years of Personnel at Control Data," 1982 (Box 6, folder 1)
• After Hours Education Program, 1969-1970 (Box 11, folder 4)
• Compensation Manual, c.1967 (Box 6, folders 2-4)
• Control Data Manager, Unit 5, Part 2 - Test Manual, 1976 (Box 11, folder 5)
• "Control Data News" (Employee Communication), 1972, 1973 (Box 11, folder 6)
• Corporate Employee Records System, 1965-1967 (Box 6, folders 5-6)
• Corporate Management Education, Continuing Education, 1974 (Box 11, folder 7)
• Employee Advisory Resource (EAR), 1975-1984 (Box 6, folder 7)
• Employee Entrepreneurial Advisory Office (EEAO) Report of Activity, September 1979-June 1980 (Box 11, folder 8)
• Employee Security Task Force, Summary Report, August 1976 (Box 7, folder 13)
• Employee Work Plan Guides, c.1967 (Box 6, folder 8)
• Human Resource Management Services, Business Plan, 1974 (Box 6, folder 9)
• Individual Review and Development Planning System, 1974-1975 (Box 6, folder 10)
• Management by Objectives, c.1974 (Box 6, folder 11)
• Management/Consultant Education Planning Guide, 1980 (Box 6, folder 13)
• Management/Consultant Education Program, 1980 (Box 6, folder 14)
• Management Guide to Effective Selection, 1973 (Box 7, folder 14)
• Memos to Employees, undated, 1960-1961 (Box 7, folder 17)
• Memos to Employees, 1964-1982, 1984, 1991 (Box 7, folders 18-19)
• Monthly Communications Meeting Reports, September 1968 (Box 11, folder 9)
• Monthly Population Reports, Domestic Computer Business, Full-time Personnel, 1970 (Box 7, folders 15-16)
• "Organization of a Medium to Large Size EDP Product and Systems Business," 1967 (Box 11, folder 10)
• Pay Plan Summary Sheets: Customer Engineering and Production, 1981 (Box 6, folder 15)
• Personnel Manager’s Manual
• October 1978 (Box 6, folders 16-18)
• April 1979 (Box 6, folder 19)
• March 1980 (Box 6, folder 20)
• March 1981 (Box 6, folder 21)
• Personnel Managers, Memos to, 1964, 1973 (Box 6, folder 22)
• Personnel Statistics Summaries, 1965-1969 (Box 7, folder 23)
• "Planning and Budget Control - American Freezles Budget Package," 1976 (Box 11, folder 11)
• Program Management Handbook, undated (Box 11, folder 12)
• "Programming Project Management Course," 1975, 1979 (Box 12, folders 1-4)
• Progress Report to Employees, August, December 1972 (Box 11, folder 13)
• "Quest for Technology" Incentive Program, 1975 (Box 7, folder 24)
• Relocation Guide, International Employees, c.1972-1978 (Box 7, folder 25)
• "Sharpening Your Management Skills, Understanding the Management Function," undated (Box 11, folder 14)
• "Special Achievement Programs," undated (Box 11, folder 15)
• Wage/Price Freeze, 1971-1972 (Box 7, folder 28)
• Work Planning, Employee Development, and Performance Review System, n.d. (Box 6, folder 27)

Policies and Procedures, 1961-1984

• Corporate Philosophy, March 1964 (Box 4, folder 7)
• Funeral Leave Policy, n.d. (Box 4, folder 8)
• Personnel Policies and Procedures, 1973, 1977-1980 (Boxes 3, folders 1-7)
• Personnel Policies and Procedures, 1981-1982, 1984 (Box 4, folders 1-6)
• "Policy and Guidelines for Compliance with Trade Regulation Laws," 1976-1978 (Box 4, folder 9)
• Security Manuals, 1961, 1963, 1966 (Box 7, folder 27)
• Sick Leave Policy, 1962 (Box 4, folder 10)

Reports and Surveys, 1960-1984

• Bright Ideas Program, 1984
• Commercial Credit Corporation (CCC), 1984 (Box 10, folder 5)
• Computer Services, 1984 (Box 10, folder 6)
• Final Executive Summary, 1984 (Box 10, folder 4)
• Mid-Program Executive Summary, 1984 (Box 10, folder 1)
• Mid-Program Executive Summary: Computer Products Group, 1984 (Box 10, folders 2-3)
• Employee Attitude Inventory
• Information Supplement, 1975 (Box 7, folder 3)
• Information Supplement Results, 1977 (Box 7, folder 6)
• Section III: Work Perceptions, May 1977 (Box 7, folder 7)
• Volume 1, 1977 (Box 7, folder 5)
• Employee Attitude Survey
• Job Factors, May 1978 (Box 7, folder 10)
• Personnel Research Report #178-79, April 1979 (Box 7, folder 11)
• Results, 1975 (Box 7, folder 4)
• Results, 1988 (Box 12, folder 5)
• Sections I and II: Satisfaction and Importance, May 1978 (Box 7, folder 8)
• Sections I and II: Satisfaction and Importance, May 1979 (Box 7, folder 12)
• Section III: Work Perceptions, May 1978 (Box 7, folders 9)
• Employee View of CDC Survey Results, 1973 (Box 12, folder 6)
• Management Practices Survey, n.d. (Box 6, folder 12)
• Personnel Research Report
  • Attitude Inventory Responses, 1973 (Box 7, folder 22)
  • Commercial Credit, April 1979 (Box 7, folder 2)
  • Developing an Employee Case Against Unwanted Takeovers - An Exploration Study, April 1976 (Box 12, folder 7)
  • Marketing Communications Survey Results, March 1981 (Box 12, folder 8)
  • 1980 PLATO Customer Satisfaction Survey Results for External Customers, October 1980 (Box 12, folder 9)
• "Recommendations for Improving the Pay for Performance Relationship…" June 1976 (Box 7, folder 26)
• Salary Surveys, 1966-1967 (Box 6, folder 26)
• Salary Program Summary Sheets
• Administrative, 1981 (Box 6, folder 23)
• Office, 1981 (Box 6, folder 24)
• Technical, 1981 (Box 6, folder 25)
• Skills Inventory System - Instructions, undated (Box 11, folder 16)
• "The Supercomputer Company," undated (Box 7, folder 29)
• Transportation Survey, 14 February 1962 (Box 12, folder 10)
• "Your Company, a Special Guide for Control Data Employees," 1967, 1968 (Box 7, folder 20)
• "Your Company" booklets, Computer Division, c. 1960-1962 (Box 7, folder 21)

Retirement, 1964-1990

• Benefits: Retirement Programs, 1964, n.d. (Box 8, folder 1)
• Control Data Retirees Club (Twin Cities Chapter), 1990 (Box 8, folder 2)
• Control Data Retirement Plan
• Amendment, 1977 (Box 8, folder 3)
• Actuarial Reports, 1977-1979 (Box 9, folders 1-3)
• Investment Performance
• Comparative Results, 1979-1980 (Box 8, folder 4)
• Reports, 1976-1978, 1980 (Box 8, , folders 5-9)
• "Planning for Retirement," 1976 (Box 8, folder 10)