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Control Data Corporation

Records, 1957-1991

CBI 80

Creator: Control Data Corporation

Prepared by: Archives staff at the Charles Babbage Institute, 1991-1992, 2003-2004.

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

Access: Access to the majority of the collection is unrestricted. Any restrictions are noted in finding aids for individual series.

Copyright: The Charles Babbage Institute holds 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 (CBI 80), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Historical Note
The Control Data Corporation was incorporated on July 8, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CDC grew rapidly, eventually becoming the largest computer company in Minnesota by number of employees and annual revenues. The company produced some of the fastest computers of the time, including the CDC 6600, designed by Seymour Cray and generally considered the first supercomputer. William C. Norris was president and CEO of the company from its start in 1957 until he retired in 1986. In 1992, Control Data Corporation ceased operations and was split into two companies: Ceridian Corporation and Control Data Systems, Inc.

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Scope and Content Note
The Control Data Corporation Collection documents the company's operations, goals, plans, and products from its inception in 1957 to 1992, and includes information about CDC's corporate philosophy and long-time president and CEO (1957-1986), William C. Norris.

Researchers should note that when CDC donated its corporate archives to the University of Minnesota in 1991, attorneys withheld several files for further review. These remain gaps in the collection. The collection is also lacking in its documentation from the last five to ten years of the company's operation.

Control Data Institute
The Control Data Corporation Records do not include Control Data Institute student transcripts. For information about locating student transcripts, please contact the Department of Education in the state where the student attended the Control Data Institute.

Series Descriptions
Processing of the Control Data Corporation Collection continues. Links to finding aids will be added as processing is completed.

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