Artifact Details

Title

Guide to the Thomas J. O’Rourke collection

Catalog Number

102726482

Type

Document

Description

The Thomas J. O’Rourke collection includes business records pertaining to O’Rourke’s work at Tymshare, a corporation he co-founded, the General Electric Company (GE), and to the computer services industry as a whole. There is an emphasis on internal company communications such as memoranda, employee newsletters, employee reunion documentation, and stock value information. Most materials pertain to Tymshare. Materials span the years 1950 to 1997.

Date

1950-1997; bulk 1960-1990

Author

Harling, Adrienne; Lott, Sara Chabino

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Extent

4.13 linear feet

Category

Finding Aid

Subject

Tymshare, Inc.; General Electric Company. Computer Department; Time-sharing computer systems; Computer service industry – United States

Collection Title

Thomas J. O'Rourke collection

Credit

Gift of Tim O'Rourke

Lot Number

X3105.2005