Computer History Museum

Sanden, Lynn oral history

Lynn Sanden discusses her career with Tymshare beginning as a secretary in the Engineering Department and gradually assuming more and more personnel-related responsibilities until she became Manager of Personnel. She discusses implementing affirmative action programs after the passage of the Civil Right Act in 1964 and her role in integrating new employees into Tymshare's personnel systems following Tymshare's numerous acquisitions. She covers how gender discrimination varied in different departments at Tymshare and touches briefly on her career after leaving the company.

Item Details

Date
2004-06-11 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102657989
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Lynn Sanden (Interviewee)
Ann Hardy (Interviewer)
Luanne Johnson (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Extent
29 p.
Place of publication
USA/CA/Cameron Park
Language
English
Acquisition number
X3801.2007
Subject
Tymshare, Inc., United Data Centers, Software Business History
Archive collection
Oral history collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection