Description
The Community Memory records are made up of material from 1974 to 2000, with the bulk from 1974 to 1991, that document the development and implementation of the first computer-based public bulletin board, Community Memory (CM), which was created and operated by a cooperative nonprofit entity called the Community Memory Project, based in Berkeley, California. CM-specific material includes administrative records, promotional material, discussion board printouts, usage statistics, designs and specifications, manuals, and training records. Also included are materials collected, but not created, by CM, including reports and essays, computing manuals, books, conference and workshop material, and articles and newsletters. The majority of the non-CM material reflects the sociopolitical ethos of CM, focusing on social issues and technology.
Date
1964-2000; bulk 1974-1991
Author
Doub, Bo; Hayden, Kim; Lott, Sara Chabino
Publisher
Computer History Museum
Extent
32.59 linear feet in 21 record cartons, 3 manuscript boxes, and 5 custom boxes of varying sizes
Category
Finding Aid
Subject
Berkeley (Calif.); Bulletin boards; Community Memory Project; Computer networks; Cooperatives (buisness enterprises); Felsenstein, Lee; Intellectual freedom; Nonprofit organization; Resource One, Inc.
Collection Title
Community Memory records
Credit
Gift of Lee Felsenstein
