Item Details

Description

The Paul R. Pierce collection of IBM documentation contains manuals, bulletins, diagrams, and parts catalogs ranging in date from 1956 to 1970. The materials are related to the IBM 7094, 7090, 709, and 650 systems and their peripherals. Additionally, there is one publication for the Bendix G15. Below is a basic inventory of the materials in the collection. Box 1: 717 printer, 1959; 757 printer control unit, 1959; 9M71/76B, 1963 (2); 9M81A, 1964; 7094 II documentation and diagnostic program releases, 1964 (4); 7094 Data Processing System customer engineering instruction-reference manuals and supplements, 1962. Box 2: 7302 Core Storage, 1961-1962 (2); Diagnostic programs for 7090-7094 systems, 1960-1964; 7094 Arithmetic simulator program, 1964; 7094-related notes and correspondence, 1968-1970; Parts catalogs, 1960-1962 (2); Bendix G15D Programmers Reference Book, 1959; Also holds a small amount of loose material related to the IBM 650 Program Library, 1956-1959. Box 3: 7909 data channel manual and parts catalog, 1962-1963; 7090/7094 modification letters, 1965. Box 4: IBM 2302 diagrams, ca. 1970 (2). Box 5: IBM 709 central processing unit system diagrams and pluggable unit diagrams, 1956-1959 (3). Box 6: IBM 709 central processing unit system diagrams and pluggable unit diagrams, 1956-1959 (3). Box 7: IBM 709 central processing unit system diagrams and pluggable unit diagrams, 1956-1959 (2); 7302 A Magnetic Core Storage Unit Vol. 1, 1961-1962. Box 8: 7302 A Magnetic Core Storage Unit Vol. 2, 1961-1962; 3 binders of IBM 7631 Data Processing System diagrams and card circuit diagrams, 1969 (3). Biographical/Historical Note Paul R. Pierce is a computer collector who lives in Portland, Oregon. He began his collection with the Packard Bell PB-250 while attending college in Wisconsin. Initially, Pierce thought that he would collect a few minicomputers for fun and to experiment with keeping them working. Over time, he grew concerned that few large machines were being saved by museums, so he began collecting machines like the IBM 1401. The goal of his collection was to preserve examples of major successful machines, as well as their complete documentation, software, and auxiliary equipment, in hopes that they could someday be restored. In 2014, Pierce donated an IBM 709, IBM 7094, IBM 650, and several other machines from his collection, as well as their accompanying documentation, to the Computer History Museum.

Level of description

Collection

Date

1956-1970

Author

Paul Pierce (Author)

Extent

9.6 linear feet in 3 record cartons and 5 newspaper boxes

Subject

IBM 650 (Computer), IBM 709 (Computer)

Collection title

Paul R. Pierce collection of IBM documentation

Credit

Gift of Paul Pierce

Catalogue number

102784976

Lot number

X7694.2016