Due to the implementation of a new Collection Management System, CHM staff will not be able to assist researchers and in-person visits until March 2025.
From magnetic tape and rare film to lab notebooks and business plans to early mainframes and source code, our collection is as diverse as the history of computing. It is a rich resource for everyone, comprising historical objects, documents, software titles, ephemera, and photographs and moving images.
Note: CHM's online catalog has been updated through January 23rd, 2025. A new and improved catalog will be launched in Summer 2025.
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Catalog contains over 151,130 records.
Nikita Khrushchev visiting IBM facility in San Jose
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1959
102652848
Thomas Watson Sr. presenting "The Man" speech
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1949
102649686
IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image
102649693
Dey Time Register clock ca. 1920
Dey Time Register Company
Still Image, Circa 1920
102649669
IBM 705 Data Processing Machine
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1954
102649671
IBM 1401 Data Processing System
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image
102649695
International Time Recording Company - Sales Convention
Still Image, Circa 1916
102649677
Yousuf Karsh photo of Tom Watson, Sr.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, 1949
102649665
IBM 7070 system being shipped to Bank of Napoli in Italy
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1959
102649691
IBM 650 System
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1953
102649696
Man looking at a stack of papers on his desk
Still Image
102649709
Bundy Manufacturing Company storefront
Still Image, Circa 1900
102649678
IBM 701 Data Processing System
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image
102649659
IBM 100 Percent Club meeting ca. 1935
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1935
102649661
Thomas Watson Sr. slogans
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image
102649673
IBM 305 RAMAC Installation
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, 1956
102649692
IBM HQ - IBM 100 percent club meeting
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1953
102649697
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company product poster
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, 1920
102649663
Computer punched card ca. 1950 used in IBM card reader machines
Still Image, Circa 1950
102649699
IBM headquarters building in New York
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Still Image, Circa 1948
102649667