National Museum of American History's (NMAH's) - Computer History Collection
Description of Resource:
Users access a brief description of the Computer History Exhibit, which features 900 artifacts, a collections of the exhibit's theme, a pictoral sample of its artifacts, and a description of each one, a more specific discussion of the artifacts on exhibit, downloadable reference materials (pdf files), which includes one documentary history and one virtual tour of the "'Monticello Memoirs,' a 1996 gathering at Monticello of Pioneers of the Information Age," and transcripts of "oral and video interviews...[of innovators] in the development of modern communications and computers" (excerpted from NMAH's Division of Information Technology and Communications Computer History Collection website).
Address:
1400 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20227
United StatesContact name:
Peggy A. Kidwell (Curator)
Country phone code:
1
Contact phone:
202-633-3877
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Is there a fee:
No
Sector:
Services:
The Division's Computer History Collection website is an archival resource not a service provider. THE ON SITE EXHIBIT HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN. "The Division of Information Technology and Communications dedicates its collections and scholarship to a broader understanding of information technologies and their role in American history. Staff of the division manage collections, conduct research, and produce publications and other educational products in the history of science, technology, and society related to all aspects of information technology and communications" (excerpted from NMAH's Division of Information Technology and Communications website).
Public or private:
Public
Website or physical archive:
Website only