Box 606733900
Container
Contains 18 Results:
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Churchill College, Cambridge, 1962-1965
Brief correspondence with the College, including letters from Master (Sir John Cockcroft) offering Research Fellowship, 1962, and accepting Strachey's resignation on his departure to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.61
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1962-1965
File
Churchill College, Cambridge, 1965
Correspondence with M.V. Wilkes, Director, Mathematical Laboratory, regarding offer of post for work on Titan project (1962), and Strachey's resignation.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.62
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1965
File
Churchill College, Cambridge, 1964
Application for post of Professor of Computing Science, Imperial College, London. Includes brief correspondence with S. Gill, who was appointed to the Chair.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.63
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1964
File
Churchill College, Cambridge, n.d.
Correspondence regarding invitation to Strachey to work on time-sharing project at Computer Center, Berkeley, California. (Declined through pressure of work and other projects.)
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.64
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
n.d.
File
King's College, Cambridge, 1961-1962
Brief correspondence regarding Strachey's election as member of High Table, dining rights, etc.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.65
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1961-1962
File
Visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, n.d.
Letter of appointment, miscellaneous accounts and receipts, travel arrangements, etc. Correspondence with J. Weizenbaum regarding Project MAC and Strachey's report on his visit to Project MAC. Letter to P. Elias with Strachey's outline of his proposed 'Mathematical Theory of Programming Languages Seminar'.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.66
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
n.d.
File
Visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965, 1966
Correspondence with I.B.M. U.K. Ltd. regarding Strachey patents.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.67
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1965, 1966
File
University of Oxford, 1976
Miscellaneous correspondence, letters of appointment, applications for sabbatical leave, correspondence regarding change from Reader to Professor, etc. A copy of Oxford University Gazette regarding applications for the 'newly established Professorship of Computation', May 1976, is included here.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.68
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1976
File
University of Oxford, 1971-1974
Correspondence and papers regarding 'B.R.S. Trust', a charitable educational Trust, founded by Strachey with Trustees A.W. Blackwell, M.P. Ramsbotham, J.D. Spofforth. Strachey did not wish his name to be directly connected with the Trust, which was intended to make small grants to individuals for educational purposes. His own letters and notes on the subject were often written on a computer.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.69
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1971-1974
File
University of Oxford, 1973
Plans for alterations, furnishings, etc. at Strachey's house, 18 Worcester Place, Oxford.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.70
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1973
File
University of Oxford, c.1973
Guest-lists and costings for house-warming and parties.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.71
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
c.1973
File
University of Oxford, 1961
Folder of 'puzzles', verbal, visual and mathematical, created by Strachey at various times. Included here is correspondence and material related to Strachey's winning of the New Scientist competition, three times running in 1961.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.72
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1961
File
University of Oxford, 30 March and 7 April 1975 1975
Strachey's last computer programs at Oxford, 30 March and 7 April 1975, with descriptive manuscript note by M. Harper (Programming Research Group).
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.73
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
30 March and 7 April 1975 1975
File
Photographs and drawings of Strachey, from childhood, n.d.
Includes a 'computer portrait'.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.74
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
n.d.
File
Miscellaneous biographical items, 1934-1952
Includes:
'Catalogue' and 'Share Certificate' of 'The Mud Press' with a note by Mrs. Halpern that this was started and run by Strachey at age 11.
Education Certificate, 1934
Report on Strachey drawn up by Vocational Guidance Department, National Institute of Industrial Psychology, 1938
B.B.C. Listener Research Report on a talk by Strachey 'Control…
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.75
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1934-1952
File
Miscellaneous biographical items, 1971-1973
Miscellaneous biographical items relating to music, the Savile Club, The Cranium, Election to Distinguished Fellowship British Computer Society 1971, plans for holidays, draft of Strachey's Will, c.1973.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.76
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1971-1973
File
Miscellaneous biographical items, 1960-1961
Folder of correspondence, claims, etc. regarding a car accident.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.77
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
1960-1961
File
Miscellaneous biographical items, n.d.
Passport, health certificates, membership cards, press cuttings, etc.
Found in:
Biographical and Personal
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 253/A.78
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
n.d.