The Working Papers were issued in July 1966 following a meeting of the CPL authors in Oxford on 24 June. They consisted of 2 parts: 1. The second edition of the Elementary Programming Manual and 2. An unfinished Reference Manual. The concluding paragraphs of the minutes of the 24 June 1966 meeting (see MS. Eng. misc. b. 270/C.156) state: 'The circulation of the CPL Technical Report will conclude the phase of effort on CPL which has continued for the past four years, and at this stage most…

Manuscript and typescript drafts by Strachey of various sections of the 'Working Papers' (MS. Eng. misc. b. 270/C.153) Includes: Preface (4 pages) Editor's Apologies (3 pages) List of Changes Foreseen in CPL (3 pages) Table of Contents, Sections 1 and 2 (2 pages) Brief correspondence with colleagues regarding assembling and…

One folder containing the sequence of 35 papers (plus 3 unnumbered papers at the beginning of the series, and 1 paper between 23 and 24) issued by the CPL team from October 1963-January 1965. These represent a record of the proposals and decisions regarding the language of CPL as well as a record of meetings of the team, held in London and Cambridge, with J. Buxton acting as secretary. All are typescript (many are stencilled copies prepared for distribution to all members of the team) unless…

Minutes for the meetings of: 24 June 1966 at Oxford where it was agreed to publish the Working Papers. 1 September 1966. 6 October 1966 where Strachey's draft proposal on compound data structures was circulated (see MS. Eng. misc. b. 271/C.179). 3 November 1966 (includes copy of Agenda).

Two Papers by G.F. Coulouris on CPL 1.

Six-page note on 'Labels', using the early designation 'result of' instead of the later 'value of'. (All in Strachey's hand.)

Manuscript notes dated 5 July and 9 October 1962.

Manuscript notes and narratives on 'Two main schemes', 'Pointers, B-lines, etc.', 'Formats, etc.'.

Folder of notes for preliminary planning of implementation of CPL on Titan. Several sets of notes: 'Scheme 1. Open', 'Scheme 2. Closed. TOP 2 CPL Titan Object Program. Allocation of B-lines, Storage, Parameters, Monitor Numbers, etc.', 'Test TOP 1/1'. n.d. but probably 1962.

Miscellaneous notes and narratives on lists (December 1962-January 1963), constructors, etc.

Miscellaneous notes and routines (not all in Strachey's hand).

One folder of typescripts on points which became outdated or were superseded by later papers and which were kept together in this folder by Strachey. Includes 'Operating System for Titan', 3 pages, by D.W. Barron, 16 July 1962. 'Titan Operating System - User's View', 2 pages, by Barron, annotated by Strachey, n.d. 'Preliminary Description of the Titan System Program', 5…