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Title: Murray L. Babcock Papers, 1942-95Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

ID: 11/6/35

Primary Creator: Babcock, Murray L. (1924-1999)

Extent: 0.6 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject.

Date Acquired: 08/19/2013

Subjects: Biological Computer Laboratory, Biophysics, Centennial, University, Computers, Cybernetics, Faculty Papers, Fraternities, Honor Societies

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Murray L. Babcock (1924-1999), Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Biological Computer Laboratory, include correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and newsletters, publications, autograph books, and audiovisual media relating to his cybernetics research; the publication "Doomsday" by Heinz von Foerster et al.; events in the College of Engineering; symposia (e.g. "Science and the Human Condition" symposium, 1967); his membership in fraternities and honor societies (e.g. Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi); the U of I's Centennial celebration in 1968; and events at Assembly Hall and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Audiovisual media contains speech processing data related to the Dynamic Signal Analyzer, an analog machine for research on the ways in which auditory systems process speech.

Subject/Index Terms

Biological Computer Laboratory
Biophysics
Centennial, University
Computers
Cybernetics
Faculty Papers
Fraternities
Honor Societies

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Access Restrictions: None.


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[Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-1988],
[Series 2: Fraternities and Honor Societies, 1942-1960],
[Series 3: Symposia, 1963, 1967],
[Series 4: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ca. 1996],
[Series 5: Centennial, 1968],
[Series 6: Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1968],
[Series 7: Newsletters, 1945, 1995],
[Series 8: Publications, 1965-1967, 1990],
[Series 9: Programs, 1968, 1986],
[Series 10: Autograph Books, 1946],
[Series 11: Audiovisual Material],
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Folder 1: Science and the Human Condition, 1967Add to your cart.
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Folder 1: "Doomsday," by Heinz von Foerster, Patricia M. Mora, and Lawrence W. Amiot, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Miscellaneous, ca. 1965-1967Add to your cart.
Series 9: Programs, 1968, 1986Add to your cart.
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Folder 1: Theta of Sigma Tau and the Alpha Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, ca. 1946Add to your cart.
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Fourteen 7-inch audio reels and three audio cassette tapes.

(Currently with Preservation unit - 2/25/15)


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[Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-1988],
[Series 2: Fraternities and Honor Societies, 1942-1960],
[Series 3: Symposia, 1963, 1967],
[Series 4: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ca. 1996],
[Series 5: Centennial, 1968],
[Series 6: Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1968],
[Series 7: Newsletters, 1945, 1995],
[Series 8: Publications, 1965-1967, 1990],
[Series 9: Programs, 1968, 1986],
[Series 10: Autograph Books, 1946],
[Series 11: Audiovisual Material],
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