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Collection Overview
Title: Murray L. Babcock Papers, 1942-95
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.
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Administrative Information
Repository:
University of Illinois Archives
Access Restrictions:
None.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-1988],
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Series 2: Fraternities and Honor Societies, 1942-1960],
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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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All]
- Series 11: Audiovisual Material
Fourteen 7-inch audio reels and three audio cassette tapes.
(Currently with Preservation unit - 2/25/15)
- Box 2
- Audio-Visual Recording 1: Tape 1, c. 1966-1979
- One of Babcock's five original tape cartridges (c.1966-1970s), each accompanied by a copy (c. 2025) converted onto 1/4" open reel audiotapes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 2: Tape 2, c. 1966-1979
- One of Babcock's five original tape cartridges (c.1966-1970s), each accompanied by a copy (c. 2025) converted onto 1/4" open reel audiotapes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 3: Tape 3, c. 1966-1979
- One of Babcock's five original tape cartridges (c.1966-1970s), each accompanied by a copy (c. 2025) converted onto 1/4" open reel audiotapes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 4: Tape 4, c. 1966-1979
- One of Babcock's five original tape cartridges (c.1966-1970s), each accompanied by a copy (c. 2025) converted onto 1/4" open reel audiotapes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 5: Tape 5, c. 1966-1979
- One of Babcock's five original tape cartridges (c.1966-1970s), each accompanied by a copy (c. 2025) converted onto 1/4" open reel audiotapes.
- Box 3
- Cassette 2: Cassette 2
- A cassette (c.1966-1970s), accompanied by a copy created by the University Preservation Lab (c. 2025).
- Cassette 3: Cassette 3, 1975
- A cassette (1975) accompanied by a copy created by the University Preservation Lab (c. 2025).
- Audio-Visual Recording 6: Tape 6
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of the original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover.
- Audio-Visual Recording 7: Tape 7
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape.
- Audio-Visual Recording 8: Tape 8
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape.
- Audio-Visual Recording 9: Tape 9
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape.
- Audio-Visual Recording 10: Tape 10
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover.
- Audio-Visual Recording 11: Tape 11
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover.
- Audio-Visual Recording 12: Tape 12
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover.
- Audio-Visual Recording 13: Tape 13
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover and label.
- Audio-Visual Recording 14: Tape 14
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover.
- Audio-Visual Recording 15: Tape 15
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover and playlist contents.
- Audio-Visual Recording 16: Tape 16
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover.
- Audio-Visual Recording 17: Tape 17
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover and note of playlist contents ("Simon & Garfunkel").
- Audio-Visual Recording 18: Tape 18
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover and playlist notes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 19: Tape 19
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover and playlist notes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 20: Tape 20
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover and playlist notes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 21: Tape 21
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by playlist notes.
- Audio-Visual Recording 22: Tape 22
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape, accompanied by a printed copy of the original tape's cover.
- Audio-Visual Recording 23: Tape 23
- A 1/4" Open Reel Audiotape copy of an original source tape.
Browse by Series:
[
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],
[
All]
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