Stephen Garland papers
Description
The collection contains documents relating to Dr. Garland’s career as a computer science researcher, especially his tenure as a professor at Dartmouth College and at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. The documents include correspondence, notes, pamphlets, proposals, course notes, manuals, drafts, lectures, theses, professional papers, publications, reports, and overhead projector sheets. The records show his academic involvement in classes as well as his assistance of students completing independent research. Of note is Garland's involvement with the standardization of the BASIC computer language and in the Dartmouth Time Sharing System (DTSS). Also included are lectures given by other professors and academic notables in the mathematics and computer science communities as well as personal papers from Garland's boyhood and years at Dartmouth as an undergraduate.
Dates
- 1950 - 2012
Creator
- Garland, Stephen (J.) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.
Extent
33 linear ft. (25 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Abstract
Stephen J. Garland, Dartmouth College, 1963 Mathmatician and Computer Scientist. Contains correspondence, letters, notes, pamphlets, proposals, manuals, drafts, and overhead projector sheets. Documents Garland’s involvement with the Dartmouth Computer Center and various computer projects including the development of BASIC and DTSS.
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository