Summary
Correspondence related to the appointment of a skilled constructon and maintenance person for the University's Computer Project. This includes a letter from Cherry to GW Paton, the Vice-Chancellor, notifying him of the need to transfer a tool maker from the Engineering Workshops to the Project, and a letter to Cherry from GW Paton regarding the handover ceremony and funding for staff.
Correspondence details:
14/5/56 F. Hirst to T.M. Cherry Require replacement staff member from workshop.
Undated George Semkiw Job announcement for Electronics Technical Assistant.
22/5/56 T.M. Cherry to Vice Chancellor Fixing date for handover ceremony, CSIRO subsidy rates, transfer of Mr. Maggs.
28/5/56 Vice Chancellor to T.M. Cherry June 14 suitable for handover ceremony, approval of appointment of Mr. Maggs.
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Collection Names
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Computer Science & Software Engineering Department, University of Melbourne (The), by Jul 2003
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User
Computation Laboratory, University of Melbourne (The), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1956
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Collector
CSIRAC History Team, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1995 or later
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Paperwork & documentation
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Keywords
Computing, CSIRAC (Computer), First Generation Computers, Mainframe Computers, Making History - CSIRAC
