Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
J. Wesley Graham fonds.
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title from content of the fonds.
Level of description
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Dates of creation area
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Physical description area
Physical description
30.75 m of textual records and other material
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James Wesley Graham was a Canadian computing pioneer who was known as the "father of computing" at the University of Waterloo and who was "chiefly responsible for the university's international reputation in software development." (Donn Downey, The Globe ... »
Scope and content
The fonds contains material relating to the life and career of James Wesley Graham.
Notes area
Physical condition
Includes: 47 computer diskettes, photographs, artifacts.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated in 2001 by the estate of James Wesley Graham.
Arrangement
Arranged in six series with subdivisions:
1. Biographical and historical files, 1955-1998;
2. Personal files, 1946-1999;
3. Works by J.W. Graham, 1957-1999;
4. University of Waterloo files, 1957-1997;
5. University of Waterloo teaching files, 1958-1994;
6. Oversize materials.
Availability of other formats
Floppy discs sent for data extraction 2020:
File 62 (1 disc extracted)
File 275 (1 disc failed)
File 470 (2 discs extracted)
File 1855 (3 discs extracted)
File 1858 (1 disc extracted, 1 disc failed)
File 1859 (1 disc extracted, 1 disc failed)
File 1896 (1 disc ... »
Restrictions on access
Some files are restricted.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright owned by the estate.
Access points
Name access points
- University of Waterloo (Subject)