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Thomas G. Stockham papers, 1951-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stockham, Thomas G.
Title
Thomas G. Stockham papers
Dates
1951-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
65 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1491
Summary
The Thomas G. Stockham papers (1951-1994) provide information about the personal and professional life of Thomas Greenway Stockham, Jr. (b. 1933). The papers include personal documents, correspondence, teaching and business records, scientific and technical reports and manuals, project notes, and published and unpublished documents. Stockham is best known for his development of digital sound, his contributions to computer image processing procedures, and his work on the Watergate tapes.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Box 13 is restricted.

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Thomas G. Stockham (b. 1933) is best known for his development of digital sound, his contributions to computer image processing procedures, and his work on the Watergate tapes. However, from 1968 until his retirement in 1994, he was a professor at the University of Utah, where he taught both electrical engineering and computer science. He was also the founder and on the Board of Directors for Soundstream, Inc., the first commercial digital recording company in the United States. It was founded in 1975, and located in downtown Salt Lake City.

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Content Description

The Thomas G. Stockham papers (1951-1994) provide information about the personal and professional life of Thomas Greenway Stockham, Jr. (b. 1933). The papers include personal documents, correspondence, teaching and business records, scientific and technical reports and manuals, project notes, and published and unpublished documents. The Collection is divided into five groups of material. The first group contains awards information, biographical data sheets and sketches, personal correspondence, and summaries of yearly activities. The second and third groups of material contain teaching and business files. The fourth group contains technical reports adn scientific manuals. The fifth group contains published and unpublished documents such as books, articles, term papers, theses, and dissertations.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized in five series: I. Personal Papers; II. Teaching Files; III. Office Files; IV. Technical Reports and Manuals; V. Published and Unpublished Documents.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Thomas G. Stockham and Martha Stockham in 1994.

Processing Note

Processed by Debra Penman in 1996.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0384).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Computer science--Study and teaching
  • Electric engineering--Study and teaching
  • Image processing
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques

Personal Names

  • Stockham, Thomas G.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Soundstream, Inc.
  • University of Utah--Faculty

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Correspondence
  • Dissertations
  • Instructional materials
  • Lecture notes
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Debra Penman.
1996 (last modified: 2019)

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