| Item Number |
Artifact Item Description | Quantity | Form | Donor/Source |
| 1 |
Souvenir Coaster with
Bullseye Symbol |
1 |
Physical |
Francis X Beck Jr. -
RCA |
| 2 |
Ad for Early RCA System | 1 |
jpg |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 3 |
Shopping Cart Diagram for RCA Checkout | 2 |
jpg |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 4 |
Letter from Kroger to RCA President regarding scan test | 1 |
jpg |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 5 |
St Louis Post-Dispatch Article on
Kroger Test |
1 |
jpg |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 6 |
Consumer Education Flier from Kroger
Store Test |
1 |
jpg |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 7 |
Equipment prepared to start Kroger
Checker Training before Store Test |
1 |
jpg |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 8 |
Marketing
Sheet for Datachecker SABR Barcode Scanner |
1 |
pdf |
Frank Check - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 9 |
Digital Decode Notes from Frank Nickl |
1 |
pdf |
Frank Check - National
Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 10 |
Symbol Dimensions from Frank Nickl
Notes |
1 |
pdf |
Frank Check - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 11 |
Algorithm for U.P.C. Symbol Decode
from Frank Nickl Notes |
1 |
pdf |
Frank Check - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 12 |
Special Logic for U.P.C. Decode from
Frank Nickl Notes |
1 |
pdf |
Frank Check - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 13 |
Scanner Preamp (Avalanche Photo Diode version 12-15-78)) | 1 |
Physical
|
Peter Edler - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 14 |
U.P.C. Symbol Spec (Pamphlet) | 1 |
Physical Document | Peter Edler - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 15 |
Patent for side view U.P.C. scanner - Frank Nickl | 1 |
Physical Document | Peter Edler - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 16 |
SABR Side Scanner Specifications | 1 |
Physical Document | Peter Edler - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 17 |
U.P.C. Codes (8) Standard Test Set | 1 |
Physical
Document |
Peter Edler - National Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 18 |
Datachecker Marketing Document "How to
Buy a Supermarket Checkout System" Photocopy |
1 |
pdf |
Fred Bialek - National
Semiconductor Datachecker |
| 19 |
Original IBM 3666 Scan Pattern Sample |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 20 |
Improved IBM 3666 Scan Pattern
(Announced Pattern) Sample |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 21 |
Copie of Regardie "The
Naked Consumer" with Joe Woodland Photo |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 22 |
Joe
Woodland
7/31/62
design for Optical Checkout Scanner for code
patterns (photocopy) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 23 |
Letters from Ben Nelson to Lee Dickson
about Barcodes |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 24 |
Bar Code News documents
the Joe Woodland did barcodes but not the U.P.C.
specifically. |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 25 |
IBM (Bulova) Torsional
Deflector 2500 Hertz from IBM 3666 |
1 |
Physical |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 26 |
IBM 3660/61 Product
Overview (circa 1975) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 27 |
35 mm Slide of IBM 3666
internals |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 28 |
IBM Rochester Plant
Supermarket System Announcement Page re IBM 3666 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 29 |
Picture Joe Woodland in Supermarket
Lab (Raleigh Bldg 602) with Patent |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 30 |
March 1984 National
Geographic issue focused on Lasers |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 31 |
Lee Dickson picture
used for Patent Announcements |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 32 |
Lee
Dickson IBM Holographic Scanning Review |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 33 |
Glass Holograph Plates |
3 |
Physical |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 34 |
Hologram Handouts from
Holographic Scanner |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 35 |
Picture
of
Joe Woodland with Harry Knowles at a trade show
(circa 1998) |
1 |
jpg |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 36 |
Documentation regarding
Joe Woodland nomination for Medal of Technology Award |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 37 |
IBM Corporate News
Bulletin regarding Joe Woodland Medal of Technology
Award |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 38 |
Black Notebook January
1975 Loose leaf Contains: |
1 |
Physical |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 39 |
A: U.P.C. Guidelines
Manual |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 40 |
B: U.P.C. Symbol
Specifications + updates |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 41 |
C: U.P.C. Symbol
Location Guidelines |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 42 |
D: U.P.C. Film Master
Verification Manual |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 43 |
E: U.P.C. Newsletter
Vol. 3-1 (9/1/73) thru Vol. 6-5 (6/75) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 44 |
F: Policy Statement on
Item Pricing |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 45 |
G: Letter from Arlen Young of Spectra-Physics to Dave Allais (1/19/76) discussing “price check algorithm” (not part of manual) | 1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 46 |
The Herald Sun Nov. 8,
1995 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 47 |
“Inventor sets record straight on creation of U.P.C. symbol" | 1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 48 |
IBM “Manual of Modern Coding Methods” circa 1929 | 1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 49 |
Copy of pages
from “U.P.C. Newsletter” Vol 3-6 (3/ 76) Technical
Bulletin AND a copy of EAN-13 Price Check
Algorithm (circa Aug. 1978) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 50 |
Raleigh News
&Observer June 23, 1992 article and similar from
the Baltimore Sun about the same time. |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 51 |
Raleigh News &
Observer July 14, 2004 article about Woodland, Silver
& Laurer |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 52 |
Siteline 20th
Anniversary issue April 1985 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 53 |
Invention &
Technology Spring 1993 Vol 9/Number 2 |
4 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 54 |
David C. Allais’s AIDC
Memoirs Sept 14, 2006 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 55 |
Issue November
1983 of “Siteline” |
2 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 56 |
Issue February 1987
of “Siteline” |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 57 |
IBM 7636 Bar Code
Scanner 1987 |
2 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 58 |
National Geographic Mar
1984 Vol 165 No.3 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 59 |
Formal copy of Cracking
the Code 9/30/99 by Marvin Mann |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 60 |
Letter to George Laurer
& Joe Woodland from Dave Brown 1/15/87 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 61 |
Ben Nelson early draft
of U.P.C. chapter of his book |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 62 |
Ben Nelson Letter dated
10/23/96 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 63 |
The Herald Sun ,
Durham, NC 11/8/95 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 64 |
Program for 1974
achievers banquet |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 65 |
Corporate Recognition
Banquet Plaza Hotel NY April 21 1980 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 66 |
Invite & Interview
for UCC Gala 4/30/1997. This was the 20th anniversary. |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 67 |
Proposed
U.P.C.
Symbol
(printed) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 68 |
Proposed U.P.C. Symbol
(Photo copy) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 69 |
Proposed
U.P.C.
Symbol
Revision No. 1 October 1972 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 70 |
Addendum
to
Proposed
U.P.C. Symbol Specifications Revision No. 1 October,
1972 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 71 |
Proposed U.P.C. Symbol
Revision No. 2 December 1972 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 72 |
Proposed U.P.C. Symbol
Revision No. 3 March 1973 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 73 |
Deposition (Bilgutay
suit) Jan 20, 1986 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 74 |
Exhibits relating to
the Bilgutay law suit |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 75 |
Papers relating to the
Bilgutay law suit |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 76 |
Letter to Dr. Dickson
& Al. Wolfheimer (circa Winter 1985) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 77 |
IBM 3687 Checkout
Scanning Primer |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 78 |
NRMA Voluntary Retail
Identification Standard Specification A |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 79 |
Patent 3832686
Bilgutay’s patent. Filed may 11, 1972 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 80 |
The Effect of the Design of the IBM
Proposed U.P.C. Symbol and Code on Scanner Decoding
Reliability Oct 1972 by David Savir |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 81 |
Patent 3145291 Railroad
bar code |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 82 |
Patent 3723710 Delta
C filed June 28, 1971 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 83 |
Patent 4344152 Buffer
Memory Control… filed Nov 29, 1979 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 84 |
The alternative to the
keyboard. By Creative Ventures, Inc. |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 85 |
U.P.C. Coupon
Guidelines Manual Oct 1984 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 86 |
U.P.C.
Symbol
Specifications
May 1973 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 87 |
U.P.C. Shipping
Container Symbol Specifications Manual Feb 83 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 88 |
U.P.C. Symbol Location Guidelines
May 1973 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 89 |
U.P.C. Symbol Location
Guidelines Nov 1981 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 90 |
U.P.C. Guidelines
Manual February 1983 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 91 |
U.P.C. Guidelines
Manual January 1975 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 92 |
U.P.C. Guidelines
Manual June 1981 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 93 |
U.P.C. “A guide
to Manufactures” Copyright 1980 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 94 |
SCD News
January/February 1980 |
2 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 95 |
Issue February 1987
of “Siteline” Same as |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 96 |
Smithsonian Feb 1999 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 97 |
THINK magazine May/June
1980 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 98 |
SCD News March/April
1980 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 99 |
Business Week April 7,
1973 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 100 |
MAD magazine April with
U.P.C. cover. |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 101 |
Letter from Powell to
George Laurer 10/3/91 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 102 |
article - The New Money
System (666) |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 103 |
Technical Report TR
29.0123 May 1975 by Dave Savir |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 104 |
Instruction talk on
U.P.C. 1986 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 105 |
Truncation talk 1984
Dayton Ohio |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 106 |
Talk for Data
Capture & Item ID April 1978 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 107 |
McEnroe & Jones
analysis of codes October 1971 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 108 |
Some Reminiscing A Few Years Before
the U.P.C. from Francis Beck |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 109 |
The IBM 3660
Supermarket System brochure |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 110 |
4800256 Holographic
Scanner Having Adjustable Sampling Rate |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 111 |
Fortune Magazine May
14, 2001 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 112 |
Great Moments in the
Development of the Supply Chain |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 113 |
From 25 Years behind
Bars Celebration 9/30/99 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 114 |
BAR CODES: reading between the lines by Ed. Leibowitz He says he is a Los Angeles-based freelancer and is working on a book about bar codes. | 1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 115 |
U.P.C. Symbol Specification January 1975 | 1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 116 |
1: Invitation to the 25
Years behind Bars Celebration 1999 |
2 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 117 |
2: 25 Years behind Bars Celebration
Detailed Symposium Agenda. |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 118 |
3: 25 Years behind Bars
Celebration – Our Noted Discussion Panelists. |
2 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 119 |
Cover
for
RCA
II UPC Symbol Specification Proposal |
1 |
pdf |
Fran X Beck - RCA |
| 120 |
RCA
II
UPC
Symbol Specification Proposal |
1 |
pdf |
Fran X Beck - RCA |
| 121 |
RCA
U.P.C. Symbol Proposal |
1 |
pdf |
Computer History
Museum-Essarian collection |
| 122 |
Anker
Werke
AG and Plessey Limited Proposed UPC Symbol
Print Specification |
1 |
pdf |
Computer History Museum-Essarian collection |
| 123 |
Litton
Advanced
Retail
Systems and Zellweger Uster UPC Print Specification |
1 |
pdf |
Computer History Museum-Essarian collection |
| 124 |
Scanner,
Inc.
Standard
for Printing Specifications for the Scanner UPC
Symbol |
1 |
pdf |
Computer History Museum-Essarian collection |
| 125 |
Tecnical
information
on a Proposal by Charecogn |
1 |
pdf |
Computer History Museum-Essarian collection |
| 126 |
Charecogn's
Comparison
of
U.P.C. Symbol Proposals |
1 |
pdf |
Computer History Museum-Essarian collection |
| 127 |
N. Joseph Woodland | 1 |
jpg |
Bill Selmeier - IBM |
| 128 |
Laurer, George J. |
1 |
jpg |
Bill Selmeier - IBM |
| 129 |
U.P.C. Barcode Scanning Benefits
Analysis 3Q 1977 |
1 |
pdf |
Bill Selmeier - IBM |
| 130 |
Seven digit bullseye
samples used in scanner development at RCA |
1 |
physical |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 131 |
Tom Wilson, McKinsey & Company,
talk presented at the Smithsonian U.P.C. at 25
Celebration |
1 |
pdf |
Thomas J. Wilson |
| 132 |
The 1974 Finast house organ announcing
installation of Sperry-Univac U.P.C. symbol scanning
checklane |
1 |
pdf |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 133 |
Kroger Kenwood Supermarket - 1972-73
photos Images include Meat system, checkout,
customer test scan station, and sample Banquet source
marked and in-store adhesive label marked product
images. |
1 |
pdf |
Francis X Beck Jr. - RCA |
| 134 |
"17 Billion Reasons to Say Thanks"
Document by Price, Waterhouse, Coopers provided
at the Smithsonian 25th Anniversary of the U.P.C.
recognition event |
1 |
pdf |
Thomas J. Wilson -
McKinsey & Co |
| 135 |
UCC Class Action Settlement December
15, 2003 Rob N I vs Uniform Code Council |
1 |
pdf |
George J. Laurer - IBM |
| 136 |
Wall Street Journal 4
pages (June 16, 2011) on IBM at 100 years which
includes a reference to creation of UPC on page A12 |
1 |
physical |
Henry Steele - IBM |
| 137 |
CueCat Barcode Scanner an early
UPC hand scanner that attched to the PC through the
PS2 keyboard and mouse ports |
1 |
physical
document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 138 |
Letter
Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the creation of
the IBM Business Partners Store Systems program in
2007 |
1 |
pdf |
Peter Benda - IBM |
| 139 |
Significant
events in IBM POS Business Partner History
documented in 2007 |
1 |
pdf |
Peter Benda - IBM |
| 140 |
Executive Summary of Timely
Information About UPC Oct 10, 1972 |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 141 |
10 most Used Barcodes |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 142 |
Letter from Ben Nelson to Lee Dickson
about Joe Woodland and other Barcodes |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 143 |
Measuring Print Qquality and copy of
Universal Product Code Guide to Manufacturers |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 144 |
Early UPC Newsletter - first 12
scanning stores |
1 |
Physical
Document |
George Laurer - IBM |
| 145 |
Joe Woodland's 1962 IBM Technical
Memorandum on The Design of an Optical Scanner for
Recognition of Code Patterns |
1 |
Physical
Document |
Lee Dickson - IBM |
| 146 |
Marvin
L Mann presentation at 1999 Smithsonian recognition
of 25 years of the UPC |
1 |
Physical Document | Marvin Mann - IBM |
| 147 |
Larry Russell's notes from his Oral History April 2012 |
1 |
Physical Document | Larry Russell -
McKinsey & Co |
| 148 |
Monthly UPC Newsletters from DCI 9/1973 - 11/1977 |
50 | Physical Document | Anonymous from Retired DCI Executive |
| 149 |
Code & Symbol distributed by Distribution Codes Inc 8/1975 - 11/1977 |
~92 |
Physical Documents |
Anonymous from Retired DCI Executive |
| 150 |
Image of Datachecker Double X Bar Scanner in a store |
1 |
Image |
Bill Selmeier |
| 151 |
Peter V. Andrews Article from the April 29, 2012 Raleigh News and Observer Newspaper "What IBM wrought at RTP |
1 |
PDF |
Peter V Andrews |
| 152 |
Specification Manual for the Distribution Symbol (Shipping Case Symbol) Dated June 1976 Published by Distribution Codes Incorporated. |
1 |
Physical Document |
Anonymous from Retired DCI Executive |
| 153 |
Graphic Illustration of Oversquare on UPC |
1 |
Image |
George Laurer |