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New York State Division of the Budget Electronic Data Processing Unit Correspondence and Memorandums


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of correspondence and memorandums, drafted by the Division of the Budget's Electronic Data Processing unit, pertaining to all aspects of electronic data processing in state agencies. Records relate to plans, specifications, bidding, contracts, purchase or lease of equipment, budget requests, and statistics of use. Meeting minutes and reports concerning the controversial installation at the Office of General Services of a Honeywell H6060 mainframe computer are also included.
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Division of the Budget Electronic Data Processing Unit correspondence and memorandums
Quantity:

4 cubic feet

(15 volumes)

Inclusive Dates:
1972-1978
Series Number:
13804

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of correspondence and memorandums of the Electronic Data Processing unit. The main part of the series contains copies of outgoing letters and memorandums from Robert E. Scharg, Director of State Computer Systems Development, and other staff of the unit. The correspondence and memorandums concern all aspects of electronic data processing in state agencies, including plans, specifications, bidding, contracts, purchase or lease of equipment, budget requests, and statistics of use. The items are contained in loose-leaf binders and are arranged in reverse chronological order in each binder. There is no index to this part of the series.

A sub-series consists of correspondence and memorandums, minutes of meetings, and reports concerning installation at the Office of General Services of a Honeywell H6060 mainframe computer, replacing an IBM 370/158. This conversion took several years to plan and implement, and difficulties experienced in the Honeywell system became a matter of public comment and debate. The documents relating to the conversion are found in seven loose-leaf binders; they are in reverse chronological order. Summary lists of documents are found in Volumes 9 and 11. These lists give the date of each document and précis of its contents.

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Dates Contents Box Volume

Accretion: 13804-83
1972 May - October Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 1 1
1972 October - 1973 May Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 1 2
1973 June - December Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 1 3
1974 January - September Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 1 4
1974 October - 1975 May Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 2 5
1975 June - 1976 January Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 2 6
1976 February - October Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 2 7
1976 November - 1977 March Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 2 8
Honeywell Conversion 2
1978 January - May Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda, Index 1977 - March 1978 3 9
1977 April - December Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 3 10
1974 - 1977 March Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda, Index 3 11
1976 July - December Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 3 12
1976 January - June Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 4 13
1975 June - December Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 4 14
1974 April - 1975 June Day Book of Correspondence and Memoranda 4 15