Herman Hollerith: Electric Tabulating Device, 1890

Contents of CSA #1458

Case File of Herman Hollerith
Committee on Science and the Arts
1890 Elliott Cresson Medal

• Report [More Information]
  • Committee on Science and the Arts Report, Reporting on and commending The Hollerith Electric Tabulating System, 1/20/1899 (906k)

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  • Committee on Science and the Arts Report, Reporting on The Hollerith Electric Tabulating System, (Preliminary Report) 1/2/1899
  • Sub-Committee on Science and the Arts Report, Reporting on The Hollerith Electric Tabulating System, (Draft), (and copy), 1/2/1899
  • Report, from the Superintendent of Census, Examination of Different Methods of Tabulating Census Data, 12/2/1889 (534k)

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• Correspondence
  • Letter from H. Hollerith to William H. Wahl, Offering patent document copies and a demonstrations of operating machines, 3/9/1889 (882k) [More Information]
  • Letter from Frank D. Johns to William H. Wahl, Informing that correspondence has been forwarded to Hollerith, 4/23/1889 (799k) [More Information]
  • Letter to H. Hollerith, Outlining conditions for the Committee's examination of Hollerith's device, 9/20/1889 (559k) [More Information]
  • Letter from H. Hollerith to William H. Wahl, Describing a planned demonstration for the Superintendent of the Census, 9/21/1889 (750k) | Page 2 (462k) [More Information]
  • Letter to H. Hollerith, Describing Sub-Committee members and demonstration travel arrangements, 9/23/1889 (765k) [More Information]
  • Letter from H. Hollerith to William H. Wahl, Detailing arrangements for the Committee's inspection of the machine, 9/24/1889 (825k) | Page 2 (494k) [More Information]
  • Letter from W.H.W., Secretary, to L. d'Aurio, Requesting dates for Sub-Committee meeting, 10/26/1889
  • Letter from H. Hollerith to Prof. d'Aurio, Describing Census Office tests on keyboard punch card transcription, 11/13/1889 (1006k) [More Information]
  • Letter from H. Hollerith to William H. Wahl, Requesting return of photographic negatives, enclosing copy of the Census Commission report, 12/5/1889 (728k)*** [More Information]
  • Letter from H. Hollerith to William H. Wahl, Suggesting changes to the machine design in the Sub-Committee report, 1/14/1890 (883k) [More Information]
  • Letter from H. Hollerith to William H. Wahl, Commenting on cost advantages of the Hollerith card machine, 1/16/1890 (873k) | Page 2 (657k) [More Information]
  • Letter from William H. Wahl to L. d'Aurio, Transmitting Hollerith's suggested report changes, 1/18/1890

• Evidential Information
  • Publications
    • Newspaper, Electrical Review, Electrical Science in Census Work, 1/26/1889 (305k) | Page 2 (343k) | Page 3 (350k) | Page 4 (344k) [More Information]
    • Newspaper, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, The Eleventh Census, 10/12/1889 (2.7M) | Page 2 (2.7M) | Page 3 (3.0M) | Page 4 (3.1M) [More Information]
  • Photographs
    • Operator with Hollerith Card Sorter/Compiler, Photocopy, undated (353k) | Photo 2 (369k) | Photo 3 (346k) [More Information]
  • Patents
    • U.S. Patent No. 395,781 on the Art of Compiling Statistics, 1/8/1889 (1.0M) [More Information]

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    • U.S. Patent No. 395,782 on the Art of Compiling Statistics, 1/8/1889 (1.0M) [More Information]

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    • U.S. Patent No. 395,783 on Apparatus for Compiling Statistics, 1/8/1889 (1.0M) [More Information]

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  • Ephemera
    • Booklet, from John S. Billings, Forms of Tables of Vital Statistics - Needs of a City Health Department, 1888 (473k) | Page 2 (439k) | Page 3 (708k) | Page 4 (761k) | Page 5 (696k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Query Card for MALE-NATIVE, 1889 (320k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Data Card with punch holes, 1889 (423k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Table of Place of Birth Codes, 1889 (398k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Table of Occupations Codes, 1889 (642k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Form F - MALE FOREIGN Occupation, 1889 (1007k) | Page 2 (994k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Form F - MALE NATIVE Occupation, 1889
    • Card, Census Form F - FEMALE NATIVE Occupation, 1889
    • Card, Census Form F - FEMALE FOREIGN Occupation, 1889
    • Card, Census Form F - ILLITERATES MALE FOREIGN Occupation, 1889
    • Card, Census Form F - ILLITERATES MALE NATIVE Occupation, 1889
    • Card, Census Form F - ILLITERATES FEMALE FOREIGN Occupation, 1889
    • Card, Census Form F - ILLITERATES FEMALE NATIVE Occupation, 1889
    • Card, Census Form E - MALE FOREIGN Place of Birth, 1889
    • Card, Census Form E - MALE NATIVE Place of Birth, 1889
    • Card, Census Form E - FEMALE NATIVE Place of Birth, 1889
    • Card, Census Form E - FEMALE FOREIGN Place of Birth, 1889 (1.1M) | Page 2 (1.2M) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Form E - ILLITERATES MALE FOREIGN Place of Birth, 1889
    • Card, Census Form E - ILLITERATES MALE NATIVE Place of Birth, 1889
    • Card, Census Form E - ILLITERATES FEMALE FOREIGN Place of Birth, 1889
    • Card, Census Form E - ILLITERATES FEMALE NATIVE Place of Birth, 1889
    • Card, Census Form D3 - FEMALE FOREIGN Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form D4 - MALE FOREIGN Other Relationships, 1889 (1.1M) | Page 2 (1.1M) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Form D3 - MALE FOREIGN Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form D4 - FEMALE FOREIGN Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form D1 - FEMALE NATIVE Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form D1 - MALE NATIVE Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form D2 - MALE NATIVE Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form D2 - FEMALE NATIVE Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form CC3 - MALE FOREIGN Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form CC3 - FEMALE FOREIGN Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form CC2 - MALE NATIVE Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form CC2- FEMALE NATIVE Other Relationships, 1889
    • Card, Census Form C- FEMALE FOREIGN Conjugal Condition, 1889
    • Card, Census Form C- FEMALE NATIVE Conjugal Condition, 1889 (949k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Form C- MALE FOREIGN Conjugal Condition, 1889
    • Card, Census Form C- MALE NATIVE Conjugal Condition, 1889
    • Card, Census Form C- MALE FOREIGN Conjugal Condition, 1889
    • Card, Census Form C- ILLITERATES MALE NATIVE Conjugal Condition, 1889
    • Card, Census Form C- ILLITERATES FEMALE NATIVE Conjugal Condition, 1889
    • Card, Census Form C- ILLITERATES FEMALE FOREIGN Conjugal Condition, 1889
    • Card, Census Form B- Size of Families, 1889 (981k) | Page 2 (993k) [More Information]
    • Card, Census Form A- Families and Dwellings, 1889 (997k) [More Information]

• Miscellaneous
  • Memorandum, to Committee on Science and the Arts, Requesting an examination and report on The Hollerith Electric Tabulating System, undated
  • ***Negatives found with case file #1458 (unknown if they are the same photographic negatives referred to in correspondence above):

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