Contents of CSA #3290
Case File of Claude Elwood Shannon
Committee on Science and the Arts
1955 Ballantine Medal
- REPORT
- File Coversheet / (383k); 10/19/1955
- Final CSA Report, 19 pages including cover; 6/15/1955
- CSA Subcommittee Report, bound, whose wording is largely mirrored in the final report 15 pages; 5/11/1955
- CSA Subcommittee Report, carbon copies of typed pages, 11 pages; 5/11/1955
- CSA Subcommittee Report, handwritten, prepared for the first reading on 6/8/1955, 12 pages; 5/11/1955
- Five separate sheets containing information, e.g. editions and slide captions, for the report; undated
- Report on Claude E. Shannon, enclosed with Ely letter of 5/22/1953, labeled "Appendix A", 2 pages; 5/27/1953
- CORRESPONDENCE
- Letter to Dr. Claude E. Shannon, Bell Telephone Laboratories, from Henry B. Allen, Executive Vice President of The Franklin Institute / (451k); [More Information]
Reviews Medal Day Itinerary; 9/23/1955
- Letter to Allen from Mr. Lewis P. Tabor;
Thanks Tabor for participating in Medal ceremonies as Sponsor, reviews Medal Day activities; 9/21/1955
- Letter to Allen from Shannon / (283k); [More Information]
Informs Allen as to the title of Shannon's planned talk and responds to inquiries about marital status and desired invitees; 8/2/1955
- Letter to Shannon from Allen / (414k); [More Information]
Inquires as to the title of the talk Shannon would give on Medal Day and inquires about marital status and desired invitees; 7/20/1955
- Letter to Allen from Shannon / (340k); [More Information]
Informs Allen of Shannon's willingness to deliver a short talk on Medal Day; 7/13/1955
- Letter to Shannon from Allen / (314k); [More Information]
Inquires as to Shannon's willingness to talk at Medal Day ceremony; 7/1/1955
- Letter to Allen from Shannon / (427k); [More Information]
Thanks Allen for the Award, expresses plan to attend Medal Day; 6/24/1955
- Letter to Shannon from Allen / (404k); [More Information]
Informs Shannon of his award and the text of its citation; 6/21/1955
- Memo to Allen from Dr. Frazer
States it would be in order to inform Shannon upon ratification of the recommandation for his award; 6/10/1955
- Letter to Shannon from Secretary, Committee on Science and the Arts / (242k); [More Information]
Refers to enclosure of a reprint of the article in the December 1955 Journal of the Franklin Institute; 5/17/1956
- Letter to Dr. Albert F. Murray from Secretary;
Thanks Murray for signing and returning the citation of the Ballantine Committee's report; 11/28/1955
- Letter to Murray from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of the citation page of the Ballantine Committee's report; 11/22/1955
- Letter to Dr. William G. Ellis from Secretary;
Thanks Ellis for signing and returning the citation of the Ballantine Committee's report; 11/22/1955
- Letter to Jack from Ellis;
Refers to enclosure of signed report page; 11/18/1955
- Letter to Ellis from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of citation page to be signed; 11/17/1955
- Letter to Dr. C. B. Bazzoni from Secretary
Thanks Bazzoni for singing and returning the citation page of the Ballantine Medal report; 11/17/1955
- Letter to The Board of Managers from Chairman, Committee on Science and the Arts
Reports that confirmation of citation modification was made on 10/12/1955; 10/19/1955
- Letter to Frazer from Tabor
Acknowledges receipt of Sponsor's remarks; 10/14/1955
- Letter to Tabor from Secretary
Refers to enclosure of Sponsor's remarks; 10/12/1955
- Letter to Sponsors for Medal Day from Secretary, CSA
Presents logistics of Medal Day, 3 pages; 10/7/1955
- Letter to Sponsors from Secretary
Reminds sponsors of the sending out of invitations to Medal Day Exercises; 9/9/1955
- Letter to Tabor from Frazer;
Thanks Tabor for sending proposed Sponsor remarks; 7/1/1955
- Letter to Tabor from Secretary;
Requests presentation remarks; 7/21/1955
- Memo; requests a Ballantine Medal engraved for Shannon; undated
- Memo; requests a certificate prepared for Shannon; undated
- Letter to Bazzoni from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of citation page for the Ballantine Medal Case; 11/11/1955
- Letter to subcommittee members (Tabor (Chairman), Bazzoni, Ellis, Murray and Forstall from Secretary);
Informs subcommittee members of meeting; 5/3/1955
- Letter to subcommittee members from Tabor;
Reports on wording errors to be corrected for the final report; 6/9/1955
- Letter to Murray from Tabor / (820k); [More Information]
Explains difficulties encountered in preparing the report, 4 pages
page 2 / (841k),
page 3 / (881k),
page 4, (345k); 6/3/1955
- Letter to Forstall from Secretary;
Acknowledges letter of 5/24; 5/25/1955
- Letter to Frazer from Edward L. Forstall, Plant Extension Engineer, Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Expresses terse opinions on the Ballantine report; 5/24/1955
- Letter to subcommittee members from Secretary;
Refers to enclosure of "Note on the Claude E. Shannon Report"; 5/16/1955
- Letter to Frazer from Murray / (553k); [More Information]
Letter and enclosure of "Note on the Claude E. Shannon Report", 3 pages
page 2 / (832k),
page 3 / (730k); 5/11/1955
- Letter to Frazer from Murray;
Carbon copy of "Note on the Claude E. Shannon Report, 2 pages; 5/11/1955
- Memo to Tabor from Frazer;
States Ellis, in phone conversation, indicated he would be willing to second Dr. Bazzoni's suggestion of choosing Shannon as candidate for the 1955 Ballantine Medal, excerpt from Bazzoni letter of 3/2/1955; 3/23/1955
- Letter to subcommittee members from Secretary;
Informs members of meeting; 3/8/1955
- Letter to Frazer from Bazzoni;
Indicates Bazzoni's inclination toward recommending Shannon for the award; 3/2/1955
- Letter to subcommittee members from Secretary (signed John Frazer);
Informs members of meeting; 12/17/1954
- Letter to subcommittee members from Secretary;
Informs members of meeting with notes to individual members at the bottom; 12/2/1954
- Letter to subcommittee members from Secretary;
Asks members for preferred meeting dates; 10/26/1954; 10/26/1954
- Letter to Frazer from Murray;
Responds to inquiry about meeting date; 10/26/1954
- Letter to subcommittee members from Secretary;
Suggests early meeting to avoid undue pressure in report preparation; 10/21/1954
- Postcard on which Tabor accepts appointment on subcommittee; 10/15/1954
- Postcard on which Bazzoni accepts appointment on subcommittee; 1/1/1955
- Postcard on which Ellis accepts appointment on subcommittee; 10/18/1954
- Postcard on which Forstall accepts appointment on subcommittee; 10/18/1954
- Postcard on which Murray accepts appointment on subcommittee; 10/19/1954
- Letter to Tabor from Secretary;
Informs Tabor of his appointment to the subcommittee; 10/13/1954
- Letter to Col. H. B. Ely from Secretary;
Acknowledges receipt of letter of the 22nd; 5/27/1953
- Letter to Frazer from Ely;
Refers to enclosure of material received from Bell Telephone Laboratories and returning two CSA reports; 5/22/1953
- EPHEMERA
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Handwritten introductory presentation remarks by Tabor, 3 pages; 10/19/1955
- List of possible Ballantine Medal recipients / (332k); undated [More Information]
- Summary of Shannon's credentials and basic biographical information; 3/22/1955
- Summary of Shannon's credentials and basic biographical information; 2/13/1950
- Metting minutes; 5/9/1955
- Meeting minutes, 2 pages; 3/23/1955
- Meeting minutes; 12/27/1954
- Legacy of the Ballantine Medal; undated
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