Biographical material and interviews
MS. Eng. misc. b. 248/A.2
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Biographical material and interviews
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. b. 248/A.2
Summary
Includes miscellaneous curricula vitae, autobiographical notes, etc. prepared by Strachey on various occasions, 1946, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973.
'Getting down to software fundamentals', interview with Strachey by Nancy Foy, in Dataweek, Vol. 12, no. 2, 8 July 1970 (photocopy). The original publication also carries a front cover photograph of Strachey.
'The word games of the night bird', interview with Strachey by Nancy Foy, in Computing Europe, 15 August 1974.
'Computing: Can Britain Set the Pace', article by D. Michie in University of Edinburgh Bulletin, November 1971.
Some of the material has been drawn on in framing several of the catalogue entries.
Date
1946-1974
Language
English
Physical extent
1 file
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Collection contents
Papers and correspondence of Christopher Strachey
Biographical and Personal
Biographical material and interviews
