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Title: Robert Noyce papers
Dates: ca. 1948-1990
Collection number: M1490
Creator:
Noyce, Robert N., 1927-
Collection Size:
11 linear ft. (19 manuscript boxes and 3 oversize boxes)
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Collection contains documents, photographs, videotape, and audio tape (reel to reel).
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use. Requests for electronic
media (audio and video tape, disks, etc.) will require a review before patron use; please refer to http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/emedia/access.html
for complete policy statement.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Robert Noyce papers, M1490. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Gift of the Noyce Foundation, 2005. Accession 2005-244.
Biography / Administrative History
Robert Noyce was a Silicon Valley pioneer who participated in the invention of the microchip. He was part of the first successful
semiconductor corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor, and went on to be one of the founders of Intel. After his death in 1990,
the Noyce Foundation was named by his estate.
Scope and Content of Collection
Many personal materials, including family history, and material from childhood and academic career. Also included are documents
and materials from Noyce's work at Shockley Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, and the Semiconductor Industry
Association. Also includes 24 video tapes, 1 reel to reel tape, and numerous newsclippings.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation
Intel Corporation
Microelectronics--History
Science--History
Semiconductors
Microelectronics Industry--California--Santa Clara County