Alan Conway Ashton papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1037

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Alan Conway Ashton papers consist of a draft of his University of Utah dissertation Electronics, music and computers, instructional materials including tests, lecture notes, and assignment sheets for various courses in computer science.

Dates

1970-1976

Creator

Ashton, Alan Conway, 1942- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Alan Conway Ashton was a professor of computer science at Brigham Young University who created the WordPerfect word processing software. He was president of WordPerfect Corporation.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (3 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Alan Conway Ashton papers (1970-1976) consist of a draft of his University of Utah dissertation Electronics, music and computers, instructional materials including tests, lecture notes, and assignment sheets for various courses in computer science. Ashton created the WordPerfect word processing software.