Thomas G. Stockham papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1491

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Thomas G. Stockham papers (1951-1994) provide information about the personal and professional life of Thomas Greenway Stockham, Jr. (b. 1933). The papers include personal documents, correspondence, teaching and business records, scientific and technical reports and manuals, project notes, and published and unpublished documents. The Collection is divided into five groups of material. The first group contains awards information, biographical data sheets and sketches, personal correspondence, and summaries of yearly activities. The second and third groups of material contain teaching and business files. The fourth group contains technical reports adn scientific manuals. The fifth group contains published and unpublished documents such as books, articles, term papers, theses, and dissertations.

Dates

1951-1994

Creator

Stockham, Thomas G. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Box 13 is restricted.

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 Sketch

Thomas G. Stockham (b. 1933) is best known for his development of digital sound, his contributions to computer image processing procedures, and his work on the Watergate tapes. However, from 1968 until his retirement in 1994, he was a professor at the University of Utah, where he taught both electrical engineering and computer science. He was also the founder and on the Board of Directors for Soundstream, Inc., the first commercial digital recording company in the United States. It was founded in 1975, and located in downtown Salt Lake City.

Extent

65 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

Organized in five series: I. Personal Papers; II. Teaching Files; III. Office Files; IV. Technical Reports and Manuals; V. Published and Unpublished Documents.