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Artificial intelligence and computer science are two of the strongest research areas within the Carnegie Mellon University Archives. Collections include university records pertaining to integration of computers into the academic sector and papers of internationally influential faculty members. The Archives is the repository for the papers of Professors Allen Newell and Herbert A. Simon. Newell (1927-1992) served as the Whitaker Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University from 1961 until his death, and is considered one of the fathers of artificial intelligence. Simon (1916-2001) was Professor of Administration and Psychology at the Graduate School of Industrial Administration from 1949 to 1955, and served as the R.K. Mellon Professor of Computer Science and Psychology from 1955 to the time of his death. Simon won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1978.

Academic Computing
1 linear foot of papers on the Computer Policy Advisory Committee, 1986-93.

Consortium for Computing in Undergraduate Education (C-CUE)
1 linear foot of papers pertaining to Carnegie Mellon's agreement with other local colleges to share computing resources, 1984-1989.

School of Computer Science
12 linear feet of papers, 1955-99.
This collection also includes 2 linear feet of papers from the Robotics Institute.

University Libraries
32 linear feet of papers, 1920-94.
Documents from Administrative Services and Library Automation departments, including Project Mercury.

Pamela McCorduck Collection
2 linear feet of scripts and audiotapes of interviews on the history of artificial intelligence, which were conducted in 1974-75. Among those interviewed are Allen Newell and Herbert Simon.

Arie Nicolaas (Nico) Habermann Collection
24 linear feet of papers pertaining to the former Dean of the School of Computer Science's research in the areas of programming languages, software engineering, and programming environments.

Allen Newell Collection
131 linear feet of papers and electronic files, pertaining to Newell's early work at the Rand Corporation, his work on the development of Carnegie Mellon's campus computing environment, and his work on the SOAR project, (1945-1997). Newell (1927-92) served as the Whitaker Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon from 1961, and is considered one of the fathers of artificial intelligence.

Herbert A. Simon Collection
Approximately 85 linear feet containing papers, audio and videotapes, and memorabilia, 1942-90's. Simon (1916-2001) was Professor of Administration and Psychology at the Graduate School of Industrial Administration from 1949-55, and he has served as the R.K. Mellon Professor of Computer Science and Psychology since 1955. In 1978, Simon won the Nobel Prize for Economics.

Mind Models: Artificial Intelligence Discovery At Carnegie Mellon
http://shelf1.library.cmu.edu/IMLS/MindModels/humanandmachine.html
For a half century, Carnegie Mellon University has been a leader in the research and design of artificial intelligence (AI), the creation of "thinking machines". Many of Carnegie Mellon's achievements came from pioneering work by professors Herbert A. Simon and Allen Newell. This on-line exhibit explores their work using digital surrogates of reports, papers, and downloadable video clips.