About the records


Title Records of CSIRAC Archives
Date Range 1940 - 2002
Creator CSIRAC (1949 - 1971)
Extent 1.22 metres (1,134 items)
Repository Melbourne Museum, Museum of Victoria
Abstract CSIRAC, designed and built by CSIR scientists, was the first stored-memory electronic computer in Australia.

Administrative Information

C070 not used.

  • The collection is comprised of records from 3 accessions. The codes used to uniquely identify each accession range from CSRC1995/0001 to CSRC2001/0001.

  • The records have been allocated to 24 series. The codes used to uniquely identify each series range from CSRS0001 to CSRS0024.

  • Through the processing of the records, 10 provenance entities were identified. The codes used to uniquely identify each provenance entity, i.e. records creator or custodian, range from CSRCP01 to CSRCP10.

  • The inventory covers 1,134 items, and may include records of continuing value, records sentenced for destruction and records that have been destroyed. The codes used to uniquely identify each inventory item range from C001 to L459. The total collection occupies 122 linear cm of shelf space (or its equivalent).

  • The documentation of the records at inventory level started on 12 October 1995. The latest additions were made on 28 November 2002. The latest modifications were made on 15 April 2003. This collection profile was updated on 5 July 2005.


Published by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, 2002
Listed by Ron Bowles, Jurij Semkiw, John Spencer, Judith Hughes
HTML edition
Updated 5 July 2005
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/csrc/about.htm

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