Inventory of the Triangle Universities Computation Center (TUCC) records, 1954-1990 and undated
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Triangle Universities Computation Center
Title
Triangle Universities Computation Center (TUCC) records, 1954-1990 and undated
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
18.2 Linear Feet
11,400 Items
Abstract
11,400 Items
The Triangle Universities Computation Center (TUCC) was incorporated in 1965 as a cooperative venture between Duke University, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with the goal of providing main-frame computing services, such as electronic data and batch processing, to the universities, RTI International and others. It dissolved in 1990 due to financial difficulties, the increased use of personal computers, and disagreements among the partners.
Materials in the collection include administrative records, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial and statistical reports, memoranda, proposals, newsletters, photographs, slides, a scrapbook, and other materials from the Triangle Universities Computation Center.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsPatrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for use by researchers. In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use excluding scrapbook and photographs which are located at the repository.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Triangle Universities Computation Center (TUCC) records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Triangle Universities Computation Center (TUCC) records were received by the University Archives as a series of transfers from 1974-2000.
Processing Information
Processed by Mary Samouelian, November 2007
Encoded by Mary Samouelian, December 2007
Accessions 74-159, 78-36, 78-37, 78-150, A88-0015, A90-105, A93-1, A2000-15 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note
The Triangle Universities Computation Center (TUCC) was incorporated in 1965 as a cooperative venture between Duke University, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Owned by all three universities, its primary goals were to provide each institution with adequate computing facilities as economically as possible, minimizing the number of system programming personnel and fostering greater cooperation between the universities with an exchange of system programs and ideas. Housed in the Science and Technology Research Center in centrally located Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina, TUCC eventually expanded its main-frame computer services beyond the three universities, to support the electronic data processing needs of RTI International and other research organization located in RTP.
TUCC's decline began in the mid-1980s with an unsuccessful bid to purchase and operate a supercomputer in RTP, with the goal of transforming RTP into a "Southern Silicon Valley". This failed bid, coupled with increasing financial difficulties, the growing number of clients purchasing their own personal computers and thus needing fewer TUCC services, and escalating disagreements among member institutions about how the center should be run, ultimately lead to the dissolution of TUCC in September, 1990.
[top]Collection Overview
The TUCC records spans the years 1954-1990. The collection is arranged into two series: Administrative Records, 1954-1990 and Visual Materials, 1966-1989 and undated.
Materials in the collection include administrative records, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial and statistical reports, memoranda, proposals, newsletters, photographs, slides, a scrapbook, and other materials from the Triangle Universities Computation Center.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Duke University.
- Education--Data processing.
- Education--Data processing--Planning.
- Electronic data processing--Batch processing.
- Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.
- Electronic data processing--United States--History.
- Information technology--North Carolina.
- North Carolina State University.
- Triangle Universities Computation Center.
- Triangle Universities Computation Center--Programming services.
- TUCC Information services.
- Universities and colleges--North Carolina.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Administrative Records, 1954-1990 | ||||||
 | | Visual Materials, 1968-1991 and undated | ||||||
Detailed Description of Collection
Administrative Records, 1954-1990
10 Boxes
These files consist of a variety of administrative materials, including reports, financial statements, correspondence, meeting minutes, grant proposals, and news articles documenting the history of TUCC. These materials detail the creation and initial funding of TUCC, its activities over the course of its operations, and its eventual dissolution in September, 1990.
Box 1
Anniversary Celebration (10th & 20th) Information, 1975, 1986
Annual Reports, 1970/71-1973/74
Annual Reports, 1974/75-1977/78
Annual Reports, 1987/79-1981/82
Annual Reports, 1982/83-1986/87
Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws, 1965-1989
Assistant Directors' Meeting Minutes, 1972-1980
Assistant Directors' Meeting Minutes, 1981-1984
Assistant Directors' Meeting Minutes, 1985-1988
Board of Directors Correspondence, 1967-1969
Board of Directors Correspondence, 1975-1978
Board of Directors Correspondence, 1983
Board of Directors Correspondence, 1984
Board of Directors Correspondence, 1985-1990
Board of Directors Minutes, 1965
Board of Directors Minutes, 1966
Board of Directors Minutes, 1967
Board of Directors Minutes, 1968
Board of Directors Minutes, 1969
Board of Directors Minutes, 1970
Board of Directors Minutes, 1971 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1971 Jul-Dec
Box 2
Board of Directors Minutes, 1972 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1972 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1973 Jan-Jul
Board of Directors Minutes, 1973 Aug-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1974 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1974 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1975
Board of Directors Minutes, 1976
Board of Directors Minutes, 1977
Board of Directors Minutes, 1978 Jan-Sep
Board of Directors Minutes, 1978 Oct-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1979
Board of Directors Minutes, 1980 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1980 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1981 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1981 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1982 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1982 Jul-Dec
Box 3
Board of Directors Minutes, 1983 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1983 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1984
Board of Directors Minutes, 1985 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1985 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1986 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1986 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1987
Board of Directors Minutes, 1988
Board of Directors Minutes, 1989 Jan-Jun
Board of Directors Minutes, 1989 Jul-Dec
Board of Directors Minutes, 1990
Campus Center Directors (CCD) Meeting Minutes, 1973-1976
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1977
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1978
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1979
Box 4
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1980
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1981
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1982 Jan-Jun
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1982 Jul-Dec
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1983
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1984
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1985
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1986
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1987
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1988
CCD Meeting Minutes, 1989-1990
Campus Systems Programmers Meeting Minutes, 1970-1974
Campus Systems Programmers (CSP) Meeting Minutes, 1975-1980
CSP Meeting Minutes, 1981-1985
CSP Meeting Minutes, 1986-1989
Committee on Long Range Planning Minutes, 1966
Communications, 1965-1966
Computation Center Director's Meeting Minutes, 1967-1971
Box 5
Computation Center Director's Meeting Minutes, 1972
Computation Center Director's Meeting Minutes, 1973
Computation Center Director's Meeting Minutes, 1974 Jan-Jul
Computation Center Director's Meeting Minutes, 1974 Sep-1975 Dec
Computation Center Director's Meeting Minutes, 1976
Computer Planning Committee Minutes and Correspondence, 1967 Jan-Aug
Computer Planning Committee Minutes and Correspondence, 1967 Sep-Dec
Computer Planning Committee Minutes and Correspondence, 1968
Computer Planning Committee Minutes and Correspondence, 1969
Correspondence, 1965
Correspondence, 1966
Correspondence, 1967-1968
Document Demand, 1971-1972
DoD Auditors, 1966
Duke Data Channel Newsletter, 1988 May-Nov
Equipment Purchase, 1969
FE Status Meeting, 1982-1984
Finance Committee Minutes, 1976
Finance Committee Minutes, 1977
Finance Committee Minutes, 1978
Finance Committee Minutes, 1979
Finance Committee Minutes, 1980
Box 6
Finance Committee Minutes, 1981
Finance Committee Minutes, 1982-1985
Finance Committee Minutes, 1986
Finance Committee Minutes, 1987
Finance Committee Minutes, 1988
Finances, 1968-1970
Financial Statements, 1966-1969
Financial Statements, 1970-1972
Financial Statements, 1973-1976
Financial Statements, 1977-1981
Financial Statements, 1982-1987
Financial Statements, 1988-1990
Historical Information on TUCC, 1965-1975 and undated
History of TUCC, 1966-1985
History RTC, 1964-1967
IBM Correspondence, 1954-1969
Box 7
Installation Management Documents (IM002 - IM035, including Index), 1975-1987
Internal Documents (IA001-IA047), 1984-1987
Internal Documents (IM37-IM112), 1975-1988
Long Range Technical Planning Committee Minutes, 1967-1968
Memorandum (AC-01 through AC-37), 1966-1967
Memorandum (AD-01 through AD-23), 1965-1966
Memorandum (GI-01 through GI-26), 1966-1967
Memorandum (IA-01 through IA-14), 1966-1967
Memorandum (IP-01 through IP-09), 1966-1967
Memorandum (IS-06 through IS-51), 1966-1967
Memorandum (LS-01 through LS-27), 1966-1967
Memorandum (NL-01), 1966
Memorandum (OP-01 through OP-44), 1966-1967
Memorandum (PAD-01 through PAD-23), 1966-1967
Memorandum (TAD-01 through TAD-05), 1966-1967
Memorandum (TP-01 through TP-19), 1966-1967
Memorandum (WP-01 through WP-20), 1966-1967
Memorandum - Administrative, 1968-1970
Memorandum - Indexes and General, 1966-1967
News Articles About TUCC, 1967-1975
News Released From TUCC, 1966-1988
Newspaper Articles - Supercomputer & TUCC's Demise, 1987-1988
North Carolina Computer Orientation Project (NCCOP) Memorandum, 1966-1967
North Carolina State University (NCSU) Computing Center Newsletter, 1988-1989
Planning and Evaluation Committee Minutes, 1966-1968
President's Correspondence, 1983 Jan-Jun
President's Correspondence, 1983 Jul-Dec
Box 8
President's Correspondence, 1984 Jan-Jun
President's Correspondence, 1984 Jul-Dec
President and Director's Correspondence, 1981 Jan-Jun
President and Director's Correspondence, 1981 Jun-Dec
President and Director's Correspondence, 1982
President and Director's Correspondence, 1985 Jan-Jun
President and Director's Correspondence, 1985 Jun-Dec
President and Director's Correspondence, 1986 Jan-Jun
President and Director's Correspondence, 1986 Jun-Dec
President and Director's Correspondence, 1987 Jan-Jun
President and Director's Correspondence, 1988 Jan-Jun
President and Director's Correspondence, 1988 Jun-Dec
President and Director's Correspondence, 1989 Jan-Jun
President and Director's Correspondence, 1989 Jun-Dec
President and Director's Correspondence, 1990 Jan-Oct
Purchase of TUCC Computer Correspondence, 1969
Box 9
Proposals - IBM, 1965-1967
Proposals - NSF [Duke's proposal for the Modernization of the Computer Facilities], 1965 Feb
Proposals - NSF [UNC's proposal for the Modernization of the Computer Facilities plus Amendment], 1965 Feb
Proposals - NSF [Duke & NCSU proposal for the Establishment of TUCC], 1965 Jul
Proposals - NSF [Duke's proposal for the Expansion of Computation Capacity], 1968 Sep
Proposals - NSF [NCSU's proposal for the Expansion of Computation Capacity], 1968 Sep
Proposals - NSF [UNC's proposal for the Expansion of Computation Capacity], 1968 Sep
Proposals - NSF [Duke's proposal for a Computer Science Laboratory], 1968 Sep
Proposals - NSF [Support of NCCOP], 1970 Apr
Proposals - NSF [For Triangle Supercomputer Center], 1983 Dec-1984 May
Proposals - NSF For Arpanet Access], 1985 Aug
Proposals to TUCC - Control Data Corporation, 1965 Mar
Proposals to TUCC - General Electric, 1965
Proposals to TUCC - IBM, 1965 Mar
President and Director's Correspondence, 1990 Jan-Oct
Proposals to TUCC - Univac, 1965 Mar
Box 10
Rate Setting, 1965-1971 and undated
Reports, 1966-1969
Supernews (TUCC newsletter), 1984-1986
System Programmers Meeting Minutes, 1971-1977
Tax Exempt Status Correspondence, 1966-1969
Tax Exempt Status Correspondence, 1971-1975
TUCC Newsline, 1969-1973
TUCC Output Newsletter, 1983-1988
University Computing Center Committee Minutes, 1969-1971
UNC Newsbrief, 1988 May-1989 May
Utilization Reports, 1968-1970
Williams, Leland H., 1961, 1985
Wylbur Subcommittee Meeting Minutes, 1981-1983
Visual Materials, 1968-1991 and undated
4 Boxes
Materials in the collection include photographs (both black and white and color), color slides, microfilm reels, a scrapbook and videotape documenting social functions and operational activities related to the Triangle Universities Computation Center. Of particular interest are the microfilm reels copied by Control Data Corporation (CDC) at TUCC as part of their discovery procedure relative to the anti-trust suit against IBM. Due to the fragile nature of the materials, items in Box 11 are located in off-site storage.
Box 11
Microfilm Reels, 1972
Photograph Negatives, 1975 and undated
Videotape - Dr. Williams lecture, 1973
Box 12
Scrapbook, 1965-1990
Box 13
TUCC Photographs, 1966, 1971, 1973-1975
TUCC Photographs, 1975-1976, 1979
TUCC Photographs, 1981, 1982-1983, 1986, 1989
TUCC Photographs (Miscellaneous company events), undated
TUCC Photographs (Operations/Employees), undated
TUCC Photographs (Picnics), undated
Box 14
TUCC Slides, 1965-1967
TUCC Slides (Duke), 1968
TUCC Slides (NCSU, UNC), 1968
TUCC Slides, 1971
TUCC Slides, 1979
TUCC Slides, 1982
TUCC Slides, undated
