LEO Catalogue Update: 29th May 2022

29th May 2022

Since our previous update, the following material has now been scanned, catalogued and uploaded:

 

David Caminer Papers – LEO Jobs

More material from David Caminer’s papers has been catalogued, in particular those files relating to the first jobs that were carried out by LEO I (L1 – Payroll, L2 – Teashop Orders, L4 – Tea Blending, L5 – Wholesale Bakery and L6 – Ice Cream Dealer).

 

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL1/2 - 66651 L1 Payroll Job Specification Draft

 

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL2/1 - 66768 L2 Teashops Orders - Job Requirements (Revised Draft)

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL2/2 - 66769 L2 Teashops Orders - Notes

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL2/3 - 66770 L2 Teashops Orders - Costs and Charges

 

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL4/4 - 66704 L4 Tea Buying [Blending] Control - Job Requirements

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL4/5 - 66712 Tea Blending Control - Job Requirements - Specimen Forms

 

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/1 - 67108 L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: Outline Flowcharts

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/2 - 67109 L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: Systems Research Method Summary

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/3 - 67110 L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: Method Summary Specimens

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/4 - 67111 LEO Requirements of a Clerical Job - L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: Specimens and Schedules (Revision 1)

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/5 - 67112 LEO Job Requirements - L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: Direct Sales by Representatives

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/6 - 67113 L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: L5A Main Daily Job (Specimens)

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/7 - 67114 L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: L5B Daily Cash Balance (Specimens)

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL5/8 - 67115 L5 Wholesale Bakery Invoicing: L5C Compilation of Cash Collection Lists (Specimens)

 

CMLEO/DC/WF/LL6/1 - 67216 L6 Ice Cream Journey Planning and Sales Statistics: Specimens

 

CMLEO/DC/LP/63721/13 - 67320 Northampton Polytechnic: Courses, Syllabus

 

CMLEO/DC/WF/PRG/C04 - 66488 C4. Trial Technique

CMLEO/DC/WF/PRG/C09 - 66490 C9. Self-checking codes on LEO

CMLEO/DC/WF/PRG/C03b - 66491 C3. Programming sequences (Miscellaneous)

CMLEO/DC/WF/PRG/C70 - 66502 C70. LEO (Synthesis Orders)

CMLEO/DC/WF/PRG/C03a - 67334 C3. Programming sequences (Division)

 

Photographs

In the next stage of cataloguing we are now focussed on adding photographs from the LEO Computers Collection to the catalogue. This includes both physical and digital copies of photographs of LEO I, II, III and executive photo portraits of the men involved with LEO Computers and English Electric. Also included are copies of photographs from the collection of material held at the University of Manchester’s Archive, which were taken by John Daines.

 

CMLEO/LS/PH/1/67679 - 67679  LEO I Simplified Control Panel

CMLEO/LS/PH/1/67998 - 67998 Brian Skillen and Ernie Aylott

 

CMLEO/LS/PH/2/67802 - 67802 Tony Barnes talking to Prince Philip at Minerva Road

CMLEO/LS/PH/2/67805 - 67805 Prince Philip examining a drawing board at Minerva Road

CMLEO/LS/PH/2/67806 - 67806 Prince Philip examining a machine at Minerva Road

CMLEO/LS/PH/2/67820 - 67820 LEO II/5 at Hartree House

 

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67410 - 67410 Computer room tape deck area

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67411 - 67411 Hollerith tabulator

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67417 - 67417 LEO III/34 Operator loading tape reader

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67418 - 67418 LEO III/34 Anelex printer

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67419 - 67419 LEO III/34 Operator at control panel

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67420 - 67420 LEO III/26 Operator adjusting tape deck

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67421 - 67421 LEO III/34 Operator loading punch cards

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67422 - 67422 LEO III Operator using a tape reader

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67423 - 67423 LEO III Operator adjusting an instrument panel

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67424 - 67424 LEO III/90 Computer room

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67425 - 67425 LEO III/90 Operator at console

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67426 - 67426 LEO III/90 Operator at console (different angle)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67427 - 67427 LEO III/34 Operators at Uptime card reader (close up)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67428 - 67428 LEO III/34 Uptime card reader control panel

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67429 - 67429 LEO III/34 Uptime card reader

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67430 - 67430 LEO III/34 Operators at Uptime card reader

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67431 - 67431 LEO III/34 Console

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67432 - 67432 LEO III/34 Console (wide shot)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67637 - 67637 Charles House contact sheet

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67666 - 67666 LEO III Tape deck

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67667 - 67667 LEO III Control desk

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67668 - 67668 LEO III Tape decks and reels

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67669 - 67669 LEO III Printer and instrument panels

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67670 - 67670 LEO III Racks

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67671 - 67671 LEO III Computer room and workers

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67672 - 67672 Elliott Tape reader

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67673 - 67673 LEO III Computer room and tape decks

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67674 - 67674 LEO III Printer

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67675 - 67675 LEO III Instrument panel

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67680 - 67680 LEO III/2 at Minerva Road

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67681 - 67681 LEO III/17 at Manchester Town Hall (1/3)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67682 - 67682 LEO III/17 at Manchester Town Hall (2/3)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67683 - 67683 LEO III/17 at Manchester Town Hall (3/3)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67796 - 67796 LEO III/27 (326) at Freemans Ltd

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67799 - 67799 LEO III/27 (326) at Freemans Ltd (night shift)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67800 - 67800 LEO III/27 (326) at Freemans (pre System 4 tape decks)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67812 - 67812 LEO III/1 Engineer's control panel

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67813 - 67813 LEO III/39 Assembler Unit

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67814 - 67814 LEO III/1 Printer Control Loops

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67815 - 67815 LEO III/39 Circuit Board

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67816 - 67816 LEO III/18 Paper Taper Reader (1,000 chs/sec)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67817 - 67817 LEO III/39 Ever Ready Co.

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67818 - 67818 LEO III/18 AMPEX Magnetic Tape Unit

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67819 - 67819 LEO III/39 Operator's Console

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67821 - 67821 LEO III/3F Computer Room

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67822 - 67822 Autolector

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67823 - 67823 Mechanism

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67824 - 67824 Back of LEO Cabinets

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67825 - 67825 TM4 Tape Decks

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67826 - 67826 LEO Control Desk

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67828 - 67828 LEO III/2 at Minerva Road

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67829 - 67829 LEO III/93 at Minerva Road

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67830 - 67830 LEO III/19 at Lytham St Annes (1/2)

CMLEO/LS/PH/3/67831 - 67831 LEO III/19 at Lytham St Annes (2/2)

 

CMLEO/LS/PH/4/68000 - 68000 ENIAC, University of Pennsylvania

CMLEO/LS/PH/4/68001 - 68001 Operator at Tape Decks

                                            

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/67690 - 67690 1984 LEO Reunion Contact Sheet A

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/67691 - 67691 1984 LEO Reunion Contact Sheet B

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/67790 - 67790 LEO Programming Office Dinner Dance

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/67807 - 67807 Lyons Engineers

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/67808 - 67808 John Winterbottom

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/67827 - 67827 LEO Drinks Reception

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68138 - 68138 Executive Photo Portraits: John Aris

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68139 - 68139 Executive Photo Portraits: Daniel Broido (no. 1)

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68140 - 68140 Executive Photo Portraits: Daniel Broido (no. 2)

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68141 - 68141 Executive Photo Portraits: David Caminer

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68142 - 68142 Executive Photo Portraits: Doug Comish

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68143 - 68143 Executive photo portraits: John Forbes

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68144 - 68144 Executive photo portraits: Bob Gibson

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68145 - 68145 Executive photo portraits: Peter Gyngell

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68146 - 68146 Executive photo portraits: A. Headley

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68147 - 68147 Executive photo portraits: Frank Land

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68148 - 68148 Executive photo portraits: Ralph Land

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68149 - 68149 Anthony Salmon, Sir Gordon Radley, Ernest Lenaerts, John Pinkerton

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68150 - 68150 Ernest Lenaerts

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68151 - 68151 Executive photo portraits: John Pinkerton

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68152 - 68152 Executive photo portraits: John Pinkerton - contact sheet

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68153 - 68153 Executive photo portraits: John Pinkerton [ICL Slough]

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68154 - 68154 Executive photo portraits: Tom Watling

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68155 - 68155 Executive photo portraits: Tom Watling - contact sheet 1

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68156 - 68156 Executive photo portraits: Tom Watling - contact sheet 2

CMLEO/LS/PH/5/68157 - 68157 Executive photo portraits: John Wood

 

CMLEO/LS/EP/68233 - 68233 David Caminer's Official Company Biography Form

CMLEO/LS/EP/68234 - 68234 A. Headley Biography

CMLEO/LS/EP/68235 - 68235 Press Office caption for Lenaerts' 40th

 

 

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