Manuscripts

IRCAM

Description: A binder of Pierce's music writing for the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music (IRCAM), based in Paris and affiliated with Stanford University. Also includes three open reel tapes of recorded computer music by Pierce and others, and one reel of a 1979 talk Pierce gave for IRCAM.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1966-1979
Call number: mssPierce
Creator: Pierce, John R (1910-2002)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, July 2004.
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Professional

Manuscripts

Primarily professional writing published or presented by Pierce, including internal technical memoranda he authored during his 36 years at Bell Labs, scientific research papers he published throughout his career, reprints, and books he wrote, co-wrote, or edited. An index to the technical memoranda is included in box 14. Scientific paper topics include communications, sound and amplifiers, information theory, and computers and music. Additional music writing and recordings of computer music for IRCAM (Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) are in box 24, and some of his work with students at Caltech is in box 25. Books include translations in several languages.

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Papers 199-323

Manuscripts

Materials related to the personal and professional life of John R. Pierce. Correspondence is primarily from Pierce's time at Bell Labs and Caltech, and includes both internal and external letters. Correspondents include academic and lawyer Nicholas Johnson, former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Lee Loevinger, engineer Edward E. David Jr., and former President of Bell Labs William O. Baker. There is also the correspondence of character Alexander Botts Jr., created by Pierce as an excersise in imaginging the letters a fictional engineer might write and receive. Personal materials include daybooks and calendars used by Pierce; awards and certificates, including his academic degrees; and biographical articles. Manuscripts are primarily unpublished articles and stories, sometimes written under the pseudonyms J.J. Coupling and John Pierce. Professional materials include book reviews, technical memoranda written for Bell Labs, scientific papers and reprints, and books. There is also a small amount of material related to Pierce's time teaching at Caltech, as well as materials related to his work with IRCAM, the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music.

mssPierce

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Bell Telephone Labs Technical Memoranda

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Bell Telephone Labs Technical Memoranda

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mssPierce

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