Papers of John Simmons 1924-1970TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Papers of John Simmons 1924-1970Summary Description
Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteJohn Richardson Mainwaring Simmons (1902-85) read Mathematics at Cambridge University, before joining J. Lyons & Co. Ltd, the caterers, as a statistician and management trainee. He became an expert on management systems, and initiated the LEO computer project. Reference: P.J. Bird, LEO: The First Business Computer (Wokingham, 1994) Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentInternal documentation re management systems, J. Lyons & Co. Ltd., and re LEO computer. The archive includes two of Simmons's books: Management of change. The role of information, London, 1970; and Leo and the managers, London, 1962. System of arrangementThis archive has been catalogued to item level. A copy of the catalogue is available in paper format in the Centre's searchroom, at the National Register of Archives in London and in Chadwyck-Healey's National Inventory of Documentary Sources. The Modern Records Centre uses a classification scheme which is compatible with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (2000). For further details see the Centre's web pages. Return to the Table of Contents Index Headings
Return to the Table of Contents Access conditionsThere are no restrictions on access to these papers. Restrictions on useThere are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law. Preferred citationPapers of John Simmonds, (MSS. 363), Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationAcquisition informationThe collection was deposited in the Centre in 1995 by Mrs. Iris Axon, a former member of staff of the Institute of Administrative Management. AccrualsFurther deposits are not expected. Processing InformationThe Modern Records Centre uses a classification scheme which is compatible with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (2000). For further details see the Centre's web pages. Collection level created by D. Bishop, April 1999; amended by C. Woodland, November 2000. Paper catalogue compiled by R. Storey, December 1995. Return to the Table of Contents Related materialThe papers of J. Lyons and Co. Ltd have been deposited in the London Metropolitan Archives, ref. ACC/3527. A paper copy of the finding aid to these papers is available in London Metropolitan Archives and in the Centre (ref. MSS.363x/7/1). Other finding aidsAn authority file exists for the personal name John Richardson Mainwaring Simmons (GB 0152 AAR0981). Return to the Table of Contents |