Oral history interview with Peggy Kidwell

Abstract

This is one in a series of interviews on the early history of the history of computing. In this interview, Dr. Peggy Kidwell describes her upbringing and education, and her career working primarily with the mathematical collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Among other topics, she discusses her work with Dr. Uta Merzbach and her collaboration with Dr. Paul Ceruzzi. She also gives her perspective on the general ecology of the history of computing and information processing.