Norris, William C., 1911-2011-06-162011-06-161986William C. Norris, OH 116. Oral history interview by Arthur L. Norberg, 28 July and 1 October 1986, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. http://purl.umn.edu/107551OH 116https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107551Transcript, 192 pp. Audio file available at http://purl.umn.edu/95360Norris was a founding vice president of Engineering Research Associates (ERA). He later became head of the Univac Division of the Remington Rand before founding and becoming president and chief executive officer of Control Data Corporation (CDC) in 1957. Norris begins by describing his employment before World War II, his civilian career with the Navy, and his commission in the Naval Reserve. He then discusses his work with Communications Supplementary Activities-Washington. Norris' description of the formation and operations of ERA comprise over half of the interview. Topics include: the roles of Howard Engstrom, John E. Parker, C. B. Tompkins, and Northwestern Aeronautical in the formation of ERA; the influence of the Whirlwind project; government contracts held by ERA; magnetic drums; and contract negotiations with James Birkenstock of International Business Machines. In the second half of the interview Norris discusses the ERA 1101, ERA 1102, and ERA 1103 computers, the acquisition of ERA by Remington Rand, the Univac File computer, his work as head of the Univac Division, and the formation of CDC.en-USComputer historyWhirlwind computerUnivac File computerUnited States. -- Navy. -- Communications Supplementary Activities-WashingtonTompkins, Charles Brown, 1912-Parker, John E., 1900-1989Northwestern Aeronautical CorporationInternational Business Machines Corporation.ERA 1103 (Computer)ERA 1102 (Computer)ERA 1101 (Computer)Engstrom, Howard T.Engineering Research AssociatesDefense contracts -- United StatesControl Data CorporationComputers -- United States -- HistoryComputer industry -- United States -- MergersComputer industry -- United States -- HistoryBirkenstock, James W. (James Warren), 1912-Oral History