| Creator | Cornew, Ronald Wallace |
| Title | Ronald Wallace Cornew Papers |
| Dates | 1966-1972 |
| Identification | MS 15 |
| Quantity | 1.0 linear feet (2 manuscript boxes) |
| Collection Abstract | The records contain material related to Ronald Wallace Cornew's activities at Simmons as a Mathematics Department Special Instructor and Lecturer and as a participant in the Simmons College Computer Committee. |
| Historical Abstract | Ronald Wallace Cornew was Special Instructor in Mathematics at Simmons College from 1966 to 1971 and Lecturer of Mathematics from 1972 to 1973. He taught the first computer course at Simmons College. |
| Language | Material in English. |
| Location | Collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Archives staff for more information. |
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[Identification of item: description and date], Ronald Wallace Cornew Papers, MS 15, Simmons College Archives, Boston, MA, USA.
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Processed by Lisa Starzyk-Weldon, November 1996
Supervised by Claire Goodwin, November 1996
This collection guide was encoded as part of the LEADS project by Sarah Galligan, June 2013
Ronald Wallace Cornew was Special Instructor in Mathematics at Simmons College from 1966 to 1971 and Lecturer of Mathematics from 1972 to 1973. Ronald Wallace Cornew received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961, 1963, and 1967 respectively. He was also the Chairman of the Simmons College Computer Committee from 1970 to 1971. Through his participation on this Committee, the first computer terminal was set up on campus in 1970. Simmons participated in a regional time-share program facilitated by AACOMP and the Metropolitan Boston Collegiate Computer Consortium (MBCCC). Simmons (and other area colleges) cooperatively "time-shared" a Hewlett-Packard system that was networked through Babson College. Ronald Wallace Cornew also taught the first computer course at Simmons College in 1968, Seminar on Computer Programming.
The papers of Ronald Wallace Cornew (1966-1972) contain materials related to Ronald Wallace Cornew's activities at Simmons Mathematics Department Special Instructor and Lecturer and as a participant in the Simmons College Computer Committee. The papers also contain materials related to Ronald Wallace Cornew's participation in other professional organizations: New England Regional Computing Program (NERComP), AACOMP, and the Metropolitan Boston College Collegiate Consortium (MBCCC)/Intercollegiate Computer Society, Inc.
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
Collection is arranged into 3 series:
Arranged alphabetically.
Contains papers related to the Mathematics Department. They include: course materials (tests and homework assignments) for the courses Numerical Methods and Seminar on Computer Programming, returned evaluations from employees of recent Simmons math graduates, student evaluations of Ronald Wallace Cornew for the course Seminar on Computer Programming, memos (departmental, interdepartmental, and all campus), proposals for Mathematics Department Curriculum development (new math and computer courses), and a questionnaire of incoming students evaluating their present math skills.
Box 1
Arranged alphabetically.
Contains papers relating to the activities and functions of the Simmons College Computer Committee's involvement in establishing the first computer terminal on campus and in generating campus interest in developing a regional computer network system. The records contain: BASIC and FORTRAN manuals used with the first terminal, computer printout, correspondence of the Committee (ingoing and outgoing), reports on computer activity and usage by the faculty and campus (including: a story from the Simmons College Bulletin (1969), a student paper, and a questionnaire regarding departmental use), financial records (bills, budget proposals, interdepartmental memos, purchase orders, and agreements), memorandum, meeting minutes, agendas, and handwritten notes.
Box 1
Box 2
Arranged chronologically.
Contains papers relating to Ronald Wallace Cornew's participation in regional computer organizations. The NERcomP folder contains meeting minutes, memos, and personal notes. The AACOMP folder contains minutes, memos, and notes. The MBCCC/Intercollegiate Computer Society, Inc. contains bylaws, certification of Incorporation records, meeting agendas, proposals, and quotations from prospective computer companies and correspondence.
Box 2
