Catalogue description Various documents describing the work of the Programming Research Group, 1968-74. All...

Various documents describing the work of the Programming Research Group, 1968-74. All are stencilled copies of typescripts and are a useful supplement to the official reports in CSAC 71.1.80/B.7. They were perhaps collated by Strachey when he was preparing the final report to the S.R.C. (CSAC 71.1.80/B.9).

Includes: 2 notes prepared for prospective graduate students, November 1968 and September 1970.

3 pp. note probably prepared for Oxford University re research, teaching, staff and publications of P.R.G., October 1970.

10 pp. copy of 'Application for a Research Grant' (to the S.R.C. for a supplement to the original grant), March 1971.

2 pp. note 'Position in 1972 and after'.

4 pp. draft report (by V.E.M. Bowell) evaluating work of P.R.G., August 1971.

Last page of letter from Chairman, Sub-Faculty of Computation, to Secretary of Faculties, Oxford University, re 'small number of academic posts in computing', 1974, and referring to the 'international reputation of P.R.G.'

2 pp. note prepared for presentation to Computing Science Board (see additional papers and correspondence in CSAC 71.1.80/B.10), June 1974.

The folder also includes miscellaneous 'hand-outs' for students and staff of the P.R.G. re library, course work.