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  • Title
    Collection of Ferranti Computer Division Papers relating to the Wythenshawe Site
  • Reference
    YA2011.12
  • Production date
    1965 - 1993
  • Creator
    • Ferranti International plcBiography
  • Scope and Content
    A collection of documents related to computers made at Wythenshawe including drawings, programming manuals, data books, brochures for Argus 500-600 series, photographs, marketing and training films and an internal phonebook.
  • Extent
    7 boxes and rolled items
  • Archival history
    Mr Belshaw, an engineer at Ferranti, collected these papers once it had become apparent that the company's Wythenshawe site was going to be closed. He retained them until he donated them to the museum in 2011.
  • Level of description
    TOP
  • Repository name
    Science and Industry Museum
  • Subject
  • Conditions governing access
    Open Access
  • Conditions governing Reproduction
    Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions
  • External document
  • Related object
  • Related items
    Y2011.12.1 - Y2011.12.12