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These papers relate to participation in a seminar at the University of Glasgow marking Dennis Grilles' retirement, to a talk delivered by MVW to the AI Dining Club and to a seminar paper presented at the University of Strathclyde. Includes correspondence with Donald Michie and Keith van Rijsbergen. Also a programme for the '1st International robot Olympics', hosted in Sep. 1990 by the Turing Institute.

Correspondence with William H. Davidow, Hewlett-Packard; H. G. Asmus, AFIPS HQ New York; George E. Forsythe, Stanford; Paul R. DesJardins, Allen-Babcock Computing Inc.; Cuthbert C. Hurd, Computer Usage Co. Palo Alto; Tom Cheatham, Computer Associates Inc.; Isaac L. Auerbach, Auerbach Corp. Philadelphia; J. D. Madden, ACM; E. A. Feigenbaum, Stanford.

Includes an item from a 1953 summer session at MIT, Project Whirlwind, and numerous Project MAC Memoranda. Correspondence with R. G. Mills, MIT; Carlos Christensen, Computer Associates Inc.; Donald K. Pollock, Office of Naval research; R. M. Fano; J. C. R. Licklider, US Defense Dept; John McCarthy, Stanford.

Includes copies of V. A. Wilkes, History of the mission at Darlaston, 1925; Abstract of Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 with special rules for the South Staffordshire District; memorandum on the Workmen's Compensation Act 1906; Special Rules for the conduct and guidance of persons acting in the management of collieries … in the South Staffordshire district, under the Coal Mines Inspection Act of 1855; photograph of participants in the South Staffordshire Mining Schools' 1906 excursion; certificate issued to George Alban Wilkes by the Board of Guardians of the Walsall Union, Staffordshire, appointing him Registrar of Births and Deaths for the Darlaston District, 29 Aug. 1862.

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MVW extended his stay in the US to visit Bell Labs, New Jersey, AT&T, and New York City. Includes correspondence with Marsha H. Longshore, IEEE Media Relations; Wallace S. Read, IEEE President; Howard Wintle, Queen's University Kingston; Alan Berenbaum; Carter Bancroft, Berkeley.

Mostly portraits of or group photos with MVW, but including golden wedding and other formal portraits of his parents and a photograph of Bill Elliott 'before the War'.