Earliest extant program for a stored program digital computer. Also includes a copy of Donald E. Knuth's "Von Neumann's first computer program" Computing Surveys 2, 4 (1970), 247-259.

Correspondence, notebooks, reports, legal documents, contracts, research data, publications, all of which relate to Goldstine's professional contributions as a professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago, 1936-1939 and University of Michigan, 1939-1950; United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel in charge of the governement development of the ENIAC and EDVAC computers, 1941-1945; Institute for Advanced Study, Assistant Project Director for electronic computer project, 1946-1958; International Business Machines Corporation: Director of Mathematical Sciences, Research 1958-1960; Director Mathematical Sciences Department, IBM Research, 1960-1965; Director of Scientific Development, Data Processing Division, 1965-1967; Consultant to Director of Research, 1967-1969; IBM Fellow, 1969-1984; American Philosophical Society, Executive Officer, 1984-1997. Dr. Goldstine's contributions to the development of the computer are documented in the collection, especially in relation to his work with John von Neumann.

A gifted mathematician, Polish-born Stanislaw Ulam made contributions to set theory, topology, mathematical logic, and number theory, but is most widely remembered for his work in fostering the technical development of thermonuclear weapons. He was associated with Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories for most of the years between 1943 and 1965, and thereafter with the University of Colorado. These papers include personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts of both published and unpublished works, and memorabilia.

Primary source materials for the history of quantum physics in the twentieth century, collected under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society and the American Physical Society, with a grant from the National Science Foundation.