Internal documentation about management systems, J. Lyons & Company Ltd., and about LEO computer. The archive includes two of Simmons' books: 'Management of change. The role of information', London, 1970; and 'Leo and the managers', London, 1962.
Papers of John Simmons (1902-1985), statistician
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- ReferenceGB 152 SIS
- Dates of Creation1924-1994
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description4 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Richardson Mainwaring Simmons (1902-85) read Mathematics at Cambridge University, before joining J. Lyons & Company Ltd, the caterers, as a statistician and management trainee. He became an expert on management systems, and initiated the LEO computer project.
Reference: P.J. Bird, 'LEO: The First Business Computer' (Wokingham, 1994).
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Acquisition Information
The collection was deposited in the Centre in 1995 by Mrs. Iris Axon, a former member of staff of the Institute of Administrative Management.
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