ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title AIDC 100 Archive - Robert LaMoreaux Collection
Collection Number SC 357
OCLC Number In-process
Creator Robert LaMoreaux, 1933-2010
Provenance Donated in February 2002 by Robert LaMoreaux.
Extent, Scope, and Content Note The Robert LaMoreaux Collection consists of 30.5 linear inches of business papers,
manuscripts, and artifacts produced and accumulated between 1972 and 1999 by Robert
LaMoreaux's career as a pioneer in the automatic identification and data capture (AIDC)
industry and as an educator.
Arrangement and Processing Note Finding aid edited and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray, May 2019.
The papers are arranged by subject matter. Series 1: Business Papers Sub-series 1: Educational Writings Sub-series 2: Automotive Industry Sub-series 3: Food Produce Industry Series 2: Artifacts
Language English
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.
Citation [Item], [Box], Robert LaMoreaux Collection, Special Collections and University Libraries, Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note Robert LaMoreaux born on July 31, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to Hilda and Dave (Mark
David) LaMoreaux. He attended elementary school in Trenton, Michigan and High School
in Eustis, Lake County, Florida, where he was one of the first Eagle Scouts in the
area. LaMoreaux graduated from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Commerce
and received his MBA and PhD from Michigan State University (MSU). In addition, he
obtained a PhD from Central California University. He served in the Navy, retiring
officially from the Naval Reserve after 13 years. He worked for 25 years for General
Motors and concurrently for Lansing Community College where he taught for 30 years.
Upon retiring from Oldsmobile, LaMoreaux began working at the MSU School of Packaging,
where he taught and ran seminars for 15 years. In total, LaMoreaux taught for nine
different institutions of higher education. HE was recognized as a barcode pioneer
when he was elected an original member of the Automatic Identification Capture 100
Honorary Society. He gave numerous talks on barcode and automatic identification in
this country and internationally, and wrote books on the subject that earned awards
for writing standards in the field.
Subjects Automatic identification and data capture Bar coding. Bar coding -- Equipment and supplies. System identification. Automatic data collection systems.
INVENTORY
Series 1: Business Papers Sub-series 1: Educational Writings
Box 1
Manuscript on bar code history, undated (5f) A Managerial Study of the Elements of Opto-electronic Input to Information to the
Data processing System for Increased Productivity and Accuracy by Robert La Moreaux
(Dissertation), July 1982. Barcodes: A Practical Guide and Reference for Practitioners (Chapter Synopsis), August
15, 1993 The Basics of Bar Coding and Automatic Identification. Keyless Data Entry by Dr. Robert La Moreaux (transparencies), undated. Barcodes and other Automatic Identification Systems by Robert La Moreaux (ordering
brochure), undated A Survey of Automotive Identification Application in the Automobile Industry (white
paper), undated Michigan State University, Student Survey, undated Michigan State University, School of Packaging Course Schedule, 1988 Developing and Maintaining a Barcode Based System (outline) – MSU Packaging School Seminar, May 2-3, 1988 Michigan State University: Current packaging issues in the Automobile Industry, correspondence, July 24, 1990 Bar Coding and Productivity: A Continuing Education Seminar (program announcement),
March 9-10, 1988 Continuing Education Seminar, correspondence, February 18, 1988 Bar Codes for Productivity by Robert La Moreaux (executive seminar), February 23,
1988 Resume of Dr. Robert D. La Moreaux, undated Lansing Community College Grade report, 1981
Series 1: Business Papers Sub-series 2: Automotive Industry
Symbology ’82 conference guide, September 13-14, 1982 ANSI MH 10.8M-1993 Unit Loads and Transport Packages-Bar Code Symbols, 1993 AIAG Bar-Code Project Team (folder marked ‘AIAG 5 – start Jan. 1, 1987), October 24,
1987-Febraruary 27, 1987 AIAG Bar-Code Project Team (folder marked ‘AIAG 5 – start Jan. 1, 1987), April 21,
1987-July 1, 1987
Box 2
AIAG Bar-Code Project Team (folder marked ‘AIAG 5 – start Jan. 1, 1987), February
27, 1987-February 24, 1988 AIAG brochures, undated AIAG Primary Metals Identification Tag Application Standard – Draft (AIAG B 4), 1986 AIAG Script/UPC Individual Parts Bar Coding Videotape Study Board, January 28, 1987 GM Chrysler Corporation Shipping/Parts Identification Label Standards Manual, undated GM 6121 – M Performance Requirements for labels, January 1, 1978-April 1, 1980 GM Specifications for part and component bar codes ECV/VCVS, May 16, 1983-October
1, 1983 GM Specifications for part and component bar codes ECV/VCVS, May 1, 1985 GM Chrysler Corporation Inter-company correspondence. Subject: Bar coding individual
parts, October 4, 1985 Bar Code Printing Methods by Robert La Moreaux (GM Packaging and Material Handling
Workshop), January 23, 1985 GM Specifications for part and component bar codes ECV/VCVS, September 1986 GM Specifications for part and component bar codes ECV/VCVS Proofs (folder marked
‘New ’86 Spec # 2), June 5, 1986-November 3, 1986 GM Quality/Reliability Requirement, March 1986 RJS Enterprises, Inc. Report on GM Coda scans, February 25, 1986 GM Packaging and Identification Requirements for Production Parts, 1987 Ford Packaging Guidelines for Production Parts, February 1991
Box 3
Scan-tech ’87 News (seminar guide), October 12, 1987 Auto fact Conference & Exposition Guide, November 9-12, 1987 Dispensa-matic label dispensers, September 1988 Print Quality Maintenance Notes, undated GM Quality and reliability samples art and testing notes, undated Symbology test (labels), undated (2f) Descriptions of bar coded labels (2f) Symbology tests (photographs), undated Exxon printing systems samples, undated Robotics Flimsy Art (transparencies of automotives robots), undated
Series 1: Business Papers Sub-series III: Food Produce Industry
Box 3
AIM USA Layman’s Guide to ANSI 3.182, undated Code 39 and 93 (Intermec and Computype guides), undated
Box 4
Data Matrix: A New Direction for AIDC, undated Hurst Labeling Systems (PLU’s), undated Writings-Pointer Letterpress, undated PIRA International Seminar Proceedings Review and Update of Bar Coding Developments,
December 9, 1993 UCC Quality Specification for the UPC Printed Symbol, September 1994 Riding the road to PLU’s: A handout for the PMA convention, San Antonio, TX, October
24, 1994 Produce Marketing Association: A Guide to Coding Fresh Produce, 1995 (2f) UCC Application Standard for Shipping Container Codes-Draft, June 1995 Standard UPC/PLU: Not Just for Checkers Anymore (transparencies) by Brian Silberman.
1995 Annual Produce Conference, 1995 To Coding Fresh Produce, 1995 UPC in Dallas. 1996 UPC Conference Guide, September 17-18, 1996 Technology 101 (B1): UPC Conference, September 17-18, 1996 Electronic Commerce ’96, October 15-17, 1996 AIM USA 1997 State of the Association Address, 1997 ANA Article Numbering and Symbol Marking Operating Manual update, October 1997, November
18, 997
Series 2: Artifacts
Box 5
Magic Wand Speaking Library- The Sprite Adventures on Earth Magic Wand Speaking Library- The Noisy Number Robots Magic Wand Speaking Library- Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Purple Planet Magic Wand Speaking Library- Mac’s Big Surprise Frank & Ernest cartoon featuring bar codes, August 9, 1990 Pannier Hi-temp Stainless tag, undated ATC 20/20 Label, undated Welch Allyn Bar Code Jackpot Chart, undated Allen-Bradley Code Chart, undated Computype Bar Code Test Chart, undated Data Documents Systems Code Chart, undated Intermec 4400 Tag Samples Metal tag, AIAG ID Label, undated Sample tags for book industry, undated (6 items-photographs) Sample metal stock tag, undated GM parts, identification and shipping sample label, undated Code 39, LOGMARS (MIL. Std.1189) on corrugated cardboard box side with photograph,
undated Bar Coding Printing Methods Chart, undated
Box 6
Texas Instruments Magic Wand Speak and Learn Educational Activity System, copyright
1983. Item Description: Blue colored, hard-plastic resin measuring 11 inches in diameter
and 2.5 inches in height with handle and attached pen reader.
Unidentified, plastic key shaped object with ‘Radisson O’Hare’ written in yellow
pencil on the outside edge.
Box 7
Restricted until 2033.
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