1961 – Watts

01/61

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Division and Subsidiary Heads Attend Monterey Conference
Operations Expected to Continue at Present Level For Next Few Months
I.R.E. Showing Again Key Factor
Over Million-Dollar Christmas Bonus Sets New H-P Record, George Climo, 2.
H-P Participates in Dusseldorf’s Interkama Show, Carl Cottrell, 4.
Things to know about H-P (Part VI of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 6.
Safety
Fire and Major Disaster
Security
Watch Your Parking Lot Driving!, Pete Vogt, 7.
H-P Highlights of 1960, Lou Lencioni, 8.
Hewlett-Packard’s Publications and Promotion Department, Lou Lencioni, 10.
A Visit to Tab Room — H-P;s Computer Operation, Barbara Dermeg, 13.
Precision Machine Shop, “Chick” Alexander, 15.
H-P Basketball Team, back page.

02/61

-hp- Instrument(s) of the Month (S. Sterling Engineers Solve Chrysler Problem Through Hewlett-Packard Instrumentation), Bill Terry, 2.
The Way of Life in U.S.A. and Deutschland (Fred Schroeder Interviewed), 3.
Things To Know About H-P (Part VII of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 5.
Department Activities Listed
How H-P’s Quality Assurance Program Functions at Stanford Plant II, Hal Chouinard, 7.
Monterey Conference Report, Ray Wilbur, 8.
Univac Tests Management Skills, 12
Precision Plating Shop Modern Alchemist’s Delight, Chick Alexander, 15.

03/61

COVER PHOTO: Hewlett-Packard’s Stanford Industrial Park plant shown from the air at 900 feet.
March Is Scholarship Fund Drive Month, Anne Laudel, 2.
From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 3.
Improvement Seen for General Business Toward Year’s End
34 New -hp- Instruments for I.R.E.
34 New Electronic Instruments and Systems at I.R.E., 3.
Research, Development Planning Conference Held, C.B. Foos, 3.
New Oscilloscope Division Formed (H-P’s Fifth New Division Will Be Located at 395 Page Mill Road), 3.
New R & D Appointment Announced (C.B. Foos), 4.
Jack Beckett New PAECO President, 5.
“Skin-Packaging” in Use at H-P, Lou Lencioni, 6.
Things To Know About H-P (Part VIII of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 7.
Channels of Contact
What!?! A Plastic Die-Set! (New Idea Born), Lou Lencioni, 9.
H-P’s Customer Service Department, Carl Anderson, 10.

04/61

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
H-P’s New Cabinet Program–Hit of Show
Regarding Sanborn
PHOTO: H-P Travelab, interior/exterior, 5.
70,000 Enthusiasts View IRE, Don Teer, 6.
Waveguide Components Account for 50% of -hp- Catalog Items, Robley Ranche, 10.
Waveguide Fabrication–Product Centered Operation, Gene Stickney and Howard Russell, 13.
Production Control and Production Engineering Play Important Parts in Solving “Microwave Plumbing” Problems, Bard Rice, 14.
Polish Journalists Tour H-P, Dave Penning, 17.
The English Perspective (interview with Rosemary Stewart, director of the Action Society Trust in England, an independent, nonprofit organization for social research in the industrial field), Lew Lencioni, 18.

05/61

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
H-P’ites in Europe
Scholarships to be Increased in Number
Oliver Election Will Aid School Cause
H-P Scholarship Program, George Climo, 3.
Progress Rapid at New Boonton Plant, Eric Woods, 3.
“Medic-Alert” Can Save A Life, Terry Smith, R.N., 4.
“R & D Plans Ahead”, C.B. Foos, 5.
PHOTO: The Seki Organization (-hp-‘s Japanese distributor), 6.
New Multi-Purpose Modular Cabinet Concept and How It Was Conceived, Carl Clement, 10.
Low Cost, High Quality Cafeteria Boon to H-P’ites, Lou Lencioni, 14.
IRE Show–A Spectacular, Lou Lencioni, back page.

06/61

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Two Picnics
May Orders Show Increase
Anent Sanborn
1961 Scholarship Awards Granted, George Climo, 3.
PHOTO: Official photograph of 1961 Hewlett-Packards sales meeting held at Hotel Essex House, New York City.
Glimpses of Japan (Fourth Tokyo International Trade Fair), Tom Christiansen, 6.
Instrument of the Month (H-P Model 722AR), Bill Terry, 8.
Sheetmetal Fabrication–Microwave Division, Martin Ganschow (Section Manager), 10.

07/61

COVER PHOTO: Architectural drawing of proposed new -hp- plant in Loveland.
From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Thanks Gang! (re: picnics)
The Passing of “The Lab”, C.B. Foos, 3.
Geneva Seminar, 4.
Hewlett-Packard Marketing News, Noel Eldred (H-P Vice-Pres. in charge of Marketing), 8.
Wordsmiths in Production, Lou Lencioni, 10.

08/61

Oregon Avenue Parkway Proposed, Jack Beckett, 2.
Data on 1960 Electronic Component Shipments By U.S. Manufacturers Released, 3.
’61 WESCON–A Reflection of People and Planning, 3.
H-P Educational Assistance Program, Chick Alexander, 4.
PHOTO: Crossley Associates’ new ELECTRO-CRUISER (30-passenger airport bus converted to demo vehicle), 4.
H-P Instrument of the Month (HO6 428A Magnetic Printing Tester), Bill Terry, 12.
38 H-P Units Ready for WESCON, Duane Lingafelter, 15.

09/61

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
August-October Quarter Expected Best in -hp- History
A Real Challenge Ahead
Interchange of Personnel — Vital to a Lively -hp-
Greetings to Sanborn
Bedford Production Slated for Fall Start
Loveland Activity
H-P Industrial Designers Do It Again at WESCON, Andi Are, 3.
WESCON Highlights, Duane Lingafelter, 5.
H-P’s First Corporate Family Sales Conference, Noel Eldred, 7.
Colorado Plant Ground Breaking Ceremony, Kay Therp, 9.
Watt’s Current Takes Tour Thru Instrument Assembly and Wiring Departments–Building Four Stanford Industrial Park, Lou Lencioni, 13.
INSERT: Local Palo Alto H-P News, September 1961.

10/61

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Sanborn Association Creates Challenging Opportunity
Joint Meeting Held of -hp- Affiliate Management
Sales Goal for ’62–100 Million
PHOTO: Autographed picture of Herbert Hoover to Dave Packard.
New Solid State Affiliate for Hewlett-Packard, 3.
Sanborn of Waltham, Massachusetts, 4.
H-P 525C Frequency Converter Unit, 6.
PHOTO: Autographed picture of Charles de Gaulle.
Marketing Department Organizational Changes in Effect, Noel Eldred, 8.
ISA Conference Stresses Importance of Measurements, C.B. Foos, 11.
Why -hp- Instruments Lead the Field In Reliability and Compliance With Published Specifications, Lou Lencioni, 12.
New PAECO Transformer Comparator . . . for Greater Production Efficiency, 15.

11/61

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
H-P’s Basic Objectives Outlined
Residential Character of Palo Alto Should Be Retained
Opportunities Increasing at Rapid Pace
How Changing Company Policy Creates Greater Company Growth, Materials Division, Lou Lencioni, 4.
Twenty-two Years of -hp- Instrument Progress, Bill Terry, 6.
This is Dymec, 8.
First European Service Seminar–a Marked Success, 11.

12/61

Christmas Greetings From Dave and Bill, 2.
Hope in a Troubled World
H-P Funds Matching for University Support, 3.
-hp- Forms New Frequency and Time Division, 4.
Packaging Program, 6.
Revolutionary -hp- CRT’s Eliminate Oscilloscope Parallax Error (Instrument of the Month), Bill Terry, 8.
-hp- International News, back page.

1960 – Watts

01/60

COVER PHOTO: HPSA Demo-Lab (mobile lab) in Milan, Italy.
Instrument of the Month (H-P Model 185A Sampling Oscilloscope), Bill Terry, 2.
Xmas Bonus, $823,658 – All-time High, 10.
H-P Recreation during 1959, Jack Weiershauser, 12.
’58-’59 Accident Rate Report, Pete Vogt, 18.
Increased Disability Benefits, George Climo, back page.

02/60

Instrument of the Month (-hp- Model 344A), John Minck, 2.
PHOTO: Hewlett-Packard Company Annual Report 1959, 3.
Preparation Underway for H-P Participation in I.R.E., Don Teer, 13.
H-P’s College Recruiting Program Again Underway, Barbara Dermeg, 14.

03/60

Instrument of the Month (120 AR, 113 AR, 103 AR, 724 AR), Dan Lansdon, 2.
PHOTO: Dave Packard with Vice President Nixon at Stanford/Harvard dinner, 4.
An Expert Views the Olympics, Bill Terry, 4.
Construction Underway at Loveland Site, 5.
Hewlett-Packard–Ready for the 60’s, Don Teer, 8.
H-P Fabrication Division, Barbara Dermeg, 10.

04/60

From Our President’s Desk (Aboard Pan-Am Jet), Dave Packard, 2.
En route to Geneva Seminar
Competition Strong
New -hp- Instruments Well Received
NIC Board Meeting Attended by Dave
First Aid Training Program Under Way at H-P, Virginia Bour, 5.
230 H-P Instruments Displayed at 1960 IRE, Don Teer, 7.
A Department Is Born, Barbara Dermeg, 10.
INSERT: Essex House 1960 Hewlett-Packard Sales Meeting

05/60

COVER PHOTO: President DeGaulle visits H-P (Additional PHOTOS on p. 2)
Hewlett-Packard Greets DeGaulle, Lou Lencioni, 3.
HPSA’s European Sales Seminar, Bill Terry, 5.
Eldred, Keynote Speaker at Marketing Conference, 9.
Electronic Tooling–New H-P Department, Hal Chouinard, 10.
Instrument of the Month (411A RF Millivoltmeter), Hans Sorensen, 12.

06/60

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
See You at the Picnic!
Scholarship Winners Announced, George Climo, 3.
DeGaulle PHOTO Contest, 4.
DeGaulle Leaves San Francisco (English translation article that appeared in a Swiss newspaper), 5.
Solving the European Plug Dilemma, Bill Terry, 7.
Hilltop Move Information, 8.
Don’t Machine it! Cast It!, Barbara Dermeg, 10.
Instrument of the Month (H-P 570A Digital Clock), Bill Terry, 13.
An H-P Highlight of 1960, Lou Lencioni, 14.

07/60

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Smooth Move Complimented
Ironical Situation
Richard Duncan First Refund Recipient Under H-P’s Educational Assistance Program, 6.
Instrument of the Month (H-P 456A AC Current Probe), Bill Terry, 7.
Hewlett-Packard SA Expands European Operation, Bill Doolittle, 10.
200 Top Speakers Selected for WESCON Tech Program, 15.

08/60

Instrument of the Month (H-P 938A/940A series of frequency doubler sets), John Minck, 2.
From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 5.
Production Level Holds Steady
Important Assignments Ahead
Picnic Decision
Christmas Party grows too big for any HP building, so we’re giving you four hours off to have it offsite
Anent Beer Busts
ARVA, Hewlett-Packard Combine Efforts for Northwest IRE-ISA Electronics Show, Bill Terry, 6.
Expanding Product Line Triggers Constant Need for Additional Management Talent in Sales, Noel Eldred (H-P Vice President for Marketing), 7.
– PHOTOS: Dick Reynolds
Jack Petrak
Dick Cline
Bill Terry
John Young
Jack Nally
Hewlett-Packard’s Chem Lab Becomes Production Reality, Barbara Dermeg, 11.
Things To Know About H-P (Part I of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 14.
H-P’s Program Requires Effective Communications at All Levels
Hiring Policy–or Conditions of Employment
Changing job assignments to reflect changing business environment

09/60

H-P Wins WESCON Industrial Design Award (K382 Attenuator), 2.
PHOTO DP with Herbert Hoover and Thomas Pike board member
Electronics Management’s Biggest Challenge (summary of Dave Packard’s address to Annual Corporate Luncheon Meeting of the Western Electronic Manufacturers Association), 3.
H-P Enjoys Most Successful WESCON, Don Teer, 5.
Things To Know About H-P (Part II of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 6.
Placements
Records
Engineer Program
Wage and Salary Policy
Production Bonus and How It’s Computed
Chamber Salutes Noel Porter for his Notable Achievements, 7.
Meet Jack Beckett of PAECO, Barbara Dermeg, 10.
Are You Ready for Hewlett-Packard Advancement, Lee Seligson, 12.
From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 13.
WESCON Report
Open House, Sunday September 11th
Automatic Programming Perfected for Drift Testing 606 and 608’s, 14.

10/60

Instrument of the Month (H-P Model 160B Oscilloscope), George Fredrick, 2.
From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Colorado Operation Officially Dedicated
On the Fall Elections
Report on New York ISA Show, Dan Lansdon, 3.
Things To Know About H-P (Part III of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 6.
Evaluation–Its Procedure and Purpose
1960 Machine Tool Exposition, Norm Bowers, Lyle Loeser, Jack Benson, 7.
An H-P Engineer Observes Automobiles Throughout Europe, Bill Girdner, 14.

11/60

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
H-P Sales Hit New High
Be Sure To Vote Tomorrow
Stanford Radar Astronomy Installation Visited by H-P Radio Amateur Club, PHOTO of Stanford radar dish under construction, Bill Hawkins, 4.
PHOTO: Marshal Tito passing through U.S. pavilion of International Trade Fair in Yugoslavia, 4.
H-P Moves Ahead with Ways and Means of Producing More with Less Effort, Lee Seligson (H-P Training Coordinator), 7.
Things To Know About H-P (Part IV of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 8.
Vacation Scheduling
Sick Leave Policy
Hewlett-Packard School Give-Away Program, Carl Anderson, 10.

12/60

A Christmas Message from Dave and Bill, 2.
All Considered–A Most Successful Year
Market–Increasingly Competitive
The Russian Threat
We Must Meet the Challenge
Things To Know About H-P (Part V of Series), Ray Wilbur (Personnel Director), 6.
Regarding Leave of Absence
Military
Jury Duty
Death
Pregnancy
Terminations
Rehiring

1959 – Watts

01/59

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
David Packard’s Address–Christmas Party, 1958
Impressive Group Photograph Taken–Complete Hewlett-Packard Product Line, Dan O’Rourke, 6-7.

02/59

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Sonoma Conference Highlights
Busy ’59 Ahead
Bonus Will Be Ever Flexible To Reflect Production Efforts of Our Gang
IRE Show in Offing
Quality Assurance at Hewlett-Packard, John Blunk, 10.

03/59

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Product Quality Begins with Job Knowledge Plus Attitude
H. Rowan Gaither Elected To Fill Board Vacancy
Spring Business Outlook Good
Dave Packard Elected P.G.&E. Director, 2.
Quality Assurance Through Engineering, Edna MacLean, 10.

04/59

Hewlett-Packard Instruments Contributing Factor in “Jupiter” Ballistic Missile, 8.
Twelve New H-P Products Shown First Time–New York IRE Show, Noel Eldred, 10.

05/59

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
March Orders–“Highest on Record”
Show Response
On New Personnel Hiring–“Quality” is the Key
Summer Applicants
Hewlett-Packard Holds European Sales Seminar, Tom Christiansen, 5.
Tube Lab–Once A Dream–Becomes Fact, 6.
The 302A Harmonic Wave Analyzer, Duane Lingafelter, 8.
Systems and Procedures Section and how it affects the -hp- picture, Dave Bates, 10.

06/59

721A Transistor Power Supply, Dick Reynolds, 4.
Hewlett-Packard Journal Approaches Tenth Anniversary, Jay Avbie, 10.
H-P Acquires Palo Alto Engineering Co., 12.
07/59 From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Thanks Gang! (picnic)
Should We Break Picnic into Smaller Groups?
New ‘Scope for WESCON
Sales Hold Strong
PAECO and DYMEC
A Helping Hand
PGANE Pioneer Award to F.L. Moseley, 6.
Hewlett-Packard College Recruiting Program Merits One of Highest Engineer Acceptance Rates in Industry, Eric Johnson, 10.

08/59

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
New Training Program To Create Greater Opportunity for All
H-P Honored by Hoover Visit
$4,000,000 month!
H-P Science Interest Course at H. Hoover School, Charlotte Russell, 3.
H-P Loses a Valued Friend and Representative–Alfred Crossley, 5.
Russell H. Varian Heart Attack Victim, 6.
H-P Participates in I.R.E. Convention in Australia, 10.
H-P Model 412A–DC Vacuum Tube Voltmeter, Duane Lingafelter, 11.

09/59

Dave Packard on Two-Week Russian Tour With 39 Northern California Businessmen, 2.
IN MEMORIAM-Charles R. Blyth, Bill Hewlett, 2.
Boonton Radio Corporation Becomes H-P Subsidiary, 2.
Ray Demere off for Germany to Manage Stuttgart Plant, 3.
HPSA Hits the Highways and Byways (New Mobile Demonstration Lab–A Completely Equipped Facility), internal/external PHOTOS, Bill Doolittle, 5.
30,898 Visitors Attend “Biggest Yet” WESCON, Bill Terry, 6.
New H-P Model 154A Voltage/Current Channel Amplifier, Gene Warrington, 8.
H-P Printed Circuit Department Sells Eye Appeal Plus Reliability, Clyde Coombs, 10.

10/59

Progress Report on Hilltop Construction, 3.
Bill Hewlett Re-Elected Hospital Board President, 3.
New H-P Model 683A Rounds Out BWO SERIES, John Minck, 6.
A Look at H-P’s Newest Relative, The Boonton Radio Corporation, 10.
Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital Model of Community Cooperation, 18.
INSERT: Packard Russia Report (re: September two-week tour of Russia)-FIRST IN SERIES
Flight to Moscow
Airfields Devoid of Hangar Facilities
Hotel Ukraine
Pleasantries Exchanged at Chamber of Commerce
Kremlin Visit
Puppet Show–One of Few Moscow Entertainments
Television Center Tour
Department Store Prices, High–Quality Poor
American Exhibit Impressions
Mikoyan Meeting
Soviet Exhibit Impressive
The People’s Car?
Anent the American Dollar
Fear Walks in Russian
Dave Meets Russian Copy H-P Model 410
Russians Exhibit Tremendous Interest in All Things Scientific
Frustrating Mix-up

11/59

Bill Hewlett Appointed New California Manufacturer’s Association (C.M.A.) Board Member, 2.
Portable Voltmeter Developed (403A), Gene Warrington, 4.
H-P in Colorado, Dave Packard, 8.
New Butler Bldg. Annex Machine Shop, Charlotte Russell, 10.
Production Rolling at Boeblingen, Bill Feeley, 16.
INSERT: Packard Russia Report-SECOND IN SERIES
Leningrad Impressions
Generator Manufacturing Works Visited
Window Shopping
Enlightening Encounter
Russian Educational System Evaluated
School Labs Well Equipped
Student Decorum Impresses

12/59

Christmas Message from Dave and Bill, Dave Packard, 2.
’59–An Exciting Twelve Months
Ever Better H-P Methods in Evidence
H-P Offers Opportunities for Educational Assistance
Anent Christmas Luncheon and Ceremony
Report From Europe, Bill Doolittle, 4.
H-P Counter Featured on New York Television Show, 6.
H-P’s Apprenticeship Training Program Underway, Lee Seligson, 8.
Loveland Planning Phase Now Underway, Ed Porter, 10.
INSERT: Packard Russia Report-THIRD AND FINAL IN SERIES
Perseverance Prevails
Manufacturing Process Observed
Hermitage Museum
Enplane to Kiev
Interesting Construction Procedure
Rentals Inexpensive But Other Items Not
Another Meter Plant Tour
Electric Razors by Government Decree
The Russian Collective Farm
A Party for the Guides
Back to Brussels and the Free World
INSERT: WATT’S CURRENT Presents Dave’s Christmas Message to the H-P Gang (separate 4-page publication)
Past Year One of Best
We’re Proud of Our New Affiliates
H-P Stuttgart Operation
’59 Marked H-P’s 20th Anniversary
H-P’s Progress Result of Teamwork
What the Future Holds
New Pay Program Announced
H-P Highlights of 1959–Recap of Important Events (back page)

1958 – Watts

1/58

Hewlett-Packard 1955-1957 – A Supplement to the
1954 Anniversary Issue of Watt’s Current, 1.
Bet With a Multiple Payoff;
Founder-Partners Have Built Small Original Investment Into Stake of Nearly $50 Million.
They Have Spaced the Gravy Around With Incentive Payments, Stock Bonuses, Employee-Owned Sidelines.
Behind Growth is Pioneering of New Instruments (70% of 1956 Volume was in Products New Since 1950).
Hewlett-Packard’s New Products Boost Profits, 5.
HP Appoints 4 Vice Presidents, 5.
HP Development Lab. Organization, Barney Oliver, 6.
What’s a Production Engineer?, Edna MacLean, 10.
How Purchasing Ticks as They Spend Money to Make
More of Same, Bob Sundberg, 12.
Hewlett-Packard Sales Organization, Noel Eldred, 14.
What is a Road Show Like?, John Borgsteadt, 15.
’57 Seminar – A Successful, Enthusiastic Effort,
John Borgsteadt, 16.
IRE 1957 Show Tops All Past Production Efforts, 18.
Plant Management News, Noel Porter, 20.
New Hewlett-Packard Hilltop Plant, 23.
The Best Factory Building in Existence, Stan
Selby, 24.
Hill-Top Lower Deck – A Continuous Flow Operation,
Harold Wild, 26.
School Bells at HP, Lee Benzel, 28.
Funds Matching – Tops All Records, George Kan, 28.
HP Incentive Bonus System and How it Works, Dick
Stone, 29.
From Our President’s Desk, 30.
Retirement Plan Revision, John Beyers, 30.
Retirement Plan – Review and Report, John Beyers,
Page 30.
HP Retirement Plan Security Purchases Listed, Ed
Van Bronkhorst, 31.
Hewlett-Packard Christmas Bonus Hits All-Time High, $547,000 – 7% of Yearly Gross, Stu Churchon, 34.
Hewlett-Packard Offers:
Opportunities in Electronic Instrumentation
Broad Scope of Engineering Activity
Recognition of Achievements
Young, Secure and Growing Company
Advantages for Employees
Ideal Location for the Engineer, 36.

01/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
What’s Ahead for ’58
Production Integration of Six New Instruments Seen by Mid-year
New Applications for 560A, the Sputnik Celebrity
Suggestions for Improved Supervisory Efficiency Now in Order
Bet With a Multiple Payoff (reprinted from Business Week magazine, Dec. 14, 1957), 3.
Hewlett-Packard Christmas Bonus Hits All-Time High, Stu Churchon, 6.
PHOTOS: Travelab, exterior/interior, 9.
H-P Instruments Considered Standard of European Industry–As in USA (Part II), Bill Doolittle, 11.
New “Task Team” Carries the Ball on 120A Development Program, Dick Reynolds, 12.

02/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Sonoma Conference Report
H-P Instruments Considered Standard of European Industry–As in USA (Part III), Bill Doolittle, 8.
New Hewlett-Packard Model 340A Noise Figure Meter, Dick Reynolds, 13.

03/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
ARE YOUR PERSONAL CALLS REALLY NECESSARY??
Incoming Messages Must be Curtailed
Development Effort Stressed by WESCON, 5.
PHOTOS: Neely Enterprises’ new Mobile Lab, exterior/interior, 7.
PHOTO: “Voltswagon” (Volkswagon Microbus), 9.

04/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Show Report
Booth Well Located
H-P Engineers Scoop Competitors
Big Production Job Ahead
Looks Like Another Banner Year for ’58
All Hands Back and Ready to Push–With WESCON Ahead
Show Sales’s Impact Indicative of Strong Second Half, Noel Eldred, 4.
Effectiveness of Aggressive Hewlett-Packard New Product Development Program–A Highlight of New York Show, Barney Oliver, 5.
H-P Model 434A Calorimetric Power Meter, Dick Reynolds, 6.

05/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Important Sidelight to -hp- Affairs (community involvement of Bob Sundberg)
Business Outlook Optimistic
Naval Inspection and Its H-P Relationship, Duane Marshall, 5.
New H-P Model 425A Microvolt-Ammeter, Dick Reynolds, 7.

06/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
May orders Hit New High
Questionnaire Response Excellent
Dymec (new name for associates in Redwood building)
Vacation Thought
European Manufacturing Operation–An H-P Possibility, Bill Hewlett, 3.
What Do America’s Top Industrial Leaders Foresee for 1958 and After?, 4.
Packard Elected President Stanford Board of Trustees, 7.
H-P Model 218A Digital Delay Generator

07/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
summer high-school interns
picnic
AMA conference
Packard Elected Member Stanford Research Board, 2.
Hewlett President of Board P.A.-Stanford Medical Center, 2.
PHOTO: Dave Packard behind Eisenhower (at American Management Association Mobilization Conference),3 First H-P picnic, 3
PHOTO: Travelab in Canada, 11.

08/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Next Hill-Top Construction in Planning Stage
New Orders Holding Up Well
Foreign Sales and its Relation to Over-all Production, Bill Doolittle, 10.

09/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
New Product Development Pays Off (WESCON)
Fall Business Outlook Optimistic
Welcome to San Felipe! (day at San Felipe Ranch)
1958 WESCON Show–Biggest Ever, Ron Whitburn, 4.
New H-P Instruments Introduced at WESCON, Dick Reynolds, 5.

10/58

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Hew-Pack Gears up for Heavy Load Ahead
H-P Acquiring Interest in F. L. Moseley Company
PHOTO: Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett with Senator Knowland at Stanford Plant during gubernatorial campaign, 3.
11/58 From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
A Word to Our New People
Four-Day Thanksgiving and Christmas Week Ends Set
Special Industrial Demonstrations Make H-P ISA Exhibit Outstanding Success, Dan O’Rourke, 7.

12/58

Christmas Greeting from Dave and Bill, Dave Packard, 2.
A Time To Pause and Give Thanks
Dave Packard Named “All-America”–25 Years Later, 2.
CENTER INSERT: F.L. Moseley Company. . . Letter of Introduction from Head of Recorder Company Serves to Introduce H-P’ites to New H-P Affiliate and Its Potential.

1957 – Watts

01/57

University “Funds Matching” Program Breaks
Another Record, George Kan, 2.
$884,206.93 Balance For HP Retirement Trust
Fund, John Beyers, 2.
From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 3.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 4.
Plant Management News, View of New Stanford
HP on Hilltop, Porter, 6.
Hewlett-Packard Christmas Party Extravaganza –
’56 Version – Biggest Most Lavish Yet, $444,000
Bonus Melon, Jim Hobson, 8.

02/57

Hewlett-Packard Retirement Plan – Review and
Report, John Beyers, 2.
Dave and Bill “Boss Of The Year”, Bill Happ, 3.
Training Department – New Production Goals,
Barbara Groff, 3.
Our Reps Are Selling, 4.
Production Memos – All-Out Effort Paying Off, Bill Bohnett, 8.
Mac McClellan is Navy Inspector for HP Instruments
Being Built for the Navy, Duane Marshall, 10.
The Inverted Circle – Dynac Ships First Of Its
Own Design, Frank Bequaert, 12.
Shipping News, Recent Department Growth and
Structure Explained,k Alan Thoburn, 16.
Classification Of Fires, Pete Vogt, 19.

03/57

Five Years Ago (310 to 511 employees, Marlene Dunwoodie, 2.
HP Recreation Area – 95 Acre Plot Near Felton, John Beyers, 2.
Production Management News, Hill-Top and Present
Plant Heads Listed, by Porter, 4.
Lab’s John Cage – Man Of Accomplishment, Dick
Reynolds, 6.
Bonus Boosters – New Turret Lathe, 10.

04/57

From Our President’s Desk, 2.
1,024 Free Polio Shots Given HP Employees, John Beyers, 3.
Production Management News, Porter, 4.
Lab’s Norm Schrock, Instrument Developer, Dick Reynolds, 6.
Service Visitors, Don Corson, 8.
IRE 1957 Show Tops All Past Production Efforts, Cort Van Rensselaer, 10.

05/57

From Our President’s Desk, 2.
Mary Henry Paints Electronic Murals in New Hillton
Building, Stu Churchon, 3.
HP Retirement Plan Security Purchases Listed,
Ed Van Bronkhorst, 9.
Dynac Stockholders Annual Report, George Climo, 18.

06/57

Production Management News – HP Quotas Being Met, Noel Porter, 4.
Hewlett-Packard Representatives Plan and Occupy
New Quarters, Noel Eldred, 5.
The Best Factory Building In Existence, Stan Selby, 8.
The Hewlett-Packard College Recruiting Program, Page 10.

07/57

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Holiday Land At Felton, Jack Weiershauser, 4.
Hill-Top Lower Deck – A Continuous Flow Operation,
Harold Wild, 6.
Hew-Packers Receive 962 Free Polio Shots, John Beyers, 8.
Round-Up of HP Representatives Spring Road Shows, Page 10.
Sick Leave Policy Revised – Benefits Boosted, 12.
Lab’s Art Fong – Notable Designer, 13.
752 Directional Coupler, Lew Chapman, 14.
Four Hewlett-Packard Scholarships Granted, 17.
Stock Road Maps Ease Item Location, Jane Lazauski, Page 18.

08/57

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
’57 Seminar A Successful, Enthusiastic Effort –
75 Reps In Attendance, John Borgsteadt, 4.
Plant Number One Rearrangement Methods Contribute
Toward More Efficient Production, Gordon Eding, 6.
Lab’s Phil Hand – Capitol Event, Dick Reynolds, 8.
Our Summer Employment Program, Ray Wilbur, 8.
HP’s Reps In Session at ’57 Seminar, 10.
’57 Picnic Extravaganza – One To Remember, Stu
Churchon, 12.

09/57

From Our President’s Desk, 2.
Tour Thru WESCON, Electronic Wonderland, Duane Marshall, 6.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 7.
Art In Electronics Contest Won by Hew-Pack Man, Carl Clement, 8.
Air Conditioning and Electrical Equipment For
Stanford Plant Last Word in Modern Efficiency, Phil Towle, 11.
A Note From The Wheel Notching Nook, 12.

10/57

HP and Dynac Combine Forces For 12th Annual I.S.A.
Show and Exhibit, Cort Van Rensselaer, 2.
Cover Subject – 560A Digital Recorder, Dick
Reynolds, 4.

11/57

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
Plant Management News, Flexibility – Key To Our
Industry’s Growth, Noel Porter, 4.
Our Reps Are Selling, 5.
How Purchasing Ticks As They Spend Money to Make
More of Same, Bob Sundberg, 6.
HP Institutes Fine, New Nursing and Health Program, Ray Wilbur, 8.
HP’s Shipping Department – An Alert, Progressive,
Well-Organized Team, Hank Meadows, 10.

12/57

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
A Word From the Front Office, 3.
Hew-Pack Employees’ Scholarship Time Again, Ed Van Bronkhorst, 3.
HP Scholarship Winner Receives Signal Honor, 3.
Funds Matching Program Indicates Record Support,
George Kan, 3.
Plant Management News, Noel Porter, 4.
About the Over-The-Counter-Market, 5.
The Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 6.
Fall Seminar Concluded, Carl Cottrell, 7.
H-P Instruments Considered Standard of European
Industry–As in USA (Part I), Bill Doolittle, 10.
Lab Girds For Future, Ted Anderson, 14.

1956 – Watts

01/56

Enthusiastic Response To “Funds Matching” Program, George Kan, 1.
HP Factory Organization, Noel Porter, 1.
Income Tax Notes, Ed van Bronkhorst, 1.
From Our President’s Desk – Birth of Dynac, Inc., Dave Packard, 1.
HP Employees’ Scholarship Fund, Ed van Bronkhorst, Page 1.
Yewell Associates’ Open House – One of the Most
Successful Of All Time, Cort Van Rensselaer. 3.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Once Again, Quality First!, Cal Larsen, 6.
Christmas Bonus Checks Hit $324,000, Jim Hobson, 7.
Xmas Plan Gives Hope For Child of War-Torn
Europe, Machine Shop, 9.
The Company’s Most Valuable Asset, 12.
Definitions, 12.
Hewlett-Packard Broadens its “Scope” of Operations, Duane Marshall, 14.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 19.
Your HP Shipping Department, Hank Meadows, 2.

02/56

Cort van Rensselaer in Washington – Signal Honor
For Cort and Hewlett-Packard, 1.
From Our President’s Desk – Anent HP’s Management Training Program, 1.
Robert Rawlins Of Dynac, George Climo, 3.
Business and Defense Services Administration, 4.
Campus I.R.E. Meeting, George Kan, 5.
Around The World With George Kan, HP Products
Highly Regarded All Over the World, Stu Churchon, Page 10.
What’s A Production Engineer, Edna MacLean, 11.
Night Life That Pays Thru HP Instructors, Hal Hiner, 13.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 16.

03/56

From Our President’s desk – Dynac Stock Permit Issued, 1.
I.R.E. Hi-Fi Report, Marvin Willrodt, 3.
Giant Air Compressor Now In Use, Ralph Lee, 6.
Astronomy And Its Contributions To Your Everyday
Living, Wes Simpson, 8.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 12.

04/56

Engineers – One of Our Vital Assets, Noel E. Porter, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
The Palo Alto Engineering Company Story, Noel Eldred, 5.
What’s A Production Engineer, Edna MacLean, 7.
Unusual HP Woman – Gals Invade Lathe Section, Al Sperry, 9.
Service Visitors, Bob Aiken, 12.
Dave Packard and Rube Ryerson Explain Details of
HP’s New Instruments to Prospective Customers, 15.
Bonus Boosters – Fifteen Horsepower Asset, Al Sperry, 18.

05/56

HP Scholarship Program Stepped Up, Frank Cavier, 1.
From Our President’s Desk, Good Show Reports, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling – Broken Records Galore, Noel Eldred, 3.
Training For The Assembly Areas – Indoctrination Course, Stan Selby, 5.
Dynac In Gear – First Instrument Shipped, Jim Hobson, 6.
HP’s Chemical Lab – New Basement Installation, Al Sperry, 7.
Safety Is The Thing, Pete Vogt, 7.
Harold Elliott – HP Consulting Engineer, One Of HP’s Top Assets, 8.
Neophyte Rep’s Seminar – Orientation Session Just Completed, Carl Mahurin, 10.
Service Visitors – From Here and There, Carl Mahurin, 12.
Piped Entertainment – HP Now Subscribes To Muzak Service, 15.

06/56

Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Four HP Scholarships Granted – Two Awards For HP-ites, Frank Cavier, 6.
Press of Executive Duties Force Packard’s Retirement From School Board, Dr. Henry Gunn, Superintendent of Palo Alto School, 7.
Breaking Ground for HP’s New Buildings, 8.
HP Incentive Bonus System and How It Works, Dick Stone, 10.
Service Visitors – Popular Program, Carl Mahurin, 18.

07/56

Packard’s Picnic Address – Dave Expresses
Appreciation For Continuance of HP Spirit, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling!, Noel Eldred, 3.
Bonus Booster – A Fifty-Ton Brake, Stu Churchon, 8.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 19.

08/56

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
David Packard’s Address To Reps Sales Seminar – July, 1956, 3.
Excerpts From Bill Hewlett’s Talk On The Hewlett-
Packard Research and Development Program, 6.
Sales Manager Eldred’s Welcoming Speech To Seminar’ites, 7.
Noel Porter’s Talk On The Hewlett-Packard Production Program, 9.
Cort Van Rensselaer Concludes Washington Tour Of Duty, Dean Abramson, 13.
From Porter’s Corner, 15.
The Inverted Circle – Dynac Loaded With Engineers, Oxidized Agate, 23.

09/56

Retirement Plan Revision, John Beyers, 1.
From Our President’s Desk – Production Pressure Still Ahead, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling – Here We Grow, Noel Eldred, 3.
Noel Eldred Honored As WESCON Pioneer, 5.
1956 WESCON, Duane Marshall, 7.
From Porter’s Corner – All-time Payroll High, 10.
Hew-Pack Designer Reports On Recent M.I.T. Creative Engineering Course, Carl Clement, 12.
New Group Eligible To Join Retirement Plan, 17.

10/56

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
’56 WESCON Great Success – 30,000 Engineers In Attendance, 3.
From Porter’s Corner, 4.
Current HP Instruments, Dick Reynolds, 5.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 6.

11/56

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
Twenty-Six Old Timers Now On New Retirement Plan, John Beyers, 1.
Production Management News – New Plant Set-up,
First Unit on Stanford Hill, Porter, 6.
Brunton Bauer, HP Chief Engineer, HP Lab,
Dick Reynolds, 10.
Our Future Bonus Boosters Get Into Action,
Good Investments, Harold Poole, 18.

12/56

Christmas Greetings from Our Presidents Desk, Page 1.
Our Reps Are Selling – New Courses Given, 3.
The Inverted Circle – Problems In Outer Space, George Climo, 5.
Plant Management News – Extra Effort Paying Off, Porter, 6.

1955 – Watts

01/55

Page Mill Traffic Signal Now in Effect, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling – Better Motor Cars Thru HP Electronics, Noel Eldred, 3.
HP’s Noel Porter Makes Presentation to WCEMS’s Heckert L. Parker, 4.
Motion Economy (Continued from December Issue), Tool and Equipment Design For Bonus Boosting, Al Sperry, 5.
Stella Ely Retires – Printed Watt’s Current for 13 Years, Dean Abramson, 6.
HP Oscillators and Audio Signal Generators, Dick Reynolds, 10.
Sassoon Sopher, French Rep Visits HP Plant, 11.

02/55

Hewlett Completes Term As National I.R.E. Prexy,1.
From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
Income Tax Info, Ed Van Bronkhorst, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling – Sales Volume on Upswing, 3.
Howdy To a Neighbor Across The Way – Varian Associates’ New Microwave Research and Development Plant Over On Hansen Way Represents History Similar to Our Own, Al Sperry, 4.
Current HP Instruments – HP Model 400D Voltmeter, HP Model 410B Wide Range Voltmeter, Dick Reynolds, 6.
Johnny Harrison – HP Cabinet Maker, Duke Madsen, 8.
Mastery of Machine – Mechanization Less Harmful Than Man, Pete Vogt, 12.

03/55

Income Tax News and Views, Ed Van Bronkhorst, 1.
Scholarship Time Again, Frank Cavier, 1.
State Completes Mailing of Income Tax Returns, 1.
“Think” Safety Program Aids Plant Production As Things Look Up, 2.
Letter Box – HP’ites Hear From 1954 Scholarship Winners Bechtel and Hybarger, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
HP Office and Lab Become Foster Parents of Child in Italy, 4.
Service Visitors – George Hopkins of Yewell
Associates and Gordon Kennett of Crossley
Associates, Carl Mahurin, 6.
HP Exhibit Helps Commemorate Engineers’ Week, 8.
Jackson Timesaver – Designed by Bert Jackson and Built by Ed Pey, 10.
HP Signal Generators (Number Three of Series), Dick Reynolds, 11.
State Safety Conference, Pete Vogt, 13.

04/55

HP’ites Contribute $1601 to 1955 Red Cross Drive, 1.
Hewlett-Packard Factory Organizational Growth and Changes, Noel Porter, 1.
Bill and Flora Hewlett Sail on European Trip – Hewlett to Interview Prospective Sales Reps in Foreign Countries, 1.
Letter Box – 1954 Scholarship Winner, Juris Petriceks, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling – Biggest and Best Show in
Radio History Just Completed, Noel Eldred, 3.
New York I.R.E. Show rolled Up the Biggest
Attendance Record Yet, Duane Marshall, 3.
Current HP Instruments, Model 524B and Model 521A, Dick Reynolds, 6.
Taxmanship – A Gentle Art, Stu Churchon, 9.
School Bells at HP – Ten Week Shop Course for Engineers, Lee Benzel, 10.
Solder Room Tour – Two Small, But Vital HP Departments, Dean Abramson, 12.
Ship It! – A Word About Your Shipping Department, Hank Meadows, 13.
AC-4A Fabrication Proceeds on Schedule, 14.
Potential Bonus Boosters – Multiple Drill Press Head Speeds 608 Job, Dean Abramson, 16.
Service Visitors From Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Long Beach, Carl Mahurin, 17.
Al Harber Responsible for HP’s Efficient Handling of Raw Materials, 17.

05/55

HP Factory Organizational Growth and Changes – Number Two in Series, Noel Porter, 1.
Blindcraft Sale Results at Hewlett-Packard – Amount Exceeds $180, 1.
From Our President’s Desk – Continuation of Fine
Plant Productive Effort Will Assure Rising Bonus In Next Few Months, 1.
HP’s Bob Sundberg Elected Second Vice-President of N. California Purchasing Agents, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling – Neely Road Show Books
Palo Alto Stop, Noel Eldred, 3.
Art in Electronics Competition Scheduled For WESCON, 5.
Current HP Instruments, 335E TV Monitor, 500B and 100 D, Dick Reynolds, 6.
Hewlett-Packard’s Pension Plan, Dwight Mindling, 9.
Service Visitors – Wide Representation, Carl Mahurin, 11.
Bonus Booster – Denison Press, Dean Abramson, 15.
HP’s New Service Station, Dean Abramson, 16.

06/55

Hewlett-Packard Factory Organizational Growth and Changes, Noel Porter, 1.
Two of HP’s Own Win HP Scholarships for First Time, 1.
1955 WESCON Show Greatest Ever – Total Number of Exhibitors – 570, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
HP’s Group Insurance Plan, Dwight Mindling, 4.
Porter East Trip Report, NEP, 5.
Current HP Instruments, 300A and 330B, Dick Reynolds, 6.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 12.
Quality Test Department, Jim Hobson, 16.

07/55

Hewlett-Packard Factory Organization, Noel E. Porter, 1.
From Our President’s Desk, 1.
“Airlift” For WESCON, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
New HP Time Vouchers To Appear July Fifth, 4.
Current HP Instruments, Dick Reynolds, 5.
Ship It! – Exporting and How It’s Handled, Hank Meadows, 9.
Bonus Booster, Cincinnati Hydraulic Grinder, Dean Abramson, 11.
Attend 1955 WESCON – Show to Represent Cross- Section Of National Electronic Production, 11.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 17.
Mal Mobley of WESCON Gives Organization Data, Exhibitors Increase from 15 in ’45 To Over 580 Today, 19.
HP’s Bonus System – And How it Works, Dwight Mindling, 21.

08/55

HP Factory Organization, Noel Porter, 1.
General MacArthur To Open WESCON, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Current HP Instruments – Microwave Test Instruments, 5.
WESCON Field Trips – One of Most Extensive Programs Ever Organized for WESCON, 7.
HP Planting Guide, Stu Churchon, 14.
A New Wrinkle – Etched Circuitry and its Challenge, Cal Larsen, 14.
Plastic Molding Dept. – Plays Important Role, Dean Abramson, 15.
Stanford Engineering School Adds Unit, 15.

09/55

HP Factory Organization, Noel Porter, 1.
HP Establishes New Stanford Fellowship, 1.
From Our President’s Desk – WESCON – A Reflection of HP Personnel, 1.
New HP Gift To Augment Stanford’s Electronics Research Lab, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Cort van Rensselaer, 3.
Current HP Instruments, Dick Reynolds, 5.
New Instruments Seen At WESCON, Dick Reynolds, 7.
Historic Oscillator Home For Short Visit, 9.
Work Smarter, Not Harder – Our Use of Conveyor Lines, Paul Schmidt, 12.
Ship It! New Containers, Hank Meadows, 16.
Bonus Boosters – We Have a “SIP”, Al Sperry, 18.
Memory Tube Session – A Seemingly Amazing Phenomenon Explained, Duane Marshall, 22.

10/55

HP Sales Organization, Noel Eldred, 1.
New Inter-Departmental Safety Contest Start At HP October 17th, Pete Vogt, 1.
From Our President’s Desk, 1.
Additional Hew-Packers Qualify For Pension Plan, Paul Schmidt, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Bonus Booster – Bert Jackson Designed Machine
To Cut and Bend Resistors for AC-4A Decade Units, 7.
Current HP Instruments – Modernized Oscillators,
Models 200J, 202C and 201C, Dick Reynolds, 8.
Bonus Boosters – HP Silicon Diodes, Al Sperry, 10.
Service Visitors – Heavy Schedule Ahead, Carl Mahurin, 15.
An Introduction to Development Lab Projects, Duane Marshall, 17.

11/55

HP Office Organization, Frank Cavier, 1.
New Booklet in Circulation – New Employee Information Handbook, George Climo, 1.
1955 Inventory Notes – Well Organized Headache, Ed van Bronkhorst, 1.
Editorially Speaking – We Count Our Blessings, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling – Highly Intensified and Diversified Sales Training, Cort van Renesselaer, 3.
Latest Pension News, Paul Schmidt, 5.
Remington Rand Electronic “Brain” Takes Up Residence In Basement, Ed van Bronkhorst, 6.
Univac computer
Current HP Instruments, 400H Vacuum Tube Voltmeter, Dick Reynolds, 8.
An Introduction To Development Lab Projects, Duane Marshall, 12.
Service Visitors, Carl Cottrell, 16.
A Provocative Article, Cal Larsen, 21.

12/55

Christmas Greetings from Dave and Bill, 1.
Inside Hew-Pack’s Lab, Barney Oliver, 1.
Heavy Production Schedule Causes Christmas Party Reshuffle, Dick Wene, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling! (’55 sales volume highest in history), Noel Eldred, 3.
An Introduction To HP Lab Projects, Duane Marhshall, page 6.
Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 15.
HP Personalities, Al Sperry, 18.
What Is A Road Show Like?, John Borgsteadt, 20.

1954 – Watts

01/54

Xmas Party – Best Yet!, Jim Hobson, 1.
Blood Bank Report, George Climo, 1.
Technical Books of Late HP-ite Donated To Reference Library (Robert E. Jones), 2.
Our Reps Are Selling On Wings Now, Noel Eldred, 3.
Home Construction of High Fidelity Gear, Pete Dawson, 6.
The Equalizer – In Spite of Progress, Correct Use of Hand Tools Still Important, C.Larsen, 8.
A School Teacher Views Our Offspring, Crayton Thorup, 14.
Lab Lines – Transmitter Problems, Al Ennor, 15.
A New Safety Device, Hazetrol, Cal Larsen, 16.
New Products? – A Variable Voltage Encabulator, S. Churchon & B. Thormahlen, 17.

02/54

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
Fire Prevention News, Pete Vogt, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling – Trailer Aids Sales, Noe Eldred, 3.
Home Construction of High Fidelity Gear, Pete Dawson, 4.
Bonus Booster – Contour Projector, Dean Abramson, 6.
Special Handling Department, Functions Explained, Al Ennor, 10.
Income Tax Refunds, If Eligible, G. Climo, 12.

03/54

Franchise Tax Board – Income Tax Division Issue Information – Deadline, 1.
New Inter-Departmental Safety Contest Starts At HP, Cal Larsen, 1.
1954 Scholarship Program – Participation Contributions New Forthcoming, 2.
New Vital Adult Ed. Course Sponsored by Stanford University Press and Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, Page 2.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Bonus Booster – The Speedi-Matic, Dean Abramson, 6.
A School Teacher Views Our Offspring, Crayton Thorup, 9.
HP Hosts Naval Provisioning Team, 10.
Special Handling, Al Ennor, 10.

04/54

Spring Housecleaning Aids Plant Safety, Cal Karsen, 1.
Safety News – Play Safe and Don’t Get Hurt, Pete Vogt, 1.
Bonus Booster – National Twist Drill and Tool Company Not Properly Credited, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Dawn Andersen – Around The World To Work For HP, Duke Madsen, 4.
Home Construction of High Fidelity Gear – The Pre-Amp, Mamrvin Willrodt, 6.
Bonus Booster – The Belmont Wet-Blast Cabinet, Dean Abramson, 7.
Special Handling Assignment Hits the Line – N.B.S. to P.G.&E., Al Ennor, 7.
Quality Control Dept., Primary Function – Control, Maintain and Improve the Quality Level, Bill Dufendach, 10.
Bonus Booster, IMPCO Plastic Molding Machine Dean Abramson, 11.
Shipping Department Purchases Excelsior Picker, Max Sowder, 12.
A Light Subject – HP Has New Lights, Stu Churchon Page 13.
A School Teacher Views Our Offspring – Future Teacher Outlook Numerically Poor, Crayton Thorup.16.

05/54

Facts On Safety Contest, Cal Larsen, 1.
From Our President’s Desk – Orders Holding Up Well, 1.
Fire Demonstration – May 10, Pete Vogt, 2.
Our Reps Are Selling – Road Shows in High Gear, Cort Van Rensselaer, 3.
Our Amazing Maintenance Dept, Cal Larsen, 6.
New Stock Room Program in Effect, Dean Abramson, Page 7.
William Bloss Spent 10 Days at HP – Extremely Happy with HP and Says, “Your Instruments Always Do More Than You Say They Will”, Car. Mahurin, 11.
A Schoolteacher Views Our Offspring, CraytonThorup, 13.

06/54

Scholarships Awarded – Outstanding Recipients Frank Caview, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Bert Crandall – HP Photographer Retires, Stu Churchon, 6.
Bonus Booster Kux Die-Casting Machine, Dean Abramson, 12.

07/54

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
HP Scholarship Winners ($500 each) Are Ordetta Bechtel and Ray Hybarger, by Frank Cavier, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
New HP Administration and Research Building Illumination Wonder, Stu Churchon, 5.
A School Teacher Views Our Offspring, Crayton Thorup, 16.

08/54

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling – HP Sales Seminar Outstanding Success, Noel Eldred, 3.
Goodby, Wiring and Assembly Line – Automatic Possibility For Distant Future, Dick Reynolds, 6.
Home Construction of HI-FI Gear – Speakers, Don Broderick, 8.

09/54

Hewlett Addresses All Industry Group – Subject: “Why Electronics Grows With the West”, 1.
Pension News – Biggest Year for Pension Plan, George Climo, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling – New HP Products Show Feature, Noel Eldred, 3.
HP’s Efficient Plating Department Now in Full Swing, Dean Abramson, 4.
Impressions of HP (HP’s First Scholarship Winner), Ralph Baender, 7.
Whys and Wherefores of Hewlett-Packard Suggestion System, Stu Churchon, 8.

10/54

Noon Movies “What Makes Us Tick” and “Search For Security”, Marian Babakan 1.
Community Chest Drive – Over the Top, Another Record, George Climo, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
HP Using New Etched Circuit Process, Dick Reynolds, 4.
Segments From the Lives of HP-Ites (Ernest Antonio), Duke Madsen, 8.
Service Visitors, Harold Sanders, Frank Rodd and
Don Lusk Try HP Equipment, Carl Mahurin, 10.
Quality Control – Another Bonus Booster, Dean Abramson, 14.

11/54

SPEC. ISSUE A Special Forward to the Men and Women of Hewlett-Packard, 2.
History issue

12/54

Federal Tax Help Available to Hewlett-Packard Employees, 1.
From Our President’s Desk – 1954 a Year of Great Accomplishments, 1.
Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
Neighbor – Eastman Kodak Right Up the Road, Al Sperry, 6.

12/54

HP Observes 15 Years of Company Progress Jim Hobson, 7.
Motion Economy – A Potential Bonus Booster, Al Sperry, 10.

1953 – Watts

01/53

Hewlett-Packard Goes to College (Hewlett-Packard wing of the new Electronics Research Laboratory on the Stanford Campus), PHOTO, 3.

02/53

PHOTO: Eldred Honored by West Coast Electronic Manufacturers’ Association in Los Angeles, 5.

03/53

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
outlook is bright
plans for additions for more space
research and development work

04/53

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
Hewlett-Packard on Display–Interest High
New -hp- Models Shown
Chest X-Ray for H-P’ites (chest X-ray day a-hp-), George Climo, 1.
New Plant Record Set for Red Cross Drive (Amount: $2,259.00), 2.
PHOTO: Mr. G.L. Osborne presents Mr. Bob Sundberg, Purchasing Agent, with the 20,000th transformer supplied Hewlett-Packard since 1950 by the Osborne Electric Company.
H-P Proposed Expansion Program, 3.
Industrial Awakening!! — Mid-Peninsula Safety and Security Council Activated, Cal Larsen, 9.

05/53

(Misprinted as April, 1953)
From Our President’s Desk, 1.
New Construction to Start Soon
Educational Cancer Movies–Another H-P Health Project, Paul Fulton, 1.
H-P Chest X-Ray Survey, George Climo, 1.
H-P Active Participant in Stanford Blood Drive, George Climo, 1.
PHOTO: New H-P Exhibit Unfolded at New York IRE Show.
Two Scholarships to be Awarded This Year, Frank Cavier, 3.
W.C.E.M.A. (West Coast Electronic Manufacturers’ Association) Establishes Scholarship Fund, Jeanne Jarrett, 3.

06/53

Editorially Speaking, Bill Bigler, 2.
municipal water supply fluoridation
Junis Petriceks of Paly; John Gallo, Sequoia High H-P Scholarship Winners — Will Work at -hp- This Summer, 2.
National Electronic Buyers’ Group Formed — Sundberg Elected Secretary, 3.
First Spadeful! New Building Program Now Underway, 4.
Harry S. Dowe, Jr., Inc., Long-Time H-P Associate, Jeanne Jarrett, 5.

07/53

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
Complete Cooperation with Development Lab Highly Essential
Blood Drive on Again!, George Climo, 1.
Baender of Yale Univ.–First Scholarship Man Meets 1953 Winners, PHOTO, 2.

08/53

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
sales-seminar program
Inter-Department Safety Contest (Another First), Cal Larsen, 1.
Blood Bank Record Set, George Climo, 1.
Pension Fund Set-Up, George Climo, 1.

09/53

Report on Safety Contest, Cal Larsen, 1.
WCEMA Scholarships Awarded, PHOTO, 1.
WESCON for ’53, 1.
H-P to Exhibit at Sept. National Electronics Conference in Chicago, 1.
PHOTO: Norman B. Neely’s Mobile Lab, 3.

10/53

From Our President’s Desk, 1.
projects in the near future
Community Chest Drive Opens October 6th (Palo Alto Goal, $100,210.00), Frank Cavier, 1.
A Light for the Handicapped (signal light presented to Rehabilitation Section of the Palo Alto Clinic), PHOTO, 2.
H-P Booth a Big Success at San Francisco WESCON, 1.

11/53

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
H-P Spirit Exemplified in Chest Contributions
Our Association with Kingman–A Proud One
Community Chest, George Climo, 1.
PHOTO: Earl Lipscompb’s Fifty-three Foot Travel-Lab, interior/exterior, 3.
Nov. 15 Deadline for Gifts Going Overseas, 13.

12/53

From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
A Christmas Message
Congratulations Bill! (Bill Hewlett named President of the National Institute of Radio Engineers), 1.
Blood Bank Report, 3.

1952 – Watt

01/52

H-P Christmas Party Marks Beginning of New Tradition — Bill and Dave Instigate Scholarship With Fund Given As Christmas Gift, Bob Jones, 1.
The H-P Employees’ Scholarship Fund (Mechanics of Plan Explained), Bob Jones, 1.
What Happened at H-P During 1951? (Highlights of the Year), 3.
Santa’s Workshop — H-P Branch (toys for needy children), Bob Jones, 4.

02/52

I.R.E.–N.Y. Show, 1.
H-P Goes “Legit” — Throws Out Slot Machine (H-P’s involvement in program for rehabilitation of handicapped people), 1.
Fire Control Comment — Use Good Common Sense, Cal Larsen, 2.

03/52

Hewlett-Packard Company Acquires Additional Land (Acreage Annexation — Two and One-Half Acres Involved), PHOTO, 1.
Red Cross Drive Tops — Highest in -hp- History, 1.
Editorially Speaking, Bill Bigler (Watt’s Current editor), 2.
Have You Given Any Blood Lately?
Civil Defense Comment — Learn What to Do and What NOT to Do, Cal Larsen, 2.

04/52

Packard Report on Eastern Trip — Dave Tells of Excellent Nation-wide -hp- Acceptance, 1.
H-P Wins Again! — This Time Advertisement Survey Award, 1.
Hewlett Development Demonstrated at Show (New Waveguide Directional Coupler), 1 — PHOTO, 9.

05/52

Scholarship Fund Trustees Meet, 1.
H-P Movie Program — A Chance to Learn, Stan Selby, 2.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF WATT’S CURRENT REGULAR FEATURE “H-P FIVE YEARS AGO”, “…EIGHT YEARS AGO”, 3.

06/52

FIRST APPEARANCE OF “FROM OUR PRESIDENT’S DESK”, 1.
levelling off in defense program
looking ahead–increasing research and development activities
H-P Group Insurance Pays $33,828.00 in Year, 9.
H-P Polio Insurance — Are You and Your Family Protected?, 10.

07/52

H-P Picnic issue

08/52

Scholarship Winner Baender Visits H-P (winner of first -hp- Employees’ Scholarship Award), 1.
Fire Demonstration Planned, Cal Larsen, 2.
H-P 712A’s Coming Off Wilson Engineering Assembly Line, 5.

09/52

Fire Brigade Meeting, 1.
New Safety Committee, Cal Larsen, 1.

10/52

New Industrial Safety Council, Cal Larsen, 1.
H-P Blood Bank Drive Re-Activated, Frank Cavier, 1.
H-P Contributes $2300 to Community Chest, Frank Cavier, 1.

11/52

Pension Eligibility Shortened to Four Years, Frank Cavier, 1.
New Buyers’ Group Instigated by Bob Sundberg, Jeanne Jarrett, 8.

12/52

Our Christmas Message, Dave and Bill, 1.
looking back and looking ahead