Archives

The SID archives contain information relevant to the history of the Society, its members, and the technology of Displays. Information may be in the form of indices of older publications; technical papers of historic significance, historical notes on technology, the industry, companies, and on (or by) individuals; listing of noteworthy artifacts; and references to publications, collections and museums that hold and store information or artifacts, providing links to these sites when appropriate. Content currently available:

1. Indices of SID Publications

a. SID Proceedings, 1969-1988*

1. SID Proceedings papers listed chronologically 1969-1988

2. SID Proceedings papers listed by lead author 1969-1988

3. SID Proceedings papers listed chronologically 1969-1988

b. Table of contents for SID Symposium Digests, 1965-1988

1. Symposium Digest articles listed chronologically 1963-1988

2. 2. Symposium Digest articles listed by lead author 1963-1988

c. Index of Information Display magazine articles, 1963-2012

1. Information Display article index listed chronologically 1964-2012

* Note: data is not fully complete in that 1.) no company affiliations are listed for authors, 2.) the first four Symposium digests have not yet been indexed and 3.) indexing by technology matter is cursory, and needs to be reviewed

2. Historical Material

a. Technology

1. Display Technology Milestone Charts (DTMCs) presented at the 2003 SID International Symposium, Baltimore; updated and presented at Display Week 2010 in Seattle; and again updated in 2012. These milestone charts identify and recognize the key and first of its kind technology and products developments for each of these technologies, in order of their historical appearance:

a. Projection DTMC

b. CRT DTMC

c. EL/OLED DTMC

d. Plasma DTMC

e. Liquid Crystal DTMC

f. Active Matrix DTMC

b. Honors and Awards

1. Chronological listing of SID Award Winners, with award citations

2. Alphabetical listing of SID Award Winners, with award citations

3. Listing of Award Winners, by award type

4. Quick-reference listing of all Award Winner names, alphabetically & chronologically

5. List of “Big Hitters”, listing Award Winners with two or more awards

c. Symposia and Conferences

1. SID International, Regional and Chapter Symposia and Conferences

2. 1963-1989 Symposium Executive Committee Members

3. 1970-1989 Symposium Program Committee Members

4. History of International Display Workshops

d. History of the Society

1. International Officers of SID

2. Chapter Formation History

3. Chapter Director & Officer History

a. Composite for all chapters

b. Americas chapters

c. Asian Chapters

d. European Chapters

4. SID 50th Anniversary

5. SID 60th Anniversary Timeline Charts