The Teaching Files include homework assignments, computer assignments, and handouts as well as lecture notes and the occasional course description. Many of the courses Sargent taught were cross-listed and most materials are organized according to course number. A significant portion of materials in this series are mimeographed.

This series includes published and unpublished research articles as well as technical reports, organizational newsletters and a few user manuals for simulation systems and languages. The first batch of materials are arranged according to leading numbers, which seem to correspond to an index included at the beginning of the series. Additional materials are arranged alphabetically, according to the author’s last name.

More user manuals can be found in Series 7: Data Tapes and Manuals.

This series include research notes, data, figures and tables, and correspondence related to research conducted by Sargent over the course of his career as a Professor at Syracuse University. Materials related to Sargent’s own dissertation are also included, as are materials such as contracts, status reports, research proposals and budgets that document his work on behalf of the Rome Air Development Center, a research laboratory of the United States Air Force.

Topics covered include queuing networks, validation and verification, control theory and inventory systems, event graph modeling, discrete event modeling and simulation, parallel simulation, rules and object based simulation, frequency domain experimentation, simulation evaluation methodologies, and the hierarchical modeling and simulation system (HI-MASS).

Materials in this series primarily include notes, visuals, and handouts used for presentations at professional meetings and seminars. There are a number of overhead transparencies. For similar materials used in courses Sargent taught at Syracuse University, see Series 1: Teaching Files. Documents related to presentations given at the Winter Simulation Conference can be found in Series 5: Winter Simulation Conference.

This series includes organizational records, conference materials, and correspondence that document Sargent’s involvement with the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), the top annual meeting for research in simulation, as well as Proceedings of the conferences from 1981 through 1988. The series contains correspondence concerning planning for the conference, Board of Directors meeting minutes, programs and brochures for the conferences, and financial reports. Materials related to some of the presentations Sargent gave at the WSC can be found in Series 4: Presentations.

Sargent was actively involved with the WSC. He served as the representative of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) to the conference committee from 1974 to 1984. He played a key role in establishing of the Board of Directors, drafting the organization’s bylaws and coordinating their revision and eventual adoption. He also served Board Chair from 1979 to 1981.

This series primarily contains brochures and programs from professional conferences and meetings. The Operations Research Society of America (ORSA) and the Institute of Management Sciences (TIMS) are particularly well-represented through the 1970s and 1980s. The series also includes a handful of materials from workshops Sargent led and attended. For materials related to the Winter Simulation Conference, see Series 5.

This series includes data tapes and related manuals. Formats include 9-track tapes and 3M data cartridges. According to labels, these tapes and cartridges include data related to simulation languages GASP IV and Simscript II.5. There is also a stack of unidentified punch cards and instruction booklets for Simscript II.5 and Simgraphics.

For additional user manuals, see the Series 2: Publications.

Use copies of the data tapes in this collection must be made prior to patron use. The Special Collections Research Center cannot guarantee that all files will be accessible and will not in all cases have the necessary equipment available for playback.