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The James O. Henriksen Papers contain letters and correspondence, software-related lectures, articles, books, and other materials related to James O. Henriksen's career in computer simulation and computer science from the early 1960s into the 2000s. The collection provides information on the program that Henriksen created called GPSS/H, his other endeavors related to computer simulation, and some information about his company, Wolverine Software. The materials in this collection also show Henriksen's involvement with other indivuduals in the field of computer simulation, his time as a teacher, and correspondence from users of his GPSS/H software. Materials range from 1963 to 2016.
James "Jim" O. Henriksen (1945-2019) was the founder and CEO of Wolverine Software Corporation, which he established in 1976. During his career, he developed GPSS/H for IBM mainframes in 1977, enabling the continuing support of a major simulation programming language. The first commercial installation of GPSS/H was made at General Motors Manufacturing Department, and in the following years the application was expanded and improved. Wolverine also developed other software innovations, including Proof Animation, which was introduced in 1989, and SLX, the extensible simulation language, a later product.
James "Jim" O. Henriksen (1945-2019) was the founder and CEO of Wolverine Software Corporation, which he established in 1976. During his career, he developed GPSS/H for IBM mainframes in 1977, enabling the continuing support of a major simulation programming language. The first commercial installation of GPSS/H was made at General Motors Manufacturing Department, and in the following years the application was expanded and improved. Wolverine also developed other software innovations, including Proof Animation, which was introduced in 1989, and SLX, the extensible simulation language, a later product.
Henriksen was active in the computer simulation field and taught numerous graduate-level computer courses, including classes at the Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center. His research and scholarly contributions have been presented at conferences including the Winter Simulation Conference. His published works have appeared in several journals. Henriksen's professional interests include the construction of compilers and run-time support for discrete-event simulation and animation. During his career he helped to develop eight compilers and five generations of animation software. Henriksen was named a Titan of Simulation at the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference.
The James O. Henriksen Papers contains letters and correspondence, software related lectures, articles, books, and other materials related to James O. Henriksen's career in computer simulation and computer science from the early 1960s into the 2000s. The collection provides information on the program that Henriksen created called GPSS/H, his other endeavors related to computer simulation, and some information about his company, Wolverine Software. The materials in this collection also show Henriksen's involvement with other indivuduals in the field of computer simulation, his time as a teacher, and correspondence from users of his GPSS/H software. Materials range from 1963-2016.
This collection is arranged in 7 series: Computer Science, Computer Simulation, GPSS/H, Wolverine Software, Correspondence, Personal Documents, and Richard E. Merwin Files.
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[Identification of item], James O. Henriksen Papers, MC 00665, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of James O. Henriksen, 2019 April (Accession 2019.0124)
Processed by: Gwynn Thayer and Oliver Robinson, 2019 May; finding aid by: Oliver Robinson, 2019 May. Addition processed by Frances Fleming, 2022 November.
The collection is organized into seven principal series:
This series is comprised of items that relate to the field of computer science including computer programming languages, books, lectures, notes and articles. Materials range from 1966 to 2004.
This series is comprised of items that relate specifically to computer simulation programs and includes simulation user guides, lectures, articles, writings, and guides. Materials range from 1970 to 2008.
This series is made up of items related to the software GPSS/H. James O. Henriksen created GPSS/H, which is a computer simulation language. Found in this series are items relating to the original GPSS General Purpose Simulation System (GPSS) and GPSS/H. These include algorithms, user guides and agreements, articles and lectures. Materials range from 1963 to 2008.
Items found in this series are related to James O. Henriksens's company Wolverine Software, the makers of the GPSS/H language. Included are several annual company newsletters. Materials range from 1984 to 1996, withs some materials from 2016.
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Correspondence to and from James O. Henriksen includes letters from satisfited customers of the GPSS/H software, personal notes and professional correspondence. Materials range from 1973 to 2006.
This series is made up of items that include James O. Henriksen's teaching papers, business cards, and an early resume. Materials range from 1970 to 2006.
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This series includes a variety of documents belonging to James O. Henriksen's colleague, Richard E. Merwin, a computer and engineer who co-authored a paper with Henriksen. These materials all relate to Merwin's work at IBM during the 1950s and 1960s and include IBM contracts, press releases, photographs, internal memos, and personell documents.
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[Identification of item], James O. Henriksen Papers, MC 00665, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.