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Six computer industry conference badges and admission passes issued to Charles W. Stevenson, documenting more than two decades of participation in major computing, networking, and technology events. Including:
- scarce ticket stub for the Fourth West Coast Computer Faire, held at Brooks Hall and the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, May 11–13, 1979, issued to Stevenson as a representative of the University of California
- personalized attendee badge for SHARE 53, the influential IBM users' conference held in New York City, August 26–31, 1979, identifying Stevenson with the University of California, Berkeley
- Computer Swap America admission badge bearing his name
- Hewlett-Packard Connectivity Symposium visitor badge dated September 22, 1992
- (2) admission tickets to a special COMDEX Spring 2000 address by President Bill Clinton at Chicago's Arie Crown Theater on April 18, 2000.
In overall fine condition. The Fourth West Coast Computer Faire ticket stub is encapsulated by PSA as “Authentic, Altered.”
The 1979 West Coast Computer Faire pass is particularly notable, originating from one of the most important early personal computer exhibitions ever held. Founded in 1977 by Jim Warren and Bob Reiling, the West Coast Computer Faire served as the premier showcase for the rapidly expanding microcomputer industry, attracting many of the era's most influential companies, developers, and enthusiasts. Together with the SHARE conference badge and later Hewlett-Packard and COMDEX credentials, the collection traces the evolution of computing from the hobbyist revolution of the late 1970s to the global technology industry of the new millennium.
