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Interdepartmental University of Michigan faculty group formed in 1956 and headed by Arthur Burks to investigate the use of computers in communication. Records include correspondence, project reports, grant proposals and some personal papers of Arthur Burks.

The Logic of Computers Group records (12 linear feet)document some of the earliest use of and research on computing on the University of Michigan campus. The records are divided into six series: CONCOMP; Correspondence; Grants and Proposals; Papers and Reports; Arthur Burks Personal files; and Photographs.

Richard A. Laing was a researcher at the University of Michigan in the Logic of Computers Group. The Laing collection contains correspondence, publications, teaching materials, and research notes from Laing's investigations into biological modeling, automata theory, and artificial intelligence.

The Richard A. Laing papers contain correspondence, publications, teaching materials, and research notes from Laing's investigations into biological modeling, automata theory, and artificial intelligence. The papers are divided into five main series which document his professional career: Articles, Biographical Materials, Correspondence, Research, and Teaching.