ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION    

Title
AIDC 100 Archive - Chet Benoit Collection

Collection Number
SC 444

OCLC Number
1569881564

Creator 
Chet Benoit 

Provenance 
Donated by Chet Benoit in 2011. Additional materials recevied in 2022.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note
The Chet Benoit Collection consists of 3 linear ft. of items related to the founding of the AIDC 100 and the incorporation of Automatic Identification Manufacturers, Inc. (AIM) produced between 1974 and 1997.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Processed and finding aid by Kristen J. Nyitray, August 2011.
Updated January 2026.
Files were maintained and foldered in the order they were received.

Language
English

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
[Item], [Box],Chet Benoit Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note
Chester “Chet” N. Benoit (1925–2021) was an early and influential figure in the automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) industry, which includes barcodes and related technologies. After graduating from Tufts University and serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he spent roughly 45 years in sales and marketing in the electrical and electronic controls field. Later in his career, he worked for Welch Allyn’s Electronics Division, an important early manufacturer of barcode scanning equipment. Through this work, Benoit became deeply involved in the barcode industry’s professional community and played a leadership role in the trade association AIM (Automatic Identification Manufacturers), serving as its president in 1992 during a key period of growth and standardization for barcode technology.

Subjects
Benoit, Chet.
Benoit, Chet -- Archives.
AIDC 100 (Professional organization)
Automatic Identification Manufacturers.
Automatic identification and data capture.
Bar coding.
Bar coding -- Equipment and supplies.
Automatic data collection systems.
System identification.

INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder 1: AIDC 100 inaugural meeting program, May 13, 1997
Folder 2: AIDC 100 membership list
Folder 3: Welch Allyn: Industrial Handheld Optic Scanner, 1974
Folder 4: Articles of Incorporation: Automatic Identifcation Manufacturers, Inc.
Folder 5: correspondence files

Box 2 and Box 3
award plaques
photographs
ephemera (includes event badges, newspapers)
t-shirt
paperweights