Thompson, Sanford E. (Sanford Eleazer), 1867-1949

The Thompson & Lichtner Company, of which Sanford Thompson was president, was a consulting firm in construction and engineering.

From the description of Series 4. Thompson & Lichtner Company files, 1902-1947. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540870

Sanford E. Thompson, construction engineer, scientific management practitioner, and consultant, is best known for his application of Frederick W. Taylor's principles of scientific management to various construction and manufacturing problems, in an effort to develop accurate methods of management planning. Born on February 13, 1867 in Ogdensburg, NY, he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied civil engineering and chemistry. He held several positions as engineer and superintendent of construction at a variety of plants until 1896, when he started consulting work. Between 1917 and his death in 1949 he was a partner in the Thompson and Lichtner Company, a management and engineering consulting firm. Thompson also served in a number of governmental posts between 1921 and 1943.

From the guide to the Sanford E. Thompson Papers, 1888-1949, bulk 1901-1935., (Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.)

Construction engineer, scientific management practitioner and consultant.

From the description of Series 5, Subseries 1. Taylor-Thompson correspondence, 1892-1915. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540868

From the description of Sanford E. Thompson. Series 1. Professional papers, 1888-1949, bulk 1915-1940. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540878

From the description of Series 5, Subseries 2. Taylor-Thompson experiment documents, 1909-1915. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540867

From the description of Sanford E. Thompson series 5, subseries 3. miscellaneous Taylor files, 1892-1963, bulk 1892-1915. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540866

From the description of Sanford E. Thompson series 3. Publications, 1925-1946, bulk 1925-1940. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540875

From the description of Thompson, Sanford E. Series 2. Correspondence, 1892-1949. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540877

From the description of Sanford E. Thompson. Series 5. Frederick W. Taylor files, 1892-1915. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540869

Construction engineer, scientific management practitioner and consultant.

Sanford E. Thompson, engineer and management consultant, applied Frederick W. Taylor's principles of scientific management to various construction and manufacturing problems, in an effort to develop accurate methods of management planning.

From the description of Thompson, Sanford E. Papers, 1888-1949, bulk 1901-1935. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540879