Sanford E. Thompson Papers, 1888-1949, bulk 1901-1935.

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

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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 c...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

National Consumers' League

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Organization founded in 1899 to monitor the conditions under which goods were manufactured and distributed. From the description of National Consumers' League records, 1882-1986 (bulk 1920-1950). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981678 The League was founded in 1898 to improve conditions for workers. From the description of Records, 1912-1949 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006759 The National Consumers' League was founded in 18...

Feiss, Richard A. (Richard Albert), 1878-1954

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Businessman, scientific management theorist and industrial consultant. From the description of Richard A. Feiss papers, 1910-1953, bulk 1918-1927. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540865 From the description of Series 1. Professional papers, 1918-1942, bulk 1918-1927. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540864 From the description of Richard A. Feiss series 2. Publications, 1915-1943, bulk 1915-1928. (Cornell University Library). W...

Boston Society of Civil Engineers

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Van Du Zee, Harold.

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Ludlow Textile Manufacturing Company.

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Tead, Ordway, 1891-1973

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Editor, teacher. From the description of Reminiscences of Ordway Tead : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309737043 ...

Danforth, William.

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Hathaway, H. K.

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Thompson & Lichtner Company, inc.

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Barth, Carl

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Mechanical engineer. Born in Norway. Came to United States in 1881. Became associated in 1899 with Frederick W. Taylor, the father of scientific management. Developed slide rules and other instruments used in the application of Taylor's principles. Conducted his own consulting business with his son, J. Christian Barth. See sketch in Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement Two. From the description of Papers of Carl G. Barth and his son J. Christian Barth, 1878-1944 (inclusive), ...

Umbagog Paper Mills.

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Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946

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English economist. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (2) : [n.p.], to Sir Percy Bates, 1935 Sept. 25 and Oct. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497268 British economist. From the description of The economic transition in England : typescript, 1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122645189 John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), Baron Keynes, economist, was born in Cambridge on 5 June 1883, and educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. ...

Schwarzenback Huber Weaving Company.

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Forstmann Woolen Company

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Julius Forstmann founded the Forstmann & Huffmann Company in Passaic, New Jersey in the early 1900s. By 1931, the company's name was changed to the Forstmann Woolen Company. Forstmann designed his own fabrics, founded the National Quality Maintenance League, and was a sponsor of the "Truth-in-Fabrics" bill passed by the Congress in 1940. In conjunction with the Forstmann Woolen Company, the Julius Forstmann & Company, Inc. was established as its fiscal and selling agent. Bot...

Salvation Army

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Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Salvation Army">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Salvation Army</a>. From the guide to the Salvation Army Combined Corps Roll and Ledger, 1926-1980, 1928-1969, (Special Collections Research Center) ...

Harwood, E. C. (Edward Crosby), 1900-....

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Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856-1915

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Mechanical engineer, inventor, and developer of scientific management. From the description of Frederick Winslow Taylor collection, 1856-1916. (Stevens Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 123905137 ...

Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, 1868-1924

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Engineer, contractor and author. From the description of Papers of Frank Bunker Gilbreth, circa 1910-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067900 Frank Bunker Gilbreth had no formal education beyond high school but he rose from bricklayer, to building contractor, to management engineer in a few short years. He and his wife Lillian Moller Gilbreth collaborated to develop ways to increase output of workers in manufacturing and clerical positions, as pioneers in the field of i...

Bethlehem Iron Works.

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United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

Midvale Steel Company

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Ralston Purina Company

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Saint Louis, MO. From the description of Pamphlets, ca.1932-1934. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122584473 ...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...