Andrew R. Towl papers

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Andrew R. Towl papers

1921-1974

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The collection consists of correspondence, research notes, and writings related to the collection, development, teaching, and writing of cases at HBS by Andrew R. Towl. Correspondents include the American Brake Shoe Company, Boston University School of Nursing, the Jewel Tea Company, and Harvard Graduate School of Education. The collection also contains Andrew Towl's research records and writings related to such projects as the "Directors Study" and the "Executive Compensation Study" at HBS. Companies involved in these projects include the Standard Oil Company, the United Fruit Company, General Foods Corporation and Lincoln Electric Company.

41 boxes (20.5 linear feet)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6740292

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Standard Oil Company

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The Standard Oil Company was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1868 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first Standard Oil Company in Minnesota was established in 1886....

Lincoln Electric Company

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Boston University. School of Nursing

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Harvard university. Graduate school of business administration

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The faculty of the Harvard Business School was formally organized in 1913. For the school's first two years (1908-1910) the teaching staff was organized informally. From 1910 to 1913 the teaching and administrative staff was organized as an Administrative Board. From the description of Faculty minutes, 1908- [microform]. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269607747 ...

General foods corporation

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Towl, Andrew Renwick, 1910-....

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Andrew R. Towl received a BA from Muskingum College in Ohio in 1932, an MA in Economics from Columbia University in 1933, and an MBA from HBS in 1936. In 1944 he joined the faculty at HBS and retired in 1975. While at HBS he also served as Director of Case Development and Director of the Intercollegiate Case Clearing House. From the description of Andrew R. Towl papers, 1921-1974. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 122506336 Andrew Renwick Towl was born in Nebras...

American Brake Shoe Company

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Harvard University. Graduate School of Education

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The Harvard University Graduate School of Education was established in 1920. From 1891 to 1920, the study of education at Harvard took place within two different divisions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Until 1906, education faculty were appointed to the Division of Philosophy. In 1906, a separate Division of Education was established. Paul Henry Hanus held Harvard’s first faculty appointment in the field of education. Hanus was chair of the Division of Education from 1906 to 1912. Henr...

United Fruit Company

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Charles Van Wyck Brooks served aboard a United Fruit Company steamship for two weeks in the summer before he entered Harvard. From the description of Correspondence to Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191822172 NYC; Boston, MA. From the description of Pamphlets, ca.1935. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122523662 The United Fruit Company was formed in 1899 when the Boston...

Jewell Tea Company.

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