John Diebold papers, 1960-1985

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John Diebold papers, 1960-1985

This collection contains records from the Diebold Group. Most of the materials are reports and associated material prepared for businesses and government agencies. Materials include overviews, recommendations, flow charts, data, proposals, and client information. There are correspondence files from 1970-1985, and large format videocassettes of presentations prepared by the Diebold Group. This collection also contains secondary material, working drafts for reports, expense records, pamphlets, books, and workshop and conference material.

708 cubic ft. (708 containers)

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Diebold, John, 1926-2005

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John Diebold began promoting the use of automated machines such as the computer in the 1950s. In his book, Automation (1952), he proposed and described how computers could improve day-to-day operations in business and government. In 1954, he founded the Diebold Group, a management and consulting firm that provided services to dozens of U.S. corporations and state and federal agencies. The company consulted on technological advances with AT&T, Boeing, Xerox, and I.B.M. Diebold sold the compan...

Diebold Group

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The Diebold Group was incorporated by John Diebold in 1954 as John Diebold and Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in computers and automation. The company provided consulting services to dozens of large U.S. corporations representing a wide variety of industries, as well as government and other public entities. From the description of Diebold Group, Inc., client reports. 1957-1990. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 311749805 From ...