Harrington Emerson papers, 1848-1931.

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Harrington Emerson papers, 1848-1931.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47439120

The collection documents the personal life and career of Harrington Emerson, an early industrial engineer, developer of scientific management, and leader of the efficiency movement in the United States during the early twentieth century. Most of the papers cover the years from 1895 to 1931, though a small quantity date from earlier years. Materials in the collection include Emerson's personal, family, and business correspondence; the published and unpublished writings of Emerson and other authors; scientific management consulting reports; business records of Emerson's firms; newspaper and magazine clippings; and photographs and memorabilia. This material touches on the theory and practice of scientific management, the ideas of the efficiency movement and their propagation, and professional engineering associations.

17 cubic feet.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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