Fred Telford-Charles Polk Messick Papers, 1913-1972.

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Fred Telford-Charles Polk Messick Papers, 1913-1972.

The Fred Telford - Charles Polk Messick papers includes material generated during the careers of the two men and spans the dates 1913-1972. The 12 linear feet of material includes correspondence, reports, manuscripts, and printed material. The materials of this collection are from the personal papers of Fred Telford. Telford was encouraged by Charles Messick in the late 1960s to donate the papers to the University and the acquisition was completed in 1971.

12 linear feet (12 boxes)

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Messick, Charles P.

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The relationship between Fred Telford and Charles Polk Messick began in 1917. The pair, relatively new to public administration, met while working for separate firms on a project in Canada. For the next 50 years, Telford and Messick collaborated on numerous occasions to help advance the theory and practice of public personnel administration. Fred Telford, born in 1881, received a philosophy degree from the University of Chicago in 1918 and a ...