Alfred D. Chandler papers, 1928-2004.

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Alfred D. Chandler papers, 1928-2004.

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The collection details the intellectual development and life's work of Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. from graduate student to professor emeritus. The papers document Chandler's research, teaching, and other professional activities over the course of his career. Chandler's research files contain notes, correspondence, and other materials gathered as he produced his comparative studies of corporate structure and its development in the U.S. and in other industrial economies. The research files also include manuscript versions of Chandler's work, as well as photocopies of records from many of the institutional and company archives that Chandler used in his projects. The teaching records include lecture notes, syllabi, correspondence, subject files, and administrative records that Chandler produced at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard Business School. The collection is arranged chronologically.

114 linear feet (224 boxes, 1 carton)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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