Malcolm P. McNair papers, ca 1919-1985.

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Malcolm P. McNair papers, ca 1919-1985.

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The collection consists of teaching, administrative, consulting, and business records of Malcolm P. McNair, a pioneer in retailing and in predicting its trends. Teaching records include memorandum, notes and lectures for such classes as Retail Distribution, Retail Store Management, Marketing, and Elements of Administration, among other classes. Administrative records document McNair's work in the development and administration of Harvard Business School programs and events, including his participation on committees. Consulting records include company records and McNair's notes and correspondence for Indian Head Mills, Allied Stores, Allerton, Berman, & Dean, and John Wanamaker. This collection documents the development of retailing as a field of study. The collection is also a record of McNair's understanding of economic principles and his objections to government regulation of the economy. Speeches, writings and research files kept by McNair concern general economic conditions and marketing issues including the New Deal, governmental intervention in business and the economy, and the role of the Harvard Business School in promoting an understanding of the free-market system. Other subjects include the gold standard, inflation, business cycles, economic forecasting, business's wartime role, business planning for peacetime, and developments in distribution and marketing.

62 boxes (31 linear feet)

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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McNair, Malcolm P. (Malcolm Perrine), 1894-1985

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Malcolm P. McNair was a Teaching Assistant in Government and English at Harvard University from 1917-1920. In 1920 he joined the faculty of the Harvard Business School as Instructor, 1920-1924, Assistant Professor of Marketing, 1924-1927, Associate Professor of Marketing, 1927-1931, Professor of Marketing, 1931-1950, and the first Lincoln Filene Professor of Retailing, 1950-1963. From the description of Malcolm P. McNair papers, ca 1919-1985. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat recor...

Indian Head Inc.

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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 ...