Stanely F. Teele papers, 1929-1961.

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Stanely F. Teele papers, 1929-1961.

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The collection consists of records related to Stanley F. Teele's activities on the Board of Directors of S.H. Kress & Co., 1958-1961; research materials; and class notes and reports kept by Teele while he was an MBA and DCS student at Harvard Business School. The collection includes S.H. Kress & Co. Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, memos regarding company policy, statistics and surveys comparing performances of different outlets, excerpts from talks given by company executives to managers, and correspondence to and from Teele pertaining to the actions of the Board of Directors and company policy in general. Of particular interest are letters, memos, and minutes discussing racial integration of Kress stores in the 1950s, including speculations about the effects proposed integration might have on the chain's image and on sales figures. The collection also includes material related to Stanley F. Teele's research in oil monopoly investigations by the federal government between 1937 and 1940. These documents discuss the effects of competition on the industry, and the proposed Harrington Bill to bring about the separation of oil marketing facilities from oil refineries. The collection also includes reports and correspondence regarding Teele's role as an advisor to Schenley Distillers in a study of whisky buying habits and their relationship to advertising in the 1930s. Also included is a letter written by Stanley F. Teele to Congress in 1944 commenting on a draft act for the disposal of surplus government property at the end of World War II.

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Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8336606

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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S.H. Kress & Co.

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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 ...

Teele, Stanley F. (Stanley Ferdinand), 1906-1967

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Stanley F. Teele joined HBS in 1936 as Professor of Marketing. He later became the George Fisher Baker Professor of Administration. He was appointed Associate Dean in 1946 and served as Dean of HBS from 1955-1962. From the description of Stanely F. Teele papers, 1929-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86095834 Stanley F. Teele (1906-1967) earned a BA from Amherst College in 1928 and an MBA (1930) and DCS (1933) from HBS. He held many jobs at HBS between 1931 a...

Schenley Distillers.

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