Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 7
Scope and Contents
The Gilbreth Papers documents the professional and personal lives of Frank Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth. The collection consists of personal papers, letters, correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia that Lillian Gilbreth collected during her life regarding her youth, marriage, family, and career.
Dates
- 1869-2000
- Majority of material found within 1949-1968
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1971
Creator
Extent
83.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged into fourteen series:
Diaries and Scrapbooks, ca. 1895-1967
Correspondence, ca. 1906-1970
Clippings, ca. 1913-1996
Publications, ca. 1904-1967
Conferences, ca. 1924-1972
Research Materials, ca. 1873-1968
Audio Visual, ca. 1915-1979
Flow Carts, ca. 1908-1938
Awards and Artifacts, ca. 1917-1984
Printed Materials, ca. 1876-1988
Family and Personal Life, ca. 1864-1972
Photographs, ca. 1864-2000
Oversized Materials, ca. 1920-1978
James S. Perkins, ca. 1940-1995
Diaries and Scrapbooks, ca. 1895-1967
Correspondence, ca. 1906-1970
Clippings, ca. 1913-1996
Publications, ca. 1904-1967
Conferences, ca. 1924-1972
Research Materials, ca. 1873-1968
Audio Visual, ca. 1915-1979
Flow Carts, ca. 1908-1938
Awards and Artifacts, ca. 1917-1984
Printed Materials, ca. 1876-1988
Family and Personal Life, ca. 1864-1972
Photographs, ca. 1864-2000
Oversized Materials, ca. 1920-1978
James S. Perkins, ca. 1940-1995
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
- Gantt, Henry Laurence, 1861-1919
- Perkins, James S.
- Shaw, Anne G.
- Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856-1915
- Blueprints (reprographic copies)
- Clippings (Information artifacts)
- Disabled veterans
- Elliott, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1874 - 1960
- Factory management
- Flow charts
- General Electric Company
- Gilbreth Contractors
- Gilbreth and Company
- Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1868-1924
- Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1911-2001
- Gilbreth, Inc.
- Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878 - 1972
- Home economics
- Hovde, Frederick L., 1908-1983
- Industrial engineering
- Industrial management
- Kitchens
- Motion study
- New England Butt Company
- Pamphlets
- People with disabilities
- Photographic prints
- Potter, A. A. (Andrey Abraham), 1882-
- Scrapbooks
- Time management
- Waseda Daigaku
- Women engineers
- sound recordings
Creator
- Title
- Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Joanne Mendes, Archives Assistant
- Date
- 06/04/2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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- Box: Frank & Lillian Gilbreth Motion Study Films, circa 1918-1968 (Text)
- Box: Lillian Gilbreth Lectures, 1959-1964 (Audio Cassettes) (Text)
- Box: Lillian Gilbreth Talks & Speeches, circa 1960-19638 (Audio Reels) (Text)
- Box: Lillian Gilbreth; Instructional Films, circa 1951-1973 (Text)
- Box: Lillian Gilbreth; Lectures, Talks, and Family, circa 1928-1968 (Text)
- Box: Microfilm, 1927 (Text)
- Box: Motion Study Films, undated (Text)
- Box: Record Albums (Text)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
504 W. State Street
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu
504 W. State Street
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu