Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management Research and Professional papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 8
The Gilbreth Library of Management documents the pioneering research of Frank Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth in the fields of time and motion study. Commonly referred to as the N-file, the collection covers the Gilbreths quest to find The One Best Way in job performance, worker satisfaction, efficient office management, and home economics.
Company files in the collection include: New England Butt Company, Regal Shoe Company, Remington Typewriter Company, Sears & Roebuck, National Cash Register, Pierce Arrow, Eastman Kodak, Lever Brothers, and Cluett Peabody & Company. A small portion of the collection covers the Gilbreths family life and Frank's army career during World War I.
Dates
- 1845-1959
- Majority of material found within 1906-1924
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1938
Creator
Extent
100.00 Cubic Feet
Arrangement Note
The collection is organized into four series:
1. N-file, ca. 1845-1941 (71.5 cubic feet)
2. N-file Oversized, ca. 1914-1919 (1 cubic foot)
3. N-file Photographs, ca. 1908-1941 (11.5 cubic feet)
4. N-file Blueprints, ca. 1906-1937 (8 cubic feet)
1. N-file, ca. 1845-1941 (71.5 cubic feet)
2. N-file Oversized, ca. 1914-1919 (1 cubic foot)
3. N-file Photographs, ca. 1908-1941 (11.5 cubic feet)
4. N-file Blueprints, ca. 1906-1937 (8 cubic feet)
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
- Ability -- Testing
- Armed Forces
- Automobiles--Design and construction
- Blueprints (reprographic copies)
- Bricklaying
- Clippings (Information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Dentistry
- Disabled veterans
- Engineering
- Epilepsy
- Factory management
- Flow charts
- Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1868-1924
- Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878 - 1972
- Home economics
- Human engineering
- Industrial arts--Vocational guidance
- Industrial engineering
- Industrial management
- Inventory control
- Kitchens
- Manufacturing
- Manuscripts (Documents)
- Military education
- Motion study
- Pamphlets
- People with disabilities
- Photographic prints
- Photography
- Psychology
- Purdue University--Baseball
- Scrapbooks
- Soap Manufacturing
- Standardization
- Time management
- Typewriting
- Women engineers
- Women--Employment
Creator
- Title
- Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management Research and Professional papers
- Author
- Joanne Mendes, Archives Assistant
- Date
- 03/07/2008
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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