School of Industrial Engineering records on Lillian Gilbreth
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 177
Scope and Contents
The School of Industrial Engineering records on Lillian Gilbreth documents the Gilbreth Library restoration project, and communication between Purdue and the Gilbreth family, especially communication with Gilbreth’s daughter, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey in the 1990s. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, documents and newspaper clippings regarding Frank and Lillian Gilbreth’s research. Series 1 includes a speech, “Talking ‘Motion Study’ in Japan”, that was presented by Gilbreth for the World Engineering Congress in Tokyo, Japan on October 1929.
Dates
- 1914 - 2013
Creator
- Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Historical Information
The Industrial Engineering program emerged from the School of Practical Mechanics, Mechanical Egineering, and the Department of General Engineering in the 1930’s. Lillian Gilbreth joined the program in 1935 and became the first female engineering professor at Purdue’s College of Engineering. During her tenure at Purdue she established a time and motion study laboratory. She retired from Purdue in 1948. After Gilbreth’s tenure at Purdue, the Industrial Engineering program reestablished as the School of Industrial Engineering in 1961. The School continues to honor Lillian Gilbreth for her contributions to Industrial Engineering, specifically in motion study and human factors, by offering The Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowship in memory of her.
Extent
0.9 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by the School of Industrial Engineering, February 16, 2018.
Condition Description
Good
Processing Information
The original order of the materials has been retained whenever possible. All materials have been housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes. Rusted staples have been removed from the materials and plastic paper clips or file folder inserts have been used in their place. All photographs have been rehoused in polyester sleeves.
Creator
- Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972 (Person)
- Title
- School of Industrial Engineering records on Lillian Gilbreth
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Saad Mukhtar
- Date
- 2018-09-28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- First edition.
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