Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management Research and Professional papers, 1845-1959 | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Title: Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management Research and Professional papers, 1845-1959

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Predominant Dates: 1906-1924

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Acquired: 1939.

Restrictions: Collection is open for research. However, there are a few boxes of restricted materials. Please see the full finding aid for details.

Rights: Copyright and literary rights are held by the Gilbreth family. Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Gilbreth family.

Access Notes: 24 hours notice is required to access the collection.

Acquisition Note: Source: Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth.
Dr. Lillian Gilbreth donated the collection to Purdue University in 1939. The collection was shipped to the university in 1940 and was sorted and processed on site by Dr. Gilbreth. A small portion of the collection including the personal books of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth is housed at Purdue's Industrial Engineering Department located in Grissom Hall.

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For more information please see http://e-archives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/gilbreth.

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Preferred Citation: MSP 8, Gilbreth Library of Management papers, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries

Finding Aid Revisions: Revised locations 2/26/2010

Collection Material Type: papers

Other Note: The original order of the materials as established by the Gilbreths has been retained. The N-file is arranged in a mnemonic filing system, a control index is located in the addendum.

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Scope and Contents:

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.

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Detailed Description
Series 1: N-file, ca. 1845-1941
Series 2: N-file Oversized, ca. 1914-1919
Series 3: N-file Photographs, ca. 1908-1941
Series 4: N-file Blueprints, ca. 1906-1937

Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/gilbrethLOM.pdf