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By Joanne Mendes, Archives Assistant
Collection Overview
Title: Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers, 1869-2000
Predominant Dates:1949-1968
Primary Creator: Gilbreth, Lillian Moller (1878-1972)
Other Creators: Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker) (1868-1924)
Extent: 83.5 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
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
Date Acquired: 00/00/1972
Subjects: Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth, Disabled veterans, Elliott, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1874-1960, Factory management, Gantt, Henry Laurence, 1861-1919, General Electric Company, Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1868-1924, Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1911-2001, Gilbreth, Inc., Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972, Gilbreth and Company, Gilbreth Contractors, Home economics, Hovde, Frederick L., 1908-1983, Industrial engineering, Industrial management, Kitchens, Motion study, New England Butt Company, People with disabilities, Perkins, James S., Potter, A. A. (Andrey Abraham), 1882-, Shaw, Anne G., Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856-1915, Time management, Waseda Daigaku, Women's Archives at Purdue University, Women engineers
Forms of Material: Blueprints, Clippings (Information artifacts), Flow charts, Pamphlets, Photographic prints, Scrapbooks, Sound recordings
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Biographical Note
Lillian Evelyn Moller was born May 24, 1878 in Oakland, California to William Moller, a successful plumbing business owner, and Annie Delger Moller. The oldest surviving daughter of nine children, Lillian became adept at aiding her often ailing mother in the management of a large well-to-do household. A shy child, Lillian was home-schooled by her mother until she was nine. Once in school, Lillian excelled at her studies and ended up graduating high school with straight As. In 1896, she entered the University of California and became the first woman in the university's history to deliver a commencement address when she graduated in 1900. The following fall, Lillian moved to New York to start her graduate work at Columbia University. An illness forced her to return to California but in 1901 she returned to the University of California and earned a master's degree in literature. In the spring of 1903, Lillian, along with a group of friends, set out for the East Coast to begin a six month tour of Europe. They arrived in Boston and had a few days to sightsee before boarding their ship. One of her friends, Minnie Bunker, introduced Lillian to her cousin, Frank Bunker Gilbreth. Frank, a confirmed bachelor, became infatuated with Lillian and was waiting at the dock when her ship returned. Six months after their first meeting he proposed and on October 19, 1904 Frank and Lillian were married in the living room of her parents home in Oakland, California.
Subject/Index Terms
Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth
Disabled veterans
Elliott, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1874-1960
Factory management
Gantt, Henry Laurence, 1861-1919
General Electric Company
Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1868-1924
Gilbreth, Frank B. (Frank Bunker), 1911-2001
Gilbreth, Inc.
Gilbreth, Lillian Moller, 1878-1972
Gilbreth and Company
Gilbreth Contractors
Home economics
Hovde, Frederick L., 1908-1983
Industrial engineering
Industrial management
Kitchens
Motion study
New England Butt Company
People with disabilities
Perkins, James S.
Potter, A. A. (Andrey Abraham), 1882-
Shaw, Anne G.
Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856-1915
Time management
Waseda Daigaku
Women's Archives at Purdue University
Women engineers
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Diaries and Scrapbooks, ca. 1895-1967],
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Series 2: Correspondence, ca. 1906-1970],
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Series 3: Clippings, ca. 1913-1996],
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Series 4: Publications, ca. 1904-1967],
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Series 5: Conferences, ca. 1924-1972],
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Series 6: Research Materials, ca. 1873-1968],
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Series 7: Audio Visual, ca. 1915-1979],
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Series 8: Flow Carts, ca. 1908-1938],
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Series 9: Awards and Artifacts, ca. 1917-1984],
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Series 10: Printed Materials, ca. 1876-1988],
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Series 11: Family and Personal Life, ca. 1864-1972],
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Series 12: Photographs, ca. 1864-2000],
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Series 13: Oversized Materials, ca. 1920-1978],
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Series 14: James S. Perkins, ca. 1940-1995],
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