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Bass Business History - Western Electric Hawthorne Papers
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    • Individual Case Study, Mica Splitting Operator 1

    • Individual Case Study, Mica Splitting Operator 1

    • 1921-1929

    • Records regarding mica-splitting operator 1. Informal notes and recommendations, both hand written and type written, concerning this operator are included. Also included is a summary of absences is given for the entire period of employment from...

    • Box 6, Folder 8
    • Growth of an Employee Relations Research Study

    • Growth of an Employee Relations Research Study

    • 1924

    • Pamphlet summarizing the six years of research at Western Electrics Hawthorne Works. The research began in 1924 with a study of the relationship between light and production. That study showed that research in human relations could not be...

    • Box 17, Folder 10
    • Hawthorne illumination study

    • Hawthorne illumination study

    • 1924 - 1927

    • Two documents, both of which concern illumination studies, are presented. The first is a report on the illumination study at Hawthorne, which began Nov. 24, 1924 and ended April 30, 1927. In this study, candles of various lengths were introduced...

    • Box 1, Folder 9
    • Plan for Improving Employee Relations

    • Plan for Improving Employee Relations

    • 1924-1930

    • Interview method, analysis, and development of training began in the Inspection Branch, moved to the Operating Branch, and in January 1930 throughout the Works. A December 1929 pamphlet titled A Plan for Improving Employee Relations was printed. ...

    • Box 17, Folder 9
    • Index to Hawthorne Study Documents

    • Index to Hawthorne Study Documents

    • 1924-1957

    • Index to administration, public relations, personnel counseling and reference materials, including speeches organized by speaker. The documents listed cover the entire study

    • Box 15, Folder 1
    • Workers menus

    • Workers menus

    • 1927

    • 53 pages of specific menus. They list what the 5 workers in the relay assembly test room ate for breakfast, lunch and supper. The date range is August, 1927 to December, 1927.

    • Box 2, Folder 5
    • Case Study of Removed Case Worker

    • Case Study of Removed Case Worker

    • 1927

    • Case study of a relay assembly test room operator who was taken off the study because of her antagonistic attitude. The change in her behavior could be due to her poor health condition, perhaps anemia. Included are some of her health statistics...

    • Box 5, Folder 2
    • Case histories: relay assembly test room operators

    • Case histories: relay assembly test room operators

    • 1927-1929

    • Case histories of the five operators and layout operators of the relay assembly test room. The histories are forms covering the test subjects family connections, personal qualities, home and community environment, and work history. Following these...

    • Box 3, Folder 5
    • Relay assembly test room operators comments

    • Relay assembly test room operators comments

    • 1927-1930

    • Comments made by the six test subjects in the relay assembly test room from 1927-1930. The comments are sorted into six categories: rest periods, hours, holidays and vacations; production, earnings, repairs and type; supervision and test room...

    • Box 3, Folder 2
    • Attendance Records, Mica test room

    • Attendance Records, Mica test room

    • 1927-1930

    • Three-year attendance reports of 5 mica test operators recorded in tables. Comparisons are shown between one year in the regular department and two years in the test room

    • Box 6, Folder 2
    • Measurement of Workers Blood Pressure throughout the day

    • Measurement of Workers Blood Pressure throughout the day

    • 1928

    • Letter from Elton Mayo to Mr. M.K. Stevenson regarding the results of taking blood pressure and pulse measurements of the workers as a measurement of fatigue. This was to ascertain if rest periods had any effect on the fatigue of workers.

    • Box 2, Folder 4
    • Daily Variations in Output by Periods Mica Test Room Operators

    • Daily Variations in Output by Periods Mica Test Room Operators

    • 1928

    • Raw data regarding the effect of rest break variations on the daily output of 5 mica-splitting operators was measured over a 37-week period in 1928. Included are tables of the average accumulated totals, charts of output, and daily output logs for...

    • Box 6, Folder 1
    • Interviews with Group Chiefs at the Inspection Branch

    • Interviews with Group Chiefs at the Inspection Branch

    • 1928

    • Transcripts of interviews with supervisors regarding the employee interview process, working conditions and supervisor training. Also included are newspaper clippings pertaining to new management and layoffs. Some handwritten notes are included as...

    • Box 9, Folder 1
    • Output data relay assembly group no. 2

    • Output data relay assembly group no. 2

    • 1928-1929

    • Raw production and earnings data on an hourly basis for assembly group two with information on climate. Tables with weekly and monthy averages are included. Some handwritten notes are included, adding context to the figures.

    • Box 3, Folder 11
    • Interview Comments by Topic

    • Interview Comments by Topic

    • 1928-1929

    • Transcription of individual comments from the employee interviews and supervisor interviews sorted into topics including, supervisory and condition changes after the interview process, the interview process in general, and miscellaneous comments.

    • Box 9, Folder 4
    • Summary of Interview Practices

    • Summary of Interview Practices

    • 1928-1929

    • Documents with detailed analysis of the interview process including, interview methods, sample comments from interviews and comments about the program and the interviews.

    • Box 9, Folder 5
    • Presentations by Pennock, Putnam, Melsheimer Rice and Davidson

    • Presentations by Pennock, Putnam, Melsheimer Rice and Davidson

    • 1928-1930

    • Various speeches and presentations regarding the experiment in the Inspection Branch. The original study was to see the effect of lighting on the operators, which was found to be negligible. What they did find is that the production in the test...

    • Box 8, Folder 5
    • Individual Case Study, Mica Splitting Operator 5

    • Individual Case Study, Mica Splitting Operator 5

    • 1928-1930

    • Records regarding mica-splitting operator fives performance. Included are a formal summary, a list of comments, and a log of favorable and unfavorable comments. The favorable and unfavorable comment log is for the period from 1928 to 1930. Also...

    • Box 6, Folder 9
    • Outside concerns: Educational Institutions and Publishers

    • Outside concerns: Educational Institutions and Publishers

    • 1928-1931

    • The reports of the experiments at the Hawthorne Plant generated a great deal of interest. Directors of various companies requested further information for use in their company. Several university professors requested information for use in their...

    • Box 17, Folder 5
    • Investigator Correspondence

    • Investigator Correspondence

    • 1928-1934

    • Correspondence passed among investigators from September 1928 to February 1934. Letters to G.A. Pennock from Dr. Elton Mayo examined blood pressure, visits, generalizing mind for administration and societal changes; biological measures needs,...

    • Box 17, Folder 4
    • Hawthorne Study Documents

    • Hawthorne Study Documents

    • 1928-1940

    • Collection of miscellaneous documents, both typewritten and handwritten, pertaining to the Hawthorne project and the results obtained from the study. Based on data collected from 1928-1940. Included are transcripts of speeches, summary documents...

    • Box 12, Folder 4
    • Distribution of Reports

    • Distribution of Reports

    • 1929

    • List of names and addresses of the recipients of the 1929 report, Distribution of Rest Period Report, Distribution of Hours Report, and the Distribution of Relay Operators Comments and the 1928 report along with the number of copies sent to each...

    • Box 1, Folder 1
    • Effects of Fatigue on Workers Production

    • Effects of Fatigue on Workers Production

    • 1929

    • Included in this group are tables of vascular skin reaction readings as a measurement of fatigue. There is also an abstract of chapter 5, concerning the physiology and psychology of fatigue, from Edgar James Swifts book Psychology and the days...

    • Box 2, Folder 3
    • Minutes from Interviewer Training Course

    • Minutes from Interviewer Training Course

    • 1929

    • Transcripts of the minutes from an interviewer-training course. Topics include, history of the interview, interview techniques, values of interviewing, and discussion of past interviews.

    • Box 9, Folder 6
    • Projects of the Industrial Research Division

    • Projects of the Industrial Research Division

    • 1929

    • Documents explaining the interviewing process that was used for the Hawthorne Study and include instructions on how to conduct the interviews along with the rating scales and evaluation terms to be used in observing and documenting their findings.

    • Box 11, Folder 1
    • Plan for the Industrial Research Division Program

    • Plan for the Industrial Research Division Program

    • 1929

    • Documents explaining the interviewing process that was initially used for the Hawthorne Study and then documents administrative discussions as to how effective this process was and identified areas that could be revised to make it more effective...

    • Box 11, Folder 2
    • Special interviews II

    • Special interviews II

    • 1929

    • Transcripts of interviews with operating branch employees concerning their working conditions and any other factors that may affect their work. Included at the end of each interview are brief notes from the interviewer

    • Box 14, Folder 1
    • Report on Investigation of Employee Comments: Inspection Branch

    • Report on Investigation of Employee Comments: Inspection Branch

    • 1929

    • Report addressing complaints made in the interviews with operating branch employees. Individual complaints are addressed, and sorted by categories concerning both working conditions and the job itself. Recommendations for further analysis are...

    • Box 14, Folder 2
    • Employee Relations Development Study

    • Employee Relations Development Study

    • 1929

    • Report concerning the employee interview program conducted by Hawthorne Works Inspection Branch. Included are the plans for the study with purpose and procedure. Also contained is a summary outline, and interviews with representative employees...

    • Box 14, Folder 3
    • Numerical Analysis of Comments Operating Branch Interviews

    • Numerical Analysis of Comments Operating Branch Interviews

    • 1929

    • Substance analysis of employee comments on various subjects taken from 10,300 operating branch interviews. Each subject is listed in a table, with numbers for the total comments analyzed, favorable comments, favorable thought spread, unfavorable...

    • Box 14, Folder 4
    • Substance Analysis of Comments on Supervisors

    • Substance Analysis of Comments on Supervisors

    • 1929

    • 10,300 operation branch employee interviews from 1929 are analyzed and categorized between favorable and unfavorable comments on supervisors. Comments are separated and enumerated by gender. Comments are summarized with examples as support....

    • Box 14, Folder 5
    • Substance Analysis of Comments: Operating Branch Employees  II

    • Substance Analysis of Comments: Operating Branch Employees II

    • 1929

    • Part two of a two part analysis of comments from operating branch employee interviews taken during 1929. Comments listed as favorable and unfavorable and divided into 17 categories listed alphabetically from Placement to Washroom. Finally, the...

    • Box 14, Folder 7
    • Published Pamphlets: Hawthorne Project

    • Published Pamphlets: Hawthorne Project

    • 1929

    • Papers on the Hawthorne experiments including, a pamphlet titled Research Studies in Employee Effectiveness and Industrial Relations. The pamphlet contained Test Studies in Industrial Research at Hawthorne by G.A. Pennock, and A Plan for...

    • Box 17, Folder 8
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