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Bass Business History - Western Electric Hawthorne Papers
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    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • System Personnel Conference Presented Papers

    • System Personnel Conference Presented Papers

    • 1940

    • Three typewritten papers that were presented at the System Personnel Conference that was held in Southern Pines, North Carolina from October 29 through November 2, 1940. The presented papers on personnel relations were based on findings from the...

    • Box 11, Folder 3
    • Miscellaneous Papers

    • Miscellaneous Papers

    • 1930

    • Seven typewritten research reports that were written using the data collected during the Hawthorne study. The papers look at interviewing techniques in general as well as specific examples from the study. It also discusses and outlines their...

    • Box 11, Folder 4
    • The Human Factor in Industry

    • The Human Factor in Industry

    • 1931

    • Typewritten report by R. D. Gross written in July 1931. This paper discusses the different experiments conducted at Hawthorne, some of the resulting data that was collected, and analyzes how it might be used.

    • Box 11, Folder 5
    • Impact of Hawthorne Studies and Counseling

    • Impact of Hawthorne Studies and Counseling

    • 1931

    • Typewritten research report which presents background information on the company and how it is viewed by the community, analyzes the data collected about personnel counseling, and provides discussion about what impact this study will have on the...

    • Box 11, Folder 6
    • Study of Employee Reaction to Shortened Working Week

    • Study of Employee Reaction to Shortened Working Week

    • August 1931

    • Report compiling data gathered from employee comments on standard hours and steady work during interviews held from 1929-1931. It also includes some information about home conditions which was collected during 1930-1931 and then grouped by mental...

    • Box 12, Folder 2
    • Research for Management and the Worker

    • Research for Management and the Worker

    • 1939-1950

    • Correspondence both handwritten and typed, text drafts, and other materials pertaining to the book which was being written by F.J. Roethlisberger and W.J. Dixon and also their monograph titled Management and the Worker which was based on data...

    • Box 12, Folder 3
    • 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
    • Rotational Training Study

    • Rotational Training Study

    • 1930

    • Documents include comments from supervisors returning to their jobs after a year of interviewing employees and the different ways they handled employees and various incidents.

    • Box 13, Folder 3
    • Plan for Supervisory Development

    • Plan for Supervisory Development

    • 1931-1932

    • Documents concerning research and planning regarding training supervisors in both technical skills and personnel skills. Included are ideas on logistics of the training as well as content.

    • Box 13, Folder 4
    • Final Report of the Supervisor Interviews in the Operating Branch

    • Final Report of the Supervisor Interviews in the Operating Branch

    • November, 1931

    • Two reports, one by Mr. Lovekin and one by Mr. Roethlisberger regarding their interviewing of the supervisors. Mr. Lovekins report divided by topics that the men discussed and then analyzed by percentage that felt one way or the other on each...

    • Box 13, Folder 5
    • 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
    • Changes Due to Interviews

    • Changes Due to Interviews

    • 1929-1930

    • The operation branch employee interviews from 1929 are analyzed and discussed and conclusions are made. Contains inter-office memos from 1930 discussing changes made due to the interviews and areas for future analysis

    • Box 14, Folder 8
    • Supervisor Meeting Minutes

    • Supervisor Meeting Minutes

    • 1930-1931

    • Minutes of meetings held by the supervisors of the safety and health division from the time period of 1930-1931. The meetings covered complaints from the interviews done in 1930. Supervisors were assigned to follow up on the complaints, and...

    • Box 14, 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
    • Inspector Attitudes After Pay Restructure

    • Inspector Attitudes After Pay Restructure

    • 1939

    • Report discussing the problems that the supervisors are having after the change in pay scale across the company. Changes in attitude and relations to other workers are included

    • Box 15, Folder 11
    • Correspondence:  Labor-Management Conflict

    • Correspondence: Labor-Management Conflict

    • 1940

    • Documents contain the correspondence between the President of Western Electric Employees Association, Inc., Mr. George DuVal, and the Vice President, W. F. Hosford, and the report on a conference to resolve a labor-management conflict over piece...

    • Box 15, Folder 12
    • Industrial Relations

    • Industrial Relations

    • 1940

    • list of concepts with explanations that have grown out of the industrial research of observers that denotes the working group as a society

    • Box 15, Folder 13
    • Installation of a Product Shop

    • Installation of a Product Shop

    • 1940

    • Detailed plan to start a shop at Hawthorne based on product as a new form of structural organization. This structure is based on the most efficient way to create each product and using the least skilled labor possible. Outlined are advantages and...

    • Box 15, Folder 14
    • Counseling in a Group Situation

    • Counseling in a Group Situation

    • 1940

    • Counseling record, entitled: Counseling in a group situation, by Phyllis Dodds. It contains detailed descriptions about the interviews, conversations, observations, as well as counselors own impressions, feelings, etc. which happened during the...

    • Box 15, Folder 2
    • Station Apparatus Shop:  Personnel Counseling Experiment

    • Station Apparatus Shop: Personnel Counseling Experiment

    • 1936

    • Comments on interviews in the station apparatus shop and a review of experience in connection with beginning the personnel counseling experiment. The experiment was designed as a more thorough interview process where the interviewer looked at...

    • Box 15, Folder 3
    • Personnel Counseling Experiment:  Review

    • Personnel Counseling Experiment: Review

    • January 1936-March 1937

    • Five reports reviewing the personnel counseling experiment from January, 1936 to March, 1937. Included are the appendices about attitudes of short and long service employees, outline and suggestions for discussing the labor situation, and tables...

    • Box 15, Folder 4
    • Counseling:  Defined

    • Counseling: Defined

    • 1949

    • Document defining counseling for the purposes of the personnel counseling experiment and explains the methodology and purpose of the experiment

    • Box 15, Folder 5
    • Social Relationships Among Departments at Hawthorne

    • Social Relationships Among Departments at Hawthorne

    • 1936

    • Report, entitled: Notation of the points of view and social interrelationships of departments at Hawthorne that are directly concerned with wage problems, by E. C. Tessman. This report includes the information and impressions gained during a two...

    • Box 15, Folder 6
    • Organization and Operation

    • Organization and Operation

    • 1936

    • Report containing the general information on the organization and operation of the wage incentives, time standards and labor grades departments

    • Box 15, Folder 7
    • Reactions to Layoffs

    • Reactions to Layoffs

    • 1938

    • Summary of why layoffs had to occur and how employees were chosen for layoff. Also included are the employee and supervisor comments regarding the layoffs

    • Box 15, Folder 8
    • Results of Changes to Pay Structure

    • Results of Changes to Pay Structure

    • 1938

    • Description of work behavior related to incentives and of the relationship between the supervisors and employees in the station apparatus shop. Included are observations of employee work and analysis of interviews. The purpose is to outline what...

    • Box 15, Folder 9
    • Proposal Outline: Evaluating Employee/Employer Relations

    • Proposal Outline: Evaluating Employee/Employer Relations

    • 1936

    • Two versions of an outline, the latter copy being a revision of the first, directing how to implement a new proposal to evaluate employee/employer relations. A Personnel Man would be introduced to the employees through their supervisor. The...

    • Box 16, Folder 1
    • Personnel Counseling Methods

    • Personnel Counseling Methods

    • Unknown

    • Report discussing some of the characteristics of a good counselor and his use of the interview as a tool to adjust the employees thoughts and emotions

    • Box 16, Folder 10
    • Orientation Program For Personnel Counselors

    • Orientation Program For Personnel Counselors

    • 1940

    • Syllabus for personnel counselors during their orientation period. It includes a weekly reading list along with a list of management with whom they need to speak to gain additional perspectives from their reading and essay assignments

    • Box 16, Folder 11
    • Experience in Personnel Counseling

    • Experience in Personnel Counseling

    • 1944

    • Study of a counselors work. It lists numerous employees, their problems, results from speaking with the counselor, whether they improved as a result of counseling, and their supervisors feelings about their improvement. It also lists employees who...

    • Box 16, Folder 12
    • Experiment in Personnel Work

    • Experiment in Personnel Work

    • 1936

    • Several reports, memoranda, and letters. It includes two copies of a preliminary report concerning the experiment in personnel counseling by which Personnel Man would interview employees and supervisors in an attempt to find problems in his...

    • Box 16, Folder 2
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