The Great Northern Railway Papers Finding Aid Prepared By Maura L. Valentino Bass Business Collection University of Oklahoma Libraries Norman, OK 2010 Finding aid encoded by University of Oklahoma Libraries 2010 Finding aid written in English....
Container List Container Contents Board of Directors' Minutes and Corporate Histories I Historical Sketches and Company Minutes Scope and Content Note Contains Historic Sketches, minutes and notes from both the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company...
Northern Pacific Railway Company Papers Part I Finding Aid Prepared By Brian C. Shults Bass Business Collection University of Oklahoma Libraries Norman, OK 2010 Finding aid encoded by University of Oklahoma Libraries 2010 Finding aid written in...
Container List Container Contents Board of Directors' Minutes and Corporate Histories I Inventories, Records, and Company Minutes 1864/1922 Scope and Content Note Contains inventories, records of the Subscribers to the Capital Stock, and minutes...
Describes the purpose of the study of the six relay assembly employees as a test to determine if rest periods and rest periods accompanied with shorter working hours improved worker efficiency. The report duplicates Progress Report No. 1 by...
Duplicates Progress Report No. 1 and 2 with the addition of a health questionnaire, notes on the physical examinations of each of the test employees, and a discussion about output increases when work shortened to 4:00 p.m. and then returned to 5:00...
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.
Breakdown, by department, of the use of employee comments taken from interviews. The first section describes how comments from employees on plant conditions are used to improve those conditions. There are tables and charts describing the number...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Various pieces of correspondence from 1929-1932 among Western Electric administrators. The earlier pieces of correspondence, including letters to Dr. Elton B. Mayo, Professor of Industrial Research, Graduate School of Business Administration,...
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...
April 13, 1931, G.A. Pennock sent C.W. Bergquist a report titled: An Account of the Work of the Industrial Research Division. The Industrial Research Division was established in January, 1929 to centralize the test room study, the employee...
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. ...
A letter from John D. Benedict to Solomon J. Homer, recognizing the receipt of a letter containing information concerning the claim of Rodger Wades Furniture Co. January 8, 1900.
A letter from J. George Wright, U.S. Indian Inspector, to E.H. Wilson, National Secretary, advising a resolution commending Hon. Thomas Humphrey, U.S. judge for his judicial actions was forwarded for information of the department. December 22, 1905.
A letter to E.H. Wilson referring to the resolution approved by the Principal Chief October 15, 1907, requesting information as to the amount of coal and asphalt royalties collected and the disbursement of the same for school purposes. Dated...
A resolution asking that information be furnished the tribes respecting the collection of coal and asphalt royalties and the disbursement of the same for school purposes. Passed and approved October 15, 1907.
Perry, Mrs. A.E. ""History of Choctaw and Chickasaw."" Sturm's Oklahoma Magazine 1, no. 3 (November 1905): 92-96. has an account of the origins of the Choctaws, brief biographical sketches of Greenwood Leflore and Green...
Affidavit of Henry Franklin, regarding the Seminole County seat fight of 1908. September 2, 1908. ""The Airport Proposition,"" by J. Read Moore. n.d. ""A Democratic Call for an Offensive,"" full-size...
Highlights resources available in the University Libraries' collection related to the American Presidency and about specific U.S. Presidents. For more information: http://libraries.ou.edu/catalog
Highlights several books from the bibliography prepared to recognize the College of Arts & Sciences 2008 Faculty Authors. For more information: http://libraries.ou.edu/content/dynpage.asp?pid=108&eid=64&uid=1&page=0&preview=1
Discusses the U.S. Constitution and Constitution-related resources at University Libraries. For more information: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html
Discusses critical reading resources at Universtity Libraries. For more information: http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitCrit?locID=norm94900&finalAuth=true/
Explains the document delivery services available through OU Libraries, including interlibrary loan and Sooner Xpress. For more information: http://libraries.ou.edu/info/generalform.asp?formID=sooner_xpress
Discusses the Doris Duke Collection of American Indian Oral History, now available online. Includes a recording of a Kiowa story from the original recordings. For more information: http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/duke/
Discusses the study spaces available within University Libraries and provides information about locating resources to help improve study skills. For more information: http://libraries.ou.edu
Provides a brief biography of Galileo and the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, as well as relevant resoures available through the University of Oklahoma Libraries' website such as the catalog. For more information: http://libraries.ou.edu
Discusses the group study rooms in Bizzell Memorial Library, which students can reserve for free at the circulation desk. For more information: http://libraries.ou.edu/help/kb/?article=847