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....
The Great Northern Railway encompassed several railway companies, including the St. Paul and Pacific Railway Company and the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad Company, by way of owning the majority of stock. After financial problems, the Northern...
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...
The Northern Pacific Railway company was the first railroad to run through the northern tier of states, connecting Lake Superior to Puget Sound. Its contruction began with an estimated forty-seven to sixty million acres of land grants from the...
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...
Discusses the increase of productivity in the test room. Productivity increased when the workday was shortened. Lower production on Monday and Saturday was thought to be due to mental preoccupation in the majority of cases, not cumulative...
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...
Report on the attitude of laid off workers early in 1930. It contains summary of the employees opinions and snippets from their interviews that express the majority opinion. They were asked about work conditions, supervisors and the fairness of...
Report on the interviewing process. Part one discusses how interviewing is a good tool, but the attitude of employees differ among each other and that difference must be taken into account. The second part discusses methods of interviewing and...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Report addressing the work of a counselor during the three month period of January through March, 1943. It stated what she did on a daily basis and showed how her work was valuable to the company by increasing employee morale, providing proof...
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
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...
G.A. Pennock wrote Some Thoughts in Connection with Work in Industrial Research Division. The test room had an outstanding increase in production, due to removal of fear and suspicion on part of employees and increase in morale. This raised the...
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...
Letters addressing a case study entitled The Girl Who Talked Too Much and two versions of this case study. In a department which had previously encouraged talking, a woman employee was moved three times for talking, but was not told to stop...
An act to provide that the Principal Chief of the Nation shall transfer the remaining funds from Washington and place it in the Treasury as National funds. Passed and approved March 7, 1872.
An act prohibiting Indian or Citizens of the Choctaw or Chickasaw from hunting, trapping, or destroying game. It also tells what the penalty will be. Approved Nov. 9, 1875.
""Committee on Finance"" examined the report of the National Treasurer, James Thompson, and accepted it. Passed House October 28, 1876. Passed Senate and approved October 30, 1876.
A resolution providing pay for extra services of J.F. McCurtain, Principal Chief of Choctaw Nation. Passed House November 2, 1883. Passed Senate November 3, 1883. Became a law three days after it was passed by Senate.
Bill No. 67. A proposed act imposing a tax upon certain enterprises. Passed Senate October 29, 1896. Passed house October 30, 1896. It became a law by limitation.
Bill No. 61. A proposed act for the relief of H.C. Wilson to the sum of $48.00. Passed Senate October 30, 1896. Passed house October 31, 1896. It became a law by limitation.
Bill No. 62. A proposed act granting to Ben W. Thomas a ferry in Little River. Passed House and Senate October 31, 1896. It became a law by limitation.
Bill No. 63. A proposed act repealing the law creating the office of delegate. Passed Senate October 29, 1896. Passed house October 31, 1896. It became a law by limitation.
Bill No. 64. A resolution to accept as true and correct the report of Ainsworth. Passed Senate October 30, 1896. Passed House October 31,1896. It became a law by limitation.
Bill No. 45. A proposed act appropriating money for the benefit of the Baptist Orphan School at Atoka. Passed House and Senate November 3, 1897. It became a law by limitation.
Bill No. 46. A proposed act providing a punitive clause to the permit law. Passed House November 3, 1897. Passed Senate November 5, 1897. It became a law by limitation.
Bill No. 49. A proposed act allowing the auditor to issue his duplicate warrant in favor of certain persons. Passed House and Senate November 4, 1897. It became a law by limitation
Be it resolved by the General Council of the Choctaw Nation that we most respectfully request the Hon. Secretary of the Interior to take charge of these lands when segregated and in cooperation with the Principal Chief lease them whenever possible...
A letter from U.S. Indian Inspector to National Secretary informing him that it is not necessary to submit the resolution entitled ""A resolution memorializing the Honorable Commission to establish branch land office in the Choctaw...
A letter from U.S. Indian Inspector to National Secretary informing him that it is not necessary to submit the resolution entitled ""A resolution endorsing the action of the convention of the Five Civilized Tribes held at Eufaula, Indian...
A letter from Acting Indian Inspector to National Secretary informing him that it was not necessary to submit the resolution denying the claim of S.W. Peel for services claimed to the President for approval. Dated February 10, 1903.
A letter from Acting Indian Inspector to National Secretary stating that it was not necessary to obtain the President's approval on the act entitled ""A resolution memorializing the Honorable Secretary of the Interior to make a...
An act authorizing the appointment of allotment commissioners whose duty it shall be to assist citizens under the direction of the commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. Passed and approved October 29, 1903.
A letter to the Secretary of the Interior stating it was not necessary to submit the resolution to the President entitled ""A resolution denying further compensation to S.W. Peel."" December 15, 1903.
Bill No. 2. Be it enacted by the General Council of the Choctaw Nation that an appropriation shall be provided to take care of the regular and necessary expenses of the Choctaw government commencing October 1, 1906, and ending September 30, 1907....