Dearborn Group Records

The Dearborn Conference Group's records consist of files relating to its biannual meetings, 1951-1971 (4 bound volumes), research files (6 bound volumes) arranged in alphabetical order by corporate name, and correspondence between Conference Group participants on the Group's activities (4 volumes).



The meeting files consist of agenda, minutes, reports, summaries of accomplishments, and supporting correspondence. Research activities regarding particular aspects of labor-management relations and personnel management, including methods of predicting and measuring leadership abilities, techniques for the management and development of employees, performance appraisal, and the evaluation of future trends in personnel management, especially union activities and trends in benefits, are discussed both at the meeting and in subsequent correspondence.



The corporate research project files contain outlines and reports of then current industrial relations projects with supporting documentation. Included are studies on compensation (wages and hours), benefit plans, internal management planning, employee selection, employee development, employee testing, safety education and programs, labor-management relations, and trends in collective bargaining, among other issues.



Compilation of materials regarding the biannual Dearborn Conference Meetings, including agenda, minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, notes and summaries.



The Dearborn Conference Group's records consist of files relating to its biannual meetings, 1951-1971 (4 bound volumes), research files (6 bound volumes) arranged in alphabetical order by corporate name, and correspondence between Conference Group participants on the Group's activities (4 volumes).



The meeting files consist of agenda, minutes, reports, summaries of accomplishments, and supporting correspondence. Research activities regarding particular aspects of labor-management relations and personnel management, including methods of predicting and measuring leadership abilities, techniques for the management and development of employees, performance appraisal, and the evaluation of future trends in personnel management, especially union activities and trends in benefits, are discussed both at the meeting and in subsequent correspondence.



The corporate research project files contain outlines and reports of then current industrial relations projects with supporting documentation. Included are studies on compensation (wages and hours), benefit plans, internal management planning, employee selection, employee development, employee testing, safety education and programs, labor-management relations, and trends in collective bargaining, among other issues.