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Keppele Hall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5607

Scope and Contents

Professional papers consist primarily of fragmentary examples of work measurement and job analysis materials used in various manufacturing companies. The documents reflect Hall's effort to apply scientific management principles to practical activities.

Work measurement materials include tags, job instructions, data and miscellaneous notes and diagrams for the Tabor Mfg. Company (1912-1919), the Clinton Wire Cloth Company (1917), Lamson and Sessions Company (1926), and Strouse Brothers Inc. (1920); a contract for the Keppele Hall Contracting Company, Dayton, Ohio (1894-1913); and drafts and copies of the Articles of Federation of the National Industrial Federation of Clothing Manufacturers (1919). The papers also reflect Hall's association with Frederick Taylor's colleagues, Richard A. Feiss and Sanford E. Thompson.

Dates

  • 1894-1980

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

Keppele Hall was an engineer, contractor, management theorist, superintendent of planning for Joseph & Feiss Company, and member of the National Board of Labor Managers. As a management consultant, he oversaw the implementation of management systems according to the principles enunciated by proponents of scientific management.

Extent

1 cubic feet

Abstract

Work measurement and job analysis studies.

Quantity:

1 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Papers (documents).

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, September 05, 2008
EAD encoding:
Kheel Staff, March 20, 2019
Title
Hall, Keppele Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
March 20, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853