Scope and Contents
Reports, case studies, and background material used in research on a group of textile mills, primarily in the Southern United States, which had introduced the "textile stretch-out" or extended "labor system." Some of this research was sponsored by the Institute of Human Relations and was undertaken jointly with Richmond Carter Nyman.
Dates
- 1929-1953
- Majority of material found within 1929 - 1939
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elliott Dunlap and Richmond C. Nyman in 1939, 1940, 1944, and 1963.
Extent
4.75 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Reports, case studies, and background material used in research on a group of textile mills, primarily in the Southern United States, which had introduced the "textile stretch-out" or extended "labor system." Some of this research was sponsored by the Institute of Human Relations and was undertaken jointly with Richmond Carter Nyman.
Biographical / Historical
Elliott Dunlap Smith: B.A. Harvard 1913, LL.B., 1916; Professor Industrial Engineering, Yale, 1928-1932, Professor Industrial Relations, 1932-1938, Professor Economics, 1938-1946, asst. to the President, 1942-1943.
Richmond Carter Nyman: research asst., industrial engineering, Yale, 1930-1934, industrial relations, 1934-1937, Personnel Director, 1939-1951, asst. Secretary of University, 1940-1941.
- Title
- Guide to the Smith-Nyman Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- November 1980
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
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New Haven, CT 06511