Alfred A. Bolton, Papers regarding History of Management and Other Material

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

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Terms of access:

There are no release forms accompanying the interviews Bolton conducted, so the West Virginia and Regional History Center is unable to grant permission for the use of these materials outside of research purposes. As with other materials at the WVRHC, permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Alfred A. Bolton, Papers regarding History of Management and Other Material, A&M 3735, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
26.25 Linear Feet 26 ft. 3 in. (20 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 6 in.); (4 unboxed items)
Creator:
Bolton, Alfred A.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Alfred A. Bolton, Papers regarding History of Management and Other Material, A&M 3735, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Alfred A. Bolton, a professor specializing in the field of management history. He completed a dissertation that retrospectively analyzed the historically influential Hawthorne Studies that had been conducted at the Western Electric Hawthorne Works in Chicago from 1927-1932, of which he later wrote and lectured. The collection includes photocopies of original Hawthorne Studies records and related research material, copies of articles by Bolton, and videotapes related to management theory, history, and practice, among other material. There are also glass cutting tools that he inherited, or perhaps used as a journeyman glass cutter in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Gift from Bolton, Juanita K., 2010/05/17
Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard