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Navin, Thomas R.

 Person

Biography

Thomas Randall Navin, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1918. He graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1941 and promptly enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as an ensign. In 1946, he left the USNR as a Lieutenant and accepted a position of Instructor in Business History at HBS. In 1949, Navin was appointed Assistant Professor of Business History and Assistant Director of Research at HBS. Navin resigned from the HBS faculty in 1955 and moved to Arizona where he opened the Tucson Office Supply Company and taught business policy at the University of Arizona.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dean’s Office correspondence files (Stanley F. Teele, Dean)

Collection Identifier: Arch AA 1.4
Scope and Contents:

The Dean's Office Correspondence Files contain letters exchanged between the Office of the Dean and correspondents during the deanship of Stanley F. Teele from 1955 to 1962. The Correspondence Files also include speeches delivered by Dean Teele.

Thomas R. Navin papers

Collection Identifier: Arch GA 58
Scope and Contents: The papers of HBS Assistant Professor of Business History Thomas R. Navin include correspondence, business history class syllabi, unpublished articles, and HBS cases dating from 1947-1955. The majority of the material is correspondence written to and from Navin to colleagues, business associates, and businessmen. Navin's correspondence relates to his pursuance of research projects, interviews, and primary source materials collected by Baker Library for research purposes. Also includes three...