Series I. General Files and Correspondence, 1951-2013
Scope and Contents
This series includes general files and correspondence collected, organized, and maintained by Andrew Brimmer. The records in this series highlight Brimmer's non-profit board of directors' work, engagement with professional organizations, lecture series papers, and other materials that do not fall into other distinct series.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-2013
Conditions Governing Access
Digital use copies of born-digital content can be accessed only onsite in the de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room on a designated Special Collections computer. Researchers are not permitted to copy or download any digital files. To request access please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu prior to visiting the library.
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives (BLSCA) staff extracted digital materials from storage media when possible. Staff surveyed files and screened them for privacy and confidentiality concerns. Following internal policy, staff did not retain deleted files, operating system and program files, or unallocated space data. The original storage media have been deaccessioned.
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. HBS Archives collections require a secondary registration form, please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Restricted material has been identified and separated. Note that box and folder lists of restricted material have been redacted.
Audiovisual materials have been digitized. Due to fragility of these materials and the difficulty with play back, researchers must work with digital copies rather than with the original recordings. Digital use copies for some items that were digitized can be accessed only onsite in the de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room or are only available via streaming access to the Harvard community. To request access please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu prior to visiting the library.
Users can access selected digital materials in this collection using Harvard Library delivery services and need to request access to other digital materials. See folder or item level notes for additional information.
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives (BLSCA) staff extracted digital materials from storage media when possible. Staff surveyed files and screened them for privacy and confidentiality concerns. Following internal policy, staff did not retain deleted files, operating system and program files, or unallocated space data. The original storage media have been deaccessioned.
Extent
275 linear feet (528 boxes)27.2 Gigabytes (91 digitized audio files, 2 digitized video files, and 2,401 digital files from 2 hard drives, 21 floppy disks, and 5 optical discs)
Arrangement
The series is organized into two subseries, A. General Files and B. Restricted Files.
Subseries B contains restricted files. Folder titles have been redacted.
Physical Location
ARCFA
Creator
- From the Collection: Brimmer, Andrew F. (Andrew Felton) (1926 September 13-2012 October 7) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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