Overview
The papers of HBS professor James R. Bright consist of research and teaching materials between 1951 and 1982.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1991
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures. HBS Archives collections require a secondary registration form, please contact Special Collections for more information.
Extent
12 linear feet (12 cartons)Collection contains presentations, drafts, and published work; materials related to the Industrial Management Center; teaching files; materials related to the journal Modern Materials Handling; and slides, books, and research files about materials handling, atomation, and technological innovation and forecasting.
Biographical / Historical
James Rieser Bright was a member of the HBS faculty from 1954 to 1968, where he taught courses in production and technological change. His research focused on materials handling, automation, and technology in business. He also taught courses for the Industrial Management Center, and was the editor of the journal Modern Materials Handling.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 9 series: Works, Industrial Management Center and Course Development Files, History of Materials Handling Files, Materials Handling Slides, Automation Files, Tachnological Innocation Studies, Technology Forecasting Files I, Technology Forecasting Files II, and Books.
Physical Location
ARCFA
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The James R. Bright papers (A-92-48) were received by Baker Library Special Collections as a donation by Professor Bright in 1992.
Processing Information
Processed: June 2020 By: Elise Riley
Creator
Source
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- bak01147
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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