Overview
This collection includes the teaching and research materials of Harvard Business School professor George F.F. Lombard. Types of materials contained in the collection are correspondence, conference papers, administrative records, and teaching and research materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1995
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite.
HBS Archives collections require a secondary registration form, please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
In accordance with Harvard University policy, administrative records are restricted for 50 years and student records for 80 years. Information on restricted materials in this finding aid has been redacted.
Extent
41 linear feet (70 boxes)The office files of George F.F. Lombard cover his activities as administrator, professor, and researcher at Harvard Business School from 1937-1995. Documentation includes correspondence, minutes, research materials, teaching materials, conference papers, articles, and administrative materials. Professor Lombard’s papers are organized into seven series (Correspondence; Teaching Records; Research and Writing Records; Outreach and External Activities; Audio-Visual and Oversized; Harvard University Administrative and Program Records; Personal and Student Information.)
Records found in Series I-IV relating to official non-teaching Harvard University activities, administration, and planning have been removed from these series into a special closed series in observance of Harvard University records management and access policies. Records relating to personnel matters, student advising and any records with confidential content were removed to a second special closed series in observance of Harvard University regulations regarding access to personal information of its students and employees.
Biographical Note:
George F.F. Lombard was born in 1911 in Newton, Massachusetts. He attended the Rivers School and Milton Academy. He received an BA from Harvard College in 1933. He earned an MBA (1935) and a PhD in Commercial Science (1942) from Harvard Business School. He received an honorary DBA from the Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas (INCAE), Nicaragua in 1977.
Lombard started his professional career at Harvard Business School as Assistant Dean in 1936. He served in this position until 1940 when he joined the faculty as Instructor in Industrial Research. He advanced to Assistant Professor of Industrial Research in 1942, to Associate Professor of Human Relations in 1946, and to Professor of Human Relations in 1952. He became Associate Dean for Educational Programs in 1962 and was appointed Louis E. Kirstein Professor of Human Relations in 1965. Lombard became Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs in 1967 and Senior Associate Dean in 1974. He retired from Harvard Business School in 1977. Professor Lombard died in Weston, Massachusetts on June 17, 2004.
Lombard’s teaching and research interests focused on Human Relations and Organizational Behavior. He taught courses at both Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Lombard, however, left his stamp on the Business School in his role as an administrator. He provided crucial advice on educational activities, staffing, and faculty assignments. He supervised the Appointments Committee and salary administration, and he played an important role in developing international educational activities.
Lombard is the author of numerous articles and books, including Behavior in a Selling Group: A Case Study of Interpersonal Relations in a Department Store; Interpersonal Behavior and Administration; and Sons of the Machine (co-authored by Charles H. Savage).
He participated in the governance of numerous national and local committees and organizations, including the subcommittee on rehabilitation of the National Research Council’s Committee on Work in Industry, 1944-1945; Office of Naval Research, 1946-1952; the study committee of the Department of Church and Economic Life and Work, National Council of Churches; Boston YMCA, 1948-1955; and as Director of the Weston Forest and Trail Association, 1955-1961.
Series Outline
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series I. Correspondence, circa 1941-1995
- Series II. HBS Teaching Records, circa 1937-1980
- ___Subseries A. Administrative Practices – First Term, 1946-1948
- ___Subseries B. Administrative Practices, Business Policy & Human Relations (AP-BP-HR), 1941-1958
- ___Subseries C. Advanced Training and Research in Human Resources, 1951-1957
- ___Subseries D. Human Relations, 1947-1961
- ___Subseries E. Human Relations I, 1956-1962
- ___Subseries F. Human Relations II, 1956-1963
- ___Subseries G. Human Relations --Clinic, 1946-1962
- ___Subseries H. Human Relations --General, 1945-1959
- ___Subseries I. Management Controls, 1942
- ___Subseries J. Organizational Behavior, 1957-1979
- ___Subseries K. Talks by George F. F. Lombard, 1956-1972
- ___Subseries L. Teaching Notes, 1943-1980
- ___Subseries M. Administration Cases, circa 1940-1948
- ___Subseries N. HBS Cases and Other Case Material, 1937-1960
- ___Subseries O. Military Cases, circa 1940-1948
- ___Subseries P. Non-business Cases, circa 1940-1950
- ___Subseries Q. Role Playing Cases, 1953-1954
- Series III. Research and Writing Records, circa 1919-1989
- ___Subseries A. Field Development – General, 1927-1961
- ___Subseries B. Field Development – Human Relations, 1940-1960
- ___Subseries C. Field Development – Raiffa-Schlaifer, 1948-1958
- ___Subseries D. Papers and Publications – The Elusive Phenomenon, 1927-1981
- ___Subseries E. Papers and Publications – General, 1944-1988
- ___Subseries F. Papers and Publications – Sons of the Machine, circa 1980-1985
- ___Subseries G. Research Files – General, 1943-1989
- ___Subseries H. Research Files – General Motors Study, 1938-1982
- ___Subseries I. Research Files – Illinois Bell, 1939-1960
- ___Subseries J. Research Files – Middle East Oil Conference, 1919-1989
- Series IV. Outreach and External Activities, circa 1944-1988
- ___Subseries A. Societies and Conferences – American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 1962-1977
- ___Subseries B. Societies and Conferences – General, 1948-1988
- ___Subseries C. Societies and Conferences – Human Relations Conferences, 1947-1957
- ___Subseries D. Speeches, 1946-1986
- ___Subseries E. Notes and Talks – Alumni Affairs, 1952-1982
- ___Subseries F. Notes and Talks – Faculty, 1952-1969
- ___Subseries G. Notes and Talks: Harvard Introduction to Business Program for PhDs, 1950-1982
- ___Subseries H. Notes and Talks – New Faculty and Staff, 1948-1978
- ___Subseries I. Notes and Talks – Salary Equity, 1963-1969
- ___Subseries J. Notes and Talks – Visiting Committee, 1944-1986
- Series V. Audio-Visual and Oversized Materials
- Series VI. Harvard University Administrative and Program Records, circa 1942-1984; 1994 – Series Closed until 2044
- ___Subseries A. General Correspondence Files, 1942-1994
- ___Subseries B. HBS Committee Records, 1951-1975
- ___Subseries C. HBS Program Records, 1954-1981
- ___Subseries D. Harvard University Committee and Program Records, 1942-1984
- Series VII. Personal and Student Information, circa 1941-1990-- Series Closed until 2070
Physical Location
ARCFA
Provenance:
Donations of George F.F. Lombard (A90-05; A-91-45; A-02-02). Records for other accessions are unclear.
Separated Materials
Books removed to Harvard Business School Archives Print Collection:
- Abernathy, William J. et al. Industrial Renaissance. New York, 1983.
- Bennis, Warren. Leaders. New York, 1985.
- Bordow, Alan. The Worker in Australia. St. Lucia, 1977.
- Ginn, Robert J. Job Hunter's Handbook. Cambridge, 1980.
- Kotter, John P. General Manager. New York, 1982.
- Levitt, Theodore. Marketing Imagination. New York, 1983
- Lewis, Oscar. Pedro Martinez. New York, 1964.
- Lodge, George C. The American Disease. New York, 1986.
- Lombard, George F. F. Behavior in a Selling Group. Boston, 1955.
- Mayo, Gael Elton. The End of a Dream: A Memoir. London, 1987
- Mayo, Gael Elton. The Mad Mosaic: A Life Story. London, 1983.
- McCaskey, Michael B. The Executive Challenge. Boston, 1982.
- Revans, Reginald W. Action Learning: New Techniques for Management. London, 1980.
- Revans, Reginald W. The Origins and Growth of Action Learning. Lund, 1982.
- Rice, A. K. The Enterprise and Its Environment. London, 1963.
- Rice, A. K. Productivity and Social Organization: The Ahmedabad Experiment. London, 1958.
- Stobaugh, R. Energy Futures. New York, 1979.
Processing Information
By: Original processing by Jeff Mifflin; integration of later accessions by Carole Foster. Collection arrangement and finding aid completely revised by Tim Driscoll, Lisa Moorhead, and Kim Reynolds, September 2003-September 2004.
Creator
- Title
- Lombard, George F. F. (George Francis Fabyan), 1911-. George F. F. Lombard Papers, 1941-1995: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00036
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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