Scope and Contents
The William Applebaum papers consist of materials related to a store location study conducted by HBS professor William Applebaum in 1963. The sudy was conducted with 170 large retailing companies including department stores, drug stores, clothing stores, discount stores, shoe stores, and motels. The collections contains questionnaires, research, correspondence and papers related to the study. The questionnaires are arranged alphabetically by the name of the store.
Dates
- Creation: 1963
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some materials may be stored offsite; access requires advance notice. HBS Archives collections require a secondary registration form, please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)Biographical / Historical
William Applebaum was a long time executive at Stop & Shop Supermarkets Incororated of Boston, Mass and lecturer of food distribution and comparative marketing at HBS. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota and held a research fellowship at University of Cincinnati.
Physical Location
ARCFA
- Title
- Applebaum, William. William Applebaum Papers, 1963: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Date
- December 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00665
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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