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Triangular Movement

Artist:
Albert Swinden, American, b. Birmingham, England, 1901–1961  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 X 30 IN. (101.6 X 76.2 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1946
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.4860
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2f68d8875-ee40-4c47-b8ab-2b8985c252e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.4860

Big Midi Landscape

Artist:
Raymond Mason, British, b. Birmingham, England, 1922–2010  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
42 x 79 1/2 x 5 in. (106.7 x 201.9 x 12.7 cm)
Type:
Sculpture/relief
Date:
1961
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972
Accession Number:
72.192
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py24b4f3ab2-1d37-473c-a976-069d3ab26541
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_72.192

Falling Man

Artist:
Raymond Mason, British, b. Birmingham, England, 1922–2010  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
48 1/4 x 102 1/8 x 27 5/8 in. (122.6 x 259.4 x 70 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1962-1963
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1980
Accession Number:
80.35
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py23c95f681-2cf0-425d-94b5-89123c8fc1bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_80.35

Study for "Falling Man"

Artist:
Raymond Mason, British, b. Birmingham, England, 1922–2010  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
7 7/8 x 15 5/16 x 5 5/8 in. (20 x 38.9 x 14.3 cm) base: 1 1/4 x 15 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (3.2 x 38.9 x 12.1 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
(1963)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Accession Number:
86.3177
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py293e0f891-fe5b-43d6-9382-cbbc091b0d65
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_86.3177

Place St. Germain des Pres

Artist:
Raymond Mason, British, b. Birmingham, England, 1922–2010  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
15 1/2 x 18 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. (39.4 x 47.3 x 7.3 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1953
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Accession Number:
86.3178
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py27aeb57fe-1b5c-4955-9925-be41c5343b2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_86.3178

Truck in Wrecking Yard

Artist:
John Salt, American, b. Birmingham, England, 1937  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
62 × 92 1/8 in. (157.5 × 234 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1972
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Louis K. and Susan Pear Meisel, 1998
Accession Number:
98.33
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Contemporary Realism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py251efe9d8-f1d9-4185-b8f4-f428a8bad4dd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_98.33

Harris, Thomas, Birmingham, England

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 41
Type:
Archival materials
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Carpets
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Carpets / 1: Manufacturers, Distributors, and Importers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83839b33a-f015-472d-9c50-e9593dcc5ef3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-carpets-ref714

Spoon

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
silver, gold
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 10.9 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm (4 5/16 × 7/8 × 9/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Spoon
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48d955696-10c9-4757-9ac0-c279df750afa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-1

Spoon

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
silver, gold
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 10.8 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm (4 1/4 × 7/8 × 5/8 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Spoon
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq478ce0cde-b1c8-4852-bff2-a6d17cde96e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-2

Spoon

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
silver, gold
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 10.8 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm (4 1/4 × 7/8 × 5/8 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Spoon
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c50c84f1-b8ab-4b76-8db0-c460e2041b56
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-3

Spoon

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
silver, gold
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 10.8 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm (4 1/4 × 7/8 × 9/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Spoon
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cd2dec2e-86fd-4b09-843a-29978e0e9efa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-4

Spoon

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
silver, gold
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 10.9 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm (4 5/16 × 7/8 × 9/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Spoon
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq431724f0f-beb6-4f0e-bf0d-c1c60d029b3f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-5

Spoon

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
silver, gold
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 10.8 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7/8 × 11/16 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Spoon
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b89b574e-9cb7-40aa-829a-7ee84326cea6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-6

Tongs

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
silver, gold
Dimensions:
L x W x D: 10.8 × 4.4 × 1.6 cm (4 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in.)
Type:
cutlery
Decorative Arts
Tongs
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ed1324ce-ee7c-46e0-b451-c170465fd6b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-7

Box

Manufacturer:
Frederick Elkington  Search this
Retailer:
Elkington & Co., British, 1861 – 1963  Search this
Medium:
leather, silk, metal
Dimensions:
L x W x D (Closed): 14.4 × 18.8 × 3.2 cm (5 11/16 × 7 3/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Type:
containers
Decorative Arts
Box
Made in:
Birmingham, England
Date:
1879–80
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1997-137-8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43966cc5d-967e-49d3-9d84-868c9daa1602
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1997-137-8

New Rapid Bicycle, 1889

Object Name:
Bicycle, Safety
bicycle
Other Terms:
Bicycle, Safety; Road
Date made:
1889
Credit Line:
Gift of H. K. Griffith
ID Number:
TR.201660.1
Catalog number:
201660
Accession number:
35291
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Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
Bicycling
America on the Move
Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-77a4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_843316

Life sciences : life support system studies-I : proceedings of the F4.6, F4.8, F4.2 and F4.9 symposia of COSPAR Scientific Commission F which were held during the thirty-first COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Birmingham, U.K., 14-21 July 1996 / edited by R.M. Wheeler ... [et al.]

Title:
Life support system studies-I
Author:
COSPAR Scientific Assembly (31st : 1996 : Birmingham, England)  Search this
Wheeler, R. M  Search this
COSPAR Scientific Commission F  Search this
Physical description:
viii, p. 1799-2054 : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
1997
C1997
Topic:
Life support systems (Space environment)  Search this
Space environment  Search this
Space biology  Search this
Call number:
TL1500 .C832 1996
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_559978

L.M.S. Station, Birmingham, England

Collection Creator:
Vogel, Robert M.  Search this
Container:
Box 6
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards / Series 1: Stereograph Cards / 1.44: Foreign - Miscellaneous Construction
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d0d8e307-dc1a-4cff-8e88-f91a97b50153
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1090-ref1492

Tray

Physical Description:
silver plate (overall material)
gold (gilt finish material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 3/8 in x 28 5/8 in x 18 1/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 72.7075 cm x 46.0375 cm
Object Name:
tray
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, Birmingham, Birmingham
Date made:
1912-1931
Credit Line:
Gift of Carleton C. and Imogene C. Brower
ID Number:
1988.0569.07
Accession number:
1988.0569
Catalog number:
1988.0569.07
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-ec7b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_324334
Online Media:

Marvin E. Mundel Industrial Engineering Collection

Creator:
Mundel, Marvin Everett, 1916-1996 (industrial engineer)  Search this
Names:
A.O. Smith Company  Search this
Aji-no-moto Corporation  Search this
Albert Trostel and Sons  Search this
Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Comp  Search this
American Colortype Company  Search this
American Institute of Industrial Engineers  Search this
Asian Productivity organization  Search this
Barbar and Coleman  Search this
Bridgestone  Search this
Briggs & Stratton Corporation  Search this
Buffalo China Company  Search this
Cindahy Brothers Company  Search this
College of Technology Birmingham, England  Search this
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company  Search this
Gardner Board and Carton Company  Search this
Hamilton Manufacturing Company  Search this
Herbst Shoe Manufacturing Company  Search this
Japan Productivity Center  Search this
Japanese Management Association  Search this
Kanaki Gear Plant  Search this
Kanebo Spinning Co.  Search this
Kawasake Dockyard  Search this
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Comp  Search this
Milwaukee Dental Research Group  Search this
Milwaukee Gas Company  Search this
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.  Search this
Nihon Denso  Search this
Nippon Electric Company  Search this
Nippon Kokan Tsurumi  Search this
Pillsbury Mills  Search this
Purdue University  Search this
S.C. Johnson and Son  Search this
Society for the Advancement of Management  Search this
Stephan A. Young Company  Search this
Sumitomo  Search this
Walgreen's  Search this
Western Printing and Lithography Corp  Search this
Westover Engineers  Search this
Yanmar Diesel Engine Company  Search this
Deming, Edwards  Search this
Gambrell, C.B.  Search this
Extent:
15 Cubic feet (36 boxes)
75 Motion picture films
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion picture films
Photographs
Field notes
Motion photographs
Diagrams
Loop films
Motion pictures (visual works)
Transparencies
Correspondence
Charts
Place:
United States Navy Long Beach Naval Shipyard
United States Rock Island Arsenal
Date:
1937-1996
Summary:
The Marvin E. Mundel Industrial Engineering Collection contains correspondence, reports, data, notes, publications, books, charts, certificates, awards, writings, photographs, films and videos that document the life and career of Marvin Mundel, a well-known expert in the field of work management and productivity enhancement.
Scope and Contents:
The Marvin E. Mundel Industrial Engineering Collection contains correspondence, reports, data, notes, publications, books, charts, certificates, awards, writings, photographs, films and videos that document the life and career of Marvin Mundel and demonstrate his work practices and teaching techniques.

The collection is organized chronologically into eleven series: Biographical Materials, Writings, Industrial Engineering, Work Methods, Purdue University, Time and Motion Study, Government Work, Japanese Consulting, Asian Productivity Organization, Dupont Case Study, and Films and Videos. While the years in each series may overlap, the separation of series demonstrates the evolution of Mundel's work and teachings. Photographs can be found throughout the collection. Information about the film and video series is located in Appendix A.

Series 1, Biographical Materials, 1953-1996, consists of documentation about Mundel and his career. The series contains bibliographies and curriculum vitae, correspondence, documentation on his memberships in Industrial Engineering groups, photographs, and certificates.

Series 2, Writings, 1937-1994, brings together Mundel's papers, speeches, books, and publications. When possible, the writings are arranged chronologically. The remaining writings are arranged by topic. This series should not be considered a definitive bibliography of Mundel's writings.

Series 3, Industrial Engineering, 1954-1995, combines Mundel's research with correspondence to and from other Industrial Engineers. It also includes Mundel's contributions to the Encyclopedia Britannica on "Industrial Engineering," "Work Measurement," and "Memomotion."

Series 4, Work Methods, undated, contains documents such as forms, office procedure manuals, visual aids, and printed matter about office equipment that offer insight into Mundel's work methods and innovative methods of making his own office more efficient.

Series 5, Purdue University, 1951-1957, documents his teaching career at the Industrial Engineering Department as well correspondence from his trip to England where he taught classes on industrial engineering.

Series 6, Time and Motion Study, 1952-1984, includes notes, data, printed matter, correspondence, charts, and photographs from his consultant work for various companies. This series contains seven subseries: Subseries 1, Consulting Work, 1954-1966; Subseries 2, Correspondence, 1956-1960; Subseries 3, Course work, undated; Subseries 4, Equipment, undated; Subseries 5, Film, 1952-1984; Subseries 6, Memberships, 1970-1977; and Subseries 7, Research, 1957.

Subseries 1, Consulting work, 1954-1966, contains correspondence and data from the corporations that hired Mundel as a consultant. Subseries 2, Correspondence, 1956-1960, the contains letters to and from people with diverse interests in time and motion study. Many people wrote to Mundel asking for advice with projects. Visual aids and handouts make up Subseries 3, Course work. In order to create memomotion, Mundel needed to refine certain electrical and motor parts on the cameras and projectors with which he worked. Subseries 4, Equipment, undated, have brochures on many different kinds of motors and switches. Subseries 5, Film, 1952-1984, contains most of the documentation that relates directly to films and video cassettes in this collection. Mundel was active in many organizations related to industrial engineering that shared his interests in time and motion study. Finally, copies and clippings make up the research subseries, 1957.

Series 7, Government Work, 1952-1971, documents Mundel's work for the government, from his work at Rock Island Arsenal to seminars for NASA. This series contains correspondence, data, reports, course work, visual aids, and photographs. The consulting work is arranged in a chronological manner and, in some instances, alphabetically.

Series 8, Japanese Consulting, 1959-1987, documents Mundel's consulting work for Japanese corporations. The files are arranged alphabetically by company and contain research, data, charts, notes, reports, and correspondence about each manufacturing firm. His notebooks and trip files give insight into his cultural understanding of Japanese firms and his teaching practices. Of special interest are the notebooks that contain photographs and firsthand experiences of adapting to Japanese culture and understanding Japanese work practices.

Series 9, Asian Productivity Organization, 1973-1994, consists of year and country files of Mundel's seminars throughout the Far East. The course work, notes, visual aids, reports, and photographs demonstrate Mundel's shift in emphasis from work measurement to managerial organization. This series also contains books published by the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) that give a context to Mundel's work and writings.

Series 10, Dupont Case Study, 1978-1984, contains correspondence, data, notes, reports, research, and visual aids concerning one of the many American companies where Mundel consulted. Dupont was selected because of its prominence in the American business world.

Series 11, Films and Videos, circa 1939-1973, is comprised of 16mm films and 1⁄2" VHS videocassette tapes. The bulk of the series is 16mm films. The films relate to the documents in Series 6: Time and Motion Studies. There are six subseries: Rating Films, 1939-1973; Memomotion Films, circa 1948-1959; Multi-Image Loops, circa, 1956-1958; Instructional Films, circa 1939-1962; Travel Films, circa 1955-1958 and Papers, undated.

Films are labeled either OF, RF, OV, or RV, for Original Film, Reference Film, Original Video, and Reference Video, respectively. [Example: For "676.24 OF Roll Edge on Sheet Metal Disc, circa 1960 (REF. FILM 676.24 and REF. VIDEO 676.70)," 676 is the collection number; 24 is the item number; OF means original film; "Roll Edge on Sheet Metal Disc" is the title; 1960 is the date followed by any reference copies. In this case there are both a reference film and a reference video. The Archives Center will eventually have reference copies for all of the films. for researchers to view.

Subseries 1, Rating Films, circa 1939-1973, represents Mundel's work with rating or pace films. This technique films a worker doing a repetitive work unit and allows trained motion study analysts to establish time standards. These films show a wide variety of jobs held by both men and women, American workers and Japanese workers. There are three groups of films:

Demonstration Rating Films: These films have the same format as titles with 10 scenes of workers doing a work unit at different paces. The films are arranged according to Mundel's numerical system and retain the original titles. These films should be projected at 1000 frames per minute.

Poultry Rating Films: These are rating films that Mundel did for the USDA and the Consumer Protection Programs.

Miscellaneous Films: These are Mundel's rating films for Tung Sol, ASF, Woods Veterans Hospital, and Montfort. There is also a rating film taken by an English company.

Subseries 2, Memomotion Films, circa 1948-1959, includes memomotion examples that were incorporated into instructional films. Memomotion is a filming technique created by Mundel. Time and motion analysts film a non-repetitive or extended crew activity at one frame per second and then project the film at normal speed. In this manner, the analyst can record a longer work period at a fraction of the cost and be able to analyze the film much more quickly. Memomotion is often used in conjunction with work flow diagrams.

Subseries 3, Multi-Image Loops, circa 1956-1958, combines seven of Mundel's multi-image loops onto one film core. The films display twelve images of rating films at the same time. The worker in each image is working at a different pace (fastest in the top left-hand corner and the slowest in the bottom right-hand corner). Time and motion study analysts could watch the loops for as long as they needed to get an idea of what the range of paces for a certain job could be. The loops were disassembled and spliced together for preservation and viewing purposes.

Subseries 4, Instructional Films, circa 1939-1962, includes Mundel's attempts to educate others about his filming techniques and overall industrial engineering themes. The films teach ways to improve productivity through motion studies, how to make memomotion films, and the College of Technology, Birmingham, England's method of making microscope slides.

Subseries 5, Travel Films, circa 1955-1958, includes films that combine Mundel's love for travel and different cultures with film documentation of Japanese seminars.

Subseries 6, Papers, undated, contains papers directly related to the films. Of importance are the rating sheets which associate different percentages of efficiency to the paces in the film.
Arrangement:
This collection is divided into eleven series.

Series 1, Biographical Materials, 1953-1996

Series 2, Writings, 1937-1994

Subseries 1, Books, 1942-1994

Subseries 2, Papers, 1959-1989, undated

Subseries 3, Publications, 1937-1993, undated

Subseries 4, Speeches, undated

Subseries 5, University of Iowa Studies, 1938-1940

Series 3, Industrial Engineering, 1954-1995

Series 4, Work Methods, undated

Series 5, Purdue University, 1951-1957

Series 6, Time and Motion Study, 1952-1984

Subseries 1, Consulting Work, 1954-1966

Subseries 2, Correspondence, 1956-1960

Subseries 3, Course Work, undated

Subseries 4, Equipment, undated

Subseries 5, Film, 1952-1984

Subseries 6, Memberships-Industrial Management Society, 1970-1977

Subseries 7, Research, 1957

Series 7, Government Work, 1952-1971

Subseries 1, General, 1955-1967, undated

Subseries 2, Rock Island Arsenal, 1952-1958

Subseries 3, Consulting, 1959-1971

Subseries 4, Seminars, 1963-1969

Series 8, Japanese Consulting, 1959-1987

Subseries 1, Consulting, 1961-1980

Subseries 2, Correspondence, 1959-1980

Subseries 3, Keio University, 1960-1961

Subseries 4, Memberships, 1959-1987

Subseries 5, Notes, undated

Subseries 6, Photographs, undated

Subseries 7, Scrapbooks, 1960-1965

Subseries 8, Seminars, 1959-1967

Series 9, Asian Productivity Organization, 1973-1994

Subseries 1, Annual Reports, 1973-1994

Subseries 2, Books, 1985-1989

Subseries 3, General, 1976-1995, undated

Subseries 4, Seminars, 1973-1989

Subseries 5, Presentation Album of Jakarta Seminar, 1973

Series 10, DuPont Case Study, 1978-1984

Series 11, Films and Videos, circa 1939-1973

Subseries 1, Rating Films, circa 1939-1973

Subseries 2, Memomotion Films, circa 1948-1959

Subseries 3, Multi-Image Loops, circa 1956-1958

Subseries 4, Instructional Films, circa 1939-1962

Subseries 5, Travel Films, circa 1955-1958

Subseries 6, Papers, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Marvin Everett Mundel, born April 20, 1916, was a major figure in the fields of industrial engineering and time and motion studies. He is known particularly for his consulting work, seminars and teaching, as well as numerous publications based on his expertise in work management and productivity enhancement. He began his engineering career in 1936 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from New York University (1936), followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering earned in 1938 and 1939, respectively, from the State University of Iowa.

In the late 1930s and 1940s, work measurement studies were considered the state-of-the-art method for improving industrial production. Mundel continued and built upon the achievements of pioneers Frank and Lillian Gilbreth during his teaching career at both Bradley and Purdue Universities. He also conducted seminars at Marquette University Management Center and the University of Wisconsin's Extension Center in Milwaukee. In addition to his American teaching career, Mundel was a visiting professor at both the University of Birmingham in England and Keio University in Tokyo, Japan.

In 1952, Mundel started a consulting firm which aided corporations and governments in either work measurement consulting or, later in his career, industrial engineering consulting. His first clients were United States government agencies that wanted to gain control over lost revenue or manpower. His position from 1952 to 1953 at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois, as the first Director of the Army Management Engineering Training Program, transformed management techniques in the Army.

After his employment at Rock Island, Mundel began a series of consultant roles with corporations eager to standardize labor practices and make production more efficient. From 1953 to 1963, Mundel conducted time and motion studies at various manufacturing companies and developed techniques to measure work units. His most important contribution to the field of time and motion study was the development of memomotion, a stop-action filming technique used to determine time standards for work tasks.

Following his refinements of time and motion study, Mundel took his expertise to Japan where he offered his consultant services to various Japanese manufacturing firms during the 1960s. His interests evolved from time and motion studies to include work management and overall management organization consulting. During the 1960s and 1970s, Mundel also returned to government consulting in the United States with these new techniques, in offices such as the Bureau of the Budget and United States Department of Agriculture. This period marked an important evolution in Mundel's career, from time and motion study to work measurement and then to industrial consulting. Mundel was among the first consultants to export American management techniques to Japan, and, in his later career, to other Asian countries. He became an integral part of the Asian Productivity Organization, a group that helped developing Asian countries learn how to increase productivity. His seminars sought to provide corporations and governments with efficient management techniques so that Asia would become a strong economic center. Mundel was sensitive to cultural differences as well as varied methods of management and standards of productivity.

Mundel won the Gilbreth Award in 1982. He continued conducting seminars and writing books and articles well into the 1980s, until failing health prevented him from traveling. When Mundel died in 1996, he was well respected in the field of industrial engineering for his many contributions.
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History by Marvin Mundel's wife, Takako Mundel, in January, 1999.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Rights:
Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
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Citation:
Marvin E. Mundel Industrial Engineering Collection, 1937-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0676
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