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Collection Producer:

Lodge, Arthur  Search this

Arthur Lodge Productions.  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Association of Manufacturers  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0507-OF0362

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1957 September 21

Scope and Contents:

Florida Missiles radio to earth information about atmospheric conditions. Equipment takes readings and measurements and converts data into radio signals. New science called telemetry. Telemetry van travels to pick up remote signals. Radiation, Inc., Melbourne, FL.

North Carolina Studying how and why salt water and salt air corrode industrial products. Products including woods, metals, and fibers immersed in the ocean and then analyzed in a laboratory. International Nickel Co., Kure Beach, NC.

Illinois Developing automatic tea-making machine, the Teamaker, that makes a uniform product meeting specifications of the National Restaurant Association and Tea Council of the U.S.A. Food Machinery and Chemical Corp., Hoopeston, IL.

New York Woman artist uses power tools as paint brushes and stainless steel as a canvas to create murals. Murals created for General Motors Technical Center in Warren, MI, National Carbon Co., in Parma, OH, and Chase Manhattan Bank in New York, NY. Mrs. Buell Mullen (artist), New York, NY.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made directly with the Archives Center staff to view episodes for which no reference copy exists. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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 will be charged for reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Industry on Parade Film Collection

Industry on Parade Film Collection / Series 1: Motion Picture Films

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84078566e-226f-46f9-9480-d115f9a6951c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0507-ref693

Physical Description:

brown; gold (overall color)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 3 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 11.43 cm

Object Name:

bank book

ID Number:

2017.0048.06

Catalog number:

2017.0048.06

Accession number:

2017.0048

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Exhibition:

Giving in America

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-f9db-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1856054

Creator:

Wiegand, Robert, 1934-1993  Search this

Names:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this

Phoenix Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Brown, Trisha, 1936-  Search this

Browne, Vivian E., 1929-1993  Search this

Chernow, Burt  Search this

Foreman, Laura, 1936-2001  Search this

Horowitz, Leonard  Search this

Larson, Susan  Search this

McLeon, James  Search this

Rose, Alexandra, 1946-  Search this

Schneemann, Carolee, 1939-  Search this

Stockwell, Pamela  Search this

Extent:

10.9 Linear feet

0.001 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Photographs

Video recordings

Date:

1953-1994

Summary:

The papers of New York video artist and painter Robert Wiegand measure 10.9 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from 1953 to 1994. Found within the collection are biographical materials, correspondence, art project and exhibition files, printed abd digital materials, video art, photographs, and industrial and miscellaneous video recordings. About one-half of the collection is comprised of video recordings.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of New York video artist and painter Robert Wiegand measure 10.9 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from 1953 to 1994. Found within the collection are biographical materials, correspondence, art project and exhibition files, printed and digital materials, video art, photographs, and industrial and miscellaneous video recordings. About one-half of the collection is comprised of video recordings.

Biographical materials include school yearbooks, video and paper documentation from his 1991 wedding, and photograph and video documentation of his funeral and memorial service in 1994. Also found are resumes and Wiegand's SoHo live/work artist permit from 1976.

Correspondence is comprised primarily of letters written by Wiegand, some in digital format, and a handful of letters received. Outgoing letters mainly concern Wiegand's video production work for hire and other personal financial matters. Letters received relate primarily to Wiegand's painting sales, and are from James McLeon, Vivian Browne, Susan Larson, Burt Chernow, and Alexandra Rose. Additional correspondence can be found in the project files.

Project files include documentation of the 1968 inagural "10 Downtown" exhibition, the City Walls mural project, a multimedia art work created through the Experiments in Art and Technology (EAT) project called Changes, the products of the 1978 trip to India, including the video work Snapshots of an Indian Day, the "Madama Butterfly" video production produced by Wiegand, and the artist panel series ArtistsTalkonArt. The files contain a wide variety of documentation, such as correspondence, event flyers and press materials, photographs, slides, and videos.

Printed materials include exhibition and event announcements and catalogs, clippings and reviews, magazine publications, and published books that contain Wiegand's work. There is also one scrapbook compiled by Wiegand for his 5th One Man Show of Paintings at the Phoenix Gallery in New York City.

Video artworks created by Wiegand, often made in collaboration with his wife Ingrid, include Georges, Julie, Moran, Omar is El Uno, Nat, Walking (interstices), Face-Off, and How to tell an artist with Dr. Sheldon Cholst. Photographs include a combination of personal and professional photographs, although most of the materials are slides of artworks and events. Of note are slides from the "Bicentennial Banners" exhibition that Wiegand was invited to participate in and that was on display at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in 1976.

The last series contains over 4 linear feet of all other video recordings and includes industry productions, independent projects, performance documentation, work samples, and works by others. Notable among these productions are documentation of Pamela Stockwell's reenactment of the Tomkins Square Park riots of 1988 and footage of performers Carolee Schneemann, Trisha Brown, Laura Foreman, and Leonard Horowitz, among others.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as seven series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1953-1994 (Boxes 1-2, 11; 1.5 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence and Letters, 1962-1990 (Box 2; .3 linear feet, ER01; 0.001 GB)

Series 3: Project Files, 1968-1992 (Boxes 2-3, 11; 1.1 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Materials, 1959-1990 (Boxes 3-4, 11; .7 linear feet)

Series 5: Video Art, 1970-1982 (Boxes 4-5; 1 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographs, 1953-1994 (Boxes 5-6; 1 linear feet)

Series 7: Other Video Recordings, 1968-1992 (Boxes 6-10; 4.7 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Nelson Wiegand (1934-1994) was a painter and video artist who worked and lived in New York City. Robert Wiegand's interest in art extended well beyond the point of creation, and throughout his life he worked not only as painter, but also as a teacher, advocate, and documentarian of the arts in New York City.

Born in Long Island in 1934, Wiegand attended the State University of New York, College of Buffalo and received a degree in arts education. He returned to New York City and became active in the artist community in SoHo. He was one of the co-founders of the SoHo Artists Association, an artists' organization formed to advocate for legalizing artist loft live/work spaces in lower Manhattan in the 1960s.

Wiegand married his first wife Ingrid in 1964, and they collaborated on many creative endeavors. They adopted two children from India, Indira and Pratap (also known as Peter), and separated in 1990. He married painter Lynn Braswell in 1991.

As a painter, Wiegand's work was highly geometric and influenced by the Abstract Expressionist movement. He exhibited paintings in one-man shows in New York City at the Phoenix Gallery and at the Levitan Gallery. In 1968, Wiegand participated in the first "10 Downtown" exhibition, where artists exhibited in their own studios in a move to overcome exclusive gallery representation practices. After painting a few exterior house murals, Wiegand co-founded City Walls, a New York City mural project that was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Through this project he became responsible for a handful of the murals in lower Manhattan. In 1968, Wiegand collaborated with Lloyed Kreutzer, a Bell Labs physicist specializing in lasers, to create the installation work Changes as part of Experiments In Art and Technology's (EAT) 1968 competition bringing together artists and engineers. It was then shown at Wiegand's studio in 1969. Wiegand was also one of the co-founders of ArtistsTalkOnArt, an artist run non-profit organization that continues to program weekly artist panel discussions in Soho, NY. It was co-founded in 1974 by Wiegand, Lori Antonacci, and Douglas Sheer, with Irving Sandler, Cynthia Navaretta, Bruce Barton and Corinne Robins joining the first board of directors in early 1975.

Wiegand became interested in video in the 1960s after using it as a documentary tool in the successful effort to legalize loft living in lower Manhattan. He then began creating video artworks, many of which were collaborations with his wife Ingrid. They received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1977 to produce a documentary on middle class life in India called Snapshots of an Indian Day. It was shown at The Kitchen and Anthology Film Archives before being acquired by the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY. In 1980, with the help of his students from the Global Village Intensive Video Workshop, Wiegand directed, shot, and edited the Brooklyn Opera Society's production Madama Butterfly at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and Tea House, and the production aired on WNYC-TV 13 as part of its Other Voices: New York series.

From 1971 to 1980, Wiegand ran his own commercial video company, Wiegand Video, where he produced corporate and industry training films. From 1980 to 1987, he worked as a project manager and producer for Square Twelve Productions, continuing to produce commercial work. His clients included the American Society for Mechanical Engineers and International Business Machines.

Wiegand also taught art and video production at the Staten Island Academy from 1961-1971, studio and television production at the New School for Social Research from 1980 to 1984, and field production at the Lehman College City University of NY. He also taught in the New York City C.E.T.A. program in media training and was a visiting media production instructor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Towards the end of his life, Wiegand changed careers and became a social worker. Robert Wiegand died in New York City in 1994, just after his 60th birthday.

Separated Materials:

Twenty sound cassettes of interviews and lectures were removed from the collection and returned to the organization that created them, ArtistsTalkOnArt. A few video cassettes are still found in the collection from that series.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Lynn Braswell, Robert Wiegand's widow, in 1998 and 2000, and in 2014 by Ingrid Wiegand, Robert Wiegand's first wife.

Restrictions:

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

The donor has retained all intellectual property rights, including copyright, that they may own.

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Video artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Video art  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Video recordings

Citation:

Robert Wiegand papers and video art, 1953-1994. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by by a grant from the Mellon Foundation through the Council of Library and Information Resources' Hidden Collections grant program.

Identifier:

AAA.wiegrobe

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Robert Wiegand papers and video art, 1953-1994

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f44a4d66-1e33-4735-80b1-f77cbdc9fc1f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wiegrobe

Creator:

Poling, Virgil Ellsworth, 1908-2001  Search this

Names:

American Industrial Arts Association  Search this

Dartmouth College  Search this

United States. Agency for International Development  Search this

Extent:

1.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1939-1974

Summary:

The papers of educator and administrator Virgil Ellsworth Poling measure 1.6 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1974. The collection comprises Poling's files from his work in Korea, Nigeria, and other countries evaluating and developing industry programs for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and professional files containing correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and other material relating to Poling's position as Director of Student Workshops at Dartmouth College, and his work with the American Industrial Arts Association.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of educator and administrator Virgil Ellsworth Poling measure 1.6 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1974. The collection comprises Poling's files from his work in Korea, Nigeria, and other countries evaluating and developing industry programs for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and professional files containing correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and other material relating to Poling's position as Director of Student Workshops at Dartmouth College, and his work with the American Industrial Arts Association.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 2 series.

Series 1: U.S. Agency for International Development Files, 1965-1974 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Professional Files, 1939-1973 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OV 3-4)

Biographical / Historical:

Virgil Ellsworth Poling (1908-2001) was an educator and administrator in Little Deer Isle, Maine.

Poling was born in rural southern Ohio, and as a young boy became acquainted with the local blacksmiths, carriage makers, homebuilders, and other tradesmen who influenced his interest in crafts. He studied English at Ohio State University and intended to work in journalism but was discouraged by the low pay he received as a freelance writer. Poling moved to New Haven, Connecticut, after accepting a teaching job at Hamden Hall Country Day School. In 1941, he began an over 20 year career at Dartmouth College as Director of Student Workshops. He was instrumental in establishing the School for American Craftsmen at Dartmouth in 1943 with Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb, who provided funding. The school moved to the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1953.

In addition to being an educator, Poling acted as an advisor on industrial production to small industries in New England and for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with assignments in Korea, Nigeria, and several other countries.

Poling retired in the early 1970s and died in 2001.

Related Materials:

Also at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Virgil Poling conducted on February 8, 1980 by Robert Brown for the Archives of American Art.

Provenance:

The Virgil Ellsworth Poling papers were donated in 1980-1981 by Virgil Poling.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Administrators -- Maine  Search this

Educators -- Maine  Search this

Topic:

Crafts  Search this

Citation:

Virgil Ellsworth Poling papers, 1939-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.polivirg

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Virgil Ellsworth Poling papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92f06d44a-c2d1-4795-8a25-6c4cfdab8f40

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-polivirg

Physical Description:

copper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm

Object Name:

coin

Associated Place:

Netherlands: Zeeland

Date on object:

1783

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.1009

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.1009

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dd12-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1448260

Physical Description:

white metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1/2 in; x 1.27 cm

Object Name:

coin

Associated Place:

Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Württemberg

Date on object:

1860

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.0976

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.0976

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ea99-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1448183

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Physical Description:

brass (holder material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 in; x 2.54 cm

Object Name:

token

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date made:

ca 1862

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.0883

Catalog number:

1981.0296.0883

Accession number:

1981.0296

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-d717-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1447975

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 1.9 cm; 3/4 in

Object Name:

token

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date on object:

1863

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.1603

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.1603

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Industry & Manufacturing

Scovill Manufacturing Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-158f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1382635

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Physical Description:

brass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 1/4 in; x 3.175 cm

Object Name:

token

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date made:

ca 1935

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.0028

Catalog number:

1981.0296.0028

Accession number:

1981.0296

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e946-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1446513

Physical Description:

copper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 1/4 in; x 3.175 cm

Object Name:

coin

Associated Place:

Haiti

Date on object:

1850

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.1030

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.1030

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-de9f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1448287

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Physical Description:

white metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1.7 cm; 11/16 in

Object Name:

token

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date made:

early 20th century

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.1411

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.1411

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Industry & Manufacturing

Scovill Manufacturing Collection

Transportation

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0a01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1382413

Physical Description:

glass (overall material)

wood (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 9 in x 11 in x 7/16 in; 22.86 cm x 27.94 cm x 1.11125 cm

Object Name:

diploma

Place made:

United States: Illinois, Chicago

Subject:

African American  Search this

School  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Michael J. Cotton and Harold C. Cotton II

ID Number:

2013.0207.01

Catalog number:

2013.0207.01

Accession number:

2013.0207

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Work

American Enterprise

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-df8f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1447181

Physical Description:

copper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 5/8 in; x 1.5875 cm

Object Name:

coin

Associated Place:

Germany: Hesse

Date on object:

1843

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.0982

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.0982

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ea9f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1448215

Referenced:

Parker, Alton Brooks  Search this

Davis, Henry G.  Search this

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Physical Description:

brass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 3.6 cm x 3.7 cm; 1 7/16 in x 1 7/16 in

Object Name:

tag, luggage

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date made:

ca 1904

Related event:

Presidential Campaign of 1904  Search this

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.1614

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.1614

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Government, Politics, and Reform

Industry & Manufacturing

Scovill Manufacturing Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-159a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1382646

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Physical Description:

white metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 2.4 cm; 15/16 in

Object Name:

token

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date made:

ca 1863

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.1526

Accession number:

1981.0296

Catalog number:

1981.0296.1526

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Advertising

Industry & Manufacturing

Scovill Manufacturing Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0c9c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1382548

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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Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Field notes

Motion photographs

Diagrams

Loop films

Motion pictures (visual works)

Transparencies

Correspondence -- 1930-1950

Charts

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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Marvin E. Mundel Industrial Engineering Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep885139741-4c32-4460-bb06-8cfb024e15c3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0676

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Physical Description:

brass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm

Object Name:

token

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date on object:

1863

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.0039

Catalog number:

1981.0296.0039

Accession number:

1981.0296

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e2d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1446534

Measurements:

overall: 6 in x 2 in; 15.24 cm x 5.08 cm

Object Name:

Side Cutting Pliers

Credit Line:

Walter F. Jeffers

ID Number:

AG.A.7368

Catalog number:

A.7368

Accession number:

188296

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-dfc6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_868319

Maker:

Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this

Physical Description:

white metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 1/4 in; x 3.175 cm

Object Name:

token

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Waterbury

Date made:

ca 1882

Credit Line:

Scovill, Inc.

ID Number:

1981.0296.0401

Catalog number:

1981.0296.0401

Accession number:

1981.0296

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-d769-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1447131

Physical Description:

enamel (overall material)

paper (overall material)

metal (overall material)

chrome plating (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 4 1/2 in x 6 in; 11.43 cm x 15.24 cm

Object Name:

container, tobacco

ID Number:

2010.0043.025

Catalog number:

2010.0043.025

Accession number:

2010.0043

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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0962-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1380177