Wallace Clark Collection on Henry Laurence Gantt
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Abstract
The Wallace Clark Collection on Henry Laurence Gantt contains four bound volumes of manuscripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, gallery proofs and correspondence. The material, which documents the life and work of one of the American pioneers in scientific management, was compiled by Wallace Clark.
Biographical Note
Henry Laurence Gantt was born in Calvert County, Maryland, on May 20, 1861. He received his B.A. from John Hopkins University in 1880 and M.E. from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1884. Gantt was a practicing mechanical engineer and management consultant.
Gantt is best known for creating a self-named scheduling and monitoring diagram that provides a work breakdown structure of the phases and activities of a project. Gantt charts have commonly been employed in major infrastructure projects, including the construction of the Hoover Dam and the interstate highway system. Gantt also developed the "Task and Bonus System," which correlates the bonus paid to managers to their employees' performance.
Gantt died on November 23, 1919. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers annually awards a medal in honor of Gantt for distinguished achievement in management and community service.
Wallace Clark was a consulting management engineer in New York City, for whom the Wallace Clark Center of International Management at NYU's School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance was named.
Arrangement
The four volumes are arranged numerically.
Scope and Contents
The Wallace Clark Collection on Henry Laurence Gantt includes correspondence, photographs, printed material, publications, reports, articles, speeches, addresses, biographical material. (Formerly housed in the Wallace Clark Center)
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Use Restrictions
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the creator are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from New York University Archives, (212) 998-2646, university-archives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following:
Identification of item, date (if known); Wallace Clark Collection on Henry Laurence Gantt; MC 23; box number; folder number; New York University Archives
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Graduate School of Business Administration Library.
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