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Cecil M. Gillespie (1905-1989) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 12/1/10

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  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The Cecil M. Gillespie Papers fill four boxes and consist primarily of teaching files and materials relating to publications. There are aslo small amounts of biographical data, correspondence, and research and consulting material.

The teaching files include material related to two courses Gillespie taught and a substantial amount of reading notes made by two of his research assistants, Jeff Lee and Ronald Teichman.

The bulk of the material pertaining to the publications consists of handwritten drafts and card-format reading notes for a book tentatively entitled Personnel and Manpower Information Systems.

Dates

  • 1968-1987

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

4.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Cecil M. Gillespie was a professor of accounting at Northwestern University's Graduate School of Business. His papers consist primarily of teaching files and materials relating to his publications. There are also small amounts of biographical data, correspondence, and research and consulting material.

Arrangement

The Cecil M. Gillespie papers are organized into: biographical materials; general correspondence; teaching files (in alphabetical order by course number, name, or category); research and consulting files; publications.

Method of Acquisition

The University Archives received the Cecil M. Gillespie Papers through the courtesy of Rolf Erickson on April 27, 1983 (Accession #87-78).

Separated Materials

Approximately forty linear inches of extraneous materials have been discarded.

Processing Information

William K. Beatty; October, 1988.

Title
Guide to the Cecil M. Gillespie (1905-1989) Papers
Author
William K. Beatty
Date
01/10/1988
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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