Manufacturing Course Student Reports, 1927-1968
This collection includes reports submitted by students in the Manufacturing course taught by Professor Georges F. Doriot from 1927-1968. Covering an extraordinary range of topics, the reports forecasted the future of leading technologies, and many were later published. A sample of these reports have been digitized and either full text or excerpts are available.
If you have any questions about the more than 575 student Manufacturing reports held by Baker Library, please contact us at histcollref@hbs.edu or 617-295-6411.
Yardsticks of Management, 1952
John G. Bowes; William K. Bowes, Jr.; Charles W. Gardiner; Robert M. Halperin; Robert G. Hooker, Jr.; Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.; Bradford K. Kroha; Michael A. Loeb; William Sarnoff.
MBA Students Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
John G. Bowes; William K. Bowes, Jr.; Charles W. Gardiner; Robert M. Halperin; Robert G. Hooker, Jr.; Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.; Bradford K. Kroha; Michael A. Loeb; William Sarnoff.
MBA Students Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
An Analysis of the Possible Effects of Subscription Television on the Business World, 1957
Dirck Barhydt; Robert H. Clement; Robert P. Hauptfuhrer; Dan W. Lufkin; Chester K. Reichert, Jr.; Donald A. Roach; Bruno H.M.B. Roux de Bezieux; Peter R. Sawers; Howard B. Wentz, Jr.
MBA Students Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
Dirck Barhydt; Robert H. Clement; Robert P. Hauptfuhrer; Dan W. Lufkin; Chester K. Reichert, Jr.; Donald A. Roach; Bruno H.M.B. Roux de Bezieux; Peter R. Sawers; Howard B. Wentz, Jr.
MBA Students Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
Materials Handling, 1952
Ralph M. Barford; Harold B. Davis; J. Rodney Edwards; Harry B. French; James W. Grantman; Edward H. Hezlett, Jr.; Arthur R. Hilsinger, Jr.; Fred Horlbeck, Jr.; Walter V. Roberts, Jr.
MBA Students Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
Ralph M. Barford; Harold B. Davis; J. Rodney Edwards; Harry B. French; James W. Grantman; Edward H. Hezlett, Jr.; Arthur R. Hilsinger, Jr.; Fred Horlbeck, Jr.; Walter V. Roberts, Jr.
MBA Students Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
Metalworking Tomorrow: A Study of New Concepts and Revolutionary Innovations in Metalworking Processes, 1954
R. Lawrence Coughlin, Jr.; William H. Draper III; William D. Evans; Gerald D. Hall; Magnus M. Mansson; Kjell Marthinsson; David R. Powers; Charles M. Roberts.
R. Lawrence Coughlin, Jr.; William H. Draper III; William D. Evans; Gerald D. Hall; Magnus M. Mansson; Kjell Marthinsson; David R. Powers; Charles M. Roberts.
Making the Automatic Factory a Reality, 1951
John T. Diebold, John Carlin Englert, Harry M. Gage, Jeffrey L. Lazarus, Jr., Melvyn A. Saslow, Nicholas C. Siropolis, John Wright, Irwin M. Yanowitz.
John Diebold Papers. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
John T. Diebold, John Carlin Englert, Harry M. Gage, Jeffrey L. Lazarus, Jr., Melvyn A. Saslow, Nicholas C. Siropolis, John Wright, Irwin M. Yanowitz.
John Diebold Papers. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
Excerpts from Student Manufacturing Reports
Integrated Circuits: Technical Review and Business Analysis. Boston: Integrated Circuits Associates, 1963.
Table of ContentsPreface and Summary
Walter E. Weyler, Robert A. Garda, Harold A. Wagner, John J. Dias, Donald Husmann, Irving H. Lavalle, Ralph T. Linsalata, Charles L. Parker, James C. Pigott.
The Commercial Development and Application of Laser Technology. New York: Hobbs, Dorman, 1965.
Table of ContentsIntroductory and Summary of Conclusions
Robert Saltonstall, Jr. J. B. Baldwin, Robert Shaw Bridges, Aldo M. Caccamo, Robert S. Campbell, Daniel L. Dudas, Henry H. Gruver, K. Eric Knutsen, Donald J. Phillips, Morgan M. Schuessler, Charles S. Simonds, Charles H. Slutzkin.
Georges F. Doriot Papers
Georges F. Doriot Papers, 1921 - 1984
on permanent loan from the French Cultural Center in Boston
A selection of full text documents highlight Doriot's thoughts on leadership, character, business, industry and provide more details on the Manufacturing Class.
- Leadership & Character
- Closing Statements by General Georges F. Doriot to Manufacturing Class, May 17, 1966.
- Orientation Class for First-Year Students given by General Doriot, May 5, 1961.
- Doriot Course Notes, How to Manage - Lead - Command, April 13, 1959.
- Doriot Course Notes, Decision Making, April 14, 1959.
- The Manufacturing Course
- Curtis Tarr (HBS MBA '50) to Ralph Barford (HBS MBA '52), June 1952.
Notes on the Duties of the Assistant to Professor Georges F. Doriot. - George E. McCown (HBS MBA ?62) Assistant's Lecture, October, 1962.
- Manufacturing I Final Exam, December 18, 1964.
- Manufacturing II Final Exam, March 6, 1965.
- Business & Industry
- Special Speakers for Doriot's Class, 1937-1938.
- Course Notes, Talk by General Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project, December 8, 1958.
- Doriot Course Notes, R and D, 1965.
- Doriot Course Notes, Advertising - Publicity - Public Relations, December 9, 1958, Revised December 8, 1964.
- Doriot Course Notes, What is a Company?
HBS Course Catalogs, Full text available 1908-1973
The course catalogs include descriptions of the HBS MBA program and details of specific classes, including the name of the professor and objectives and topics of each course. They also detail the general HBS curriculum and program, academic requirements, and contain a listing of students Changes in the HBS curriculum, including the development of Doriot's Manufacturing course, can be traced over time.
Full text available: 1908 - 1973
