Lester R. Bittel Papers (con't)
36 Hour Management Course
The following 5 boxes contain material on a book to be released in January
1989, including the typescript, correspondence, planning, and editing. The manuscript
is in colored folders as sent. This book is set up to be self-teaching, with
thought questions at the end of each chapter, a discussion of the answers, and
an examination at the end of the book, which can be sent to the publisher to
be graded, and a certificate awarded if one passes.
Box 21: "36 Hour Management Course" (typescript)
- Folder 21.01 Front Matter and Introduction
- Folder 21.02 Chapter 1: Unique Nature of Managerial Work
- Folder 21.03 Chapter 1: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.04 Chapter 2: Coping With Environmental Forces
- Folder 21.05 Chapter 2: Amswer sheet
- Folder 21.06 Chapter 3: The Power of Human Resources
- Folder 21.07 Chapter 3: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.08 Chapter 4: Setting Goals and Creating Plans and Program
- Folder 21.09 Chapter 4: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.10 Chapter 5: Dividing Up the Work in a Structured Framework
- Folder 21.11 Chapter 5: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.12 Chapter 6: Placing the Right People in the Right Job
- Folder 21.13 Chapter 6: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.14 Chapter 7: Providing Communication, Motivation, and Leadership
- Folder 21.15 Chapter 7: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.16 Chapter 8: Monitoring Progress & Exercising Control
- Folder 21.17 Chapter 8: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.18 Chapter 9: Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Innovation
- Folder 21.19 Chapter 9: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.20 Chapter 10: Information Management
- Folder 21.21 Chapter 10: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.22 Chapter 11: Developing Interpersonal Skills
- Folder 21.23 Chapter 11: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.24 Chapter 12: Productivity Improvement
- Folder 21.25 Chapter 12: Answer sheet
- Folder 21.26 Solution Keys
- Folder 21.27 Examination
- Folder 21.28 Figures and Legends
Box 22: 36-Hour Management Course (cont'd.)
- Folder 22.01 Correspondence re publication 1988
- Folder 22.02 Set-up of book
- Folder 22.03 Contract negotiations 1987
- Folder 22.04 Author Questionnaire and answers
- Folder 22.05 Chapter 1 Typescript (photocopy)
- Folder 22.06 Chapter 2 Typescript (edited)
- Folder 22.07 Chapter 2 Corrected typescript
- Folder 22.08 Chapter 3 Typescript
- Folder 22.09 Chapter 3 Corrected typescript
- Folder 22.10 Chapter 3 Corrected typescript
- Folder 22.11 Chapter 4 Corrected typescript
- Folder 22.12 Chapter 4 Clean copy typescript
Box 23: 36-Hour Management Course (cont'd.)
- Folder 23.01 Chapter 5 Typescript
- Folder 23.02 Chapter 5 Clean copy
- Folder 23.03 Chapter 6 Typescript
- Folder 23.04 Chapter 6 Clean copy
- Folder 23.05 Chapter 7 Typescript
- Folder 23.06 Chapter 7 Clean copy
- Folder 23.07 Chapter 8 Typescript
- Folder 23.08 Chapter 9 Typescript
- Folder 23.09 Chapter 10 Typescript
- Folder 23.10 Chapter 11 Typescript
- Folder 23.11 Chapter 12 Typescript
- Folder 23.12 Questions and Answers Typescript
- Folder 23.13 Illustrations
Box 24: 36-Hour Management Course (cont'd.)
- Folder 24.01 Copy edited manuscript
Box 25: 36-Hour Management Course (cont'd.)
- Folder 25.01 Unbound final pages
- Folder 25.02 Page proofs
- Correspondence, Planning, Promotion, and Reviews of Books and Publications (7 boxes)
Box 26: What Every Supervisor Should Know
Material covers 4 editions.
- Folder 26.01 1st Edition-development and promotion 1957-1959
- Folder 26.02 2nd Edition-promotion 1968-1969
- Folder 26.03 3rd Edition-promotion and development 1972-1977
- Folder 26.04 4th Edition-Correspondence, promotion 1978-1980
- Folder 26.05 4th Edition-Promotion 1980-1981
- Folder 26.06 4th Edition-Matrix 1983
Box 27: Development & Promotion
- Folder 27.01 Improving Supervisory Performance development 1973-1974
- Folder 27.02 Improving Supervisory Performance 4 guitar brochures
- Folder 27.03 Improving Supervisory Performance editing 1975
- Folder 27.04 Improving Supervisory Performance promotion 1976
- Folder 27.05 Shennandoah Management Games development 1973-1976
- Folder 27.06 Shennandoah Management Games promotion 1976-1977
- Folder 27.07 Essentials of Supervisory Management 1979-1981
- Folder 27.08 Nine Master Keys of Management development 1972
- Folder 27.09 Nine Master Keys of Management promotion 1973-1978
- Folder 27.10 Management by Exception promotion 1965
- Folder 27.11 Practical Automation 1957-1977
Box 28: Publications
- Folder 28.01 Factory Magazine Articles "Tips to Good Human Relations" 1954
- Folder 28.02 "The Older Worker" and follow-up letters 1958
- Folder 28.03 Factory Magazine article reprints, and others 1954-1967
- Folder 28.04 Film series on Training & Development-publicity 1965-1971
- Folder 28.05 "Snarled Parking Lot"-film scripts 1981 three versions and correspondence
- Folder 28.06 Publicity for "The Parking Lot" (final title of "The Snarled Parking Lot") 1983
- Folder 28.07 Miscellaneous journals 1960s-1970s
Box 29: Promotion and Marketing
- Folder 29.01 Grolier Business Library-Correspondence andPlanning 1981-1984
- Folder 29.02 Grolier-Handbook of Professional Management marketing1981-1986
- Folder 29.03 CRM Mc Graw-Hill-Behavior Models of Supervision Films 1981-1983
- Folder 29.04 Publicity-Promotion 1981
- Folder 29.05 Publicity-Promotion 1982
- Folder 29.06 Publicity-Promotion 1983
- Folder 29.07 Publicity-Promotion 1984
- Folder 29.08 Publicity-Promotion 1985
- Folder 29.09 Ads designed and paid for by LRB
Box 30: Correspondence and Proposals
- Folder 30.01 Kepner-Kregoe "work for hire" 1970s
- Folder 30.02 Correspondence re book reviews for ad forum 1981-1983
- Folder 30.03 Three proposed journal articles 1974
- Folder 30.04 Correspondence-Journal of Experiential Learning & Simulation 1978-1981
- Folder 30.05 Typescript "Handbook of Business Administration" (never published)
- Folder 30.06 Program prospectus "Certificate in Professional Development" 1980
- Folder 30.07 Typescript of "Certificate in Professional Development Program"
- Folder 30.08 Correspondence re "Certificate in Professional Development" 1981
- Folder 30.09 Proposal-Office for Management Development and Training, Commonwealth of Virginia 1981
Box 31: More Proposals and Programs
- Folder 31.01 New tests for Improving Supervisory Performance 1980
- Folder 31.02 Proposal for FMC Corporation-"The Development of a Supervisory Training Program," including correspondence and text. 1974
- Folder 31.03 Proposal for Coastal Recreation Inc. for "Program of Management Seminars" 1974
- Folder 31.04 Evaluations from Coastal Recreation
- Folder 31.05 Plans & Invoices for Coastal Recreation 1974-1975
- Folder 31.06 Proposal for Morgan-Grampion Inc., British Magazine Publisher "A Proposal for Immediate & Dramatic Action," and copies of their publications 1973
Box 32: Computer Games & Training Films
- Folder 32.01 Correspondence, publicity and reviews for What Every Supervisor Should Know/5 1985-1988
- Folder 32.02 Models, planning and development of simulations and games
- Folder 32.03 Sketches for development of simulations
- Folder 32.04 Planning for development of simulations 1980
- Folder 32.05 Computer Games idea by Ronald S. Burke
- Folder 32.06 Plans and correspondence with McGraw-Hill and Burke on computer games 1980-1986
- Folder 32.07 Correspondence, etc. on training films 1981-1986
Book Reviews:
The following 4 boxes containe evaluative reviews (almost 1000) done by LRB
mostly for McGraw-Hill. Their purpose was to help an editor decide whether to
accept or reject a book proposal or manuscript.
Box 33: Reviews of Published Books
- Folder 33.01 Alphabetical list of books reviewed (incomplete)
- Folder 33.02 Reviews 1950s
- Folder 33.03 Reviews 1960-1963
- Folder 33.04 Reviews 1964-1966
- Folder 33.05 Reviews 1967-1969
- Folder 33.06 Reviews 1970-1972
- Folder 33.07 Reviews 1973-1975
- Folder 33.08 Reviews 1978-1979
- Folder 33.09 Reviews 1980s
- Folder 33.10 Report to McGraw-Hill by LRB on "Major Trends Affecting Business Books Markets in the Mid 1980s" 1982
Box 34: Reviews (some multiple copies)
- Folder 34.01 Reviews 1957-1978
- Folder 34.02 Reviews 1979
- Folder 34.03 Reviews 1980
- Folder 34.04 Reviews 1981
- Folder 34.05 Reviews 1982
- Folder 34.06 Reviews 1983
- Folder 34.07 Reviews 1984-1985
- Folder 34.08 Reviews 1986
- Folder 34.09 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1954-1959
- Folder 34.10 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1960-1969
- Folder 34.11 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1970-1972
- Folder 34.12 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1973
- Folder 34.13 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1974
Box 35: Evaluative Reviews (cont'd.)
- Folder 35.01 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1975
- Folder 35.02 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1976
- Folder 35.03 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1977
- Folder 35.04 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1978
- Folder 35.05 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1979
- Folder 35.06 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1980
- Folder 35.07 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1981
- Folder 35.08 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1982
- Folder 35.09 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1983
- Folder 35.10 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1984
Box 36: Evaluative Reviews (cont'd.)
- Folder 36.01 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1985
- Folder 36.02 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) 1986
- Folder 36.03 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) Jan.-May 1987
- Folder 36.04 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) June-Aug. 1987
- Folder 36.05 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) Sept.-Dec. 1987
- Folder 36.06 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) Jan.-June 1988
- Folder 36.07 Evaluative Reviews (1 by 1) July-Oct. 1988
Personal:
The following 4 boxes contain Royalty Statements, Programs, Notes, and Correspondence
for Speaking Engagements, a Bittel genealogy, and some Lehigh University memorabilia,
including a transcript.
Box 37: Royalty Statements
- Folder 37.01 Royalty Statements McGraw-Hill 1985-1987
- Folder 37.02 Royalty Statements McGraw-Hill 1982-1984
- Folder 37.03 Royalty Statements McGraw-Hill 1979-1981
- Folder 37.04 Royalty Statements McGraw-Hill 1976-1978
- Folder 37.05 Royalty Statements McGraw-Hill 1973-1975
- Folder 37.06 Royalty Statements McGrqw-Hill 1970-1972
- Folder 37.07 Royalty Analyses McGraw-Hill 1957-1987
- Folder 37.08 "Sweet talk" letters to go with royalty statements 1975-1988
- Folder 37.09 Royalty Statements Alexander Hamilton 1984-1988
- Folder 37.10 Publishing/Royalty Policies correspondence 1972-1985
- Folder 37.11 Author/Publisher Rights correspondence 1987
- Folder 37.12 Author/Publisher Rights correspondence 1988
Box 38: Speeches
- Folder 38.01 Speaking Engagements Log 1954-1988
- Folder 38.02 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1954
- Folder 38.03 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1955
- Folder 38.04 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1956
- Folder 38.05 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1957
- Folder 38.06 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1958
- Folder 38.07 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1959
- Folder 38.08 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1960
- Folder 38.09 Speeches (Porgrams and Correspondence) 1961
- Folder 38.10 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1962
- Folder 38.11 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1963
- Folder 38.12 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1964
- Folder 38.13 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1965
- Folder 38.14 Speeches (Porgrams and Correspondence) 1966
- Folder 38.15 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1967
- Folder 38.16 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1968
- Folder 38.17 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1969
- Folder 38.18 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1970
- Folder 38.19 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1973
- Folder 38.20 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1974
- Folder 38.21 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1975
- Folder 38.22 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1977
- Folder 38.23 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1978
- Folder 38.24 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1979
- Folder 38.25 Speeches (Programs and Correspondence) 1980
Box 39: Speeches, including Notes and Programs
- Folder 39.01 Notes for presentations on "Time," focusing on how to use it wisely.
- Folder 39.02 Notes Phi Lanbda Alpha 1983
- Folder 39.03 Notes and Program for National Paperbox & Packaging Association 1983
- Folder 39.04 Notes and Program for Harrisburg-Rockingham, VA Chamber of Commerce, 1983
- Folder 39.05 Notes and Program for ComSonics 1984
- Folder 39.06 Correspondence and Program for Proprietary Business School 1985
- Folder 39.07 Correspondence and Notes for Carteret Technical College, Morehead City, NC 1985
- Folder 39.08 Correspondence and Notes for Broadway High School Vocational Industrial Clubs of America 1985
- Folder 39.09 Correspondence and Notes for McGraw-Hill Training Systems, Supervisory Skills Development Seminar in Don Mills, Ontario 1985
- Folder 39.10 Program for American Society for Training and Development, Blue Ridge Chapter 1985
- Folder 39.11 Correspondence, Program and Notes for Merchantile Library, New York City 1985
- Folder 39.12 Correspondence and Program for American Production & Inventory Control Society 1986
- Folder 39.13 Correspondence and Notes for James Madison University Seminar 1987
- Folder 39.14 Correspondence and Notes for BITEC 1987
- Folder 39.15 Notes for ICPM Conference 1988
- Folder 40.01 Correspondence 1978-1981
- Folder 40.02 ASME, Correspondence re Mr. Merrick of Lafayette College and Hisory of ASME 1981
- Folder 40.03 ASME, Correspondence, Notes and Program for Towne Lecture 1973
- Folder 40.04 Correspondence with Modern Manufacturing 1969
- Folder 40.05 Correspondence, James Madison University Athletics Report 1985
- Folder 40.06 Personal Genealogy, Bittel family
- Folder 40.07 Photocopy of Lehigh Review article by Bittel 1937
- Folder 40.08 Photocopy of Lehigh University promotional pamphlet which influenced Bittel to enroll as an undergraduate 1936
- Folder 40.09 Correspondence from Lehigh University Dean and transcript of grades 1939-1940
Material in these three boxes is from a book published in the fall of 1990
(hardback, paperback, and cassette). The first draft was written with the
title "Time in Hand." It was then rewritten, and shortened and retitled "Right
on Time." (Material was received in December 1990.)
Box 41: Time in Hand
- Folder 41.01 Planning, Correspondence for Time in Hand
- Folder 41.02 Time in Hand Chapter 1
- Folder 41.03 Time in Hand Chapter 2
- Folder 41.04 Time in Hand Chapter 3
- Folder 41.05 Time in Hand Chapter 4
- Folder 41.06 Time in Hand Reviewer's Comments and Editing Chapter 1
- Folder 41.07 Editing Chapter 2
- Folder 41.08 Editing Chapter 3
- Folder 41.09 Time in Hand Chapter 1
- Folder 41.10 Time in Hand Chapter 2
- Folder 41.11 Time in Hand Chapter 3
- Folder 41.12 Time in Hand Chapter 4
- Folder 41.13 Time in Hand Chapter 5
- Folder 41.14 Time in Hand Chapter 6
- Folder 41.15 Time in Hand Chapter 7
- Folder 41.16 Time in Hand Chapter 8
- Folder 41.17 Time in Hand Chapter 9
- Folder 41.18 Time in Hand Chapter 10
- Folder 41.19 Time in Hand Chapter 11
- Folder 41.20 Time in Hand Chapter 12
- Folder 41.21 Time in Hand Chapter 13
- Folder 41.22 Time in Hand Chapter 14
- Folder 41.23 Time in Hand Chapter 15
Box 42: Right on Time
- Folder 42.01 Right on Time Chapter 1
- Folder 42.02 Revisions from Time in Hand-2 versions Chapter 1
- Folder 42.03 Right on Time Chapter 2
- Folder 42.04 Right on Time Chapter 3
- Folder 42.05 Right on Time Chapter 4
- Folder 42.06 Right on Time Chapter 5
- Folder 42.07 Right on Time Chapter 6
- Folder 42.08 Right on Time Chapter 7
- Folder 42.09 Right on Time Chapter 8
- Folder 42.10 Right on Time Chapter 9
- Folder 42.11 Right on Time Chapter 10
- Folder 42.12 Right on Time Chapter 11
- Folder 42.13 Right on Time Chapter 12
Box 43: Right on Time
- Folder 43.01 Right on Time Front matter
- Folder 43.02 Right on Time Page proofs
- Folder 43.03 Right on Time Copy Editied (material sent to printer)
- Folder 43.04 Right on Time Index Page proofs and copy
- Folder 43.05 Right on Time Material for cassette recording
Box 44: Fragments (autobiography)
- Folder 44.01 Introduction
- Folder 44.02 Part A - In the beginning
- Folder 44.03 Part B Introduction
- Folder 44.04 Part B - My world
- Folder 44.05 Part C - School days and other misadventures
- Folder 44.06 Part D - The years at Lehigh
- Folder 44.07 Part E - Career development
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