Edgar F. Huse papers
Dates
- Creation: 1965 - 1981
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1972 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Composed primarily of articles by behavioral scientist Edgar F. Huse on improving employee production, organizational behavior, and job enrichment. Also contains correspondence, manuscripts, and press releases.
Creator
- Huse, Edgar F. (1924-1981) (Person)
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Biographical note
A behavorial scientist, consultant, and author, Edgar F. Huse was born in 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska to Joseph A. and Agnes E. Huse. He received his BA from Creighton University (1950), his MA from the University of Nebraska (1953), and his doctorate from Western Reserve University (1959). He came to Boston College in 1964 and taught in the College of Business Administration, where he was professor and chairman of Organizational Studies. His primary area of study was organizational behavior management, which encouraged businesses to redesign jobs to make them more enriching and challenging for workers. The author of numerous articles and books, he also worked with various corporations as a consultant to develop job enhancement programs, including at Standard Oil, Raytheon, General Electric, Corning Glass Works, and John Hancock. He married Mary Louise Horstman, and they had six children: Thomas, William, Joseph, M. Kathryn, Patricia, and Susan. Huse died in 1981.
Source:
Biographical information, Box 1351, Folder 1, Edgar F. Huse papers, BC.2005.116, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Composed primarily of articles by twentieth century American behavioral scientist Edgar F. Huse on improving employee production, organizational behavior, and job enrichment. Also contains correspondence, manuscripts, and press releases.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by folder title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were transferred to Burns Library by colleagues upon Huse's death in 1981.
- Offprints and clippings
- Title
- Edgar F. Huse Papers
- Subtitle
- 1965-1981, bulk 1972-1974
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Peters
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
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