Communication; Engineers; Engineering; Japan; Telephone; United States; Wood poles; Research; Profit; Telephone systems; Telegraph; Business enterprises; Census; College students
A reprint of Frank Polkinghorn's work from the volume 38, number 10, October 1950 issue of the Electrical Review (Denki Hyoron) titled, "A Talk to Future Communications Engineers." Frank Polkinghorn, director of the Research & Development...
Diaries; Autobiography; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Japan; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Industrial management; Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūjo (Japan); Telecommunication; Communication; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Management;...
The diary and memoirs of Frank Polkinghorn's two years in Japan as director of the Research and Development Division of the Civil Communications Section (CCS) of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP). It consists of: the Preface; Chapter 1:...
Engineering; Engineers; Education; Universities and colleges; College students; College teachers; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Nihon Gakujutsu Kaigi; Technology; Scientists; Industries; Research; Laboratories; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers;...
The appendices and exhibits from the report of the engineering education mission to Japan, 1951 July 5 to August 26. It consists of: Appendix A: Institute for Engineering Education; Appendix B: Program of the Mission on Engineering Education;...
Frank Polkinghorn discusses research, manufacturing, merchandising, stability, operation, maintenance, appearance, cost, and performance during his talk on engineering in industry. Page 1 contains an original handwritten notion on the top, right...
Engineers; Engineering; Japan; Executives; Costs, Industrial; Production (Economic theory); Industries; Factories; Machinery; Universities and colleges; College teachers; College students; Economics; Telephone systems; Manufacturing processes;...
Frank Polkinghorn's talk on the need to improve the efficiency of quality of production by Japanese engineers delivered before the annual meeting of the Institute of Electrical Communication Engineers at Tokyo University on 1949 March 7. It...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Authorship; Associations, institutions, etc.; Japan; Health; Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993; Management; Quality control; Nakane, Chie, 1926-; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.),...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he is sending a few more questions for his article. Hopper asks Inoue to comment on questions regarding the CCS (Civil Communications Section) and leadership. ...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he was saddened to learn about Mr. Kato's death. Hopper shares that after an introduction by Dr. Drucker, he learned that Mr. Kato had served an apprenticeship...
A draft of Kenneth Hopper's letter to Mr. Isamu Sakamoto, chairman of the board of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., discussing Mr. Inoue's contributions to Japanese industrial management. Hopper asks Sakamoto if he could summarize Inoue's...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he has included his resume and continues to make plans for his 1979 September 9 to October 2 visit to Japan. Page 2 contains original handwritten pencil markings.
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Management; World War II; Japan; Industrial management; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1904-2008; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001;...
Kenneth Hopper's article from the September 1985 issue of Quality Progress discussing Japan's new industrial management based on Japanese traditions and American ideals from practicing American industrial managers.
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper saying that detailed materials of a matter discussed in Hopper's May 6th letter have been kept at Osaka Works of SEI (Sumitomo Electric Industries). To answer Hopper's questions...
Letters; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Kobayashi, Kōji, 1907-; Factories; Japan; Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha; Lectures and lecturing; Western Electric Company
A letter written to Ken by an unnamed correspondent. The unnamed correspondent says that he tried to recall if K. Kobayashi attended the first Tokyo session, but says that his memory is not that accurate. The unnamed correspondent shares that...
Letters; Western Electric Company; AT & T; Employees; Wages; Japan; Job descriptions; Cables; Telephone; Manufacturing industries; Supervisors, Industrial
D. B. Peckham, division controller of Western Electric Company, Inc., writes Mr. J. R. Shea, works manager, asking him if he recalls a staff conference in which they discussed the request by the Civil Communications Section for recommendations of...
Ken Iwai, editor of the international department of the PHP (Peace and Happiness through Prosperity) Institute, writes Mr. C. W. Protzman, explaining the work of the PHP Institute. He shares that it was founded by Kōnosuke Matsushita in 1946 as a...
An unnamed woman sits between Frank Polkinghorn and his wife. An unnamed man sits next to Mr. Polkinghorn. A flower arrangement and tableware sit on top of the table. "82-3" is handwritten on the back of the photograph. A "4" and what appears...
An unnamed woman sits between Frank Polkinghorn and his wife. An unnamed man sits next to Mr. Polkinghorn. A flower arrangement and tableware sit on top of the table. "82-4" is handwritten on the back of the photograph. A "4" and what appears...
An unnamed man and an unnamed woman stand between Frank Polkinghorn and his wife near a house."82-11" is handwritten on the back of the photograph. A "4" and what appears to be a check mark are also handwritten on the back of the photograph.
An unnamed man and an unnamed woman stand between Frank Polkinghorn and his wife near a house."82-10" is handwritten on the back of the photograph. A "4" and what appears to be a check mark are also handwritten on the back of the photograph.
