Wolf, William B. Audio-Visual, 1978-2000
Collection Number: 6305 AV

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
William B. Wolf Audio-Visual, 1978-2000
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6305 AV
Abstract:
This is a collection of Oral Histories done by William B. Wolf and recorded on cassette and VHS tapes.
Creator:
Wolf, William B.
Quanitities:
15.22 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

Arbitrator, labor mediator and attorney; visiting professor, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. Wolf served as permanent arbitrator between the New York City Board of Education and the United Federation of Teachers; New York City and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); the New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. and AFSCME; New York State and AFSCME; the State University of New York and the Senate Professional Association; A. Goodman and the American Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Union; and between the Simmons Company and the Upholsterers International Union. Wolf also served as impartial chairman for American Airlines and the Transport Workers Union of America; the men's shirt industry and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; and the Brooklyn Union Gas Company and the Transport Workers Union of America.
Born May 6, 1909. Attended Cornell University (B.A. 1930; LL.B. 1932).
Formerly labor mediator, New York State Board of Meidation; labor relations examiner, N.Y.S. Labor Relations Board.
Affiliated with National Academy of Arbitrators (board of governors 1971-; regional chairman 1967-1968); Industrial Relations Research Association; Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution; New York Bar Association. On rosters of American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National Mediation Board, New York State Board of Mediation, New Jersey State Board of Mediation, New York Public Employment Relations Board, New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission.
Arbitrator under contract for N.Y. City Board of Education and UFT; City of New York and District Council 37; OTB and DC37; N.Y. State and Council 82, AFSCME: State University of New York and Senate Professional Association; Metropolitan New York Milk Industry and IBT; New Rochelle Board of Education and UFT; A. Goodman & Sons and BCWU; Metropolitan Association of Optical Wholesalers and IUE; Simons Co. and Local 420, UIU.
Impartial Chairman; American Airlines and TWU, Men's Shirt Industry and ACWA; Brooklyn Union Gas and TWU; Williams Press and Pressmen's Union; Hiring Hall & Club Employees Union (Local 16); Westchester County Laundry Board of Trade and Local 335 IBT: Rochdale Village, Inc. and Local 90 Public Service Union; Ossining Board of Education and Ossining Teachers Association; Schwartz Laboratories, Inc. and Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers; Ross Oil Term. Corp., Howard Fuel Corp. & Local 365 UAW.
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Conditions Governing Use

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Preferred Citation

William B. Wolf Audio-Visual #6305 AV. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 5305: Benjamin H. Wolf Papers 5477: Benjamin Wolf Papers 5511: Benjamin Wolf Additional Papers 5539: Benjamin H. Wolf Additional Arbitration Files 5803: Benjamin Wolf Additional Arbitration Files 6305: William B. Wolf Papers 6305 P: William B. Wolf Photographs

SUBJECTS

Names:
Barnard, Chester Irving, 1886-1961
Bradford, Lee
Brewington, Anne
Dubin, Bob
Fass, Lyn
Gardener, Burleigh
Goetz, Billy
Greenwood, Ron
Henessey, John
Kahn, Earl
Krieger, Joe
Levy, Sid
Lewy, Hans
Massarik, Fred
Moore, Dave
Peterson, Ross
Sang, Luikin
Senn, Larry
Simon, Herbert
Voris, William
Whyte, William Foote, 1914-2000
Wolf, William B.
Worthy, James C.
Council of Foreign Economics of Taishan (Kwangtung)
New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations
University of Chicago. School of Business
Subjects:
Oral histories
Personnel management
Organizational behavior
Job stress
Motivation (Psychology)

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 4 1
William F. Whyte - Interview with W.B. Wolf - 12/12/1978
1978
Scope and Contents
tape 1
Box 4 2
William F. Whyte - Interview with W.B. Wolf - 12/12/1978
1978
Scope and Contents
tape II
Box 4 3
Bill Whyte Interview with W.B. Wolf - 12/12/1978
1978
Box 5 1
James Worthy - 10/12/1991
1991
Scope and Contents
tape 2
Box 6 1
James Worthy - 10/21/1991
1991
Scope and Contents
tape I
Box 7 1
Jim Worthy - Symposium - 5/2/1991
1991
Box 8 1
Hamada Anthro Studies of Organization - 10/2/1992
1992
Box 9 1
Jim Worthy - 8/10/1992 -- Las Vegas
1992
Box 10 1
Worthy, Moore, Gardner -- Committee on HR in Industry -- 8/1986, Chicago
1986
Scope and Contents
tape III
Box 11 1
Burleigh Gardner - 5/9/1980
1980
Box 12 1
Harriet Moore - I - 3/17/1992
1992
Box 13 1
Harriet Moore II - 3/17/1992
1992
Box 14 1
Chicago Headquarters - Jack London -- 12/2/1984
1984
Box 15 1
Bob Dubin & Bill Wolf - Discussion of the Univ. of Chicago
Box 16 1
Bob Dubin - Univ. of Chicago - 1990
1990
Box 17 1
Chas. Henry - 7/31/1992
1992
Box 18 1
Earl Kahn - Applied Behavioral Science - 12/29/1991
1991
Scope and Contents
Tape I of II
Box 19 1
Whyte by Student Lyn Fass - 12/5/1972
1972
Box 20 1
Whyte - by Lyn Fass -- 12/2/1972
1972
Scope and Contents
Tape II
Box 21 1
Sidney Levy - 3/10/1992
1992
Scope and Contents
tape I
Box 22 1
Sid Levy - 10/12/1992
1992
Scope and Contents
tape II
Box 23 1
Sid Levy - II - 3/2/1992
1992
Box 24 1
Dave Moore & Burleigh Gardner - Committee on HR in Industry
1986
Box 25 1
James Worthy & W.B. Wolf - tape IV - 10/21/1991
1991
Box 26 1
James Worthy & W.B. Wolf - 10/19/1991
1991
Scope and Contents
tape III
Box 27 1
Sid Levy - 3/19/1992
1992
Scope and Contents
tape II
Box 28 1
William Whyte - Interview by W. Wolf
Box 29 1
Whyte - tape 2
Box 30 1
Hamada - Applied Anthro - 10/2/1992
1992
Scope and Contents
tape II
Box 31 1
Earl Kahn - SRI Applied Behavioral Science -- 12/29/1991
1991
Scope and Contents
tape II
Box 31 1
Billy Goetz
Box 32 1
Fred Massarik - 7/6/1972 - Sensitivity Training
1972
Box 32 1
Classes in Development of Mgt.
1989
Scope and Contents
8/14/1989 -- Copy 2
Box 33 1
Whyte - 6/10/1970
1970
Box 33 1
Oral Hist. Univ. of Chicago School of Business - Anne Brewington & William B. Wolf - 1989
1989
Box 34 1
Billy Goetz
Box 34 1
Bill Whyte - 6/27/1970
1970
Scope and Contents
III
Box 35 1
Herbert Simon, Karl Wrek, Burleigh Gardener, Jim Worthy, Bill Wolf, Bill Whyte -- 8/13/1986
1986
Box 36 1
William Whyte - 11/2/1992
1992
Box 41 1
Academy of Mgt. - 8/10/1979
1979
Box 42 1
W.B. Wolf - 8/14/1989 - Reflect. Of Hist. of Mgt.
1989
Box 43 1
Academy - Cumming - J.C. Penny
Box 44 1
Interview of Bateson & Mead -- Re: Macy Conferences - Read by Students
Box 45 1
10-9-1991 -- Interview with Dave Moore
1991
Box 46 1
6/25/1984Senn - 6/30/2000
2000
Scope and Contents
copy I
Box 47 1
Professor Mano - 3/29/1979
1979
Scope and Contents
tape 2
Box 48 1
Professor Voris - 01/09/1992
1992
Scope and Contents
tape II
Box 49 1
5/31/1971 -- Session
1971
Box 50 1
Academy of Mgt. Annual meeting - 8/14/1989
1989
Box 51 1
Charles Wrege - Phone Conversation - 7/4/1994
1994
Box 52 1
Mary Cushing Nite
Box 53 1
Roundtree - 10/24/1972
1972
Box 54 1
History of Mgt.
Box 55 1
3/3/1985 - Mayo Rountree
1985
Box 56 1
10/17/1972
1972
Box 57 1
October 10
Scope and Contents
#3
Box 58 1
October 10
Scope and Contents
#1
Box 59 1
3/3/1984 - Elton Mayo
1984
Box 60 1
Mary Parker Fillett - 10/3/1972
1972
Box 61 1
Mary Parker Fallett - 10/3/1972
1972
Box 62 1
10/17/1972
1972
Box 63 1
Lyn Urwick - 11/28/1972
1972
Box 64 1
Whyte - Lyn Fass
Box 65 1
Pete Drucker
Box 66 1
10/10/1972
1972
Box 67 1
10/17/1972
1972
Box 68 1
A. Rowntree - 3/3/1984
1984
Box 69 1
Peter Drucker - 11/21/1972
1972
Box 70 1
3/4/1984
1984
Box 71 1
9/12/1972
1972
Box 72 1
Wolf Lecture - 9/12/1972
1972
Box 73 1
Rountree - 10/24/1972
1972
Box 74 1
9/26/1972
1972
Box 75 1
China Hotel - 10/30/1980
1980
Box 76 1
Interviewer - 9/24/1980
1980
Box 77 1
Lee Bradford - 1966
1966
Box 78 1
Ross Peterson (2nd Casey) - Reading of W.B.W. & Steve Wolf - Sept. 1988
1988
Box 79 1
Herbert Simon - ASDA Meeting - 7/28/1997, Philadelphia
1997
Box 80 1
Hans Levy & Bill Wolf - 1986
1986
Box 81 1
William B. Wolf-The Water Lite Co. - told to students in Univ. of Wash. Class - 1/16/1990
1990
Box 82 1
Larry Senn - 6/30/2000
2000
Box 83 1
Larry Senn Interview by B. Wolf - 6/30/2000
2000
Scope and Contents
tape 1
Box 84 1
Academy of Mgt. - Meeting - 8/20/1994
1994
Box 85 1
Session I - 1/25/1979 -- ILR 690
1979
Box 86 1
Hawaii - Music
Box 87 1
Unlabeled
Box 88 1
2/28/1974
1974
Scope and Contents
only labeling on tape
Box 89 1
John Henessey - Re: t-groups in NW 1996 or 1997
Box 90 1
Interview with Chester I. Barnard by William B. Wolf: April 1961
1961
Box 91 1
Excerpt - Henderson 1961
1961
Scope and Contents
handwritten label very difficult to read
Box 92 1
How Barnard came to write the (?)
Box 93 1
4/5/1961 (Chester I. Barnard)
1961
Scope and Contents
handwriting on tape very hard to read
Box 94 1
4/6/1961 (Chester I. Barnard)
1961
Scope and Contents
handwriting on cassette very difficult to read
Box 95 1
Prof. J. Karino
Box 96 1
Wm. B. Wolf : Reflections of Chester I. Barnard: April 1961
1961
Box 97 1
Excerpts from CIB tapes
Box 98 1
Barnard Excerpts
Box 99 1
Barnard Excerpts - non-logical
Box 100 1
Open System Re-Design
Box 101 1
Improving International Relations and Effectiveness within Multinational Organizations
Scope and Contents
case is empty
Box 102 1
The Client as Theorist: An Approach to Individual & Org. Development
Box 103 1
A "Mixed Model" Strategy for Changing Medical Centers
Box 104 1
Reducing Job Stress Related to coronary Heart Disease: A Pilot Org. Development Project
Box 105 1
Training in autonomy and initiative
Box 106 1
OD in a Macrosystem--A Three Year Progress Report
Box 107 1
Motivation, Organization Development & Individual Career Achievement
Box 108 1
OD in large systems
Box 109 1
Lecture 5
Box 110 1
Lecture 4, Part 2
Box 111 1
Lecture 4, Part 1
Box 112 1
Lecture 3, Part 2
Box 113 1
Lecture 3, Part 1
Box 114 1
Lecture 2
Box 115 1
Lecture 12
Box 116 1
Lecture 11
Box 117 1
Lecture 10, Part 2
Box 118 1
Lecture 9, Part 2
Box 119 1
Chen ? - Part Sec. for Factory (?)
Scope and Contents
Handwriting on tape is hard to read
Box 120 1
Taishan Chemical Factory
Box 121 1
The Council of Foreign Economic of Taishan (Kwangtung) - Liu Kin Sang -- 11/8/1985
1985
Box 122 1
Taishan County Machinery & Electrical Appliances
Box 123 1
Yentel
Box 124 1
Garden Hotel - 11/20/1985
1985
Box 125 1
Balyon Hotel - 11/28/1985
1985
Box 126 1
Garden Hotel
Scope and Contents
tape II
Box 127 1
Bayon Hotel -- 11/28/1985
1985
Box 128 1
China Hotel - 10/30/1985
Scope and Contents
tape 2
Box 129 1
Lecture 8, Part 1