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Manuscript Collections - Lawrence W. Wallace Papers
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LAWRENCE W. WALLACE PAPERS, 1920-1972 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Lawrence W. Wallace was born in August 1881 in Webberville, Texas. He graduated from Texas A & M and Purdue universities. Wallace was a teacher in the field of management. In 1920 the American Engineering Council (AEC) was created in Washington. Herbert Hoover was named chairman and Wallace was named treasurer. Both men were interested in studying waste in industry. Starting with the Army Management Engineering Training Agency (AMETA) at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1952, Wallace worked 15 years for the federal government. Wallace was also a member in the American Society of Engineers and the American Institute of Industrial Engineering. He wrote books and articles on management and engineering. He continued work with AMETA after his retirement and died in January 1973. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection is divided into three subgroups: ARTICLES, which contains articles, drafts, and speech notes from 1924 to 1963. Topics include the economy, Herbert Hoover, the Great Depression, and management. Arranged alphabetically by title. CORRESPONDENCE contains letters written from 1932 to 1971. Arranged alphabetically by name. SUBJECT FILES contains materials on subjects such as the AEC, AMETA, business, the depression, the economy, engineering, Herbert Hoover, the presidential campaigns of 1928 and 1932, industry, management, and unemployment. Types of materials include articles, minutes, photographs, postcards, and notes. Arranged alphabetically by topic. PROCESSOR: Krista Sellers, July 2012 FOLDER LIST Box Content 1 Articles The Balancing of Economic Forces, June 1932 Correspondence Alford, L. P., 1932-1933 Subject Files American Engineering Council: Article: An Inquiry What Engineers Should Do To Get Out of the Depression, 1931 2 Reports, 1930-1936 Army Management Engineering Training Agency: Executive Skills Handbook, 1965 (2 folders) 3 Engineering, 1920-1934 General, 1926-1972 Herbert Hoover Medal, 1930-1957 4 Scrapbook about Herbert Hoover, 1923-1964 (primarily political cartoons, includes photographs and clippings)
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