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Richard Eells papers
Eells, Richard Sedric Fox, 1917-
10301715
MS#1661
English
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5 linear feet
4 record cartons
1954-1993
Papers of business professor and champion of corporate philanthropy, Richard Eells.
Arrangement
Material is organized into one series.
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Summary
Collection is primarily comprised of reports and publications that Eells generated while the manager of public policy research at General Electric. The reports and studies reflect many of Eells's lifelong interests, including Charitable giving by corporations and the responsibility of corporations to promote social change and advancement.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Richard Eells Papers; Box and Folder (if known); Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2012.2013.M164: Source of acquisition--Chauncey G. Olinger, Jr. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/28/2013.
Biographical Note
Richard Eells was the manager of public policy research at General Electric and professor of business at Columbia University and director of the Columbia Business School's program for studies of the modern corporation.
Biographical Note
Eells was born in Cashmere, Washington in 1917 and received his BA at Whitman College before earning a MA at Princeton in 1942. He served in the Air Force during the Second World War, and then worked as the division chief for the Library of Congress aeronautics division from 1946-1950. He took the position of manager of public policy research at General Electric in 1952. In 1960 he started teaching in Columbia University's Business School in 1960. In 1964 he was named director of the Columbia Business School's program for studies of the modern corporation. He was deeply interested in corporate philanthropy and corporate social responsibility.
Biographical Note
Richard Eells died in 1992 at the age of 75.
Processing Information
Papers processed 06/14/2013 Carrie Hintz
Processing Information
Addition processed 09/15/2015 Patrick Lawlor
Processing Information
Finding aid written 06/17/2013 Carrie Hintz
Processing Information
Finding aid updated 09/15/2015 Patrick Lawlor
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Corporations -- Charitable contributions
Social responsibility of business
Eells, Richard Sedric Fox, 1917-
General Electric Corporation
Series I: Reports and Publications1953-1959Pressures on Congress1Corporate Contributions1Education--General Electric19531Politics and the Corporation2 folders1956-19591Corporate Giving3 folders1954-19581Public Relations--General Electric2 folders19551Task Force on Corporate Payments--General Electric2 folders2Social Responsibility3 folders2Publications4 folders2"The Meaning of Modern Business" by Richard Eells31"Public Opinion in American Statecraft" by Richard Eells31"Have Corporation a Higher Duty Than Profits?" by Richard Eells31"The Corporate Image in Public Relations" by Richard Eells31"The Rationale of Corporate Philanthropy" by Richard Eells31"Social Responsibility: Can Business Survive the Challenge?" by Richard Eells31"Some New Trands and Concepts of Corporate Contributions to Higher Education" by Richard Eells32"The Talent Hunt of History and its Implications" by Richard Eells, 195732"Multinational Corporations: The Intelligent Function" by Richard Eells, 196932"The Corporation as an Instrument of Change" by Richard Eells32"The Government of Corporations" by Richard Eells. In The Executive, January 196332"The National Air Collection" by Richard Eells32"Public Opinion in American Statecraft" by Richard Eells. In The Public Opinion Quarterly, Fall 19423"Corporate Giving: Theory and Policy" by Richard Eells. In: California Management Review, Fall 19583General Electric Aid to Education by Richard Eells, 19533The Management Review, 1960/619 copies3Saturday Review, 19573 copies3"Corporate Philanthropy: The Elements of a Policy" by Richard Eells, 19573Jean-Jacques Rousseau Le Nouveau Dedale4 copies3"Strategic Decision Areas". Policy Study No. 1 by Richard Eells3Reviews of publications by Richard Eells33-6Press releases, publicity, etc.37A Service in Memory of Richard Sedric Fox Eells, 5 June 199338Letter from Ralph J. Cordiner, Chairman od the Board, General Electric to Courtney C. Brown, 21 December 196039"Pressure on Congress". General Electric Company, 16 January 19564New York University Law Review, January 19634Global Corporations by Richard Eells, 19764Education and the Business Dollar by Kenneth G. Patrick and Richard Eells, 19694Corporate Intelligence and Espionage by Peter Nehemkis and Richard Eells, 19844The Government of Corporations by Richard Eells, 19624The Corporation and the Arts by Richard Eells, 19674Corporation Giving in a Free Society by Richard Eells, 19564Conceptual Foundations of Business by Richard Eells and Clarence Walton, 19694The Political Crisis of the Enterprise System by Richard Eells, 19804The American Scholar, Autumn 19604International Business Philanthropy. Richard Eells, Editor, 19794The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Novermber 19604"Public Opinion in American Statecraft" by Richard S.F. Eells. In: The Public Opinion Quarterly, Fall 19424