Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards) 1900-1993 creator mixed material monographic eng 58,000 164 1 2 70 Correspondence, memoranda, reports, articles, speeches, lectures, interviews, reviews, books, writings, charts, notes, itineraries, awards, citations, musical scores, photographs, and other papers documenting Deming's government service at the U.S. Bureau of the Budget and Bureau of the Census; his academic positions at George Washington University, New York University, and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Graduate School; and, particularly, his career as a consultant in statistical studies and management in the United States and abroad. The collection reflects Deming's advocacy of the application of statistical quality control in industry and his work with motor freight, railroad, and telephone companies. Includes material relating to the influence of his ideas on Japan's economy following World War II and also on conditions in Great Britain, India, and Turkey. Other topics include his interest in music and trips to Greece in 1946 to observe elections there. Organizations represented include the American Statistical Association and Nikkagiren (Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers). Correspondents include A. C. Aitken, George A. Barnard, Raymond T. Birge, Harold French Dodge, Peter Ferdinand Drucker, Churchill Eisenhart, Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher, Newt Gingrich, Lee A. Iacocca, Ichiro Ishikawa, J. M. Juran, Maurice G. Kendall, Ken'ichi Koyanagi, Gregory Lidstone, P. C. Mahalanobis, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jerzy Neyman, E. S. Pearson, Karl Pearson, H. Ross Perot, Dan Quayle, Ronald Reagan, Robert B. Reich, Walter A. Shewhart (Bell Telephone Laboratories), Pandurang Vasudeo Sukhatme, L. H. C. Tippett, John Wilder Tukey, W. Allen Wallis, and John Wishart. Open to research. Classified, in part. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Statistician and educator; died 1993. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997017 Aitken, A. C. (Alexander Craig) 1895- Correspondence Barnard, George A. (George Alfred) Correspondence Birge, Raymond T. (Raymond Thayer) 1887- Correspondence Dodge, Harold French 1893- Correspondence Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand) 1909-2005 Correspondence Eisenhart, Churchill Correspondence Sir Fisher, Ronald Aylmer 1890-1962 Correspondence Gingrich, Newt Correspondence Iacocca, Lee A Correspondence Ishikawa, Ichirō Correspondence Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.) 1904-2008 Correspondence Kendall, Maurice G. (Maurice George) 1907-1983 Correspondence Koyanagi, Ken'ichi Correspondence Lidstone, Gregory Correspondence Mahalanobis, P. C. (Prasanta Chandra) 1893-1972 Correspondence Nehru, Jawaharlal 1889-1964 Correspondence Neyman, Jerzy 1894-1981 Correspondence Pearson, E. S. (Egon Sharpe) 1895-1980 Correspondence Pearson, Karl 1857-1936 Correspondence Perot, H. Ross 1930- Correspondence Quayle, Dan 1947- Correspondence Reagan, Ronald Correspondence Reich, Robert B Correspondence Shewhart, Walter A. (Walter Andrew) 1891-1967 Correspondence Sukhatme, Pandurang Vasudeo 1911- Correspondence Tippett, L. H. C. (Leonard Henry Caleb) 1902- Correspondence Tukey, John Wilder 1915- Correspondence Wallis, W. Allen (Wilson Allen) 1912- Correspondence Wishart, John 1898-1956 Correspondence American Statistical Association. Bell Telephone Laboratories. George Washington University Faculty Graduate School, USDA Faculty New York University Faculty Nikkagiren. United States. Bureau of the Budget. United States. Bureau of the Census. Elections Greece 1946 Freight and freightage Quality control Management Music Quality control Railroads Quality control Statistics Telephone companies Quality control Great Britain Economic conditions 1945-1964 India Economic conditions 1945- Japan Economic conditions 1945- Turkey Economic conditions 1945- Educators Statisticians mm 94083010 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms997017 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms997017.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997017 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997017.3 Open to research. Classified, in part. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. DLC 940928 20260227111724.0 mm 94083010