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Family photographs

File consists of mounted photographs of Trist and his family, including photographs of his cousins, adopted sister, family friend, and father. The latter includes photographs pertaining to his father's career as a British naval officer.

Certificates

File consists of two certificates granted to Eric Trist by Dover Elementary School for proficiency in swimming and one certificate awarded to him by the Young Worshippers' League for good attendance.

Dover County School photographs

File consists of mounted group portraits of sporting and military groups of which Trist was a member during his time at the Dover School for Boys, England.

Sorbonne seminar photograph

Item is a mounted group photograph of Trist and others with inscription, "Prof. Daniel Mornet's seminar, Sorbonne, Paris, summer 1929."

Group photograph

Item is an unidentified mounted group portrait of Trist and others, taken by Bassano Ltd. Photography studio, 38 Dover Street, London.

Eric's drawings

File consists of a drawing of Dover Castle by Trist, as well as miscellaneous prints and invoices.

Cambridge essay notes

File consists of essay notes created by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge lecture notes 1

File consists of lecture notes created by Trist while reading English Literature at the University of Cambridge, including notes from a course on Twentieth-Century Poetry taught by literary critic F.R. Leavis.

Cambridge lecture notes 2

File consists of lecture notes created by Trist while reading English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge lecture notes 3

File consists of lecture notes created by Trist while reading English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge lecture notes 4

File consists of lecture notes created by Trist while reading English Literature at the University of Cambridge, including notes from a course on Critical Problems taught by literary critic F.R. Leavis.

Eric's school reports

File consists of report cards on Trist's progress as a student at the County School in Dover, UK, issued by the Kent Education Committee.

Eric's school reports

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  • 1925-1956, predominant 1925-1928

    • Part of Eric Trist fonds

File consists of report cards on Trist's progress as a student at the County School in Dover, UK, issued by the Kent Education Committee. Also includes a programme for the dedication and opening of a memorial pavillion, held at the Dover Grammar School for Boys, June 26, 1954.

School : higher exams

File consists of Trist's examination papers and results, issued by the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board.

Cambridge entrance exams

File consists of Trist's copies of examination papers for entrance scholarships to the University of Cambridge for candidates in Modern Languages.

Cambridge essays

File consists of essays written by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge essays

File consists of essays written by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Traylor : essays in philosophy

File consists of essays in philosophy written by Trist's first wife, Virginia Traylor, while studying at the University of California.

Poems

File consists of poetry written by Trist.

Poems

File consists of poetry, reports, correspondence and other material created or compiled by Trist.

Poems

File consists of poetry written or compiled by Trist.

York University doctor of laws

File consists of records pertaining to Trist's reception of the Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from York University, November 1983.

Cambridge exams

File consists of examinations for courses taken by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge exams

File consists of examinations for courses taken by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge exams

File consists of examinations for courses taken by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge exams

File consists of examinations for courses taken by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge miscellany

File consists of miscellaneous poetry created or compiled by Trist while a student at the University of Cambridge.

Yale docs

File consists of records created or compiled by Trist while studying at Yale University. Includes issues of The Newsletter of the Commonwealth Fund, of which Trist was a fellow, the May 1935 issue of the Bulletin of the John Reed Society, the May 1934 issue of The Harkness Hoot, and correspondence from psychologist B.F. Skinner.

Yale : two reports

File consists of two reports Trist wrote on his experience of studying psychology at Yale University.

Writings about Eric Trist

File consists of articles, speeches, introductions, interviews, and other writings about the life and work of Eric Trist.

Reference material

File consists of reference books and journals, including: The Symposium, vol. 1, no. 4 (October 1930); Bulletin of the Meninger Clinic, vol. 10, no. 3 (May 1946); and The Social Sciences and the Policies of Government (OECD, 1966).

Bibliographies

File consists of bibliographies of writings by Eric Trist.

Bibliographies

File consists of subject-related bibliographies used or compiled by Trist, including reading lists for various courses he taught over the course of his career.

Service

File consists of records pertaining to Trist's funeral service.

Biography

File consists of notes, excerpts and other miscellaneous records pertaining to the life and work of Eric Trist.

Biography

File consists of notes, correspondence, outlines, and other material pertaining to Richard Trahair's biography of Trist, Behavior, Technology, and Organizational Development: Eric Trist and the Tavistock Institute (Transaction, 2015).

Notes from Beulah, late additions

File consists of miscellaneous notes, correspondence, excerpts, articles, and other material pertaining to the life and work of Eric Trist, compiled by Beulah Trist.

Writings about Eric Trist

File consists of articles, speeches, introductions, interviews, and other writings about the life and work of Eric Trist.

Socio-technical literature bibliography

File consists of original and updated versions of The Socio-Technical Systems Design (STSD) Paradigm, (Eindhoven University of Technology, 1993), along with supplements.

Children : our number one resource, with David Morley

File consists of copies of and excerpts from a report, "Children: Our Number One Resource: A Report on the Saskatchewan Search Conference on Day Care, June 1-5, 1981," by David Morley and Eric Trist. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

A concept of organizational ecology

File consists of draft and published versions of an article published in the Australian Journal of Management, vol. 2, no. 2 (1977). This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Corporate planning in today's business environment

File consists of Corporate Planning in Today's Business Environment (University of Western Australia, 1977), edited by Kim Roberts. Contains a chapter "Some Concepts on Planning," by E.L. Trist. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Action research and adaptive planning

File consists of draft and published versions of Eric Trist's epilogue to Experience in Action Research, edited by A.W. Clark and P.M. Foster (Jossey-Bass, 1973).

Culture as a psycho-social process

File consists of drafts of a paper based on a presentation contributed to the Symposium on the Concept of Culture and later revised for a celebration book in honour of Sir Frederic Bartlett. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Discovering common ground

File consists of correspondence and drafts pertaining to Discovering Common Ground: How Future Search Conferences Bring People Together to Achieve Breakthrough Innovation, Empowerment, Shared Vision, and Collaborative Action by Marv Weisbord.

Adapting to a changing world

File consists of copies of an article published in The Labour Gazette. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Afterdinner remarks, Conference on Explorations in Human Futures

File consists of afterdinner remarks presented by Eric Trist at the Conference on Explorations in Human Futures, Orillia, Ontario, 17 October 1985. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Analytic model for sociotechnical systems

File consists of a copy of "Analytical Model for Sociotechnical Systems," by Fred E. Emery and Eric L. Trist, published in Sociotechnical Systems Sourcebook (University Assoc., La Jolla, 1978).

Andras Angyal and systems thinking

File consists of typescript drafts of a chapter published in a Festschrift for Russell Ackoff. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Barford, notes on

File consists of the typescript of a paper, "Notes on the Barford Course of 1960," by Eric Trist and Fred Emery. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Employment alternatives for the eighties

File consists of a paper presented to Urban Seminar Six: Full Employment: Social Questions for Public Policy, November 30, 1978. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Guilty of enthusiasm

File consists of an autobiographic account of Trist's life, taken from interviews between Trist and Richard Trahair in 1989, published in Management Laureates: A Collection of Autobiographical Essays, 1993.

Engaging with large-scale systems

File consists of a paper, "Engaging with Large-Scale Systems: Some Concepts and Methods Based on Experience Gained in Field Projects at the Tavistock Institute," contributed by Trist to the McGregor Conference on Organizational Development, Endicott House, 1967.

Networking for social change

File consists of a chapter in Making Cities Work: The Dynamics of Urban Inquiry (Croom Helm, 1980). This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

New concepts of productivity

File consists of a paper delivered at a conference, "Shaping Canada's Future in a Global Perspective," held in Ottawa, August 1978. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

New directions of hope

File consists of copies of "New Directions of Hope: Recent Innovations Interconnecting Organizational, Industrial, Community and Personal Development," published in Regional Studies, vol. 13, and in Human Futures, Autumn 1979. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

The environment and system-response capability

File consists of manuscript and published versions of an article published in Futures, April 1980. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

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