Papers of Gordon William (Bill) Ford, 1952-2010
- Bib ID:
- 8599452
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Ford, G. W. (Gordon William)
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1952-2010]
- 4.2 m (28 boxes)
- Summary:
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The collection comprises original correspondence, reports, some photos and ephemera of Bill Ford, reflecting his personal, academic and professional life. It includes diaries written when Ford was a Fulbright scholar in the 1950’s at University of Illinois and University of California, Los Angeles, and his involvement with the Civil Rights movement, in particular the Freedom Ride in Jackson, Mississippi, and New South Wales, and in JFK’s election campaign. Joan Ford (wife) has transcribed the diary he wrote while in the USA and the transcript also forms part of the collection. Additional records cover his international studies and research, publications and presentations from the 1960s through to the 1980s. This includes material from his time at the University of New South Wales, and working with Clyde Cameron, Minister for Labour. The collection also includes the corporate training material that Ford developed working as an organisational consultant.
- Biography/History:
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Professor Bill Ford was an academic whose career was dedicated to improving the quality and integration of work and learning with a continuous focus on cross-cultural learning and the implications of diverse techno-cultures. A focus on action-research and cross cultural learning involved Professor Ford in a range of roles in Asia, Europe and USA for the OECD, ILO, International Institute of Labour Studies, Japan Institute of Labour, China Enterprise Management Association and the Swedish Work Environment Fund. In Australia he was a Ministerial Advisor and Chairman and member of Commissions of Inquiry for both Commonwealth and State governments. In his later years he collaborated with management and unions to introduce significant workplace reforms in organisations such as Lend Lease, ICI, the Opera House and the Benevolent Society.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference number: MS 10572.
- Related Material:
- Related material: Bill Ford interviewed by Alice Garner in Fulbright scholars oral history project. Held in the Oral History and Folklore Collection of the National Library of Australia at ORAL TRC 6165/5.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1952-2010
- Occupation:
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- Copyright:
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