Contents Why Study Offices? Contributors, credits, and educational standards Introduction A Short History of the Birth and Growth of the American Office Railroads and the Birth of the Modern Office Management Scientific Management The Postwar Economy and the Office Offices Today Office Equipment Chairs Computers Copiers Desks Dictating Machines Facsimilies (fax) Telephones Typewriters Office Organization Status Office Workers The Global Office Conclusion Historical timeline 1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990- Lesson Plans Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Interview Workseet Interview Checklist Lesson 4 Research Guidelines Photo List Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Photo 8 Photo 9 Photo 10 Photo 11 Photo 12 Photo 13 Photo 14 Photo 15 Site Map Resources

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