Mel Byers collection on recreation and leisure
Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0353
Collection Organization
The Mel Byers collection on recreation and leisure contains material pertaining to the development of recreational leisure in the field of employee services. Byers's Keynotes and conference material for Employee Services at Owens-Illinois, the National Industrial Recreation Association (NIRA) and the National Employee Services Recreation Association (NERSA) are the bulk of the collection material. In addition, Byers's collection of scholarly articles, journals, and newspaper clippings regarding industrial recreation are included.
Wallace Egbert Suggestion Booklet, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 1
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Owens-Illinois Progress Interview Booklet, 1972
File – Box 1, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1972
"What A Supervisor Should Know" Booklet, 1964
File – Box 1, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1964
OnIzed Club Welcome Pamphlet, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 4
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- Creation: undated
Articles by Mel Byers, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 5
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- Creation: undated
Promotion and Information Manual, 1973
File – Box 1, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1973
Michael Nelson "A Look at Meetings" Paper, 1966
File – Box 1, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1966
OnIzed Club Manual, 1966
File – Box 1, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1966
OnIed Club Evaluation, 1961
File – Box 1, Folder: 9
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- Creation: 1961
OnIzed Club Constitution, 1960
File – Box 1, Folder: 10
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- Creation: 1960
OnIzed Club Guide Book, 1974
File – Box 1, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1974
Owens-Illinois Service Award Program, 1974
File – Box 1, Folder: 12
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- Creation: 1974
Owens-Illinois Public Affairs Seminar Transcript, 1972
File – Box 1, Folder: 13
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- Creation: 1972
Owens-Illinois Service Award, 1975
File – Box 1, Folder: 14
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- Creation: 1975
OnIzed Recommendation, 1977
File – Box 1, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1977
Mel Byers Memos, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 16
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- Creation: undated
Owens-Illinois Suggestion Manual, 1968-1971, scattered
File – Box 1, Folder: 17
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- Creation: 1968-1971, scattered
Owens-Illinois Golden Emblem Club Card, 1963
File – Box 1, Folder: 18
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- Creation: 1963
Owens-Illinois Personnel Manual, 1947
File – Box 1, Folder: 19-21
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- Creation: 1947
National Industrial Recreation Association Guidelines for Development of Regional Management, 1977
File – Box 1, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1977
Keynotes and Memos, 1980-1983, scattered
File – Box 1, Folder: 23
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- Creation: 1980-1983, scattered
General Electric Employee Objectives, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 24
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- Creation: undated
Flick-Reedy (Chicago) Recreational Material, 1960, 1973, 1978, 1979, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 25
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- Creation: 1960, 1973, 1978, 1979, undated
World Leisure and Recreation Association, 1967, 1977
File – Box 1, Folder: 26
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- Creation: 1967, 1977
Visions in Leisure and Business Journal, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 27
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- Creation: undated
Toledo Industrial Recreation and Employee Services Council (TIRES), 1987-1989
File – Box 1, Folder: 28
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- Creation: 1987-1989
Historic Amusement Foundation "Times" Publication, undated
File – Box 1, Folder: 29
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- Creation: undated
Mel Byers Communications, 1970-1971
File – Box 1, Folder: 30
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- Creation: 1970-1971
Recreation and Leisure Newspaper and Journal Articles, bulk: 1960, 1964, 1970-1972, undated (scattered)
File – Box 1, Folder: 31
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- Creation: Majority of material found within 1960, 1964, 1970-1972, undated (scattered)
National Industrial Recreation Association Annual Conference, 1962
File – Box 2, Folder: 1
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- Creation: 1962
National Industrial Recreation Association Consultant Memos, 1976-1978, scattered
File – Box 2, Folder: 2
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- Creation: 1976-1978, scattered
Student Papers on Leisure, 1976, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 3
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- Creation: 1976, undated
Motorola Company Personnel Manual, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 4
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- Creation: undated
National Industrial Recreation Association and NESRA Keynotes, bulk: 1972-1982, scattered
File – Box 2, Folder: 5
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- Creation: Majority of material found within 1972-1982, scattered
Toledo Industrial Recreation and Employee Services Council (TIRES) Service Update, 1982
File – Box 2, Folder: 6
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- Creation: 1982
Owens-Illinois Service Award, 1968
File – Box 2, Folder: 7
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- Creation: 1968
Owens-Illionois Industrial Relations Division Report, 1952
File – Box 2, Folder: 8
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- Creation: 1952
Industrial Recreation Informational Articles, bulk: 1969, 1972-1973, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 9
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- Creation: Majority of material found within 1969, 1972-1973, undated
Holiday Recreation Planning Guides, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 10
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- Creation: undated
National Industrial Recreation Association Consultant Material, 1976
File – Box 2, Folder: 11
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- Creation: 1976
Keynotes, 1971-1983
File – Box 2, Folder: 12-13
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- Creation: 1971-1983
Owens-Illinois Employee and Neighbor Code, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 14
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- Creation: undated
Scholl Foundation Proposal, 1975
File – Box 2, Folder: 15
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- Creation: 1975
"History of National Industrial Recreation Association, 1941-1956", 1956
File – Box 2, Folder: 16
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- Creation: 1956
Recreation as an Employee Service, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 17
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- Creation: undated
Untapped Potential Booklet, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 18
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- Creation: undated
Purdue University Industrial Recreation Conference Proceedings, 1957
File – Box 2, Folder: 19
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- Creation: 1957
Industrial Recreation: An Annotated Bibliography, 1973
File – Box 2, Folder: 20
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- Creation: 1973
OnIzed Club Pamphlets, 1970, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 21
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- Creation: 1970, undated
Cost and Retention Impacts of the Navy's Conus Recreation Program, 1975
File – Box 2, Folder: 22
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- Creation: 1975
Industrial Recreation Association Booklets, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 23
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- Creation: undated
First World Conference of Experts on Leadership for Leisure, 1977
File – Box 2, Folder: 24
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- Creation: 1977
World's Fair Material, 1973-1974
File – Box 2, Folder: 25
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- Creation: 1973-1974
Owens-Illinois Scrapbook, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 26
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- Creation: undated
United States Chamber of Commerce "Better Business" Materials, 1956-1957, undated
File – Box 2, Folder: 27
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- Creation: 1956-1957, undated