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Becker & Hayes Co.

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ORGANIZATION:

Becker & Hayes, Inc.

ACTIVE DATES:

Late 1960s/early 1970-

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PERSONS INVOLVED:

Joseph Becker; Robert Hayes

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OTHER INFORMATION:

Two years after founded, became a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons; Did consulting on library and computer networks, software development, and a publishing program; Hayes left the operation in 1974 to become Dean of the UCLA School of Library and Information Science; Becker continued to do consulting work with such firms as IBM, AT&T, Xerox, and A.D. Little as well as various libraries.

SOURCE:

Hayes, Robert M. (1996). "In Memoriam: Joseph Becker," April 15, 1923-July 23, 1995. JASIS, 47(6), 412-414.


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As of 9/95, the Company papers were still in the possession of the Becker family; Plans are underway to deposit them with the UCLA archives/special collections department.

SOURCE:

Phone conversation with Robert Hayes, 9/95.