Purdue Archives to digitize Gilbreth film and audio recordings

March 3, 2026 Purdue Today

Purdue University Archives and Special Collections is pleased to announce the digitization of 147 film and audio recordings related to the pioneering work of famed industrial engineers Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, made possible by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Recordings at Risk” program.

Learn more about this project on the Libraries blog.

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