| ORGANIZATION: | Becker & Hayes Co. |
| 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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| INCLUDES: | 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. |
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