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What brings you to Follett?: My father heard her speak at Columbia University in the 1940's when he was a grad student in library science. He used her principles as state librarian of Pennsylvania, guiding a bill through the state legislature that tied library funding to inflation in the 1960's. Her principles were dinner table conversation.

At 12:22am on February 25, 2013, Matthew Shapiro said…: Welcome, Gail; good to see another Idahoan on the network. On your note, could it have been in the early 30's rather than the 40's that your father heard Follett speak? Follett died in 1933.

At 6:35am on February 25, 2013, Albie M. Davis said…: Gail, welcome.

How exciting that Follett's principles were dinner table conversation in your family, and particularly because your father was state librarian for Pennsylvania. Roger Fisher and William Ury, co-authors of "Getting to Yes," a very popular book on negotiation, "borrowed" her story of two people in a library arguing about whether the window should be opened or closed to illustrate the concept of focusing on "interests" not "positions." If you have the time and inclination, I would love to hear any of your memories about those conversations. Also, as Matthew says, Follett died in December of 1933, but I've always thought there must be some recordings, maybe even early film of her speaking. Her last lectures, I believe, were at the London School of Economics. Wouldn't it be interesting of some professor at Columbia had taped, or wired taped a lecture. I've never heard of a transcript from a University of Columbia talk, so it would be exciting to find out some traces of a talk might remain. If you wish to communicate via email, mine is: albiedavis@aol.com Again, welcome!

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