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Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard presenting a box of gifts during a Hewlett-Packard holiday party in 1947.
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The Hewlett-Packard Holiday Party
The Hewlett-Packard holiday party was a big affair, featuring both bonus checks and, before the company got too large, gifts.
Three women working the name bank card catalog.
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The Hewlett-Packard Journal Name Bank
Hewlett-Packard launched the Hewlett-Packard Journal in September 1949. The Journal was a technical publication focused on the company’s R&D breakthroughs and new product information. It provided a va ...
Photo of the Hewlett-Packard toolroom taken in 1961. A man behind the counter is handing a tool to an HP worker.
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The Tool Kit: Open Access to HP Tools
It was company policy at Hewlett-Packard that employees have open access to tools and parts. Bill and Dave believed that allowing employees freedom in pursuing work projects and hobbies that could aid ...
A photo from 1940 showing the use of open spaces where employees could see each other but have their own individual space.
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The Way We Work: Open Spaces at HP
The use of open spaces with employees able to see and communicate with each other while having their own workstations came early in the company’s manufacturing history, and remained thereafter.
Photo of Bill Hewlett's preserved office taken in 2000.
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Their Doors Are Still Open
Hewlett-Packard’s company culture encouraged an “open door” policy where supervisors were accessible to their employees and receptive to their comments. The policy began at the top, where Bill and Dav ...
Photo of Dave Packard speaking with an employee in 1974.
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Walking Around in Semi-Retirement
Dave Packard stepped away from day-to-day management duties at Hewlett-Packard Company in 1969, but that didn’t stop him from continuing to practice Management by Walking Around as chairman of the boa ...
A Watt's Current article on Willard Jones.
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Willard Jones: Diversity Pioneer at HP
Willard Jones was Hewlett-Packard Company’s earliest-known African American employee, having joined the company by December 1943. Jones’ position with the company isn’t clear, but he clearly fit right ...
Photo of many women on Hewlett-Packard's production line in the 1940s or 1950s.
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Women on the Production Line
Hewlett-Packard began employing women in its production lines in the 1940s. It would continue to do so from that point forward as a part of the company’s foundational commitment to providing equal opp ...
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Work Hard, Play Hard
The grand opening of 1501 Page Mill Road in 1960 included some 43,000 square feet of courtyard space, giving employees the chance to participate in recreational activities and sports on HP’s campus. H ...