Series II: Publications, 1940 - 2012

Series 2 is housed in 15 boxes, numbers 2 through 10F. It contains the published and unpublished papers, articles, book chapters, reprints, and drafts authored or co-authored by William Cooper. Cooper was a prolific writer. During his lifetime, he produced twenty books and over 500 articles; and he wrote on a wide range of subjects, including accounting, economics, operations research, and management science. In addition to articles and papers, folders contain supporting materials such as correspondence, drafts, notes, and original data. These materials illustrate Cooper’s distinctive research and writing process. In instances where all the materials would not fit into a single file folder, correspondence and research materials were placed in subsequent folders. For each folder, the processor noted the type of publication. The term "article" refers to a published version; the term "draft" refers to an edited version; the term "paper" refers to an unpublished version; and the term "reprint" refers to subsequent printings of an article. It is also important to note that there is some overlap between series 2 and series 3 in the collection. Many of the CCS Reports served as drafts for later publications. Series 2 is arranged alphabetically by title, and it is divided into three subseries, General Publications, Data Envelopment Analysis Publications, and Additional Publications.