There are no access restrictions on the processed papers in the collection. The two boxes from accession 2013.027 are restricted until they have a box level inventory.
The copyright and intellectual property ownership to these materials is held by the Warfield IP Trust (WIPT).
John N. Warfield papers, C0016, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Donated in 1999 by Rose Warfield, and subsequent donations in 2007, 2009, and 2013.
Processed by David Houpt in 2008 - 2009. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in April 2019 and Elizabeth Beckman in Febuary 2020. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in February 2023.
Born in 1925, Dr. John Nelson Warfield was educated in mathematics and electrical engineering, and worked at eight universities and in three industries. Dr. Warfield held a B.A. in mathematics, a B.S. in electrical engineering, an M.S. in electrical engineering, and eventually went on to achieve his Ph.D. in electrical communications from Purdue University in 1952. Dr. Warfield spent sixteen year of his academic career at George Mason University where he was affiliated with the School of Public Policy. The author of several books and two U.S. patents on electronic equipment, Warfield was an accomplished scientist and academic. Dr. Warfield passed away in 2009.
The John N. Warfield papers consist of materials from Warfield's academic career, including papers authored and co-authored by Warfield, presentations, videotapes, audiotapes, and correspondence.
Series 1 consists of textual materials such as unpublished papers, correspondence, lecture notes, and project reports. These materials were donated between 1999 and 2006.
Series 2 is comprised of audiovisual materials including filmed lectures and workshops.
Series 3 contains transparencies and other teaching materials.
Series 4 consists of materials deposited after January 2007, including material accessioned in 2013 but not fully processed.
List of Acronyms in the John N. Warfield Collection
AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science
ACAC - Academic Computing Advisory Committee
ADH - Advanced Decision Handling, Inc.
AI - Artificial Intelligence
AIO - Americans for Indian Opportunity
AIIM - American Institute for Interactive Management
AIO - Americans for Indian Opportunity
AIS - Association for Integrative Studies
APT - Analytical Power Train (Ford Motor Company)
ASC - American Society for Cybernetics
C3P - Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Computer Aided Engineering, Product Information Management
CAD - Computer Aided Design
CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAE - Computer Aided Engineering
CIM - Center for Interactive Management
CIMI - Cent for Interactive Management India
CIT - Center for Innovative Technology
DSMC - Defense Systems Management College
FMC - Ford Motor Company
IASIS - Institute for Advanced Study in Integrative Sciences
IIT - Institute for Information Technology
IM - Interactive Management
IPAC - International Programs Committee
ISM - Interpretive Structural Modeling
ISSS - International Society for Systems Science
ITESM - Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
ITRC - Information Technology Research Council
NCMS - National Centre for Manufacturing Services
NGT - Nominal Group Technique
NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service
NSF - National Science Foundation
OPMS - One Page Management Systems
ORSA - Operations Research Society of America
PIM - Product Information Management
PIP - Process Improvement Plan
SGSR - Society for General Systems Research
TCS - Tata Consulting Services
TIPP - The Institute of Public Policy
UNI - University of Northern Iowa
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) created an online exhibit on the life and work of John Warfield called
The SCRC holds other papers from George Mason University professors.
Arranged into four series:
Documents and video from this collection are available online through
A selection of VHS, U-Matic, and cassette tapes from this collection were reformatted to digital in 2020 and are are available for access. Please email speccoll@gmu.edu for more information.
The documents in this series consist of a number of published and unpublished papers spanning Warfield's entire career. There are also correspondence, lecture notes, and project reports. Materials were donated before 2006.
The two boxes from accession 2013.027 are restricted until they have a box level inventory.
The two boxes from accession 2013.027 are restricted until they have a box level inventory.