Foundation for Enterprise Development Records, 1986-2017
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Foundation for Enterprise Development Records
- Dates:
- 1986-2017
- Creators:
- Foundation for Enterprise Development
- Abstract:
- Records of the Foundation for Enterprise Development (FED), which was founded by Dr. J. Robert Beyster in 1986. The collection includes meeting minutes, administrative files and publications.
- Extent:
- 6 Linear feet (15 archives boxes, 1 oversize folder) and 32 GB of digital files
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Foundation for Enterprise Development Records. MSS 796. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Records of the Foundation for Enterprise Development (FED), which was founded by Dr. J. Robert Beyster in 1986. The collection includes meeting minutes, administrative files and publications. It also includes the FED bylaws and articles of incorporation, media coverage, project files, conference notebooks and brochures, presentation materials and photographs. Subjects of note include business models of employee ownership, equity sharing and privatization.
Arranged in seven series: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, 2) SUBJECT FILES, 3) EVENTS, 4) PUBLICATIONS, 5) PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES, 6) PHOTOGRAPHS AND SLIDES and 7) DIGITAL FILES.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Foundation for Enterprise Development (FED) was established in 1986 by Dr. John Robert Beyster, founder of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and The Beyster Institute. It was created for the purpose of advocating for employee ownership business models in the U.S. and abroad through education, research, programming and various collaborative initiatives.
In honor of its 30th year anniversary, the FED transitioned from an operating foundation to a new ownership structure, a donor advised fund, called the Beyster Foundation for Enterprise Development (BFED). Starting July 1, 2017, as a purely granting organization, the BFED will continue support for research, education, and services that advance innovation, entrepreneurship and broad-based ownership.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired 2017
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-20 21:30:21 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
- Terms of access:
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Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
- Preferred citation:
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Foundation for Enterprise Development Records. MSS 796. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533