Taft, Philip Correspondence I, 1946-1971
Scope and Contents
Corres from Taft to MFN re Prof. Mark Perlman's criticisms of Taft's "Reflections on Selig Perlman as a Teacher and Writer" [4/24/76], MFN's recommendation and Taft's proposal to Guggenheim Foundation re a fellowhship for Taft to study the labor movement in Alabama [11/20/75], corres from MFN to Taft commenting on Taft's Rights of Union Members and the Government [3/26/75], corres from MFN to Taft offering criticism of Taft's article "Professor Perlman's Ideas and Activities" [9/1S/74], memo from Prof. James 0. Morris to MFN opposing the appointment of Taft to head a documentary project in industrial relations history at NYSSILR [2/7/69], corres from MFN to Taft re a two-year appointment to NYSSILR [5/16/68], ruling by Taft, acting for the first time as an impartial umpire for AFL-CIO, in favor of a claim by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers against the Communications Workers of America [Rec'd by MFN 5/13/64], preliminary copy of Taft's Organized Labor in American History with MFN's corrections [10/4/63], MFN's recommendation and Taft's proposal to the Social Science Research Council re a fellowship for Taft to study labor relations in the theater industry [10/23/61], memo from C.A. Hanson to MFN re faculty input in the selection of the University President [3/2/60], Taft to MFN re the death of Selig Perlman and MFN's response [9/25/59], MFN to Ordway Tead, Vice President of Harper & Brothers, praising Taft's The AFL from the Death of Gompers to the Merger [3/27/59], corres from MFN to Taft re first chapters of Italy; School for Awakening Countries [12/1/1958], corres from MFN to Taft suggesting changes in Taft's lecture "An Overall Look at Racketeering in the Labor Movement" [10/2/57], report by MFN recommending Taft for a grant from the Social Science Research Council [2/23/54], corres from MFN to Taft re the publication of The House of Labor and comments on a Taft manuscript [2/19/51], corres from MFN to Taft re Building Service Employees strike [12/6/50], corres from Taft to MFN explaining decision not to accept a summer position at Cornell and remarking on campaign of Herbert Lehman [10/29/49], corres from Taft to MFN re devaluation of the British pound and its effect on labor and politics [9/20/49], corres from Taft to MFN re the state of their profession [3/23/49], corres from Taft to MFN re United States foreign policy [undated, c. 1947], corres from Taft to MFN re the Congress of Industrial Organizations [9/20/46], corres from MFN to Taft re the quality of Cornell students [9/6/46], corres from Taft to MFN re comparing Cornell, Brown and the University of Wisconsin [7/2/46], corres from MFN to Taft re his first impressions of Cornell and his preparations to begin teaching [6/25/46], routine and personal correspondence. Includes memorial booklets and newspaper clippings
Dates
- 1946-1971
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, Italian
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
64 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853