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Memoranda on trade union law., 1914-1915

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection is arranged in three series: Series I. Reports to United States Commission on Industrial Relations, 1914-1915; Series II. Articles, Reports, and Addresses, 1922-1959; and Series III. Book Reviews, 1927-1960.

Consist chiefly of drafts and manuscript notes of reports and articles by Edwin E. Witte pertaining to collective bargaining, social and economic insurance, use of injunctions in labor disputes, wage stabilization, and government's role in labor relations.

Consists of manuscript notes and typed drafts of reports written by Witte for the U.S. Commission on Industrial and Labor Relations on congressional action on trade union law, anti-labor injunctions, strikes, boycotts, blacklisting, anti-trust laws, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and union law in Great Britain (1914-1915).

Also include manuscript and typed drafts of articles, reports and addresses of Witte regarding use of injunctions in labor disputes; strikes; economic security, social security laws and programs in the United States; government and business; health and security; unemployment compensation; old age security; workers' education; industry-wide bargaining; Sherman anti-trust legislation; wartime adjustment of labor disputes; international labor organizations; Taft-Hartley Act; collective bargaining; wage stabilization; government's role in labor relations; government ownership and competition in the United States; welfare economics; social welfare; and public corporations (1922-1959).

Dates

  • 1914-1915

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Extent

1 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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