Membership Committee, 1953-1970

Packet of material sent to committee members establishing agenda of the meeting with relevant background material, includes: a list of applications which are still being processed along with the biographical information ("in" is handwritten by each name), detailed outlines of the events in the Walter G. Seinsheimer, Vernon L. Souffer, and John H. Dorsey cases, a copy of the memo sent out regarding the Seinsheimer case, and a memo noting the time and date of the upcoming committee meeting. Also included are two suggestions about the the application procedure. The first suggests that appropriate applicants be referred to as "proposed" for membership rather than "applying", and the second suggests that sample opinions from each applicant be sent out to the membership along with the biographical resumes (1967); Biographical resumes of applicants, blank comment sheets, and the "Statement of Policy Relative To Membership" (1967); Handwritten notes dated 1/7/67, look like voting figures on applicants (1967); Handwritten letter thanking for the letter concerning the Kreimer matter (1966); Letter to the committee chairman from committee member Clare B. McDermott thoroughly clarifying the arbitration experience of applicant Hillard Kreimer (1966); Letter inquiring about the committee's circularization practices of information about applicants as applied to the Sinsheimer case (1966); Handwritten notes dated 11/11/66, unclear what they are about (1966); Letter to committee members stating that the September 17 meeting was productive, that a decision was being held on the Stouffer case pending further consideration, and that the next meeting would be on January 7 (1966); Handwritten minutes of the committee's meeting on 9/17/66, lists applicants and their status, notes date, time, and location of next meeting, the rest is unclear (1966); Packet of information for the committee meeting on September 17 and 18, 1966. Includes: the agenda, a list of applicants names, information about them, and some history of their applications, a list of applicants whose applications are still being processed, a list of applicants who are ready to be voted upon, and a list of questions to be raised with the committee (1966); Letter announcing the committee's meeting on September 17 and 18, 1966 (1966); Packet of information which includes: handwritten notes about applicants, including some personal information like age, occupation, or place of work and also "approved", "not approved", or "deferred" written by some names. Also included are the biographical resumes of the applicants, blank comment forms, and two memos to the Board of Governors which list the applicants by the status of their application (for example, "unanimously recommends for admission") (1965-1966); Cover letters sent to applicants with their application materials (1967); Letter sent to Harry Abrahams concerning the Board of Governors' decision to waive his dues in response to his request (1967); Letter to new member in response to his inquiry stating that the levels of dues payment are not defined to designate anything but are understood to "bear some relationship to the amount of arbitration in which the member is engaged" (1967); Correspondence regarding the questioning of the membership policy particularly in regard to members who embarrass the Academy by representational activities or extravagant fees (1967); Letters regarding the date of the summer committee meeting (1967);Letter to the secretary from the committee chairman relating that the committee will not have a report for the May 6 Board of Governors' meeting and that the committee chairman will, thus, not attend (1967); Letters staffing the committee (1967); Letters sent out to members who have failed to pay their dues (1967); Biographical resumes of applicants and blank comment forms (1967); Letters regarding the membership directory, most serving as cover letters to directories sent out, but one regarding an incorrect address for member Jim Hill (1967); Cover letters sent with application materials to applicants (1967); Cover letter sent out with a directory to a person who requested information about the membership policy (1967); Handwritten note, difficult to read and refers to people by their initials. For example, "C. Duff" opposes the application of " I(?). K." and so does "T. McD." (1967); Letter to the committee chairman from the W. New York Regional Chairman, the chairman states that he does not know anything about the two Canadian applicants, but he offers the name of a region member from Canada who might (1969); Letter from a member to an applicant (seemingly the member proposed the applicant for membership) in which the member apologizes for not being aware of the membership case requirement which barred the applicant from admittance, but urges the applicant to reapply when his case figures meet the requirement (1969); Letters to two applicants suggesting that they delay applying until they better meet the Academy's "substantial and current experience" requirement (1969); Reply to a letter from Judge C.E. Hunter which informs him that the Academy "does not conduct or in any other way administer labor arbitrations", also the letter serves as a cover letter for application materials (1970); Cover letters sent with application materials to two applicants (1970); Letters to new members informing them of their acceptance into membership (1970); Letter to applicant Harry F. Stark informing him of the timing of the various decision-making steps on his application (1970); Biographical resumes of applicants with blank comment sheets (1968); Handwritten notes, including: the annual meeting, the pre-annual meeting and post-annual meeting of the Board of Governors' meeting, and a list of the new members (1969); Biographical resumes of the applicants and blank comment forms (1969); Outline of applicants' cases whom the committee recommends for: admittance, rejection, and holding. Two copies (n.d.); Letters sent to new members welcoming them into the Academy (1968); Biographical resumes of applicants and blank comment forms (1967-1969); Letter informing new member Walter L. Eisenberg of his acceptance into the Academy also serving as a cover letter to the usual materials (1968); Letters to two applicants suggesting that they hold applying until their case figures better meet the application requirements (1969); Response to the resignation letter of member Whitley P. McCoy which informs him that his dues have been waived and that he may remain a member of the Academy (1969); Letter regarding the case of applicant Richard Calhoon who was rejected once, but whose application has strong supported by a member, Chuck Douds, who speaks of a substantial number of cases the applicant has done, but, of which the committee can find no evidence (1969); Correspondence regarding the application of Herman Lazarus, an advocate who was requested to withdraw his application, but refused, in objection to the policy (1956); Biographical resumes of applicants, one with either "approved" or "denied" handwritten next to each name (1958?); Supplemental biographical resumes (1953).