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Papers of the National War Labor Board on Microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: 5752 mf

Scope and Contents

The records consist of digests of cases, examiners' reports, findings and awards, selected case files and proceedings transcripts, and executive session minutes documenting the work of the National War Labor Board. Also included are minutes of NWLB public meetings, selected administrative files and general subject files.

Dates

  • 1918-1919

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

The National War Labor Board (NWLB) was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson in April, 1918. Guided by the principles of labor relations suggested by the President's Mediation Commission in September, 1917, the Board's purpose was to settle labor-management disputes and stabilize wages during World War I. The NWLB consisted of five industry representatives (chosen by the National Industrial Conference Board), five labor representatives (chosen by the A.F.of L.), and two co-chairs appointed by President Wilson.

Extent

2.44 cubic feet

Abstract

Minutes, case files, and records of the National War Labor Board.

Quantity:

22 microfilm reels

Forms of Material:

Microfilm, papers (documents) .

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, September 26, 2012
EAD encoding:
Kheel Staff, April 02, 2019
Title
Papers of the National War Labor Board on Microfilm
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
April 02, 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

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

Contact:
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853