Scope and Contents
The major portion of this collection covers the period 1934-1938 at which time Meyer was Chairman of the NRA, Millinery Code Authority and later Chairman of the Millinery Stabilization Commission. However, items covering other aspects of his career (as banker, arbitrator, and community leader) can be found throughout the collection.
Dates
- 1925-1979
Creator
- Meyer, Max (creator, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Biographical / Historical
1876 Born March 29.
1910 Member, employees group which negotiated "Protocol of Peace".
1918 Founded, Urban League of White Plains, New York.
1920's Secretary, Industrial Council of the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Protective Association.
1929 Retired as partner of A. Beller and Co.
1931 Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt named Meyer to Commission to study medical treatment for workers under workers' compensation.
1931 Member, State Industrial Council.
1933 Member, Labor Board of NRA.
1934 Chairman, Millinery Code Authority, NRA.
1934 Head, Hotel and Restaurant Minimum Wage Board, NYSDOL.
1937 Chairman, Millinery Stabilization Commission.
1937 Member, NYS Board of Mediation.
1940 Chairman, Needlecraft Educational Commission (Advisory Board for Central High School Needle Trades).
1945 Chairman, Educational Foundation, Apparel Industry.
1951 Chairman, Board of Trustees, Fashion Institute of Technology.
1952 President, Fashion Institute of Technology.
1953 Died January 31.
Extent
4.5 cubic feet
Abstract
Papers documenting Meyer's work as Chairman of the NRA, Millinery Code Authority and later Chairman of the Millinery Stabilization Commission, as well as other aspects of his career (as banker, arbitrator, and community leader).
Quantity:
4.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Papers (documents).
General
- Contact Information:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
- Compiled by:
- CB, April 29, 1999
- EAD encoding:
- Randall Miles, February 21, 2017
- Title
- Max Meyer Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by CB
- Date
- February 21, 2017
- 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