Philip Wittenberg Papers, 1932-1934
Collection Number: 5237
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Philip Wittenberg Papers, 1932-1934
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5237
Abstract:
Consist chiefly of memoranda and letters pertaining to Philip Wittenberg's activities
as a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, (ACLU) Committee on Labor Injunctions.
Creator:
Wittenberg, Philip
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The American Civil Liberties Union Committee on Labor Injunctions was organized to
help secure the passage of federal and state legislation to end the abuse of injunctions
in restricting labor's rights to organize, strike and picket.
Consist chiefly of memoranda and letters pertaining to Philip Wittenberg's activities
as a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, (ACLU) Committee on Labor Injunctions.
Documents consist of memoranda and press releases of the ACLU on anti-injunction
and yellow dog contract laws in New York State, and reports on the lobbying activities
of the ACLU Committee on Labor Injunctions. Also, letters of Alexander Fleisher (secretary),
Roger N. Baldwin (member, ACLU Committee on Labor Injunctions); Robert F. Wagner (senator,
New York State) and Louis Waldman (attorney) to Wittenberg regarding the Norris-La
Guardia Act, passage of anti-injunction laws in New York State, and meetings and lobbying
activities of the ACLU Committee on Labor Injunctions.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Philip Wittenberg Papers #5237. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-
Fleisher, Alexander
Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1877-1953
Waldman, Louis, 1892-
Wittenberg, Phillip, 1895-1987
American Civil Liberties Union. Committee on Labor Injunctions.
United States. Norris-La Guardia Act (Anti-Injunction), 1932.
Subjects:
Labor injunctions--New York (State)
Labor laws and legislation--New York (State)
Yellow dog contract.
Lobbyists.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Chapter: The People of the State of New York Represented in the Senate and Assembly
Do Enact As Follows
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Committee on Labor Injunctions
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Correspondence
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1932-1934 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Memorandum on Bills to Provide Jury Trials for Criminal Contempts and Violations of
Injunction Orders
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Memorandum on General Revision of the Procedure Relating to Injunctions
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Memorandum on Proposed Restrictions on the Power of Courts to Issue Injunctions in
Labor Disputes in New York State
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Memorandum on the Bills Concerning Penalties for Contempts of Court for the Violation
of an Injunction Order
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Scope and Contents
Senate Bill 19, Assembly Bill 82
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Memorandum on the New York "Yellow-Dog" Provision
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Press Releases
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1934 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Suggested Substitute for the Provision of Assembly Bill #396 Introduced by Mr. Cohen
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