ILGWU. Research Department. United States NIRA Hearing Records,1933-1937.
Collection Number: 5780/163
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell
University Library
Title:
ILGWU. Research Department. United
States NIRA hearing records, 1933-1937.
Collection Number:
5780/163
Creator:
International Ladies'
Garment Workers' Union. Research Dept.
Quantity:
5 linear feet
Forms of Material:
Records
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection contains reports and records of hearings
held by the United States National Industrial Recovery Administration between 1933
and 1937. Topics of these hearings include Code of Fair Practices and Competition,
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee Employment,
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, as well as hearings on
amendments, history and violations of code.
Language:
Collection material in English
The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was founded in New York City in 1900
by mostly Socialist immigrant workers who sought to unite the various crafts in the
growing women's garment industry. The union soon reflected changes in the sector and
rapidly organized thousands of unskilled and semi-skilled women, mostly Jewish and
Italian young immigrants. Exemplifying the “new unionism,” the ILGWU led two of the
most widespread and best-known industrial strikes of the early Twentieth Century:
the shirtwaist makers’ strike of 1909 in New York City and the cloak makers’ strike
of 1910 in Chicago. The union also tried to adapt to the fragmented and unstable
nature of the industry. It adopted the “protocol of peace,” a system of industrial
relations that attempted to ensure stability and limit strikes and production
disruption by providing for an arbitration system to resolve disputes.
The ILGWU exemplified the European-style social unionism of its founding members.
They pursued bread and butter issues but provided educational opportunities,
benefits, and social programs to union members as well. In 1919, the ILGWU became
the first American union to negotiate an unemployment compensation fund that was
contributed to by its employers. The ILGWU also pioneered in the establishment of an
extremely progressive health care program for its members which included not only
regional Union Health Centers but also a resort for union workers, known as Unity
House. The Union also had an imaginative and pioneering Education Department which
not only trained workers in traditional union techniques, but provided courses in
citizenship and the English language.
David Dubinsky, an immigrant from Belarus who came to the US in 1911, provided strong
leadership that led to unprecedented growth in the union during his presidency from
1932 to 1966. He led the union through successful internal anti-communist struggles,
built on the ascendancy of industrial unionism by encouraging the formation of the
Committee for Industrial Organization, and helped the union become an important
political force in New York City and state politics, and in the national Democratic
Party and Liberal Party as well.
In the period following the Second World War, the union suffered a decline in
membership as manufacturers avoided unionization and took advantage of less
expensive labor by moving shops from the urban centers in the northeast to the
south, and later abroad. The ethnic and racial character of the ILGWU also changed
as European immigrants were supplanted by Asians, Latin Americans, African-
Americans, and immigrants from the Caribbean.
In July 1995 the ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
(ACTWU) at a joint convention, forming UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and
Textile Employees). At the time the new union had a membership of about 250,000 in
the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
The Research Department of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
supported the administrative operations of the Union. The Research Department was
organized to coordinate the ILGWU's investigative operations. It provided Union
leaders with information on wages, working conditions, economic conditions, and
other matters in the women's garment industry. The Department also collected and
housed documents from Union administrative staff that were deemed substantive and of
lasting value to the Union, whether produced internally or externally. The
information gathered by the Department was of particular value during labor disputes
and contract negotiations.
This collection contains reports and records of hearings held by the United States
National Industrial Recovery Administration between 1933 and 1937. Topics of these
hearings include Code of Fair Practices and Competition, Conference of Code
Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee Employment, Employment Provisions
in Codes of Fair Competition, as well as hearings on amendments, history and
violations of code.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Research Dept.
United States. National Recovery
Administration
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry--United
States.
Labor unions--Clothing workers--United
States.
Clothing workers--United States.
Industrial relations--United States.
Form and Genre Terms:
Records.
Access Restrictions:
The ILGWU Records, except for publications and materials produced for
publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the
current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the
Director of the Kheel Center; materials created during the past twenty-years are
closed; the minutes of the General Executive Board are closed. For more
information contact the Kheel Center.
Cite As:
ILGWU. Research Department. United States NIRA hearing records. 5780/163. Kheel
Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood
Library, Cornell University.
5780. ILGWU records
5780/045. ILGWU. Research Department records
5780/056. ILGWU. Research Department collected documents
5780/078. ILGWU. Research Department reports
5780/105. ILGWU. Research Department records
5780/123. ILGWU. Research Department records
5780/148. ILGWU. Research Department wages and hours files
5780/168. ILGWU. Research Department records
5780/175. ILGWU. Termination Analysis log books
5780/209. ILGWU. Research Department records
"Permanent deposit"
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
First Hearing on Coat and Suit Code Authority
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1933 |
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July 20-21
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Code of
Fair Practices and Competition
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1933 |
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September 11
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Code of
Fair Practices and Competition
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1933 |
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October 3
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Code of
Fair Practices and Competition
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1933 |
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November 23
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Code of
Fair Practices and Competition
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1933 |
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November 24
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Code of
Fair Practices and Competition, Volume 2
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1934 |
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January 29
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee, Volume
1
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1934 |
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March 5
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee
Employment, Volume 2
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1934 |
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March 6
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee, Code
Administration and Improvement, Volume 1
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1934 |
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March 1
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee, Trade
Practices - Production, Volume 1
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1934 |
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March 5
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee, Code
Administration and Improvement, Volume 2
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1934 |
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March 6
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee, Trade
Practices - Production, Volume 2
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1934 |
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March 6
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee, Code
Administration and Improvement, Volume 3
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1934 |
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March 7
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| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee, Trade
Practices - Production, Volume 3
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1934 |
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March 7
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committee,
Employment, Volume 3
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1934 |
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March 7
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Code of
Fair Practices and Competition, Volume 1
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1934 |
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August 3
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, and Dress Manufacturing Industry Amendments,
Volume 1
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1934 |
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June 18
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, and Dress Manufacturing Industries Amendments,
Volume 2
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1934 |
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June 19
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, and Dress Manufacturing Industries Amendments,
Volume 2a
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1934 |
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June 19
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, and Dress Manufacturing Industries Amendments,
Volume 3
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1934 |
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June 20
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| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
U.S. National Industrial Review Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, Dress Manufacturing Industries Amendment, Volume
3a
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1934 |
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June 20
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| Box 2 | Folder 7 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, and Dress Manufacturing Industries. Supplement to
Hearing, Volume 3b
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1934 |
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June 20
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| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, and Dress Manufacturing Industries Amendments,
Volume 4
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1934 |
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June 22
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| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing, Cotton Garment, and Dress Manufacturing Industries, Amendments,
Volume 4a
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1934 |
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June 22
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| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Dress
Manufacturing Industry Amendments, Volume 1
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1934 |
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October 9
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| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
U.S. National Industrial Recover Board Hearing on Alleged Violations
of the Code for the Dress Manufacturing Industry Against Paris-Maid Dress
Company, Volume 1 Part 1
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1934 |
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November 27
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Alleged
Violations of the Code for the Dress Manufacturing Industry Against
Paris-Maid Dress Company, Volume 1 Part 2
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1934 |
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November 27
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| Box 2 | Folder 13 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Alleged
Violations of the Code for the Dress Manufacturing Industry Against
Paris-Maid Dress Company, Volume 2
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1934 |
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November 30
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| Box 2 | Folder 14 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Alleged
Violations of the Code for the Dress Manufacturing Hearing on Alleged
Violations of the Code for the Dress Manufacturing Industry Against
Paris-Maid Dress Company, Volume 3
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1934 |
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December 1
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Dress
Manufacturing Industry, Amendments to Code of Fair Competition, Volume
4
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1935 |
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February 26
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Dress
Manufacturing Industry, Amendments to Code of Fair Competition - Jobbers
Contractors, Volume 5
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1935 |
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February 27
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Dress
Manufacturing Industry, Amendments to Code of Fair Competition - Uniform
Order Blanks, Volume 6
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1935 |
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February 28
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
U.S. NRA Division of Review, History of the Code of Fair Competition
for the Dress Industry (Appendix)
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1935 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
U.S. NRA Division of Review, History of the Code of Fair Competition
for the Dress Industry
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1935 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing Industry, Proposed Amendments of the Code of Fair Competition,
Volume 1
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1935 |
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February 1
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| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing Industry, Proposed Amendments to the Code of Fair Competition,
Volume 1
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1935 |
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February 1
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| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing Industry, Proposed Amendments to the Code of Fair Competition,
Volume 2
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1935 |
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February 2
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| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing Industry, Proposed Amendments to the Code of Fair Competition,
Volume 2
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1935 |
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February 3
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Men's
Clothing Industry, Proposed Amendments of the Code of Fair Competition,
Volume 3
|
1935 |
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February 4
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, Volume 1 Part
1
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1935 |
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January 30
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, Volume 1 Part
2
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1935 |
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January 30
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Complete Index,
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition
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1935 |
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January 30-February 2
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, Volume 2 Part
1
|
1935 |
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January 31
|
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, Volume 2 Part
2
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1935 |
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January 31
|
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, Volume 3 Part
1
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1935 |
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February 1
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, Volume 3 Part
2
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1935 |
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February 1
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| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fair Competition, Volume 3 Part
3
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1935 |
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February 1
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| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on
Employment Provisions in Codes of Fire Competition, Volume 4
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1935 |
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February 2
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| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Dress
Manufacturing Industry, Modification Proposal, Volume 2
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1935 |
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January 7
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| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
U.S. National Industrial Recovery Administration Hearing on Dress
Manufacturing Industry, Modification Proposal, Volume 3
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1935 |
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January 8
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| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
U.S. NRA Division of Review, The Coat and Suit Industry
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1935 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 |
U.S. NRA Division of Review, the Labor Program Under the NRA and
Industrial Homework
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 |
U.S. NRA Division of Review. Trade Practice Provisions in the
Codes
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 |
Report of the Special Commission on Wages and Hours in the Fur
Manufacturing Industry by Paul Abelson
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 |
Wages and Hours in American Industry, NRA Source Material, by Solomon
Barkin.
|
1936 |
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Volume 1
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| Box 5 | Folder 5 |
Wages and Hours in American Industry, NRA Source Material, by Solomon
Barkin
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1936 |
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Volume 2
|
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| Box 5 | Folder 6 |
Wages and Hours in American Industry, NRA Source Material, by Solomon
Barkin
|
1936 |
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Volume 3
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| Box 5 | Folder 7 |
Report of the Commission for the Coat and Suit Industry by George
Gordon Battle
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 |
Report of the Special Commission on Wage Differentials in the Cap and
Cloth Hat Industry by Paul F. Brissenden
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 |
Report of the Committee on the Economic and Social Implications of
the Company Story and Scrip System by Charles B. Fowler
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 |
Financial and Labor Data on the Women's Neckwear and Scarf Industry
by W.A. Gill
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 |
National Labor Income by Months (1929-1935) by Dorothy E.
Smith
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 |
Statistical Background of the NRA by Victor S. Szeliski
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 |
Some Aspects of the Women's Apparel Industry by Sherman
Trowbridge
|
1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 |
U.S. Committee of Industrial Analysis, the National Recovery
Administration
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1937 |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 |
Labor's Opportunity Under the Industrial Recovery Act by David
Dubinsky
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