Gray, Herman A.

The Council was first appointed by Governor Lehman in 1935. There were 9 members, three representing the public, three for the employers and three for labor. Dr. Gray, a professor in the Law School of New York University, was elected chairman. Its original function was to advise on an unemployment insurance law for N.Y. State. In 1949 it was assigned the task of the operation of the Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance.

From the guide to the New York State Advisory Council on Placement and Unemployment Insurance, chairman's files, 1937-1951 [bulk 1942-1950]., (Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library)