Brissenden, Paul F.

Research project conducted from 1928 to 1936, directed by Paul F. Brissenden, professor of economics, Columbia University, assisted by Cleon O. Swayzee, and funded by the Columbia University Council for Research in the Social Sciences.

By systematically analyzing 1000 New York State court cases from 1898 to 1929 in which injunction relief was sought to settle labor disputes, researchers attempted to derive historical judicial policy on injunction usage (in contexts of industrial, socio-economic and geographical conditions) as well as its effects upon the public and parties involved. A further purpose of the study was to make recommendations for changes in public policy in light of research findings.

From the guide to the Paul F. Brissenden, collector. Research materials on labor injunctions in New York State, 1898-1940 [bulk 1928-1936]., (Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library)