Barrett, Gerald A., 1912-1990

Gerald A. Barrett was a professor in the business school of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, an expert in industrial-labor relations, and an arbitrator.

From the description of Gerald A. Barrett papers, 1949-1984 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 42646350

Gerald A. Barrett was born in 1912 in New York City. He went to college at Lehigh University and to law school at Columbia University. He came to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill as an associate professor in 1947 and taught here for 30 years until his retirement in 1977. From 1955 to 1965, he directed the MBA program in the UNC Business School. He was active in University-wide affairs and at various times chaired the Committee on Athletics, the Grievance Committee, and the Morehead Foundation Central Selection Committee.

Barrett was nationally known as an authority on industrial-labor relations. He arbitrated in many labor disputes and served as president of the National Academy of Arbitrators.

Barrett died in 1990 at the age of 78.

From the guide to the Gerald A. Barrett Papers (#4978), 1949-1984, (Southern Historical Collection)