Maxwell Copelof arbitration files, ca. 1940-ca. 1970.

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Maxwell Copelof arbitration files, ca. 1940-ca. 1970.

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Contains transcripts, briefs, awards, and decisions relating to cases arbitrated by Maxwell Copelof.

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Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives

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