John H. Crawford papers on the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations 1919-1922

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John H. Crawford papers on the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations 1919-1922

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John H. Crawford was Commissioner of Labor and Industry when the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations was founded in January 1920 in response to a coal miners' strike of 1919. The Kansas Court of Industrial Relations Act set up a 3 person board to settle labor disputes. The Court was abolished in 1925 after the United States Supreme Court overturned some of its rulings and curtailed its powers. This collection includes a letter, 2 addresses and a plan by the International Harvester Company to assist with industrial relations between management and employees.

1 folder (37 x 26 cm.)

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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Crawford, John H.

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Kansas. Court of Industrial Relations

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The Kansas Court of Industrial Relations was created in 1920 and assumed the duties of the Public Utilities Commission when that commission was abolished in the same year. In addition to regulating railways, the Court was responsible for the control of all public utilities and common carries doing business in Kansas, except municipally owned utilities and common carries situated within a city. It consisted of three judges appointed for three year terms by the governor with the consent of the sen...

International Harvester company

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