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John Laing Clark papers Clark (John Laing) papers 1942-1974

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John Laing Clark of the law firm Edwards and Angell in Providence, R.I., collected this material on labor law, specifically wage and price stabilization, over the course of 32 years. Included are notes, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, reports, forms, government documents, law letters and manuals.

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Clark, John Laing

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John Laing Clark, during his time at the law firm of Edwards and Angell (now Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge), did a great deal of research on labor law, specifically wage and price stabilization--intended to control the increase in wages and inflation. His research spans its inception in 1942 through the creation and abolition of the U.S. Wage Stabilization Board in 1951 and 1953, respectively, up to the 1970 the Economic Stabilization Act, which "stabilized prices, re...