The reminiscences of William Hammatt Davis, 1958, [microform].

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The reminiscences of William Hammatt Davis, 1958, [microform].

A transcript of William Hammatt Davis' oral history interviews. Davis discusses his work as Deputy Administrator and Compliance Director of the National Recovery Administration and as Chairman of the National Defense Mediation Board. Forms part of Columbia University Oral History Collection (Part One).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6803232

Yale University Library

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Davis, William H. (William Hammatt), 1879-1964

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William Hammatt Davis (1879-1964) was born in Bangor, Maine, the son of Owen Warren Davis and Abigail Gould. After graduating from high school in 1896, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work for his brother, A. G. Davis, in the patent department of General Electric. While in Washington, D.C., he attended the Corcoran Scientific School and graduated from the George Washington University Law School in 1901. From 1902 to 1903, he worked for the U.S. Patent Office as an examiner. He left to join the ...

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