Papers, 1931-1942.

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Papers, 1931-1942.

Papers of Garrison, dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School (1932), referee for the National Railroad Adjustment Board (NRAB) of Chicago, and chairman of the National War Labor Board (NWLB) during World War II. Papers include Garrison's NRAB decisions, 1936-1942, his 1941 National Defense Mediation Board decision concerning Allis-Chalmers, near-print materials about the NWLB, plus some correspondence, clippings, speeches, and writings.

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United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board

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Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company.

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United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945)

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The National War Labor Board, a tri-partite body established in 1942 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was charged with acting as an arbitration tribunal in labor-management dispute cases, thereby preventing work stoppages which might hinder the war effort. It was also responsible for determining wage adjustments in accordance with anti-inflationary wage stabilization criteria and policies. From the description of Series 1. General case files, 1913-1946, bulk 1942-1946. (Cornell Un...

Garrison, Lloyd K. (Lloyd Kirkham), 1897-1991

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Attorney, educator, civil rights advocate. B.A., Harvard College, 1919; LL. B., Harvard Law School, 1922; Dean, Wisconsin Law School, 1932-1945; Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, 1934-1935; Chairman, National War Labor Board, 1945-1946; President, National Urban League, 1947-1952; Chairman, Presidential Campaign Committee (New York State) for Adlai Stevenson, 1952; Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union, 1953-1954; Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, 1946-1989. ...