Papers, 1933-1955.

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Papers, 1933-1955.

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Correspondence, memoranda, statistical data, reports, special studies, radio transcriptions, transcripts of hearings and committee meetings, scrapbooks, and clippings, pertaining to his service with the National Recovery Administration, 1934-1935, the Temporary National Economic Committee, 1938-1939, the Office of Price Administration, 1941-1942, and the War Production Board, 1942-1945; diary, 1938-1940; correspondence relating to the business of the International Hudson Corporation of which he was president, which acted as agent between American and foreign business interests, concerning sales, products, and market conditions mostly in Latin America, 1946-1955; and personal and professional correspondence, 1943-1955, concerning his career as chief economist for the Research Institute of America, his speeches and writings, legal matters, and his resignation from the Office of Price Administration.

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Research Institute of America, inc.

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United States. War Production Board

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International Hudson Corporation.

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United States. Temporary National Economic Committee.

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Henderson, Leon, 1895-1986

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