Papers, 1939-1946.

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Papers, 1939-1946.

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Correspondence, memoranda, press releases, reports, clippings, and other printed material relating to McReynolds' service as Administrative Assistant to President Roosevelt, member of the President's Committee on Civil Service Improvement, and Secretary to the Council of National Defense. Subjects include the United States Civil Service Commission, the War Manpower Commission, personnel matters of government agencies, the National Resources Planning Board, pay and overtime work of federal employees during the war years, military exemptions for federal workers, postwar planning problems, Office of Emergency Management, "Dollar-a-year" appointments, and other issues relating to federal workers. Also, a file of correspondence of G. Lyle Belsley, assistant to McReynolds, concerning Civil Service and public administration, and speeches by Guy Moffett, consultant.

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United States. War Manpower Commission

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History Roy Pearson was a labor representative from the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, or IUMSWA, Local No. 9 in San Pedro, California. The IUMSWA was a labor union that represented all shipyard workers. Established in the 1930’s, the Congress of Industrial Relations, or C.I.O, was a federation that organized industrial unions, such as the IUMSWA, in the United States and Canada. The C.I.O. merged ...

United States. Council of National Defense

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McReynolds, William H. (William Henry), 1880-1951

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Government official. McReynolds entered government service in 1932 and served as Administrative Assistant to President Roosevelt and Liaison Officer for Personnel Management, 1941-1945. From the description of Papers, 1939-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155524162 ...

United States. Office of Emergency Management.

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Moffett, Guy T.

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Belsley, G. Lyle (Gilbert Lyle), 1905-

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Gilbert Lyle Belsley (b. 1905) was the Executive Secretary of the War Production Board from 1942 to 1945. From the description of Belsley, G. Lyle (Gilbert Lyle), 1905- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10626439 ...

United States. National Resources Planning Board

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United States Civil Service Commission

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The United States Civil Service Commission was established by the Civil Service Act of 1883. The Commission replaced the “spoils system” and democratized the process of hiring for federal jobs; first, because it required that these positions be filled through competitive examinations which were open to all citizens; second, because it required selection of the best-qualified applicants without regard to political considerations. During World War II, the need for federal ...

United States. President's Committee on Civil Service Improvement

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The Committee was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 31, 1939 to do a comprehensive study of civil service procedure in relation to governmental positions classed as professional, scientific, higher administrative, and investigative and to make recommendations. From the description of Records, 1939-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155525191 ...