Papers, 1915-1924.

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Papers, 1915-1924.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20019116

Correspondence, court records, depositions, motions, and other papers (chiefly 1915-1924), concerning Merritt's work as a lawyer for various companies in labor cases. Much of the collection deals with the case of the Pennsylvania Mining Co. v. United Mine Workers of America, and refers to the presentation of briefs, development of arguments, and the general prosecution of the case. Includes legal bulletins of the American Federation of Labor, and material concerning the Buck Stove and Range Co. case (1907), and the cases of Connors v. Connolly (Danbury Hatters' case of 1912), Duplex Printing Co. v. Emil J. Deering (1917), and Seubert V. Reiff (Cigarmakers' Union case, 1916). Correspondents include Henry S. Drinker, Jr., James K. Gearhart, W.A. Hardman, James B. McDonough, and Paul McKennon.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6992192

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Merritt, Walter Gordon, 1880-1968

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Lawyer, of New York. From the description of Papers, 1915-1924. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019116 Labor lawyer and author. Walter Gordon Merritt (1880-1968) was the son of a Danbury, Ct. hatshop owner. He graduated from Harvard and went to New York Law School, afterwards becoming a partner in the law firm of Windels, Merritt & Ingrahamat. Merritt had a successful career as a labor lawyer representing management; his most fam...