Blackwell Smith papers, 1933-1984.

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Blackwell Smith papers, 1933-1984.

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Collection contains notes, memorandums, notices, minutes, and speeches related to Smith's work as legal counsel for the National Recovery Administration (1933-1935) and the National Industrial Recovery Board. Also included is a manuscript of an unpublished autobiography detailing, among other things, his work with the NRA and anti-trust work, as well as family and personal stories.

.45 cubic ft. (1 box)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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United States. National Recovery Administration

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Smith, Blackwell, 1904-

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Blackwell Smith (b. Richard Blackwell Smith) was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1904. He received his Bachelor of Law at Columbia in 1929, and was admitted to the New York bar the same year. From 1933-1935, Smith worked as General Counsel and Assistant Administrator for Policy for the National Recovery Administration (NRA). The NRA was established by the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) in 1933, and was FDR's primary New Deal agency. Its goal was to create "codes of fair comp...