Rawle and Henderson collection, ca. 1800- ca. 1962.

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Rawle and Henderson collection, ca. 1800- ca. 1962.

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The Rawle & Henderson collection consists of sixty-three law books kept by the firm, the earliest dating to 1800. There are published reports by William Rawle Jr. of cases heard by state Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, as well as copies of the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1700-1805. Additional volumes include "Paper Books" that contain reports and papers from specific cases worked by Rawle & Henderson from the 1920s to the 1950s, including several that involved the National Labor Relations Board. There are also three miscellaneous books, including a copy of American Maritime Cases (1932), for which Joseph Henderson served as an associate editor.

63 vols., (9.7 lin. feet)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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United States. National Labor Relations Board

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After the first National Labor Relations Board was functionally abolished by the Supreme Court decision invalidating the National Industrial Recovery Act, May 27, 1935, a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was established as an independent agency by the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act (NLRA) (49 Stat. 195), dated July 5, 1935. The Supreme Court in 1937 declared the Board constitutional and sustained Congress’s power to regulate employers whose operations affected interstate commerce...

Rawle, William, 1788-1858

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Rawle, Francis, 1846-1930

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Francis Rawle was an attorney in Philadelphia. From the description of Letter and memo to Horace Howard Furness and Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1911-1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884463 ...

Rawle, William Henry, 1823-1889

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Rawle, William Brooke, 1843-1915

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Rawle, William, 1759-1836

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William Rawle was born to a Quaker family in Philadelphia on April 28, 1759. His stepfather was Samuel Shoemaker, who served as a mayor of Philadelphia during the American Revolution. A Loyalist, Rawle fled to New York on the sloop Harlem in June 1778, when the British evacuated Philadelphia. After studying law in New York, Rawle traveled to Cork, Ireland, and London, England, in 1781. In London, Rawle studied law at the Middle Temple until his departure for France in late June or early July 178...

Henderson, Joseph W., ca. 1890-1957.

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Rawle & Henderson.

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Rawle & Henderson, in 1983, was recognized by the United States Senate as "the oldest law firm in continuous practice in United States." It was founded in 1783 by William Rawle (1759-1836) under the name Rawle Law Offices. Various members of the Rawle family headed the firm throughout the 1800s, including Rawle's sons and grandsons. In 1913, the firm became know as Rawle and Henderson with the addition of Joseph W. Henderson; he became a full partner in 1917. The firm recently celebrated its...