Jared Day collection on Nathan W. Shefferman, 1950s-1999.

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Jared Day collection on Nathan W. Shefferman, 1950s-1999.

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This collection contains Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files regarding Nathan Shefferman. These files were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by researcher Jared Day. A paper by Day documenting Shefferman's career is also included.

0.21 linear ft. (1 box)

University of Pittsburgh

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SNAC Resource ID: 7944170

University of Pittsburgh

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Day, Jared N., 1963-

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Nathan Shefferman was a trained psychologist who studied many theories that were on the fringe of behavioral science, including phrenology and character analysis. He served as head of the National Labor Board in Philadelphia, where he made contacts with several corporate executives. From 1935 to 1948, Shefferman worked as a labor relations manager for Sears, Roebuck and Company to halt union organizers' efforts, a job he continued after founding his anti-union consulting firm, Labor Relations As...

Shefferman, Nathan W.

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The FBI established this classification when it assumed responsibility for ascertaining the protection capabilities and weaknesses of defense plants. Each plant survey was a separate case file, with the survey, supplemental surveys, and all communications dealing with a plant insofar as plant protection was concerned, filed together. On June 1, 1941, and January 5, 1942, the Navy and Army, respectively, assumed responsibility for surveying defense plants in which they had interests. Thereafter, ...