Correspondence, 1937

1/4/37-2/16/37; Correspondence from Herber Blankenhorn to John L. Lewis, J. Warren Madden and the Board concerns the following subjects: John Brophy, the General Motors strike, the Carnegie-Illinois hearings, a reference to Myron Taylor as a "big fellow" before the LaFollette Committee, a Baby Act in the West Virginia, American Bridge Co., and "a Senatorial to-do over what to do"; letters between the President, the Attorney General and Charlton Ogburn includes discussion of the following topics: reactionary justice, Ogburn's, The Lawyer and Democracy, and a constitutional basis for social legislation; from Herber Blankenhorn to the Board and Denny Lewis (United Mine Workers of America) concerning the La Follette Committee hearings, includes discussion of funding, cooperation with the LaFollette Committee, Gelders, and Tennessee Coal and Iron; informal report from Charles A. Wood on Grace Line, Inc. and Panama Mail Steamship Co., and National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association Local #33, case no.R-110; Witt and Francis H. Bohlen (The American Law Institute) letters regarding jurisdiction and craft unions; Wolf to trial examiners on hearsay evidence; transcript of conversation between J. Warren Madden and Frank Bowen about the General Motors strike; Joseph Rosenfarb's discussion of the attitude of the Court in reviewing acts of Congress; from Madden to the Attorney General requesting his opinion in the Oregon Worsted Co., a Corporation, and United Textile Workers of America, Local 2435; Elinore Herrick 's leave, in order to work for the American Labor Party ; Malcolm F. Halliday to Madden in regard to United States versus Elgin, J.&E. Ry. Co., 298 U.S. 492; monthly report from Estelle Frankurter (Region 19) to the Board, includes references to the Mackay Radio decision and the Post-Intelligencer case; regional officers' comments on current labor situation for January, 1937 (13pp); memo to the Field Staff on cooperation with government agencies; George S. Wheeler's discussion of Respondent's brief, No.419 and distortions or inaccuracies in economic material; summary of Supreme Court Arguments from Robert Watts to all attorney.