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Scope and Contents 1/19/39-11/28/39; Members include: Condon, Karro, Kaufman, Killens, Koplow, Burnstein, Eden, Landy, Prince, Freeling, J. Warren Madden, Edwin S. Smith, William Leiserson, Charles Fahy, Emerson, Myers, Elliott, Patterson, Nathan Witt, Toland, Kay, Robinson, and Nydorf. Minutes of the Executive Board and Lodge 301 (NLRB) include discussion of the following subjects: amendments to Rules and Regulations, preparation for the House Investigation, the Smith Committee's improper treatment of Lodge...

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10/11/40-10/23/40; Minutes of the Executive Board include discussion of the use of informal files, and letters from the civil Services Commission regarding Marie Prince and Sara Steinberg Gordon.

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10/12/44-20/26/44; Narrative minutes include over 30 pages of discussion by the legal staff on the following subjects: majority-rule, jurisdiction, and "R" and "C" cases.

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11/22/46-12/5/46; Members include: Gerhard Van Arkel, Consedine, and Lazarus. Summary minutes include discussion of the following issues: strikes against Board certifications or collective bargaining orders, unfair labor practices, employer petitions, closed shop provisions, mediation and arbitration, prohibition of strikes and lockouts in public utilities, and the transfer of prosecuting functions to the Dept. of Labor.

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11/17/47; Narrative minutes of the NLRB Union and Robert N. Denham (General Counsel, NLRB) include a discussion of the posting of job vacancies.

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Undated; Minutes are in summary and decision only form. Includes discussion of the Pennsylvania Greyhound Co. case.

Scope and Contents 7/19/35-10/15/35; Letter from William Green (President, American Federation of Labor - A.F.ofL.) to the President suggesting individuals to serve on the NLRB; from Edwin S. Smith to Herber Blankenhorn concerning appointees to the NLRB, and discussing Biddle's reason for leaving; from Gerhard Van Arkle to Calvert Magruder on revisions to Sec. I of Article IV; from Edwin S. Smith to Magruder and Benedict Wolf with regard to mediation and settlement activities under the the "New Act"; from J....

Scope and Contents 10/16/35-12/31/35; Letter from J. Warren Madden to the Honorable Compton II White (House of Representatives) requesting funds for Regional Boards; reply from Madden to Clinton S. Golden (Director, Region 6), attached is Golden's letter of 10/10/35 and a memo (4pp) suggesting an arrangement between Regional Directors and Federal and State Conciliation agencies be established; from Benedict Wolf to Elinore Herrick on procedure involving interstate commerce cases; from Herber Blankenhorn to...

Scope and Contents 1/4/36-3/31/36; Excerpt from the monthly report by Edwin S. Smith calling for a new text on labor economics; from Edwin S. Smith to Marvin McIntyre requesting a meeting with the President to discuss emergency funding from Congress; from Edwin S. Smith to Madden on materials for Supreme Court Briefs, and suggesting arguments have a "social responsibility" orientation; from Charles N. Feidelson to the Board with regard to the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) and the labor leader Wetmore; a...

Scope and Contents 4/1/36-6/29/36; Memos to the NLRB and regional attorneys on whether investigation under Sec.9c should be authorized; correspondence relating to the Columbia Enameling & Stamping Co. case; Elinore Herrick's and the Board's discussion of the International Mercantile Marine Co. case R-24, focusing on employer repression, the Black significant correspondence concerning the Guffey decision, includes a letter from Charlton Ogburn (Attorney) to Madden with an attached memo on the effect of...