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A. R. Marshall arbitration records

 Collection
Identifier: L1980-07N

Scope and Content of the Records

The A. R. Marshall Arbitration records, 1942-1983, consist of professional files, arbitration case files, publications and contracts between unions and companies. The Professional Files series consists of reading files, arbitration documents used for Marshall's classes, speeches, presentations to the Goodyear Industrial Relations Forum and the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, and notes relating to unidentified arbitration cases. The Arbitration Case Files are organized alphabetically by company and may contain decisions, notes, contracts, transcripts, photographs, or other relevant materials. The Published Arbitration consists of bulletins and periodicals containing Marshall's arbitration case decisions. They are organized alphabetically by publication title. Contracts and Agreements series are organized by company.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1983

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Biography of A. R. Marshall

Dr. Alpheus Royall Marshall was born in Chatham, Virginia. He received his undergraduate degree from Lynchburg College and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. His dissertation is titled The Federal Government and Labor Legislation (1934). Shortly after graduation, he was appointed head of the Economics Department at Texas Christian University and remained there until 1937 when he went to the University of Maryland to work as Associate Professor of Economics.

In 1942, Marshall left the University of Maryland to become the Hearing Officer for the National War Labor Board. From 1943-1945, he worked as Assistant Disputes Director and Disputes Director for the Regional War Labor Board in Atlanta. He began working for the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1946 as Professor of Industrial Relations.

Dr. Marshall's work in the field of arbitration and labor relations is considered distinguished. He was a licensed arbitrator and did extensive work moderating union and company issues. His professional affiliations included the American Marketing Association, Southern Economic Association, and the National Academy of Arbitrators.

Extent

26 Linear Feet (in 26 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The A. R. Marshall Arbitration records, 1942-1983, consist of professional files, arbitration case files, publications and contracts between unions and companies.

Arrangement

The records are arranged into four series

  1. Series I: Professional Files, 1948-1983
  2. Series II: Arbitration Case Files, 1942-1983
  3. Series III: Publications, 1958-1973
  4. Series IV: Contracts, 1942-1970

Off-site Storage

Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated as two accessions: the first was a transfer of materials from Georgia Institute of Technology Archives to the Southern Labor Archives (L1980-07) and the second was donated by A. R. Marshall (L1989-05).

Related Archival Materials

Related Materials in This Repository

  1. Adolph M. Koven arbitration records, 1964-1989 (L1989-25)
  2. J. Thomas Rimer arbitration files, 1977-1987 (L1989-11)
  3. Donald P. Crane arbitration cases, 1970-1996 (L1991-17)

Processing Information

Processed by Scott Adams at the file level, April 2009.

Title
A. R. Marshall:
Subtitle
A Guide to His Arbitration Records at Georgia State University Library
Status
Completed
Author
Georgia State University Library
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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