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Title: Morris Weisz Collection Genre: Papers Dates: 1927-1995 Size: 12 linear feet, 12 storage boxes ID#: 1245 OCLC: Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor & Urban Affairs HEFA.01b.update |
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Morris Weisz was born on January 22, 1914 in New York City. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1934 from the College of the City of New York. In the 1930s and ‘40s he worked as a labor economist for the NLRB and the War Production Board and pursued graduate studies in statistics, economics and constitutional and administrative law at American University in Washington, D.C. From 1948 until 1965 Mr. Weisz held various positions in the U.S. Department of Labor, interrupted by service with the U.S. Mission to NATO and the OEEC in Paris in the 1950s. A specialist in foreign labor conditions, he joined the State Department as Counselor for Labor Affairs attached to the American Embassy in India in 1965 and served as director of the Industrial Relations Division of the OECD in the early 1970s.
Throughout his career and since his retirement in 1979, Mr. Weisz has lectured widely and taught courses on U.S. labor history and the international labor movement at universities in the United States, Australia, Switzerland and India. Mr. Weisz has also authored a number of publications on labor topics, particularly in the field of international labor relations.
The Morris Weisz Collection consists of correspondence, manuscript drafts, published articles, reports, lectures, conference materials, reference files and other material relating to his intellectual interests and professional activities. His involvement with Indian labor and industrial relations groups is particularly well documented. The collection also contains information on the Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project, in which he participated, and the Washington area’s Bannockburn housing cooperative as well as some family correspondence and memorabilia.
Diplomacy--Study and teaching
Industrial relations
Housing, Cooperative--Maryland
Labor--United States--History
Labor activities, International
Labor economics--Developing countries
Labor economics--History
Labor movement--Developing countries
Labor movement--Economic aspects
Labor policy--India
Labor policy--United States
Labor relations--United States
Marshall Plan
Meany, George
Reuther, Walter P.
Socialism--United States
Trade-unions--Europe
Trade-unions--India
Trade-unions--United States
United Automobile Workers Union
Jack Barbash
Chester Bowles
Everett Kassalow
Esther Peterson
David J. Saposs
Norman Thomas
Nat Weinberg
Several photographs received with the collection have been transferred to the Archives Audiovisual Department and a number of books and other publications have been placed in the Archives Library.
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PLEASE NOTE: Folders are computer-arranged alphabetically in this finding aid, but may actually be dispersed throughout several boxes in the collection. Note carefully the box number for each folder heading.
1-7 All India Management Convention, 1979
1-16 All India Management Convention, 1979
1-17 American Foreign Service Association, 1979-89
11-11 American Institute of Indian Studies, 1978-79
3-1 American Labor Museum, 1994-95
4-7 American University, 1936-39
1-26 An Roinn Saothair (Irish Department of Labor); annual reports, 1985-86
5-27 Arbitration, 1970s-1980s
2-4 Bannockburn Cooperative Housing Community, 1940s-1950s
2-7 thru 9 Bannockburn Cooperative Housing Community, 1940s,
1970s-1980s
10-16 Bannockburn Cooperative Housing Community, 1960s-1990s
10-15 Bannockburn Cooperative Housing Community; blueprints,
1947-48
2-6 Bannockburn Cooperative Housing Community; personal, 1948-49
2-5 Bannockburn Cooperative Housing Community; promotional material and news articles, 1947-49
12-18 Ben-Meir, Dov B. (Histadrut), 1978
10-35 Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (Indian Trade Union Organization), 1978
8-8 Broken Hill, Australia; labor history, 1974-76
10-31 Bureau of Labor Statistics; Title V analysis, Business Week article, 1950, 1954
5-38 Campus unrest/radical left; news articles, 1967-78
1-23 Canada; labor profile, 1980s
7-19 Capital City Forum, 1930s
1-4 Catholic Church, 1940s-1990s
5-36 “Causes of Industrial Peace under Collective Bargaining”; National Planning Assn. case studies, 1950, 1953
7-16 Central Intelligence Agency and the Dissent Channel, 1991-94
2-26 City College of New York, 1930s
2-1 City College of New York; yearbook, 1934
5-39 Civil liberties, 1970s
9-39 Co-determination, 1977
2-23 Cohen, Felix S., articles by, 1930s-1940s
9-10 Collective bargaining/U.S. labor relations; notes, news articles, 1960s-1980s
7-15 Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations, 1994
1-12 Communism and labor, 1970s
9-24 Comparative industrial relations systems, 1961-78
9-8 Comparative labor ministries, 1987-88
4-2 Corres.; Australia, India, etc., 1983-85
5-14 Corres.; Barbash, Jack, 1949-69
5-15 Corres.; Bowles, Chester, 1969-71
5-4 Corres.; Brooks, George, 1950s-1960s
7-21 Corres.; Carew, Anthony, 1980s-1990s
5-5 Corres.; Clague, Ewan, 1952-64
1-25 Corres.; Democratic Party, 1950s-1970s
5-8 Corres.; Douty, Kenneth and Agnes, 1949-68
8-5 thru 6 Corres.; employment and appointments, 1930-1970s
5-13 Corres.; Gomberg, William, 1938, 1950s
6-16 Corres., Kaiser, Phillip, 1952-65
5-33 Corres.; Kassalow, Everett, 1950s-1960s
10-37 Corres.; Lee, Meany, Bowles, McCormack, Gaud, 1968-70
5-16 Corres.; Lowrin, Val, 1952-58
12-7 Corres.; misc., 1940s-1990s
5-19 Corres.; misc. A-J, 1950s
6-10 Corres.; misc. K-M, 1950s
6-11 Corres.; misc. N-Z, 1950s
5-21 Corres.; misc., 1951-75
10-10 Corres.; misc., 1960s-1990s
11-18 Corres.; misc., 1960s-1990s
4-6 Corres.; misc., 1962
4-1 Corres.; msic., 1965
6-17 Corres.; misc., 1965-75
4-16 Corres.; misc., 1971
6-18 thru 19 Corres.; misc., 1972-76
6-12 Corres.; misc., 1975-77
1-19 Corres.; misc., 1978
6-13 thru 14 Corres.; misc., 1978
6-15 Corres.; misc., 1979
4-12 thru 13 Corres.; misc., 1980
4-17 thru 18 Corres.; misc., 1981
4-15 Corres.; misc., 1982
4-14 Corres.; misc., 1983
4-9 thru 10 Corres.; misc., 1984
3-19 thru 20 Corres.; misc., 1985
4-3 thru 4 Corres.; misc., 1986
3-21 Corres.; misc., 1987
5-28 Corres.; misc., 1987
4-24 thru 25 Corres.; misc., 1990
7-23 Corres.; misc., 1990-91
7-24 Corres.; misc., 1992
2-31 Corres.; New Delhi visiting professorship, 1978
2-15 Corres.; personal, 1930-39
2-14 Corres., personal, 1936-45
11-20 Corres.; personal, 1937-1996
2-11 Corres.; personal, 1938-1940
2-19 thru 20 Corres.; personal, 1940s-1960s
10-11 Corres.; personal, 1950s-1990s
2-16 Corres.; personal, 1955, 58
2-24 Corres.; personal, 1960s-1970s
6-21 Corres.; personal, 1967-73
10-2 Corres.; personal, 1960s-1980s
2-32 Corres.; personal, 1970s-1980s
12-8 Corres.; personal, 1980s-1990s
7-25 thru 26 Corres.; personal, 1988
7-27 thru 28 Corres.; personal, 1988-89
11-32 thru 33 Corres.; personal, 1990-91
2-12 thru 13 Corres.; personal from Yetta Weisz, 1933-35
6-20 Corres.; personal M-W, 1950-1970s
5-18 Corres.; Peterson, Esther, 1968
5-17 Corres.; Plastrik, Stanley, 1967-71
4-33 Corres.; postcards and greeting cards, 1970s-1990s
5-9 Corres.; Rony, Vera, 1963-64
5-6 thru 7 Corres.; Saposs, David, J., 1940s-1960s
5-11 Corres.; Silverberg, Louis, 1950-67
2-21 Corres.; Smith Bill, 1945-46
5-10 Corres.; Stewart, Charles, 1954-65
5-3 Corres.; Thomas, Norman, 1940-64
5-12 Corres.; Weinberg, Nat, 1948-57
12-19 Corres., misc. material, 1990s
3-17 "Country Labor Profiles," 1979-80
3-4 Democratic Left, 1979, 1980s
8-10 thru 11 Disability Retirement Hearing Board (Montgomery County, Md.); corres. and reports, 1980s
8-12 Disability Retirement Hearing Board (Montgomery County, Md.); sample decisions, 1983-85
5-44 Drob, Judah; "Selected Writings," c. 1990s
9-12 Employment and training, disadvantaged workers, etc., 1972-78
5-31 Employment Effects of International Trade, Conference on the, 1978
10-12 Essays, reports, papers; misc., 1940s, 1960s-1990s
6-5 Essays, reports, papers; misc., 1970s-1990s
12-4 thru 6 Essays, reports, papers; misc., 1960s-1990s
11-27 Essays, reports, papers; misc., 1970s
3-9 thru 11 Essays, reports, papers; misc., 1970s-1980s
11-29 Essays, reports, papers; misc., 1970s-1980s
1-21 thru 22 Europe; labor profiles, 1980s
2-18 Federated Glass Workers v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. (NLRB hearing); clippings, 1939
3-14 thru 16 "Foreign Labor Trends," 1980s
11-31 Foreign Service; articles re, 1970s
6-23 Foreign Service Institute; Labor Attaché Training Program, 1985-86
6-24 Foreign Service Institute; Labor Attaché Training Program, 1985-89
6-25 Foreign Service Institute; Labor Attaché Training Program, 1986
6-27 Foreign Service Institute; Labor Attaché Training Program, 1987-88
6-26 Foreign Service Institute; Labor Attaché Training Program, 1988
6-28 Foreign Service Institute; Labor Attaché Training Program, 1987
8-24 thru 25 Foreign Service Institute; mid-level labor course, 1985
5-41 General Accounting Office, 1980-81
8-9 General Accounting Office; drafts of documents, etc., 1980
3-18 Great Britain; journal articles, 1943, 1951, n.d.
8-15 Group Health Association, 1993
8-16 Group Health Association; Communications Comm., 1990-92
8-14 Group Health Association; historical materials, 1982-94
8-17 Group Health Association; Personnel Procedures Comm., 1986-87
9-29 Human rights, 1980-81
2-25 Humor, 1930s-1940s
10-23 Identification cards, 1938-63
11-10 India; labor profile, 1978-79
11-6 India; news articles, reports, misc., 1970s
11-7 thru 9 India; news articles, reports, misc., 1978-79
11-26 India; publications, misc., 1970s
6-1 India; speaking engagements, 1967, 1978-79
10-36 Indian Industrial Relations Bill, 1978
6-3 Indian labor publications, misc., 1964-91
11-23 Indian National Rural Labour Federation, 1970s
2-33 thru 34 Industrial relations, 1970s-1980s
1-14 thru 15 Industrial Relations Conference; Bombay, India, 1979
5-29 Industrial relations, seminar on new technologies and, 1980
7-12 Industrial Relations Research Association, 1990s
3-29 Industrial Relations Research Association; membership directory, 1980-81
1-9 Industrial relations, role of the state in, n.d.
9-21 thru 23 Industrial relations seminars; India, 1983
9-18 Industrialism; readings and notes, 1961-76
3-23 Institute for Democratic Socialism Conference; "Eurosocialism and America," 1980
8-1 thru 2 International Industrial Relations Association Fifth World Congress (Paris); papers, 1979
8-23 International Industrial Relations Association Working Group,
1984-86
1-11 International relations policies, 1970s
3-28 Irish Congress of Trade Unions, 1975, 78
1-24 Jamaica; labor profiles, 1960s-1980s
2-28 James Monroe High School (New York), 1927-30
3-27 Japan; annual labor report, 1978-79
4-19 Jungle, The, by Upton Sinclair; corres. re Weisz review of,
1957-59
4-21 Kampelman, Max M.; news articles, 1967
5-42 Kennedy, Edward; presidential campaign, 1980
11-15 Labor and Catholicism, 1960s-1990s
9-42 Labor and the economy; articles and bibliographies, 1975-83
1-27 Labor and foreign affairs; Mid-level Officers Professional Development Program, 1981-82
9-11 Labor and international trade adjustment assistance, 1968-82
9-25 Labor and radicalism in the U.S., 1960s
8-7 Labor Attaché Conference; Havana, 1950
8-18 Labor Attaché Training Program; Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. conferences, 1988
7-22 Labor Attaché Training; Univ. of the District of Columbia, 1980s
11-1 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project, 1990s
12-12 thru 14 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project, 1990s
1-20 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project, 1995
7-8 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; Barbash, Jack, interview, 1992
7-1 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; "Historical Lessons of Labor Diplomacy," 1995
7-10 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; Krishnan, P.K.V., interview, 1992
10-27 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; Mason, Philip (Wayne State Univ.), 1994-95
7-11 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; Meany and Lovestone, 1960s, 1980s-1990s
10-25 thru 26 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; reference materials, 1990s
7-2 thru 5 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; research materials, 1990s
7-6 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; research materials re domestic politics, 1980s-1990s
7-9 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; Seidman, Bert, interview, 1994
7-7 Labor Diplomacy Oral History Project; Wiesner, Louis A., interview, 1992
9-32 Labor issues in the U.S.; prices and income policies, 1962,
1978-81
3-13 "Labor Law and Practice"; reports, 1970s
11-28 Labor; news articles, 1930s-1990s
12-16 thru 17 Labor; news articles, 1980s
10-13 Labor publications, misc., 1956-1995
9-26 Labor union ideologies in changing societies; notes, articles,
1976-80
1-8 Labor union policies; international, 1960s
9-35 Labor unions, politics and the Carter Administration, 1977
2-35 Lawyers and industrial relations, 1970s-1980s
12-15 Lawyers Coordinating Committee litigation workshop, 1993
6-6 League for Industrial Democracy anniversary luncheon booklets, 1950, 1955
9-13 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; Capitalism/Socialism, 1965,
1977-78
4-26 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; Communism in American Unions,
c. 1970s
2-10 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; Foreign Labor Movements and Industrial Relations Systems/Labor Problems in Developing Countries, 1980s
11-3 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; History of the Labor Movement in the United States, 1962
1-2 thru 3 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; International Labor, 1950s-1980s
11-16 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; International Labor, 1975
9-15 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; Labor in Developing Countries/ Comparative Labor Analysis, 1977-80
1-1 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; Labor Problems in Developing Countries, 1977-78
11-2 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; Labor Problems in Developing Countries, 1978
11-4 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; misc., 1970s
11-14 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; misc., 1970s
5-35 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; technology, 1970s-1980s
9-16 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; United States Labor History and Theory, 1949-85
1-5 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; World Labor and International Problems, 1960s
9-6 Lectures, syllabi, reading lists; World Labor/Trade and International Relations, 1962-63
10-1 Lichtblau, George E.; "Internationalism and the World Federation of Trade Unions," n.d.
9-3 Loyalty/security cases; corres. and articles, 1950s
10-5 Magazine and journal articles; misc., 1950s-1990s
11-24 Magazine and journal articles; misc., 1959-60, 1970s-1990s
6-2 Magazine and journal articles; misc., 1960s-1990s
12-2 thru 3 Magazine and journal articles; misc., 1960s-1990s
3-12 Magazine and journal articles; misc., 1960s-1980s
1-10 Manpower and training, n.d.
3-25 Martin, Andrew; "Sweden: Industrial Democracy and Social Democratic Strategy," c. 1980
11-18 Marxism and labor, 1980s
3-7 Memorial services; programs, 1960s-1990s
7-20 Mohan Das, S.R.; "Where is the Labor Movement Going?" (interview with Morris Weisz), 1979
9-20 Monash University, 1976-78
8-20 Monthly Labor Review; corres., articles, 1987-88
4-11 National George Washington Carver Commemorative Day Association, Inc., 1963-65
4-5 National Labor Relations Board, 1936-48
7-13 thru 14 National Labor Relations Board, 1990s
8-4 National Labor Relations Board; corres., 1942-52
8-3 National Labor Relations Board; public relations, 1938-40
10-4 National Sharecroppers Week, 1943
10-8 News articles; misc., 1950s-1990s
12-21 News articles; misc., 1960s-1980s
5-37 News articles; misc., 1968-71
11-21 News articles; misc., 1970s
10-9 News articles; misc., 1970s-1990s
12-22 News articles; misc., 1978
5-20 News articles; misc., Dec. 1974
3-8 News articles; misc., 1970s-1990s
10-14 Newsletters; misc., 1960s-1970s, 1990s
12-11 Newsletters; misc., 1960s-1980s
12-10 Newsletters; misc., 1960s-1990s
11-22 Newsletters; misc., 1970s-1980s
3-3 Newsletters; misc., 1980s
11-25 “Participative Redesign of the Work System” by Sharma, Singh and Diesh, 1978
6-30 Peterson, Oliver; memorial service, 1979
12-9 Poems and songs, misc., n.d.
11-17 Political issues, 1970s-1980s
10-6 Portuguese socialist and trade union stickers, 1977
11-5 Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 1982
12-24 Programs; misc. events, 1940s-1990s
6-4 Publications; misc., 1950s-1980s
3-5 thru 6 Publications; misc., 1950s-1990s
6-29 Race relations, 1969-71
1-6 Reaganomics, 1981-82
1-13 Rural poor, 1979
9-5 Saposs, David J.; "Ideological Conflicts in the International Labor Movement," n.d.
9-36 Searley presentation, n.d.
2-27 Selective Service, 1943-44
6-7 Women’s organizations (Ahmedabad, India), 1979, 1982
11-12 Shri Ram Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources (New Delhi), 1979
5-40 Socialism, 1960s-1970s
2-29 Socialist pamphlets and flyers, 1930s
2-22 Socialist Party; internal problems, 1930s-1950s
2-30 Socialist Party; Social Democratic Federation, 1958
9-7 Speech materials, 1978-79
9-14 Steelworkers; notes and articles, 1978
9-27 Sturmthal’s analysis of labor unions, notes on, n.d.
10-32 Taft-Hartley repeal; DOL proposals, 1951
9-38 Technological change and employment, 1981-82
9-40 Technological productivity; workers' attitudes, 1952-83
7-18 Testimonial celebrations; programs, 1940s-1990s
5-2 Thomas, Norman; articles, 1960s
1-19 Thomas, Norman, for President; 40th and 50th reunions, 1972, 1982
5-32 Trade project; corres. and drafts, 1978
9-30 "Trade Unions and Industrial Relations in the Near East," n.d.
9-17 United Kingdom's and United States' impact on former colonies, 1960-76
4-20 United Kingdom's colonial territories, labor in the; research material, 1980s
4-28 thru 32 U.S. Dept. of Energy; Afftrex, Inc. investigation, 1990-91
4-22 U.S. Dept. of Justice; loyalty investigations, 1952
1-30 U.S. Dept. of Labor; contracts, 1982-1989
1-28 U.S. Dept. of Labor; contracts, 1984-88
1-29 U.S. Dept. of Labor/State Department; Foreign Service selection boards, 1984
10-33 U.S. Dept. of Labor; meeting re current collective bargaining trends, notes from, Sep 1950
1-31 thru 33 U.S. Dept. of Labor; training programs, 1984-1987
1-34 U.S. Dept. of Labor; training programs for attachés, 1982-86
2-36 U.S. Dept. of State; Foreign Service Institute contracts, 1984-85
8-19 U.S. Dept. of State; recruitment, 1985
9-9 U.S. industrial relations; Madras seminar, 1983
9-41 U.S. industrial relations system, 1976-79
8-21 U.S. Information Agency, 1979-86
3-24 U.S. International Communication Agency (USICA)-sponsored Weisz lecture series in Japan, 1979-80
10-29 USICA/DOL Task Force report, 1980
9-4 U.S. labor and international affairs, 1979
9-31 U.S. labor and Reagan administration economic program, 1980-81
5-1 Vietnam assignment, 1964
9-19 “Vietnam, United States Assistance to Labor Programs in," n.d.
4-23 War Production Board; reconversions, 1944
10-18 War ration books and coupons, 1943-44
12-1 Weisz, David and Lucy, 1949-85, 1997
10-30 Weisz, Joseph; marriage registration (copy), 1896
9-1 thru 9-2 Weisz, Morris; articles and reports, 1935-50
8-27 thru 29 Weisz, Morris; articles and reports, 1950-69
8-30 thru 31 Weisz, Morris; articles and reports, 1970s-1980s
2-3 Weisz, Morris; Bar Mitzvah speech, 1927
12-23 Weisz, Morris; biographical information
10-24 Weisz, Morris; business cards, n.d.
8-26 Weisz, Morris; "Carpool, The" 1982
5-45 Weisz, Morris; diary, c. 1930s
5-34 Weisz, Morris; encyclopedia entries re labor topics, 1980-81
10-19 Weisz, Morris; grammar school graduation autograph book, 1927
6-9 Weisz, Morris; "Indian Trade Unions and Industrial Relations: The Impact of Recent Political Developments" (paper delivered at Univ. of Wisconsin South Asia Conference), 1979
8-13 Weisz, Morris; "Indian Trade Unions and Industrial Relations: The Impact of Recent Political Developments," 1979
2-2 Weisz, Morris; James Monroe High School senior yearbook, 1930
12-20 Weisz, Morris; "Labor Ideology and Practice in Europe and the U.S.," 1958
10-21 thru 22 Weisz, Morris; membership cards, 1934-73
6-22 Weisz, Morris; New Delhi Women's Club magazine article re, c. 1970
10-28 Weisz, Morris; publicity re, 1950s-1970s
5-30 Weisz, Morris; review of "Theory of the Labor Movement” panel discussion (Chicago, 1950) for Monthly Labor Review, 1951
6-8 Weisz, Morris; "Strategies for Adjustment Assistance: Experience in the U.S. and Abroad and Implications for Future U.S. Programs," 1978
11-30 Weisz, Morris; telephone book (Paris), n.d.
2-17 Weisz, Morris; transatlantic travel memorabilia, 1950s
10-34 Weisz, Morris; “Translation and Interpretation at International Conferences,” c. 1959
5-22 thru 25 Weisz, Morris; "UAW Union, The” (drafts), 1951-52
5-43 Weisz, Morris; "United Automobile Workers: Its Growth Towards Middle-age," 1952
10-7 Weisz, Morris; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania naturalization ceremonies speech, 1983
4-8 Weisz, Morris; "U.S. Labor and International Affairs," 1985
3-22 Weisz, Morris; "U.S. Labor and International Affairs," 1985
5-26 Weisz, Morris; "U.S. Labor and International Affairs," 1985
7-17 Weisz, Morris; "U.S. Labor and International Affairs" (revised), Jul 1985
3-26 Weisz, Morris; "View from America," 1980
10-20 Weisz, Morris and Yetta; passports, 1955-77
10-3 Weisz, Yetta; personal papers, 1930s-1970s
3-2 Wheeler, George S.; "Who Split Germany?," 1962
4-27 Wisconsin Conference on South Asia, 1979
11-13 Wisconsin Conference on South Asia, 1979
9-33 Work organization, n.d.
8-22 Worker mutual assistance programs, 1981
9-34 Workers' attitudes, alienation, 1976-82
10-17 Workers' participation, 1975-78
9-28 Workers' participation and job enrichment, 1976-79
9-37 Workplace issues, 1972-83