| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Dworkin, Harry J. |
| Title: | Harry J. Dworkin Papers |
| Dates: | 1943-1985 |
| Extent: | 2.80 linear feet (4 containers) |
| Abstract: | Harry J. Dworkin was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer, Ohio legislator, and member of the War Labor Board, 1942-1945. Dworkin specialized in labor relations law, and was a member of the National Academy of Arbitration and the American Arbitration Association. He authored a number of articles dealing with arbitration. The collection consists of arbitration decisions made during the period 1955-1985, along with some personal correspondence, including material relating to his duties on the War Labor Board and letters to and from Willard Wirtz, as well as two journal articles written by Dworkin. |
| MS Number | MS 4301 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Harry J. Dworkin (1909- ) was born in Middlefield, Ohio, and graduated from Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio. After receiving his law degree from Ohio State University in 1932, Dworkin set up practice in Cleveland, specializing in labor relations. He served two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives as a Democrat (1938-1942), but was defeated in his bid for the Ohio Senate in 1942. While in the legislature, Dworkin served as secretary of the Judiciary Committee, was a member of the Mine Safety Code Committee, and was the author of anti-fireworks and birth registration laws. Dworkin served as a member of the War Labor Board from 1942 to 1945, and as a member of the Board's Coal Commission in 1944. In 1943 he was chairman of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association committee which investigated the administration of criminal justice in Cleveland. Dworkin also served on the Labor Panel of the American Arbitration Association and worked for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. After the war, the bulk of Dworkin's energies were devoted to labor arbitration. He dealt with a wide range of cases for a large number of companies and unions. He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitration and the American Arbitration Association, and has authored a number of articles dealing with arbitration which have been published in various journals.
The Harry J. Dworkin Papers (1943-1985) consist mainly of arbitration decisions made during the period 1955-1985, along with some personal correspondence, including material relating to Dworkin's duties on the War Labor Board and letters to and from Willard Wirtz, as well as copies of two journal articles authored by Dworkin.
The papers are useful to those interested in the activities of the War Labor Board or in the study of labor arbitration in Cleveland, Ohio, during the twentieth century.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4301 Harry J. Dworkin Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Harry J. Dworkin, 1985.
Processed by Art DeMatteo in 1988.
Harry J. Dworkin Papers 1943-1985 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Biographical material, personal correspondence, published materials 1943-1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Labor arbitration decisions, including a 1958 case involving the United Steel Workers vs. Youngstown Sheet and Tube 1955-1958 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Labor arbitration decisions, three of which involve the United Stone and Allied Products Workers of America vs. Waller Bros. Stone Company of McDermott, Ohio 1959-1963 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Labor arbitration decisions, including the Ladies Garment Workers Union vs. Wooster, Ohio, Sportswear Co. 1963-1965 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Labor arbitration decisions, including the United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers vs. Wagner Quarries Company of Sandusky, Ohio 1966-1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Labor arbitration decisions 1970-1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Labor arbitration decisions, including the United Auto Workers vs. Warner Gear of Muncie, Indiana 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Labor arbitration decisions, including the United Textile Workers vs. Beaunit Corp. of Elizabethtown, Tennessee April-August 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Labor arbitration decisions August-December 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Labor arbitration decisions September-October 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Labor arbitration decisions October-November 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Labor arbitration decisions November 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Labor arbitration decisions November-December 1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Labor arbitration decisions January-February 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Labor arbitration decisions February-May 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Labor arbitration decisions June 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Labor arbitration decisions July 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Labor arbitration decisions January-May 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the United Steel Workers vs. various companies August-September 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Labor arbitration decisions October-December 1975 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 21 | Labor arbitration decisions January 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 22 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the Aluminum Workers Union vs. Consolidated Aluminum Corporation of New Johnsonville, Tennessee February-March 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 23 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the National Association of Letter Carriers April-July 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Labor arbitration decisions, including more cases involving the Letter Carriers Union August-November 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the United Mine Workers vs. various coal companies January-March 1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the United Mine Workers May-June 1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the United Mine Workers October-November 1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the United Mine Workers and the United Steel Workers November-December 1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | Labor arbitration decisions February-May 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | Labor arbitration decisions June-October 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | Labor arbitration decisions October-December 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the National Association of Letter Carriers January-March 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | Labor arbitration decisions April-July 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the United Auto Workers August-November 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Labor arbitration decisions November-December 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Labor arbitration decisions, including the Indianapolis Education Association vs. Indianapolis Public Schools January 1980 | |||||||||
| 2 | 37 | Labor arbitration decisions February-June 1980 | |||||||||
| 2 | 38 | Labor arbitration decisions, including the Cleveland Teachers Union vs. Cleveland Board of Education July-November 1980 | |||||||||
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| 3 | 39 | Labor arbitration decisions January-July 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 40 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers July-September 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 41 | Labor arbitration decisions, including more cases involving the Electrical Workers Union September-December 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 42 | Labor arbitration decisions February 1982 | |||||||||
| 3 | 43 | Labor arbitration decisions March-June 1982 | |||||||||
| 3 | 44 | Labor arbitration decisions, including cases involving Armco, Inc., of Butler, Pennsylvania, vs. the Armco Independent Union June-August 1982 | |||||||||
| 3 | 45 | Labor arbitration decisions September-December 1982 | |||||||||
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| 4 | 46 | Labor arbitration decisions 1983 | |||||||||
| 4 | 47 | Labor arbitration decisions 1984-1985 | |||||||||