Overview

The Charles C. Killingsworth papers provide an invaluable source of material to the researcher interested in the development of American labor law, and its application to the collective bargaining process. With the exception of some material from World War I, the collection is composed of labor materials. Killingsworth served as a member of several federal agencies, as a consultant to state and private organizations and as an arbitrator and permanent umpire for many large corporations.

The papers span the years from 1918, when the National War Labor Board of World War I was created to resolve issues raised by a fledgling labor movement, to 1968, when labor unions had become powerful fixtures in virtually every major industrial sector of our economy. Arbitration decisions comprise the bulk of the collection, though these are generally accompanied by background information on the grievance, company and unions exhibits, and correspondence. In those instances where the dispute captured public attention, the material is also accompanied by newspaper articles and editorials. These supplementary materials are of special interest because they reveal the social and political climate in which the disputes took place.

The collection also contains material from various federal labor agencies, such as the Wage Stabilization Board and the National War Labor Boards of World War's I and II, as well as various state agencies. In addition, there is a large assortment of publications, ranging from trade journals to U.S. Government reports.

The collection is arranged into sixteen series.

I. Labor Disputes

A. Industry-wide disputes: Box 6634 - Box 6636 B. Corporate-level disputes: Box 6637 Folder 9; Box 6640 C. Plant-level disputes: Box 6640, Folder 10; Box 6656, Folder 36

II. Wage Stabilization Board

A. Major decisions 1951: Box 6656, Folder 37 B. Regulations for new plants: Box 6656, Folder 38 C. Reports: Box 6656, Folders 39-50 D. Office memoranda: Box 6656, Folders 51-55 E. Newspaper clippings: Box 6656, Folder 56 F. Articles: Box 6656, Folder 57 G. WSB and the Defense Production Act: Box 6656, Folder 58 H. Minutes of executive meetings: Box 6656, Folders 59-60 I. Press releases: Box 6656, Folder 61 J. Public addresses by WSB: Box 6657, Folders 4-5 K. House investigation of WSB: Box 6657, Folders 4-5 L. Stabilization Preparedness Group: Box 6657, Folder 6 M. WSB history project: Box 6657, Folder 7 N. Liquidation of the WSB: Box 6657, Folder 8 O. Correspondence: Box 6657, Folder 9

III. National War Labor Board WW I

A. Cases: Box 6657, Folders 11-34

IV. National War Labor Board WW II

A. Cases: Box 6657, Folders 35-51

V. U.S. Bituminous Coal Commission

A. Awards and Recommendations: Box 6658, Folder 1

VI. President's National Emergency Board

A. Employees exhibits: Box 6658, Folders 2-16

VII. National Railway Adjustment Board

A. Findings and awards: Box 6658, Folder 17

VIII. State Civil Service Commissions

A. Michigan Civil Service Commission: Box 6658, Folders 18-28 B. Connecticut Civil Service Commission: Box 6658, Folder 29 C. Illinois Civil Service Commission: Box 6658, Folder 30 D. New Jersey Civil Service Commission: Box 6658, Folder 31 E. New York Civil Service Commission: Box 6658, Folder 32

IX. Connecticut Board of Labor Relations

A. Cases: Box 6658, Folders 33-39; Box 26, Folder 1

X. Ontario Labor Relations Board

A. Cases: Box 6659, Folders 2-5

XI. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board

A. Cases: Box 6659, Folders 5-18; Box 27, Folders 1-13

XII. Publications

A. U.S. Government Publications: Box 6660, Folders 14-24; Box 6661, Folders 1-29; Box 6662, Folders 1-14 B. State Government Publications: Box 6662, Folders 15-25; Box 6663, Folders 1-13 C. Labor Organization Publications: Box 6663, Folders 14-35 D. Individual Articles: Box 6663, Folders 36-47; Box 6664, Folders 1-8 E. Professional Journals: Box 6664, Folders 9-21

XIII. Canadian Telephone Employers Association

A.Reports of Council Meetings: Box 6664, Folders 22-23

Box 6664, Folders 22-23. This category is composed entirely of minutes from the Association's Council meetings of 1958-1961.

XIV. Essay Contest: Why Choose Employment Security as a Career?

A. Entries and Winners: Box 6664, Folders 24-31

XV. Correspondence: Box 6664, Folders 32-36

XVI. Miscellany: Box 6664, Folders 37-41