John R. Harold papers
Collection
0008-GWP
John R. Harold was a Labor Officer and later the Acting Chief of the Labor Relations Branch of the Labor Division of the Supreme Command Allied Powers (SCAP) during the Occupation of Japan. He was actively involved in the enactment and implementation of the Labor Relations Adjustment Law and in labor education in Japan during the Occupation. The John R. Harold Papers provide an overview of Occupation labor policy as documented in memoranda, correspondence, reports, news dispatches, newspaper articles, pamphlets and journals. Harold used these papers to write his autobiography, Living a Life of Social Significance, which is included in the collection.
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2.75 Linear Feet (5 letter-size boxes and 1 half letter-size box)
7 Items (7 loose items )
The John R. Harold papers are arranged in 9 series
The John R. Harold Papers were donated to the University of Maryland College Park Libraries by John R. Harold on December 31, 1986.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives