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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05576 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1930s |
| Title | Frankling D. Roosevelt to John L. Lewis regarding the National Labor Board |
| Date | 5 August 1933 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) |
| Recipient | Lewis, John L. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs that he has created a National Labor Board to function under the National Industrial Recovery Act as an agency to investigate controversies concerning labor relations. Appoints Lewis a member of the National Labor Board and hopes that he will accept. Written on White House stationary. Addressed to Lewis at the Carleton Hotel, Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | President Great Depression Labor Organized Labor |
| People | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) Lewis, John Llewellyn (1880-1969) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Industry; Banking & Economics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Lewis was President of the United Mine Workers union. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |