Research Catalog

Title

Manhattan and Bronx Code Agency records, 1933-1935.

Author

Manhattan and Bronx Code Agency.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors

• United States. Federal Alcohol Control Administration.
• United States. National Recovery Administration.

Description

56 linear feet (64 boxes).

Summary

Collection consists of office records, 1933-1935, of the New York code authorities for the Alcoholic Beverage Wholesale Industry, Beer Division, Third Regional Board; the Construction Industry, Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating Division; Electrical Contractors, Local Administrative Committee; and the Motion Picture Laboratory Industry.

Subjects

• Motion picture industry > New York (State) > New York
• Electric industry workers > New York (State) > New York
• Construction industry > New York (State) > New York
• Brewing industry > Law and legislation > New York (State) > New York
• Alcoholic beverage industry > New York (State) > New York
• Manhattan and Bronx Code Agency

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• The National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) provided for the formulation of "codes of fair competition" which regulated labor practices, production standards, pricing, and other aspects of industry. Code authorities, made up of representatives of each industry, formulated the codes and were charged with the task of enforcement. The purpose of the code system was to provide a mechanism with which the federal government could regulate and standardize industrial practices as part of its effort to promote economic recovery during the Depression. The Supreme Court invalidated the code system in 1935.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 1859

OCLC

NYPW92-A280

Author

Manhattan and Bronx Code Agency.

Title

Manhattan and Bronx Code Agency records, 1933-1935.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

The National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) provided for the formulation of "codes of fair competition" which regulated labor practices, production standards, pricing, and other aspects of industry. Code authorities, made up of representatives of each industry, formulated the codes and were charged with the task of enforcement. The purpose of the code system was to provide a mechanism with which the federal government could regulate and standardize industrial practices as part of its effort to promote economic recovery during the Depression. The Supreme Court invalidated the code system in 1935.

Finding Aids

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Finding Aid

Added Author

United States. Federal Alcohol Control Administration.

United States. National Recovery Administration.

Research Call Number

MssCol 1859