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Collection Overview
Abstract
Mr. Leonard served as counsel for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union through several phases of labor disagreements including such issues as civil rights, racial discrimination, hiring and registration disputes, and management's unfair labor practices. The files of Leonard and Carder consist of legal cases brought before the court by their firm over the period 1951 to 1983. The documents found within the collection substantiate the process of labor arbitrations through National Labor Relation Board hearings, state and federal court cases and within the ILWU itself.
Biographical Note
Norman Leonard was born in New York City on 27 February 1914. As a young man he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where he was graduated from UCLA in 1934. He later obtained an MA (1935) and an LL.B. (1938) from Columbia University. Leonard was first employed as a lawyer by the firm of Gladstein, Grossman and Margolis, which represented waterfront and other labor unions in San Francisco. During the McCarthy era the law firm also represented political dissidents, including members of the Communist Party. Mr. Leonard practiced law continuously until 1986, with the exception of his US naval service during World War II.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Norman Leonard and William H. Carder Collection consists of legal cases brought before the court by their firm over the period 1951 to 1983. The documents found within the collection substantiate the process of labor arbitrations through National Labor Relation Board hearings, state and federal court cases, and within the ILWU itself. The collection includes correspondence, evidential and research papers, trial proceedings, briefs, depositions, pleadings, published proceedings, research papers, trial examiner's decisions, and related documents. The files are arranged in numeric order by the law firm's assigned case number.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Special Collections & Archives
Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Acquisition Source:
Norman Leonard
Related Materials:
Mr. Leonard donated many of his firm's papers on the ILWU to the Labor Archives and Research Center at San Francisco State University.
Files pertaining to Harry Bridges were donated by Mr. Leonard and Mr. Gladstein to the Southern California Library for Social Studies & Research in Los Angeles.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide.
Processing Information:
Robert G. Marshall, Colleen Mulford, Kenneth R. Lewis; 1986
Finding Aid Revision History:
Cathy Kay, 2005
Special Collections and Archives staff, 2012
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- Folder 1: Case #10-443 (.1-,10) ; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, International Milo Pierce, v. American Potash & Chemical Company regarding Unfair Labor Practices. National Labor Relations Boards, #21-CC-1219 (NLRB); United States District Court, #70-1150-WPG (USDC); United States District Court, #70-1271-WPG (USDC); United States Court of Appeals, #150783 (USCA); Superior Court for the State of California, #150 783 (SCSC); Court of Appeals for the State of California, Civ. # 10949 (CASC) and Superior Court for the State of California, 4 Civ. #10949 (SCSC); Case #10-443.1, NLRB: correspondece, 1970-1972; 15 June 1970-17 August 1972

- Folder 2: Case #10-443.1, NLRB: evidential papers, 4 June-28 September 1970

- Folder 3: Case #10-443.1, NLRB: research papers; correspondence, 19 September 1968-13 February 1970

- Folder 4: Case #10-443.1, NLRB: research papers: ILWU Bulletin, 8 May-18 August 1970

- Folder 5: Case #10-443.1, NLRB: research papers; Voice of the Valley, 8 April-9 July 1970

- Folder 6: Case #10-443.2, USDC (Milo Pierce): briefs; correspondence, May-June 1970

- Folder 7: Case #10-443.2, USDC (Milo Pierce): correspondence, 11-June 5 November 1970

- Folder 8: Case #10-443.2, USDC (Milo Pierce): pleadings, May-June 1970

- Folder 9: Case #10-443.3, USDC: briefs; correspondence, 1971-1972

- Folder 10: Case #10-443.3, USDC: briefs; correspondence, 1971-1972

- Folder 11: Case #10-443.3, USDC: briefs; correspondence, 1971-1972

- Folder 12: Case #10-443.3, USDC: correspondence regarding Depositions, 23 November 1970-18 November 1971

- Folder 13: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions- Bridges, Harry, 22 June 1971

- Folder 14: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions-Goodenough, Ben, 24 November 1971

- Folder 15: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions-Hershberger, Ralph, 5 May 1971

- Folder 16: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions-Leoonard, Patrick A., 17 November 1970

- Folder 17: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions-Loveridge, Laverne L., 19 November 1970

- Folder 18: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions-Piercy William B. Jr., 19 November 1970

- Folder 19: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions-Stanley, Charles, 20 November 1970

- Folder 20: Case #10-443.3, USDC: depositions-Ward, William T., 24 November 1971

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