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  • Title: Laurence H. Silberman papers
    Date (inclusive): 1947-1976
    Collection Number: 83031
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 51 manuscript boxes, 1 phonotape, 1 envelope (20.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, studies, testimony, legal documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to U.S. government domestic policy during the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, labor relations, investigations of the United Mine Workers, equal employment opportunity policies, and judicial proceedings.
    Creator: Silberman, Laurence H. (Laurence Hirsch), 1935-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1983.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Laurence H. Silberman Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1935 Oct. 12 Born, York, Pennsylvania
    1964-1967 Partner, Moore, Silberman and Schulze, Honolulu, Hawaii
    1967-1968 Attorney, Appellate Division, General Counsel's Office,vNational Labor Relations Board
    1969-1970 Solicitor of Labor, United States Department of Labor
    1970-1973 Under Secretary, United States Department of Labor
    1973-1974 Partner, Steptoe and Johnson, Washington, D.C.
    1974-1975 Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice
    1975-1977 Ambassador to Yugoslavia
    1977 President's Special Envoy on International Labor Organization (ILO) affairs
    1977-1978 Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
    1978-1979 Managing partner, Morrison and Foerster, Washington, D.C.
    1979-1983 Executive Vice President for Legal and Government Affairs, Crocker National Bank, San Francisco, California

    Scope and Contents

    Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, studies, testimony, legal documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to U.S. government domestic policy during the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, labor relations, investigations of the United Mine Workers, equal employment opportunity policies, and judicial proceedings.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Audiotapes
    United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974
    Labor policy -- United States
    Labor unions -- United States
    Justice, Administration of -- United States
    United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977
    Affirmative action programs
    United States. Department of Justice
    United States. Department of Labor
    Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
    Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
    United Mine Workers of America