Finding Aid for the James D. Hodgson Collection on Labor LSC.1473

Finding aid prepared by Jasmine Larkin, 2020.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2020 December 23.
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: James D. Hodgson collection on labor
Creator: Hodgson, James D., 1915-2012
source: Hodgson, James D., 1915-2012
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1473
Physical Description: 14.0 Linear Feet (28 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1960-1979
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of James D. Hodgson, 1986.

Biographical History

James Day Hodgson was born on December 3, 1915 in Dawson, Minnesota; AB, 1938, graduate student, 1940, University of Minnesota, and UCLA, 1947-48; worked for Lockheed Corporation, 1941-69, serving as vice president of industrial relations, 1968-69; became U.S. Undersecretary of Labor, 1969-70, then Secretary of Labor, 1970-73; senior vice president, Lockheed Corp., 1973-74; ambassador to Japan, 1974-77; chairman of the board, Uranium Mining Company, beginning in 1977; adjunct professor, UCLA, beginning in 1977; visiting scholar, American Enterprise Institute.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233155 

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James D. Hodgson collection on labor (Collection 1473). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of Hodgson's library of books on labor and labor relations, mostly concerning the U.S.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Hodgson, James D., 1915-2012