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Dress Code Authority

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

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Byres H. Gitchell papers

 Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2010-002
Abstract This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper articles, publications and documents largely relating to Byres H. Gitchell's service in the United States Department of War and his time as chairman of the Dress Code Authority, under the National Recovery Administration. The Dress Code Authority authorized the president to institute industry-wide codes intended to eliminate unfair trade practices, reduce unemployment, establish minimum wages and maximum hours, and guarantee the right of...
Dates: 1916 - 1936