Name
Morse, David A. (David Abner), 1907-1990 (Interviewee)
Jessup, Frederick Peterson, 1920-2005 (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of David A. Morse, 1981
Abstract
Childhood and family cultural heritage; anti-Semitism in Somerville, N.J.; regional attorney for the Second District of New York, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-38; French frozen assets in United States; author Manpower Labor Plan World War II; director general International Labor Office 1948-70: organization and purpose, role in United Nations, initiation, World Employment Program 1969, impa ct of international civil service on recruitment policies, investigation by Senator McCarthy, relations with Organization of African Unity, Arab League, the Vatican, role in Yugoslav industrialization, Convention #87 1947-48, influence on Polish labor movement, acceptance of Nobel Peace Prize 1969, International Labor Office Regional Conference of Asian States, Tokyo 1968; Argentine visit 1949, impressions of Eva Peron
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
International officials and employees; Lawyers; International labor activities; Nobel Prizes; Morse, David A. (David Abner), 1907-1990; International Labour Office; United Nations; United States. National Labor Relations Board
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1981
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer
Note
Interviewed by Frederic Peterson Jessup
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
15311029
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-kf5a-c447
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.