| Interviewee | MEWHINNEY, Leonard S. (b. 1906) |
| Professions | Labor arbitrator |
| Interview ID # | OHB 0092 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Labor arbitrator, Denton, Texas. Family background; appointment to Naval Academy, 1923; description of academics and hazing at Naval Academy; assignments in Nicaragua, late 1920s; experiences during World War II as commander of submarine USS Saury in South Pacific; description of torpedo problems during war; teaching management, North Texas State College, 1957; entry into labor arbitration work, late 1950s; early arbitration experiences; comments on arbitration literature and assistance from Helmut Wolfe; views on management-labor selection process of arbitrators; comments on preparation of management and labor before entering arbitration; description of typical arbitration procedure; importance of arbitrator’s strict neutrality at hearings; comments on the National Academy of Arbitrators; description of expediting procedure; view on management’s and labor’s attitudes about arbitration; comments on training for arbitrators. |
| Interviewer(s) | Floyd Jenkins |
| Physical Description | 115 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
