Large and impressive archive of rare congressional publications and reports related to labor management from Kennedy’s early years in Congress, consisting of over 50 volumes, dated between 1937 and 1960, many of which mark important milestones in Kennedy’s political career. One such is a complete six-volume set of proceedings of the Amendments to the National Labor Relations Act: Hearings before the House Committee on Education and Labor, February 5 to March 15, 1947—Kennedy’s very first official congressional appearance. Following this is the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947: Report of the Committee on Education and Labor, Report No. 245, April 11, 1947, which includes the Minority Report, and the Supplemental Minority Report by Kennedy, which was his first congressional speech. A rare first edition of the bitterly contested Taft-Hartley Act itself. A six-volume set of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare’s publication of the Taft-Hartley Act Revisions: Hearings on Proposed Revisions of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, March 24, 1953, to February 9, 1954, is also included—Kennedy was a member of the committee and attended and actively participated in most sessions. From near the end of his career in Congress is the Senate’s Final Report of the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, February 26, 1960, to March 31, 1960—Kennedy was a member of this committee, and his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, had been chief counsel for it from 1957 to 1959. In overall very good to fine condition. A comprehensive collection pertaining to Kennedy’s important work on labor legislation, featuring many publications that are quite difficult to find. RR Auction COA.
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