Brackley Shaw Papers
Dates: 1947-49
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War
for Air, 1946; General Counsel, Department of the Air Force, 1947-49.
The papers document a few aspects of Brackley
Shaw's work as General Counsel, Department of the Air Force. Topics covered
include air transport policy, the constitutionality of the National Security
Act of l947, and air transportation for dependents of Department of the
Air Force personnel.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Size: About
250 pages
Access: Open
Copyright: Copyright
in the unpublished writings of Brackley Shaw in these papers has been
donated to the people of the United States. In addition, documents prepared
by United States government employees in the course of their official
duties are also in the public domain. Copyright interest in documents
which do not fall into these two catagories is presumed to remain with
the creators of the documents.
Processed by: Dennis Bilger
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
| l9l3, August l8 |
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Born, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1934 |
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A.B., University of Michigan |
| 1938 |
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J.D., University of Michigan |
| 1938-40 |
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Lawyer, White and Case, New York City |
| 1946-47 |
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Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War for Air |
| 1947-49 |
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General Counsel, Department of the Air Force |
| 1950-52 |
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Lawyer, Pogue and Neal, Washington, D.C. |
| 1951 |
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Special Assistant for Overseas Bases to the Secretary of the Air
Force |
| 1958- |
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Lawyer, Shaw, Pittman, Potts, Trowbridge and Madden, Washington,
D.C. |
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
This small collection of papers is all that Brackley Shaw kept in his
possession when he left his position as General Counsel of the Department
of the Air Force in l949. The remainder of his files are in the files
of that department. The papers document a few aspects of Shaw's work as
General Counsel. Topics covered include air transport policy, the constitutionality
of the National Security Act of l947, and air transportation for dependents
of Department of the Air Force personnel. Related materials in the Library's
holdings are found in the White House Central Files: Official File (OF 249: aeronautics;
OF l285-D: Department of the Air Force), the papers of Thomas
K. Finletter, James T. Hill and Stuart
Symington, and the Records of the President's Air Policy Commission.
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
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Series |
| 1 |
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SUBJECT FILE, l947-49 |
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Correspondence, reports, drafts of legislation, minutes of meetings
and clippings relating to a few aspects of Shaw's work as General
Counsel, Department of the Air Force. Arranged alphabetically. |
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FOLDER TITLE LIST
Box 1
- Appropriations for Procurement
- Constitutionality of Air Force
- Dependent Transportation
- Discussion Group on Air Transport Policy
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