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Re: Help needed - NRA (not Nat'l Rifle Assoc.)



It is the logo of the National Recovery Administration - one of President
Roosevelt's (FDR) programs. It was established in 1933 and invalidated by
the Supreme Court in 1935. The Britannica Online entry describes it as: "The
NRA was an essential element in the National Industrial Recovery Act (June
1933), which 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 labour to
bargain collectively. The agency ultimately established 557 basic codes and
208 supplementary codes that affected about 22 million workers. Companies
that subscribed to the NRA codes were allowed to display a Blue Eagle
emblem, symbolic of cooperation with the NRA. "

Jan Blodgett
jablodgett@davidson.edu
College Archivist and Records Management Coordinator
Davidson College, Davidson, NC

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