Inventory of the John Jacob Scherer Papers, 1931-1959

Collection Overview

The John Jacob Scherer (1881-1956) Papers span the years 1931 to 1959. They chiefly consist of subject files and printed material but also include writings, sermons, clippings, and subject cards. The collection primarily relates to Scherer's career as an independent labor arbitrator for several companies and labor unions in Virginia including: Mead Corporation, United Paper Workers of America, Brooks Transfer Company, and the Teamsters Union. Included are two volumes of typed transcripts of proceedings of arbitration cases. Other areas represented in the collection are Scherer's career as a Lutheran minister in both West Virginia and Virginia. There is no information pertaining to his personal life or his tenure as an associate justice. In the Subject Files Series is information pertaining to labor arbitration from 1937-1955, such as literature from both labor unions and the companies. This information contains the grievances of each party, and also contains Scherer's notes and recommendations for specific cases. The Printed Materials Series contains published texts collected by Scherer that pertain to labor arbitration. The Miscellaneous Series includes Scherer's writings on labor arbitration and also a few sermons and church addresses. Photocopied newspaper clippings in this series concern both Scherer's labor arbitration and ministry.

Descriptive Summary

Title: John Jacob Scherer Papers, 1931-1959
provenance: Scherer, John Jacob, 1881-1956.
Extent: 4.8 Linear Feet, 4,000 Items
Repository: Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language: English.

Series Quick Links

Subject Files Series, 1937-1956, undated 1945-1955)
Printed Material Series, 1931-1955
Miscellaneous Series, 1931-1959, undated
Writings and Speeches Series, 1931-1959, undated
Newspaper Clippings Series, 1934-1955, undated
Oversize Materials Series

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Contents of the Collection

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Subject Files Series, 1937-1956, undated 1945-1955)

Subject Cards, 1940-1949(Includes Subject Files information)

Box 1

American Arbitration Association, 1945-1955, undated

(2 folders)

Box 1

Ampthill Rayon Workers, 1944-1950, undated

Box 1

Baltimore Transfer Company, 1949-1950

Box 1

Bristol Steel and Iron Works, Inc., 1954-1955, undated

(3 folders)

Box 1

Background information on Scherer, John Jacob, Jr., 1947-1956, undated

Box 1

Brooks Transportation Company, 1946, undated

Box 1

Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America,

1945-1954, undated

Box 1

Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, 1949-1955, undated

Box 1

Celanese Corporation of America, 1945-1952

Box 1

Celanese Corporation of America:

Case Nos.:

L-436, WAS-L-23-48; 1948-1949, undated

Box 2

L-5067, WAS-L-14-49;1949, undated

Box 2

Citizens Rapid Transit Company, Court Exhibits 1-36, undated

(2 folders)

Box 2

Clarksburg, W. Va., 1954-1955, undated

Box 2

Concrete Pipe and Products Co. Inc., 1947-1949, undated

Box 2

Consolidated Paper and Box Manufacturing Company, 1947-1952, undated

Box 2

Correspondence: General, 1943-1955

Box 2

Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation, 1945, undated

Box 2

Davidson Transfer and Storage Company, 1952-1954, undated

Box 2

East Coast Freight Lines, 1950

Box 2

E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Company, 1955, undated

Box 2

Erwin Mills and Textiles Workers Union of America, 1950-1951, undated

Box 3

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 1948

Box 3

Fiber Board Container Company, 1946-1952, undated

Box 3

Friedman-Marks Clothing Co. Inc., 1937-1954, undated

(2 folders)

Box 3

Hoffmeister Concrete Company, 1948

Box 3

Huntington Chair Corporation, 1949-1954, undated

Box 3

Indiana-Kansas City Motor Express Company, 1954

Box 3

Industrial Relations Research Association, 1948-1950

Box 3

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 1953-1955, undated

(2 folders)

Box 3

Jefferson Manufacturing Co. Inc., 1947

Box 4

Jones and Robins, Inc. and Brown Realty Corporation, 1943-1954

Box 4

Kaufman and Company, Inc., 1953-1954, undated

Box 4

Kingan and Company, 1939-1941, undated

Box 4

Laburnum Construction Company, 1949-1953, undated

Box 4

Larus and Brother Company, Inc., 1944-1946, undated

Box 4

Lummis and Company, 1951, undated

Box 4

Manchester Board and Paper Company, Inc., 1946-1948, undated

Box 4

Mead Corporation, 1946-1947, undated

Box 4

National Academy of Arbitrators, 1947-1952

(3 folders)

Box 4

National Academy of Arbitrators, 1953, undated

Box 5

National Electrical Contractors Association, Inc., 1947-1951, undated

(2 folders)

Box 5

National Gupsum Company:

Kimbalton, Va., 1954-1955, undated

Box 5

Petersburg, Va., 1947-1955

Box 5

Roanoke, Va., 1946-1953, undated

Box 5

National War Labor Board, 1943-1955, undated

(4 folders)

Box 5

Old Hickory Chemical Company, 1948-1949, undated

Box 6

Planters Nut and Chocolate Company, 1948-1955

Box 6

R. C. Motor Lines, Inc., 1955

Box 6

R. H. Hardesty Company, 1951, undated

Box 6

Richmond Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, 1949-1950, undated

Box 6

Richmond Dairy Company, 1954

Box 6

Richmond-Greyhound Lines Inc., 1953-1955, undated

Box 6

Richmond Hotels, Inc., 1944-1945

Box 6

Ripplemead Lime Company, 1955

Box 6

Roanoke-Webster Brick Co. Inc., 1950-1955, undated

Box 6

Savage Truck Line Inc., 1946-1951, undated

Box 6

Southern Aid Society of Virginia, Incorporated., 1947-1948, undated

Box 6

Standard Lime and Stone Company, 1949-1952, undated

Box 6

Standard Paper Manufacturing Co., 1950-1955

Box 6

Swift and Company, 1943-1945, undated

Box 7

Swift Ice Cream Company of Hampton, Va., 1946

Box 7

T and E Laundry Co. Inc., 1944-1945

Box 7

Torch Club, 1952-1953, undated

Box 7

Union Envelope Company, 1948-1951, undated

Box 7

Virginia Dairy Company, Inc., 1951, undated

Box 7

Virginia Electric and Power company, 1948-1953;Union Exhibits #1-17,1948

Box 7

Virginia Manufacturer's Association, Inc., 1954-1955, undated

Box 7

Virginia Mechanical Corporation, 1950, undated

Box 7

Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Co., 1952-1954

Box 7

Virginia Transit Company, 1943-1946, undated

(2 folders)

Box 8

Wage Stabilization Board, 1951-1952,June, undated

(2 folders)

Box 8

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1947-1948

Box 8

Wilson Trucking Company, 1954, undated

Box 8

Wortendyke Manufacturing Company, 1948-1949, undated

Box 8

Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co., 1952-1953, undated

Box 8

Yellow Cab Company, 1949-1953

Box 8

Miscellaneous, 1943-1955, undated

Box 8

Printed Material Series, 1931-1955

1931-1948

(6 folders)

Box 9

1949-1953

(6 folders)

Box 10

1954-1955

(4 folders)

Box 11

1955, undated(1 folder, 1 vol.)

Box 12

Miscellaneous Series, 1931-1959, undated

Miscellaneous materials

Box 12

Writings and Speeches Series, 1931-1959, undated

(2 folders)

Writings and speeches

Box 12

Newspaper Clippings Series, 1934-1955, undated

Newspaper clippings

Box 12

Oversize Materials Series

Subject Files

Planters Nut and Chocolate Company, 1948-1955

Oversize Box 15

Historical Note

Date	Event(s)
1881, May 6	Born, Marion, Va.
1888-1897	Student, Marion College
1897-1898	Student, Fishburne Military School, Waynesboro, Va.
1900	Earned A.B., Roanoke College, Salem Va.
1904	Earned B.D. Gettysberg (Pa.) Lutheran Theological Seminary Ordained into the Evangelical Lutheran Church
1904-1906	Minister, Grace Lutheran Church, Fairmont, W. Va.
1906-	Minister, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA
1906, Dec. 13	Married Anna Belle Downtain
1916-	Associate justice Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Richmond, Va.
1919	Conferred, D.D., Roanoke College, Salem, Va.
1926-1948	President, Lutheran Synod of Virginia
1946	Member of the American Arbitration Association
1956, Jan. 14	Died, Richmond, Va.

John Jacob Scherer, Jr. served and held positions in many civic and community organizations including: President and member of Board of Directors, Richmond Community Council; Trustee, Roanoke College, Marion Junior College, and Richmond Professional Institute of College of William and Mary (founder and President); Konnarock Training School (Director); and Iron Mountain School for Boys. Scherer also served as a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Virginia (President 1919-1922) and Lutheran Synod of Virginia (President 1926-1948). Scherer also served on the National War Labor Board, Region IV; as Vice-Chairman of the National Wage Stabilization Board, Region IV; and as Chairman of the Virginia Board of Public Welfare.