Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1899, Sept. 25 | Born, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1914-1916 | Attended Mercersberg Academy, Mercersberg, Pa. |
| 1917-1918 | Served in World War I as member of the British Young Men's Christian Association |
| 1921 | A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1924 | LL.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1925 | J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass., and law clerk to Justice Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court |
| 1926 | Married Stella Galloway McGehee (divorced 1947) |
| 1926-1928 | Assistant professor of law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1927 | Published with Felix Frankfurter The Business of the Supreme Court. New York: Macmillan |
| 1928-1934 | Professor of legislation, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1931 | Member, Commission on Uniform State Law, Mass. Published Selected Readings on the Laws of Contracts |
| 1933-1934 | Member, Federal Trade Commission |
| 1934-1937 | Member, Securities and Exchange Commission; Chairman, 1935-1937 |
| 1934, 1942 | Published Cases on Labor Law. Chicago: Foundation Press |
| 1937 | Member, National Power Policy Commission |
| 1937-1946 | Dean, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1938 | Published The Administrative Process. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press |
| 1939 | Special trial examiner of the U.S. Department of Labor (Harry Bridges case) |
| 1941 | Consultant to the War Department |
| 1941-1942 | Regional director for New England, Office of Civilian Defense |
| 1942-1943 | National director of Civilian Defense |
| 1943-1945 | Director of economic operations and minister to the Middle East, State Department |
| 1946-1947 | Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board |
| 1948 | Married Dorothy Purdy Brown |
| 1948-1964 | Partner in law firms: Landis, Cohen, Ruben, Schwartz and Gewirtz; Landis, Cohen, Ruben, and Schwartz; Landis, Gewirtz and Maclay; Landis, Taylor and Scoll; Landis, Brenner, Feldman & Reilly |
| 1950 | Published with Joseph P. Kennedy The Surrender of King Leopold. New York |
| 1951-1955 | Director, Skiatron Electronics & Television Corp. |
| 1953 | Chancellor, Asian Institute |
| 1953-1954 | Director, Magna Theatre Corp. |
| 1955-1957 | Supervisor, Town of Harrison, N.Y. |
| 1960-1961 | Special assistant to President John F. Kennedy |
| 1964, July 30 | Died, Rye, N.Y. |