National Commission on Consumer Finance
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 collection (68 boxes and 3 Paige boxes)Physical Location
Harvard Depository
General note
Series Note
The NCCF was created by the National Consumer Protection Act of 1968. The Commission, which consists of nine members, is a bi-partisan and is charged with the study of various aspects of consumer finance. Three of its members are drawn from the U.S. Senate, three from the House, and three are private citizens.
In 1969 Robert Braucher was appointed chairman of this Commission. Also appointed were: Robert W. Johnson and Ira M. Millstein; from the Senate: William Proxmire, D. Wisc., John J. Sparkman, D.Ala., and John G. Tower, R. Tex.; from the House: Seymour Halpern, R. N.Y., Wright Patman, D. Tex., and Leonor Sullivan, D. Mass.
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Law School Library, Historical & Special Collections Repository
Harvard Law School Library's Historical & Special Collections (HSC) collects, preserves, and makes available research materials for the study of the law and legal history. HSC holds over 8,000 linear feet of manuscripts, over 100,000 rare books, and more than 70,000 visual images.
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