The collection includes arbitration files of Eliel's work as well as files of many other arbitrators, particularly those of Paul Sinsheimer. Documents from these arbitrations cover the years 1917 to 1949. Many of the arbitrated disputes included strikes so there is material in the series on strikes which deals with some of the same events. Both series have a significant number of cases from the maritime industry. Other series dealing with maritime labor relations are Series IV: Employer Associations which contains material on the Industrial Association of San Francisco and the Waterfront Employers Association.

These records represent the diverse interests of the Institute of Industrial Relations and include arbitrations, records of employer associations, union publications, and a series of pamphlets from the Institute for Science and Labour in Japan. Many documents are stamped "Division of Industrial Relations, Graduate School of Business" (Stanford University). Paul Eliel was its director from 1936 until 1947 and his career is documented in these files.

Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives & Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives & Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Collection is open for research.