Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)National Child Labor Committee (U.S) records, 1904-1953
Corporate name
Main title
- National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) records, 1904-1953 (bulk 1904-1934).
Links
Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012051
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012051.3
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Description
- 7,000 items.
- 66 containers plus 1 oversize.
- 36.4 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012051
Local shelving no.
- 0628L
- Oversize 0114Q
Related names
Biography/History note
- Organization founded in 1904 and incorporated by an act of Congress in 1907 with the mission of promoting the rights and education of children and youth in relation to labor.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in 5 series. Series 1: Correspondence, Speeches, and Related Material, 1905-1943; Series 2: Reports of Investigation, 1904-1937; Series 3: Minutes, 1904-1945; Series 4: Proceedings of Annual Meetings and National Conferences of the National Child Labor Committee, 1905-1929; and Series 5: Scrapbooks and Printed Matter, 1907-1953.
Summary
- Correspondence, speeches, official records, reports, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks containing form letters, press releases, and newspaper clippings concerning the work of the National Child Labor Committee in promoting the rights and education of children and youth in relation to labor. Includes reports on child labor conditions in various industries; minute books and proceedings of annual meetings and national conferences of the National Child Labor Committee and of the National Committee on Federal Aid to Education; correspondence (1905-1912) of Alexander Jeffrey McKelway, secretary for the Southern States of the National Child Labor Committee; and two letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt.
LC Subjects
- McKelway, Alexander Jeffrey, 1866-1918--Correspondence.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence.
- Child labor--Southern States.
- Child labor--United States.
- Education--United States--Finance.
- Federal aid to education--United States.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
Notes
- Photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Deposit, Mrs. Alexander Jeffrey McKelway, 1932.
- Converted to gift, 1947.
- Gift, Mrs. Gertrude Folks Zimand, 1954.
Constituent unit
LCCN
- mm 78034173
Other standard no.
- MSS34173
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
Request in
- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
