Mary Anderson. Biographical sketch of her; Newspaper clippings re: Mary Anderson and the Woman's Bureau, 1930-1943, undated; 2 letters to Maud Wood Park re: Woman's Bureau and the ship to be christened for Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, 1943; Materials re: Woman's Bureau, 1940-1946, undated Advertisement sheet re: woman workers, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1958
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The majority of the collection is available only through microfilm or digital surrogates of the original materials. The following materials are available without restriction: #1-103a, 644-647, 650-6521030-1035, 1041-1047, 1049-1051, 1055-1056, 1059-1068, 1084-1091, 1093-1102, 1107-1109.
Extent
35.46 linear feet (85 file boxes) plus 7 oversize volumes, 39 framed items, 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio folder, 4 reels of microfilm (M-91, M-93, M-108)Biographical / Historical
Mary Anderson (1872-1964) - government official in labor field. She was an early organizer for the National Women's Trade Union League; she pioneered in the field of collective bargaining. In 1917 she was drafted by the Council of the National Defense Advisory Committee to serve as assistant to Mary Van Kleeck, chief of the newly organized Women in Industry Service in the United States Department of Labor. When Miss Van Kleeck resigned in 1919, Miss Anderson succeeded her as chief. When the Woman's Bureau was organized, Miss Anderson became its first director (1919-1944).
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
General note
See WRC - P20 - 1 for portrait.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.