Frances Perkins.
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
Frances Perkins (1882-1965) - government official. She was executive secretary of the New York Consumers' League (1910-1912); director of investigations of the New York State Factory Commission (1912-1915); commissioner of New York State Industrial Commission (1919-1921); director of the Council on Immigration Education (1921-1923); member of the New York State Industrial Board (1923-1929); industrial commissioner of the State of New York (1929-1933), secretary of the United States Department of Labor (1933-1945); chairman of the President's Committee on Economic Security (1934); and member of the United States Civil Service Commission (1946-1953).
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
General note
See WRC-P26 for portrait.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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