National Child Labor Committee records, 1914-1943

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0918
Bib ID:
4079147 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
National Child Labor Committee (U.S.)
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
30 Linear Feet (30 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
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Legacy Finding aid

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Description

Summary

Reports, surveys, articles, government publications, and other printed material relating to all aspects of child labor. Many of the items were prepared and issued by the National Child Labor Committee.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged remainder listed and arranged.

Using the Collection

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Restrictions on Access

Rbml Advance Appointment

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This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); National Child Labor Committee records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Materials

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, National Child Labor Committee Collection.

National Child Labor Committee Publications #5242. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--New York School of Social Work. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1970. Accession number--M-70.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.

Revision Description

March 2020 PDF replaced with full finding aid, YH

Biographical / Historical

Founded in 1904 under the leadership of Edgar G. Murphy, Felix Adler, Samuel McCune Lindsay, Owen Lovejoy, and A.J. McKelway. Its aims were legislation, investigation, and publicity to promote the interests of children.

Subject Headings

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Name
Adler, Felix, 1851-1933 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lovejoy, Owen R. (Owen Reed), 1866-1961 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
McKelway, Alexander Jeffrey, 1866-1918 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Murphy, Edgar Gardner, 1869-1913 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
United States -- Politics and government CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States -- Social conditions CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Child labor -- Law and legislation CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Child welfare -- Government policy -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Child welfare -- New York (State) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Children -- Social conditions CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Children's rights CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID