Committee of Fifteen (New York, N.Y.: 1900)

The Committee of Fifteen was a non-partisan citizens' committee established in 1900 to investigate the cause and extent of the increase in prostitution and gambling in New York City and to promote legislation necessary to correct the problem. The Committee, consisting of prominent bankers, lawyers and businessmen, published its report, The Social Evil With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York, in 1902.

From the description of Committee of Fifteen records, 1900-1901. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580687

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