National Consumers' League
Variant namesOrganization founded in 1899 to monitor the conditions under which goods were manufactured and distributed.
From the description of National Consumers' League records, 1882-1986 (bulk 1920-1950). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981678
The League was founded in 1898 to improve conditions for workers.
From the description of Records, 1912-1949 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006759
The National Consumers' League was founded in 1899 by the New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago Consumers' Leagues. Florence Kelley served as the first executive secretary (1899-1924). The League was concerned with bettering wages, hours and working conditions, especially those of women and children. It advocated child labor bans, minimum wage laws, and maximum hours for working women. A chief strategy of the organization was its "white list", a published listing of stores which followed fair labor practices; consumers were encouraged to patronize only these stores, and boycott others.
From the guide to the National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955., (Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library)
The National Consumers' League was founded in 1899 by the New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago Consumers' Leagues. Florence Kelly served as the first executive secretary (1899-1924). The League was concerned with bettering wages, hours and working conditions, especially those of women and children.
From the description of National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540276
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| referencedIn | American Association for Labor Legislation. Series 1, Subseries 2, part c. Correspondence (N-W), 1910-1915. [microform] | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Felix Frankfurter papers | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1915-1960 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Women's Joint Congressional Committee Records, 1920-1970, (bulk 1920-1953) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Nicholas Kelley papers, ca. 1845-1968, 1890-1968 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Lawrence Graham Brooks papers, 1897-1981 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1905-2003 (inclusive), 1972-1997 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. [Pamphlets, etc.]. | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of John Graham Brooks, 1805-1938 (bulk 1900-1938) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Jacob Potofsky correspondence, 1930-1946, 1930-1940 (bulk). | Cornell University Library | |
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| referencedIn | Papers of Alice Hamilton, 1909-1987 (inclusive), 1909-1965 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1890-1938 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
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| referencedIn | Papers of Alice Hamilton, 1909-1987 (inclusive), 1909-1965 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Bessie Hillman correspondence | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1891-1955 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931-1934. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Florence Kelley papers, 1836-1932, 1881-1932 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers, 1893-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1988 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
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| referencedIn | Wiley, Anna Kelton, 1877-1964. Papers, 1893-1962 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Florence Kelley papers, 1836-1932, 1881-1932 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955. | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Thompson, Sanford E. (Sanford Eleazer), 1867-1949. Sanford E. Thompson series 5, subseries 3. miscellaneous Taylor files, 1892-1963, bulk 1892-1915. | Cornell University Library | |
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| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1915-1960 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
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| referencedIn | Miscellaneous Organizations Collection MS 482., circa 1824-2000 | Sophia Smith Collection | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. Records, 1922-1931. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Felix Frankfurter papers | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | La Follette family papers, 1781-1988 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Papers of John Graham Brooks, 1805-1938 (bulk 1900-1938) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
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| referencedIn | Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965. Papers, ca.1895-1965. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955. | Cornell University Library | |
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| referencedIn | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America,. Essay collection, 1952-1976 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers, 1893-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Robert Watts Hudgens Papers, 1925-1973 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
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| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. Records, 1912-1949 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dorothy Smith McAllister papers, ca. 1932-1967 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Consumers' Research, Inc. Consumerism general files--consumer organizations, 1927-1980. | Rutgers University | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League Records, 1882-1986, (bulk 1920-1950) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Newton Diehl Baker Papers, 1896-1962, (bulk 1916-1937) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
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| referencedIn | Papers of Clara Mortensen Beyer | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America records, 1914-1980, 1920-1950 (bulk) | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | American Association for Labor Legislation. Records on Microfilm, 1905-1910 | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
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| referencedIn | Anna Kelton Wiley Papers, 1798-1964, (bulk 1925-1960) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1898-1961, 1921-1961 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Additional papers of John Graham Brooks, 1845-1938 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Essay collection of the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, 1952-1976 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Archives Organization File, 1875-1986, pt.2. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | Kelley, Nicholas, 1885-1965. Nicholas Kelley papers, 1823-1967, bulk (1862-1967). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | La Follette family papers, 1781-1988 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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