Merriam, Ida Craven, 1904-
Variant namesIda C. Merriam (1904-1997) began working in Social Security in 1936, when she joined what become the Social Security Administration's Research and Statistics Bureau and rose to become head of the Bureau's Division of Coordination Studies, then Assistant Director and then Director of Research and Statistics. She retired in 1972 as Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Research and Statistics. She led studies on disability and health insurance, drafted reports for congressional committees, and directed the publication of Social Security technical studies and statistics. She was a founding member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.
From the description of Ida Merriam papers, 1926-1979 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74651827
Economist; interviewee married Mylon Merriam.
From the description of Reminiscences of Ida Craven Merriam : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513323
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| referencedIn | Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. Interviews, 1981-1983 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984. Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. Records, 1981-1991 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Merriam, Ida Craven, 1904-. Ida Merriam papers, 1926-1979 (bulk 1940-1970). | George Washington University | |
| creatorOf | Merriam, Ida Craven, 1904-. Reminiscences of Ida Craven Merriam : oral history, 1982. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives |
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| associatedWith | Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984. | person |
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| associatedWith | United States. Social Security Administration. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Social Security Administration. Division of Research and Statistics. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Women in the Federal Government Oral History Project. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1904
