Townsend Club No. 1 Albany, Or.
The Townsend Plan was an old-age pension plan idea proposed by California physician Francis E. Townsend in 1934, prior to the enactment of Social Security. Townsend located his national headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio from 1946-1956; charter members included Albany, Oregon.
Source: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=TP1
From the guide to the Townsend Club No. 1 Albany, Or. records, 1935-1945, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
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| creatorOf | Townsend Club No. 1 Albany, Or. records, 1935-1945 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives |
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| associatedWith | Townsend, Francis E. (Francis Everett), 1867-1960 | person |
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