General Records of the Department of Labor, 1907 - 2001. Subject Files of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, 1933 - 1944

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General Records of the Department of Labor, 1907 - 2001. Subject Files of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, 1933 - 1944

1933-1944

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This series consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other types of records relating to the tenure of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Included are records relating to the Walsh-Healey Contracts Act, immigration, strikes, employment, minimum wage, unemployment, unemployment insurance and social security. Records also reference the Children's Bureau, the Women's Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Textile Labor Relations Board, and the First National Labor Relations Board.

78 linear feet, 9 linear inches and 1 roll

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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National Archives at College Park

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United States. First National Labor Relations Board

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The first National Labor Relations Board was established as an independent agency by Executive Order (E.O.) 6763, June 29, 1934, pursuant to a joint resolution of Congress (48 Stat. 1183), approved June 19, 1934. It continued the functions of its predecessor, the National Labor Board, including enforcing collective-bargaining requirements, settling labor disputes, and conducting representation elections. It operated mainly through regional boards. It was functionally abolished by the Supreme Cou...

Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965

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