Townsend National Recovery Plan Records, 1931-1961

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Townsend National Recovery Plan Records, 1931-1961

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The Townsend Plan was proposed in 1933 by Francis Townsend. The plan called for a $200-a-month pension to any retired person over sixty. Bills to establish the Plan were brought up and defeated in Congress many times and the movement lost headway after passage of the Social Security Act in 1935. Boxes 1-145 include correspondence, minutes, bulletins, accounts, reports, directories, permit files, and miscellaneous records related to the Plan in the 12th Regional District (comprising the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and California).

230 boxes (115.0 linear ft.); 2 cartons (2.0 linear ft.); 1 oversize box

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc.

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The Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc. was founded as Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd. From the guide to the Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc. records, 1935-1945, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Private pension plan founded in 1934 by Francis E. Townsend as Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd.: in 1936 changed name to Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc.; by 1952 known as Townsend Plan, Inc. From the description of Townsend National Recovery Plan...