Government agencies general files, 1920-1981.

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Government agencies general files, 1920-1981.

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The records document Consumers' Research's concern with the activities of government agencies or commissions, including the U.S. Congress, and how they relate to consumers, business, and the national security of the United States. Included are correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings and other printed matter. Large segments of this series are related to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Bureau of Standards, and National Defense. Other agencies include: Agricultrual Adjustment Administration, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economics, Bureau of Mines, Civil Service Commission, Department of Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Office, Government Printing Office, Department of Justice, Department of Labor-Consumer Division, National Academy of Science, National Commission on Food Marketing, National Commission on Regulatory Reform, National Environmental Health Center, National Research Council/National Academy of Science/UNESCO, National Youth Administration, Office of Education, Rural Electrification Administration, Smithsonian Institution, State Legislatures, United States Post Office, and the United States Public Health Service.

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United States. Department of Justice

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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United States. Federal Trade Commission.

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United States. Bureau of Home Economics

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United States. Department of Commerce

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UNESCO

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United States. Federal Energy Office

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United States. Bureau of Mines

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United States. Agricultural Adjustment Administration

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