Oral History Interview, 1969.

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Oral History Interview, 1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122593903

The interview concerns Nearing's life while he lived in Philadelphia between 1896 and 1915. He was very active in the housing and child labor reform movements, and worked with area settlement houses. Nearing comments on many of the organizations that worked with those reform efforts and the people who were associated with them. Nearing also describes Philadelphia's business and political leaders.

1 : reel-to-reel tape, with transcripts.

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780977

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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