American Association for Labor Legislation archives, 1905-1943.

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American Association for Labor Legislation archives, 1905-1943.

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Primarily organizational materials, 1906-1942; research materials, 1906-1943; Correspondence, 1905-1943; and publications, 1909-1942, of the Association. The collection also includes more than 5,000 pamphlets dealing with the early development of protective labor legislation and social security in the United States. The collection also includes more than 5,000 pamphlets dealing with the early development of protective labor legislation and social security in the United States.

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American Association for Labor Legislation

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In 1905 a small group of economists formed the American Association for Labor Legislation. The group's initial purpose was the study of labor conditions and labor legislation in the United States. By 1909, however, under the leadership of John Andrews, this "study" group took an activist turn and began actively promoting, lobbying for, and effecting major changes in worker's compensation, occupational health and safety, and child labor laws. The legislative program of the AALL is defined and tra...