Oral history interview with Reuben G. Knutson [sound recording], 1964.

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Oral history interview with Reuben G. Knutson [sound recording], 1964.

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Interviews, February 6 and 20, 1964, by Dennis East of the State Historical Society with Knutson, retired commissioner of the Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, relating to the Commission's development and to his service.

3 tape recordings.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6923269

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Knutson, Reuben G.,

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Industrial Commission of Wisconsin

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The Industrial Commission was created by Chapter 485, Laws of Wisconsin, 1911. Prior to 1911 various agencies existed to administer the labor laws, chief among them being the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics (WIHV95-A529), which had been created in 1883. The Bureau was authorized to collect labor statistics and enforced the factory safety laws, but was inadequately staffed to accomplish its tasks. In 1911, the Workmen's Compensation Law was passed and the Industrial Acciden...

East, Dennis

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