Ethelbert Stewart papers, 1884-1933 [manuscript].

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Ethelbert Stewart papers, 1884-1933 [manuscript].

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Writings, correspondence, and clippings of Stewart, pioneer labor statistician, labor editor, Illinois labor commissioner, official of the U.S. Labor Bureau from 1887, chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1920- 1932, and statistical advisor to the U.S. Tariff Board. Two-thirds of the collection is made up of manuscript or mass-produced copies of articles, speeches, and short stories by Stewart and of clippings by or about him. The writings and the correspondence with government officials, labor leaders, reformers, and economists concern labor organizations, strikes, the tariff, his official duties, vocational education, education of children with speech defects, and other issues. Correspondents include Charles Henry Dam and Henry Demarest Lloyd.

500 items (1.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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United States. Bureau of Labor

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United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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The need for the collection of labor statistics was recognized by Congress in 1884 when it established the Bureau of Labor in the Department of the Interior. In 1913 the Bureau was transferred to the newly created Department of Labor under the title Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Commissioner is nominated by the President of the United States. He has advisory committees from labor and management to provide him with practical advice in the preparation and publication of statistics t...

Lloyd, Henry Demarest, 1847-1903

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United States. Tariff Board

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Dam, Charles Henry.

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Stewart, Ethelbert, 1857-1936

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Ethelbert Stewart (1857-1936) of Illinois was a pioneer in the field of labor statistics. A longtime employee of the United States Labor Department, Stewart also founded and edited labor newspapers. He served as the commissioner of labor for Illionis, chief of the United States Labor Bureau, chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1920-1932, and statistical advisor to the United States Tariff Board. From the guide to the Ethelbert Stewart Papers, ., 1884-1933, (University of North C...