Papers of Shelah Kane Scott, 1952-1976.

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Papers of Shelah Kane Scott, 1952-1976.

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The collection contains four letters to Amanda Stewart Bryan Kane, 1952-1983 and a newsclipping. In a letter, 1952 August 8, Frances Perkins regrets that she cannot come to the wedding of Shelah Kane Scott. In letters, 1964 March 3 and 10, Berlin, two friends comment on their travels including a stay with the Kane in New York, the London production of "Wings of the Dove" with Wendy Hiller and Susannah York, and a Goya exhibit, with a brief passing mention of the Berlin Wall. In a letter, 1983 Janaury 24, Adlai E. Stevenson thanks Kane for her support during his recent campaign and mentioning all the balloting irregularities uncovered during a recount of 16% of the Illinois precincts. With the letters is a clipped book New York Times book review by James MacGregor Burns of "Madam Secretary," George Martin's biography of Frances Perkins.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965

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Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) was an American sociologist and workers-rights advocate who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position, and the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), she helped pull the labor movement into the New Deal coalition. She and Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes were the only original members of the Rooseve...

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), III, 1930-2021

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American lawyer, business executive, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party and the son of former Illinois Governor and two-time presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1970 to 1981 and was twice a candidate for Governor of Illinois. Born in Chicago, Stevenson attended the Milton Academy in Massachusetts, Harrow School in England, and Harvard College. ...

Kane, Amanda Stewart Bryan, 1904-1990,

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