Consumers League of New Jersey papers, 1938-1982.

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Consumers League of New Jersey papers, 1938-1982.

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Organized in 16 boxes : Box #1. Index of the files, description of the files presented to Rutgers University Library, the League publications, leaflets about "Minimum Wage," "Migratory Labor," and "Child Labor," files labeled as "Food Marketing Consumer Action," "Consumers Assembly (1977)," "N.J. Consumers Conference (1967-1968)," and "Mary Dyckman Reminiscences" ; Box #2. Files labeled as "Consumer Credit (1963-1976)" ; Box #3. Files labeled as "Child Labor (1940-1970)" ; Box #4 & #5. Files on "Migratory Labor (1945-1966, 1966-1970)" ; Box #6 & #7. Files on "Minimum Wage (1942-1958, 1938-1968)" ; Box #8. Files on various subjects including Medicare (1947-1951), Employment Agencies (1971), Equal Rights Amend (1941-1950), Hours Laws for Women (1968-1971), etc. ; Box #9. Annual reports (1961-1976), Minutes (1965-1979), etc. ; Box #10. Files, correspondence, and minutes related to Consumer Federation of America (CFA) (1967-1969) ; Box #11. Files on Consumer Credit (1965-1970) ; Box #12. Documents, reports, minutes, and correspondence on Workers Compensation (1967-1977), Occupational Disease (1944-1953), White House Conference (1969-1970), Food Inspection (1970-1973), Meat and Poultry Inspection (1967-1971), Food Stamps (1969-1977), School Lunch (1970-1975), and Economic Opportunities Act (1964) ; Box #13. Files, documents, and newspaper clippings on Warranty (1967-1979) and Hayden-Magnusson Act ; Box #14. Files labeled as "Consumer Protection-Weights & Measures (1964-1979)" ; Box #15. Files and scrapbooks on Consumer Consultant Training Program, Repression Laws & Practice, Workers Compensation, Consumer Education Foundation, and Motor Vehicle Task Force ; Box #16. Files labeled as "Consumer Consultant Training Program," "Consumer Complaint Directory," "Youth Thinks," "Consumer Education Foundation," and "Consumer Series," etc.

6.67 linear ft. (16 Hollinger boxes)

Newark Public Library, Main Library

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Newark Public Library, Main Library

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Consumer Federation of America

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Newark Public Library. New Jersey Reference Division

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Dyckman, Mary Lang, 1886-1984.

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Mary Dyckman was former President of Consumers League of New Jersey (CLNJ), and was a constant and persistent worker for the improvement of labor laws. From the description of Mary L. Dyckman collection, 1925-1984. (Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library). WorldCat record id: 641724774 ...

Consumers League of New Jersey

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The Consumers League of New Jersey was founded in 1900. In that era, children worked in factories, and many of the protections of modern life which we take for granted were nonexistent. Consumers League struggled for 35 years before its original agenda: safe food, safe working conditions, prohibitions on child labor, promotion of minimum wages laws, and union protections, was enacted into law as the New Deal. It is the oldest continuing state-wide consumer organization in the United States. ...