American Association for Labor Legislation series 3. Research materials, 1906-1943.

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American Association for Labor Legislation series 3. Research materials, 1906-1943.

The research materials of the American Association for Labor Legislation consist of interviews, working drafts, rough notes, reports, speeches and addresses, conference notes, outlines, typewritten essays and draft legislation produced or accumulated by the Association's members and staff to aid the Association in implementing its legislative programs.

4 linear ft. (on 10 partial microfilm reels)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7919013

Cornell University Library

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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...