Duluth Membership Campaign for the National Child Labor Committee records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the committee’s membership lists, financial accounts, and letters to the National headquarters.
Dates
- 1919-1920
Creator
- National Child Labor Committee, Duluth Membership Campaign (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The National Child Labor Committee was organized in1904 in New York City by men and women concerned with the plight of working children. The organization sought to gain the support of prominent Americans and to identify the extent and scope of the problem. In 1907 the National Child Labor Committee was chartered by an Act of Congress.
The Duluth Membership Campaign for the National Child Labor Committee raised funds in 1919 and 1920. They had their headquarters and an exhibit in the Everyman's Club at 311 West 1st Street in Duluth. Frank Crassweller was the chairman.
Extent
0.25 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains the committee’s membership lists, financial accounts, and letters to the National headquarters.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fund raising Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Membership Lists Subject Source: Local sources
- Nonprofit organizations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Organizations Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Membership Campaign for the National Child Labor Committee records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
