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Correspondence: 1912, Feb 19 - Aug 31., 1912

 File — Reel: 7

Scope and Contents

Vigorous publicity and lobbying efforts culminated in the passage of the bill prohibiting poison phosphorous in matches. The bill, sponsored by Congressmen Hughes and Each, was signed into law in April. The following month a more general study of industrial poisons and the diseases they caused was begun.

Dates

  • 1912

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

7.89 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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