Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence addressed to Betty Hawley Donnelly and clippings about her work. Of particular note are the invitations to Dwight D. Eisenhower's inaugurations and personal correspondence with various New York politicians and their wives, including members of the Rockefeller and Roosevelt families.
Dates
- 1932-1965
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Biographical / Historical
Betty Hawley Donnelly, nee Maguire, was the vice-president of the New York State AFL-CIO, and its predecessor organization the New York Federation of Labor, for fifty years. She also served as chairman of its committee on education. Mrs. Donnelly worked with the New York City Board of Education for 40 years, retiring as Executive Secretary for the Advisory Board on Vocational Education. She was a member of the Women's Council of the New York State Department of Commerce, and the President's and Governor's Committees for the Physically Handicapped.
Extent
0 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository