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Frances Perkins Correspondence and Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: 5017

Abstract

Letters from Frances Perkins to Frances White. The collection also includes a sheet of U.S. postage stamps commemorating Ms. Perkins, and newspaper clippings concerning her life, career, and death.

Dates

  • 1959-1964

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

United States Secretary of Labor, 1933-1945; lecturer at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

Extent

0.33 cubic feet

Related Materials

Related Collections: /3047 AV: Frances Perkins Lectures 5065m: Frances Perkins Letter to Donald Stetson 5812: Interviews about Frances Perkins

Quantity:

0.3 linear ft.

Forms of Material:

Correspondence, memorabilia.

General

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
Compiled by:
Kheel Staff, July 22, 2013
EAD encoding:
Randall Miles, October 28, 2016
Title
Perkins, Frances Correspondence and Memorabilia
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Kheel Staff
Date
October 28, 2016
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)

Repository Details

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

Contact:
227 Ives Hall Tower Road
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3183