Frances Perkins. Correspondence and Memorabilia.

Collection Number: 5017

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Martin P. Catherwood Library
227 Ives Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3183
kheel_center@cornell.edu
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel
Compiled by:
Kheel Center staff
Date completed:
1980
EAD encoding:
Casey S. Westerman, April 26, 2005

© 2004 Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Frances Perkins. Correspondence and Memorabilia.
Collection Number:
5017
Creator:
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965.
Quantity:
0.3 linear foot.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, stamps.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
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.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

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

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.
PROVENANCE

Donation.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965.
White, Frances.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Frances Perkins. Correspondence and Memorabilia. 5017. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
RELATED MATERIAL

/3047. Frances Perkins. Lectures, 1954-1965.
5065 m. Frances Perkins. Letter to Donald Stetson, 1948.
5812. Interviews about Frances Perkins, 1957-1965.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Chronological.