Founded in 1927 by Abraham Epstein, the American Association for Social Security (formerly the American Association for Old Age Security) was dedicated to securing state and federal legislation to ensure adequate old age pensions, as well as unemployment and health insurance for American workers.
In 1927, Abraham Epstein organized the American Association for Old Age Security. The Association name was changed in 1933 to the American Association for Social Security and its goals and activities were widened to include unemployment insurance and health insurance.
Epstein was a reformer, editor, writer, scholar and public speaker, as well as the creative force behind the American Association for Social Security, which he directed for fifteen years as executive secretary. Old age pension legislation was the main objective of the Association.
The American Association for Social Security actively participated in the various state old age pension campaigns. For Epstein, this work with state programs was merely a means of bringing enough pressure to bear on Congress to secure federal legislation. The American Association for Social Security also sought reforms in the existing unemployment system and the enactment of a health insurance program.
Consists of Association correspondence with various individuals, societies and organizations, chiefly concerning unemployment insurance, federal social security, national health insurance, old age benefits, state laws and workmen's compensation. Also subject files which consist of published and unpublished materials having to do with health insurance, old age pensions, federal social security and unemployment relief; a card file of legislative histories of social security bills; a social legislation bibliography; copies of legislative bills; newspaper clippings which chiefly concern federal social security programs, social insurance, social security, and the Social Security Board; and miscellaneous related documents.
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American Association for Social Security Records #5002. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Routine correspondence
Correspondence including exchange between Associate Secretary of AASS, Solomon Bloom and Prof. Joseph Chamberlain, Edwin E. Witte re possible amalgamation
Correspondence re Dr. Bloom's book, World of Nations
Correspondence re mss. on pension plans
re IWO's "Plan for Plenty" publication
Correspondence re proposed bill for Home Security
Correspondence to all members re opposition to Wagner and Connery Bills
Correspondence re 10th Anniversary of the Association from many supporters including Jacob Billikopf, Hugo Black, J.P. Chamberlain, Paul Douglas, William Haber and others.
Correspondence re NY Times article by Epstein; contributions from other organizations, unions, benefactors; response to contribution requests
Correspondence with Harvey Lebrum, Acting Executive Dir. of AASS with various persons concerning fund raising; Herbert Lehman re possible publication ideas
General correspondence with John Andrews and Abraham Epstein re article in New Republic, "Enemies to Unemployment Insurance"
Routine correspondence with John B. Andrews, Executive Secretary
Lists of contributors to Abraham Epstein Testimonial Committee
Routine correspondence re conferences outside AASS
Routine correspondence
re possible grant from CSJF to AASS; appeal of decision deciding not to grant AASS funds
re Health Insurance Conference held at Christadora House
Correspondence from Matthew Woll, second Vice-Pres. of AFL; C. Johnson, Pres. of the Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. re refusals of offer to become members of Board of Directors
re the Unemployment Insurance Bill
Letters re the unemployment insurance bill
Incoming letter re unemployment in general
Incoming letters from Eveline Burns re her observations on Epstein amendments - no date
Routine correspondence
re employees who are of the Christian Science faith and social security
re article from American Seaman and social security
Re gaining guidance and support from AASS
Correspondence with Epstein re work of the organization; also between Brown and Bakke re coalition of social security in the country, and Altmeyer re Advisory Council of AASS
Correspondence re proposed bill on social security
Correspondence re separate reports and partial unemploy-ment compensation; correspondence from Epstein to Chief of Placement re difference between unemployment compensation and private insurance
Copies of by-laws, constitutional amendments, constitution
Correspondence to I. S. Falk and Mrs. Eleanor L. Dulles including a study of the need to change the 50-50 matching system of Federal grants in order to be more equitable to needy, aged, blind, and dependent children
Correspondence re the pros and cons of making unemployment compensation a federal program
Paid and Complimentary Copies. Routine Correspondence
Correspondence re above article appearing in Social Security; pamphlet enclosed
routine correspondence
Routine correspondence; series of letters regarding reclaiming of Mr. Epstein's files by Mrs. Epstein (after his death) with Harvey Lebrun; enclosure: "Abraham Epstein - Pioneer and Prophet" testimony to Mr. Epstein
Correspondence with Margaret Wagner re candidate for Governor of Ohio Martin Davey
re Epstein's failure to attend 14th annual conf. of AASS
Routine correspondence requesting information for research work being done by Epstein on subject
Incoming letter asking for appointment to talk with Bishop McConnell about social security views
Correspondence re discontinuation of membership; contributors asking, for various reasons, that their names be removed from the list
Correspondence re California old age bill; possible attendance of DeTurberville at AASS Conference
routine correspondence
Routine correspondence
Correspondence re Mr. Dophin's aid in securing contributions
Routine correspondence re Mr. Epstein's book and Folsom's proposals to the Advisory Council
Correspondence from January 1938. Routine correspondence
Reactions to revised edition of the Association's Model Bill
Reactions from a wide variety of sources to Association's draft of a model bill
Routine correspondence re various articles and books dealing with health costs and insurance proposals
Routine correspondence re pamphlet by German reactionary concerning social insurance
routine correspondence
Correspondence re election of Golden as a VP of AASS and how this is effected by Mr. Epstein's stand on Emergency Displacement Benefits; routine matters
Routine correspondence requesting information on Mother's aid legislation
Correspondence re national pensions and suggestions for improvement sent to Mr. Epstein
routine correspondence
Correspondence re forming a united front in the movement for unemployment insurance
Routine correspondence and various enclosures dealing with post-war America and social security; authors include Arthur Altmeyer, Nelson Rockefeller, E. Wight Bakke, and William Green
Correspondence from M.D. Litman to Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance Industrial Commissioner, and Mr. Epstein complaining about injustice of the system
Correspondence to Altmeyer from Lebrun re the AASS stand on tax freezing, and to Senator Alben Barkley from Altmeyer re testimony to the Senate Finance Committee hearings on tax freezing; editorial by Epstein re Treasurer Secretary Morganthau's consideration of increased social security taxes
Notification to holders of defense contracts and routine correspondence re explanation of the Act
routine correspondence
Correspondence between Gilbertson and Mr. Epstein re an alternative proposal to unemployment reserves
Routine correspondence re states that have passed old age assistance laws or bills
Incoming letter inviting Harvey LeBrun to CIO Conference re full employment in post WWII era
Incoming letter re distribution of literature concerning wealth distribution programs
Correspondence re opposition to Rhode Island's proposed illness compensation bill; routine correspondence
Routine correspondence re various schemes for health insurance with some enclosures explaining those schemes
Routine correspondence; handwritten response to Gray's letter to the editor the Times calling for health insurance from a woman whose husband had been out of work for five and a half months; notes on proposed N.Y.S. Health Insurance Plan Principles
Correspondence from Mr. Epstein to Francis Perkins, Robert Wagner, and Mayor LaGuardia re AASS's proposed health insurance program for social security; enclosure: "The Case for Health Insurance" by Mr. Epstein
Routine correspondence, enclosures include: "Principles and Proposals for the Improvement of Medical Care", and an address given by M. J. Tobias before the Committee on Civic policy - Medical Society of County of New York
Correspondence re Mr. Epstein's book - criticism, bills for payment, and buyer lists included
routine correspondence
routine correspondence
routine correspondence
Routine correspondence re a Health Insurance Bill
1934 (Jan-April) Routine correspondence
routine correspondence
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and J. Douglas Brown of Princeton, and E. Wright Bakke of Yale re expansion of New Jersey's unemployment compensation system to include illness coverage
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and Sen. Langer re bill proposed to amend the Social Security Act known as the "General Welfare Act" introduced by Langer
Correspondence re hiring of personnel
Correspondence re lecture on U.S. Social Security given by Mr. Lebrun at the Jefferson School of Social Science
Correspondence re Mr. Lebrun's assumption of the Acting Executive Directorship of the AASS following Mr. Epstein's death; letters of recommendation, conditions of acceptance, etc.
routine correspondence
routine correspondence
Lists of State Social Security Laws
Correspondence between Latimer and Mr. Epstein concerning questions on amendments to the Social Security law; enclosed is a copy of Latimer's bill to amend the SS Act
Correspondence re Christian Justice Fund contribution to the AASS
Incoming letter from A. LaPorte re draft, of proposed Pa. bill concerning old age assistance
Incoming letter re Mr. Hohaus's resignation as a member of AASS Advisory Committee
Correspondence between various unions and Harvy Lebrun, Acting Executive Director, re sending of union official roster
Correspondence between Kettle and Mr. Epstein re study of almshouses in different states prepared by Illinois' staff, report enclosed
routine correspondence
re passage of Social Security Program Bill
Correspondence re tax standings of AASS
routine correspondence
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and Mr. Lebrun re mutual interests in research for old age assistance and social security; Lebrun was working on his PhD. thesis during this period
Correspondence between Mrs. Lasker and Solomon Bloom, Associate Sec. for AASS, re financial contributions from former to latter
Incoming letter - scheme to aid the country's economic condition
Reports of hours and earnings of various industries - i.e. Laundry, Clothing, in Connecticut
re social security campaign; various provisions of social security program; and the publication of articles and letters in the Post
routine correspondence
Substantive letters between Mr. Epstein and Mr. Wolf re merit systems; correspondence between Mr. Epstein and a variety of labor officials in Pennsylvania re merit rating
Correspondence between Prof. Gray and Mr. Epstein re amendments to NYS Unemployment Insurance Acts, specifically the Young Bill; general correspondence between the AASS and other persons re the Young Bill
Criticisms by Mr. Epstein of the proposed changes in the Massachusetts Unemployment Compensation Law -particularly the merit-rating plan; the Director of the Division of Unemployment Compensation replied to these criticisms with explanations of the policy; further discussion of merit-rating between Mr. Epstein and Katherine Dolan
Routine correspondence and rough draft of an article "Public Hails Association's Revised Health Insurance Bill" - no author
includes "The Chamber of Commerce Reports on Experience-Rating in Unemployment Compensation' by Adolph Appleman; Resolution #112 by Rhode Island State Federation of Labor that the AFL use their influence towards repeal of merit-rating laws, and a letter from the AFL urging the same
Correspondence against merit rating, and "Greedy Employers Menace Worker's Insurance Funds" by Max Finchter (rough draft of an editorial)
Routine correspondence - includes lists of organizations opposed to merit rating, and part of an editorial re merit rating by Harvey Lebrun
Anniversary Routine correspondence re twenty-five years of service - testimonial for McConnell
Incoming letter to Mr. Epstein proposing a scheme for aiding unemployment
no date - Incoming letter requesting analysis of accompanying bulletin re the aged in society
Outgoing letter from Epstein criticizing life insurance inadequacies in America, as reported in the Nation
routine correspondence
routine correspondence
routine correspondence
(Nov. 1942) Correspondence re possible reorganization with other national organizations - i.e. the National Consumer's League
(Feb. 1943) Correspondence re policy of the AASS on unemployment insurance, health insurance, etc.; correspondence from Eveline Burns, Director of Research, Committee on Long Range Work and Relief Policies, John Corson, Director, of Bureau of Employment Security
Incoming letter re appeal for his platform
Correspondence re exchange of subscription lists with magazines and other organizations
Outgoing letter, response for information re old age assistance
Outgoing letters of requests for services from AASS
Correspondence suggesting change in scope of organization to include employment security
Legislative correspondence re unemployment insurance, old age assistance to immigrants, old age insurance, health insurance, recommendations for political appointments, and Lehman's support of AASS
Correspondence between McConnell and Mr. Epstein; incoming letters to McConnell from outsiders
Requests from the AASS for information from Mass. Dept. of Labor re "Discrimination Against Older Wage Earners in the Matter of Employment;" a study from Michigan's Labor Dept. re accident rates and age groups; additional correspondence on this topic with other sources; and Epstein's comments on an article: re FDR's pension program
routine correspondence
Jan. 1941 Routine correspondence; press releases; short biographical sketch of Harvey Lebrun, new Executive Director of AASS (after death of Epstein)
Letter from Peterkin to AASS enclosing a copy of a letter sent to President Roosevelt re old age annuities
Much correspondence to Sec. Perkins protesting the exclusion of the AASS from the upcoming February general conference on Labor Legislation; telegrams come from many of the AASS's supporters and members; an explanation from the Dept. of Labor is included; correspondence re a conference on social insurance to be sponsored by the Dept. of Labor and the AASS
Correspondence between Perkins (Secretary of Labor) and Epstein containing agendas to several labor conferences that Mr. Epstein was invited to attend; topics of the conferences were Safety and Health, Minimum Wages, Old Age Pensions, Unemployment Insurance Legislation, etc.
Old Age Security by an Educational Birth Tax - a plan for a Federal Old Age Pension system proposed by Saul Wiland (attorney) and sent to Mr. Epstein for comment; review of Downey report on old age pension system
Requests from the AASS for information _re_ various trade union pension plans- relief systems; copies and explanations of various plans are included (i.e. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Bricklayers)
A statement from the Governor of Maryland (O'Conor) re the elimination of almshouses -requested by the AASS
Requests from the AASS for information on state retirement laws; copies of some state retirement programs are enclosed (i.e. Cal.); a copy of a speech to be delivered by the National Education Association of the United States re teachers' pensions
A copy of the pension program of the Board of Pensions and Relief - Methodist Episcopal Church - sent to Mr. Epstein; Mr. Epstein's reply is included
Correspondence re pensions plans with General Electric, Central Hudson Gas and Electri Corporation, State Senator Putman (Miss.), Harry Kaplan , insurance analyst and underwriter E.D. Hackett, and others
Substantial amoung of correspondence between Morgan and Epstein re social issues; details of various plans and personal; also between Morgan and Solomon Bloom, Acting Secretary after Mr. Epstein's death
Outgoing letter re Wagner-Murray-Dingell Bill
Routine correspondence requesting informational aid from the AASS by various organizations and individuals
routine correspondence
Final report, sent to Mr. Epstein, of a three month study by the Nonpartisan Social Security Commission, sponsored by the Hearst newspapers
A report to the Mayor (John P. O'Brien) covering the operations of the Emergency Work and Relief Administration in New York City from April, 1933 to Sept., 1933
Correspondence re job placements
Correspondence re the AASS analysis of the Wagner- Murray - Dingell Social Security Bill
routine correspondence
Correspondence re the possible merger of the AASS with the NCL
Correspondence re participation of the AASS at National Conference of Social Work
routine correspondence
Correspondence re above's oppostion to a Congressional bill involving proposed changes in the Social Security Act; letter to Harvey Lebrun
routine correspondence
Copies of letters from recipients of Old Age Assistance in New York and New Jersey expressing their gratitude for the payments
Letters to Simkhovitch, President of the National Public Housing Conference, largely from officials of the AASS requesting her opinions and information; her own requests and replies are included
Correspondence re differing viewpoints on social security bills
Letters to the AASS from J.J. Nevin, promotional manager for Ticonium, re membership in the AASS and info. about the legislation it has proposed for state legislatures, particularly health insurance legislation; replies from the AASS are included
Letters to Mr. Epstein from Mrs. Thompson of the New Jersey State Board of Control of Institutions and Agencies, expressing her interest in the AASS's health program; replies from Mr. Epstein are included
Letter re legislation
Letter from Solomon Bloom, Associate Secretary, to Studybaker of the American Retail Federation re an informal meeting to discuss successor to Mr. Epstein; reply is included
Correspondence re John Andrews' attack on Epstein and the Association's policies and ideas
Letters to Lebrun from various stats answering his requests for information on old age assistance programs; responses from Georgia, Arizona, etc
Letters to Harvey Lebrun, Acting Director, from various state public welfare departments re his requests for information on aid to dependent children programs; pamphlets and statistics on state public welfare programs from states are included
Letters to Harvey Lebrun, Acting Executive Director, re his requests for information on various states' programs for the blind; specific state programs for the blind are described in the letters
Letters to various New York newspapers requesting that they each send a reporter to cover the AASS's Health Insurance luncheon; correspondence with John Kingsbury and Charlotte Carr, featured speakers at the luncheon; correspondence with the Hotel Astor
Letters from Dr. Imre Ferenczi, Patricia Strauss (member, Labour Party), and William Green re statements they were asked to make by the AASS
Routine correspondence between Dr. Tyson, professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and Mr. Epstein, a close personal and professional friend, re fund-raising and legislative concerns
Correspondence between Slavin and the AASS re his attempts to raise contributions and members after Epstein's death - assistance from the UAW seemed particularly pressing
Comments on the Wagner-Lewis unemployment bill and federal excise tax on unemployment insurance; correspondence between Mr. Epstein and Merrill G. Murray of the University of Minnesota; additional correspondence from Sen. Wagner and Isador Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Letter from Epstein to Saltonstall criticizing the implementation of a merit- rating system to reform Massachusett's unemployment compensation law, and urging the Gov. not to adopt it
Correpsondence re old age security
A letter from Mr. Rood, Attorney at Law, enclosing a pamphlet relating to a report in the Congressional Record - no date
A letter from Paramount Rubber Consolidated, Inc. proposing an old age pension plan that utilizes pension "stamps" issued by the government through the post office
Sample advertisement, letters from Advertising Dept.'s of the Nation and the Commonweal
Jan. 1936 Letters of acknowledgement from the AASS re received reservations
Questions directed to AASS on legislation; requests for general information re AASS and excerpts from Social Security; also a Conference Calendar for those in the field of public administration
Letters from AASS asking for renewed contributions
Letters from AASS asking for renewed contributions
Letter from Spayth, Editor of The Weekly Call, to Epstein citing an editorial that he had written on old age pensions for his newspaper, and inviting Epstein's criticisms of it
Correspondence with Rev. Lawrence - Illinois Association for Social Security- re changes in the Federal Social Security Act, and unemployment insurance in Illinois; correspondence from Peter Swanish, Commissioner of Placement and Unemployment Compensation in Illinois; correspondence with Daniel Goldy, Division of Unemployment Compensation, re the interests and philosophy of the AASS
Letters to N.Y. State union officials from a member of the N.Y. Permanent Conference on Social Security, urging them to write to George Meany (VP of the N.Y. Fed. of Labor and part of a committee to recommend legislation for unemployment insurance in N.Y.) supporting a bill such as the Social Security (which does not use the company reserve plan); correspondence from the AASS re state legislation and its own Model unemployment bill designed by the most prominent experts in the field
More requests from the AASS - to the League of Women Voters, etc., - re attendance at the March, 1935 hearing on unemployment insurance in Albany; replies expressing how many could attend were requested; Mr. Epstein stressed the importance of this hearing in demonstrating support for the penc ing Byrne-Killgrew Bill (of which a brief description is enclosed)
Mr. Epstein's opinion on the Municipal Assembly Bill on unemployment insurance
Letters from the AASS requesting its delegates to bring as many persons as possible to the hearing on unemployment insurance held in Albany in 1935; major union leaders were requested to do the same (i.e. David Dubinsky); letters from the AASS urging their friends to pressure two particular Senators (Dunnigan and Byrne) for passage of the bill, many of these letters are included
Letters from dissatisfied New Yorkers who are not receiving the unemployment benefits they feel they should, or have been promised; replies from the AASS - most of which admit helplessness until the state law is simplified by amendment
Correspondence with Katherine Wiley of the Consumers League of New Jersey, Vincent Murphy, of the New Jersey Federation of Labor, and others re passage of a state law on unemployment insurance and the guidance the AASS could provide; also, Mr. Epstein's appearance before the Unemployment Compensation Commission of New Jersey in which he outlined many proposals and answered questions; general correspondence with officials of the Commission
Correspondence with Herman Feldman, Chairman of the New Hampshire Commission on Unemployment reserves, re federal legislation on unemployment insurance and New Hampshire's own bill; correspondence with the Unemployment Compensation Division of the Bureau of Labor re reports being sent to Mr. Epstein for comment; related correspondence with Mr. Feldman re his appointment to the Commission and his views on unemployment insurance
Nebraska. Correspondence re a request from the Unemployment Compensation Division of Nebraska for articles on unemployment compensation laws of the states; reply from the AASS
Criticism from Robert Cummins, Chief of Research and Statistics on Missouri's Unemployment Compensation Commission over the interpretation of unemployment insurance by the AASS's Social Security; reply by the AASS; criticism of the Social Security review of the Missouri Unemployment Commission from Andrew Murphy, Chairman of the Commission; correction of a Social Security article on the Missouri legislative situation, from a member of the Missouri Senate
Correspondence with the Michigan Unemployment Compensation re the Majority Report of the Interstate Conference Committee on Experience Rating; also, a letter suggesting the AASS hire Dr. Otto Neuberger for a research position
Correspondence with the Mass. Unemployment Compensation Commission re biographical sketches of its members and requests for info.; Mr. Epstein's criticisms of the Federal Social Security; Act; the AFL's Resolution on Unemployment Insurance (1934) ; correspondence re state efforts to establish unemployment bills - especially with John McLaren, Chairman of the Workers' Education Council; company reserves plan vs. single state pooled funds is hotly debated in unemployment legislation; correspondence with the Mass. State Federation of Labor - the AASS seding copies of its model unemployment bill to the State House; correspondence with many persons connected to Mass state drive for an unemployment bill
Letter from Dr. Townsend, president of Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd., asking Bishop Francis (Pres. of the AASS) for his opinion of a plan for universal old age pensions; Francis's reply is included
Correspondence with the Unemployment Compensation Commission of Kentucky re free distribution of Social Security; a letter re biographical sketches of the Executive and Associate Directors of the Commission
Correspondence and bulletins re Dr. William Leiserson's Committee to Study Operation of the Unemployment Insurance Law, of which Mr. Epstein is a member; miscellaneous correspondence with the New York State Dept. of Labor
Requests for info, from the Indiana Unemployment Compensation Board and comments on the Unemployment Compensation Division's recommendations for amending the state's Unemployment Insurance law; also, Mr. Epstein's opinion of the Wagner- Lewis Bill, and requests for info, by Indiana University on unemployment legislation
Info, on D.C.'s Unemployment Compensation Act (dependents' allowances); requests for copies of D.C.'s Unemployment Compensation Act as amended
A review of Connecticut's hearing on the Commission's Unemployment Compensation Bill and Mr. Epstein's thoughts of the bill; also an info. request to Connecticut's Unemployment Compensation Division
Letter from the Sec. of the Cal. State Federation of Labor notifying the AASS of Rep. Desmond's attempt to amend the Cal. Unemployment Insurance Act; an article for Social Security describing California's unemployment compensation pro-cedures: correspondence with the Cal. Dept. of Employment also included
Correspondence from the AASS to various colleges, the United Mine Workers, Francis Perkins, and others re a tentative set of standards for unemployment insurance established by the AASS's Brookwood conference and embodied in a model bill for unemployment insurance; replies are included
Criticism of the AASS's old age pension plan system and other public welfare programs they sponsor
Letter to Dr. Laidler of the League for Industrial Democracy from The Institute of Economics of the Brookings Institution, commenting on his State Employment Insurance Bill
Corrections on an article - "Some Constitutional Obstacles to Unemployment Insurance" - in Social Security (Dec., 1935), made by students at Columbia University and sent to the AASS; a reply is included
Letters from the Social Security Board in Wash. B.C. containing requested info. on unemployment compensation; an unemployment survey for 1939 from New Mexico; letters of invitation to unemployment compensation administrators requesting them to attend the AASS's Thirteenth Annual National Conference on Social Security
Letters to state unemployment compensation commissions, requesting they complete and return the AASS's annual census of unemployment insurance developments; requests to the Dept. of Labor for info, on the U.S. Employment Service; also, a copy of the above mentioned survey is included
Invitations to the AASS's second conference on proposed standards for unemployment insurance being held at Brookwood Labor College; requested participants include Dean Sommer of the New York University Law School, Paul Brissenden of Columbia Univ., and Dr. Broadus Mitchell of Johns Hopkins University
Correspondence with H. O'Conor, Attorney General of Md., and Sen. George Radcliffe re Mr. Epstein's views of the Md. Unemployment Insurance Bill; correspondence with Steven Fitzgerald of The Evening Sun and Simon Sobeloff, Chairman of the Md. Unemployment Insurance Commission, re the Federal Social Security Act and Maryland's own attempts to enact a law; acceptance by Mr. Epstein of an advisory position on the Committee on Unemployment Compensation of the Attorney General Association
Correspondence re a 1944 conference (which never occurred) in which a variety of groups including labor and government, were to meet for an off-the-record discussion of social security
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and Prof. Wolff, Executive Secretary of the Unemployment Commission, and T. Wilson, Industrial Commissioner of N.C. re a study of unemployment insurance in N.C.
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and E. Kelly, Executive Director of Bureau of Employment and Unemployment Compensation in Pennsylvania; includes an article by Kelly on the Stamp plan vs. Payroll tax plan for unemployment insurance
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and Elizabeth Magee, Executive Secretary of the Consumers League of Ohio re his opinion on Ohio's proposed unemployment bill; routine correspondence
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and Clemens France, Chairman of the Division of Unemployment compensation, re experience rating and the interstate hearings on unemployment compensation
Correspondence between Mr. Epstein and Commissioner Lewis of the S.C. Unemployment Commission re the stamp plan; stamp plan article is enclosed
Outgoing letter from Epstein to Dr. E. Elberling, Director of Research and Statistics at the Tennessee Unemployment Compensation Division re Elberling's article on statistical analysis of unemployment compensation material
Correspondence between Epstein and a variety of persons re the Nov. 1937 issue of Social Security and its article on unemployment insurance in Wisconsin; correspondence between Epstein and Paul Raushenbaush, Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, re above-mentioned article and his reply
Requests from the AASS for copies of Oregon's unemployment compensation act and names of the members of the State Unemployment Insurance Committee; replies included; also a requested biographical sketch of the Chief Administrator of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law
Routine correspondence; correspondence between Prof. Herman Gray and Lincoln University re the Negro and Social Security
Correspondence
Correspondence re the Byrnes-Condon Bill and changes suggested by the AASS; correspondence between Mr. Epstein and N. Stone re "An American Plan for Unemployment Reserve Funds"; correspondence between Mr. Epstein and George Meany re unemployment insurance in New York State
Important correspondence re the new role of the AASS in the 1940's under Harvey Lebrun, and individual's ideas on social security
Routine correspondence re state unemployment laws, etc.; respondents included A. Altmeyer of the Social Security Board in Washington, and letters from Gov. Saltonstall's (Mass.) office; also a guest list for the Abraham Epstein dinner
Outgoing letter from Harvey Lebrun to the AFL
Routine correspondence
Correspondence between Epstein and a Consumer's group
Incoming letter to the AASS re unemployment insurance
Correspondence re unemployment legislation, conferences, health insurance
Routine correspondence
Correspondence between Epstein and M. Schnopper of the Committee; correspondence with Barbara Armstrong, Frances Perkins, Douglas Brown re Epstein's views and role in the work of the Committee; also the Committee's staff report on unemployment insurance
Outgoing letter from Lebrun re the possible amalgamation between the AASS and the AALL, with an enclosed editorial from Social Security about the possibilities
Enclosure re advances in workmen's compensation during 1942-43; correspondence between Lebrun and various state industrial commissions re changes in workmen's compensation during 1943, with enclosures of new laws
Correspondence between Epstein and Paul Sturm, National Secretary, WSDBF, mainly re contributions to the AASS and attending meetings of WSDBF
General correspondence
re Social Security Program opposition
Books and pamphlets outlining New York City's public assistance programs (unemployment relief, aid for the aged, etc.); also, reports from the Department of Welfare of New York City, and other committees
Pamphlets, reports and books describing public assistance programs in New York State (unemployment insurance, old age relief, and the history of public assistance in New York are some of the topics included in this box
Printed materials on unemployment in New York State - contains minutes of meetings of the Joint Legislative Committee on Unemployment, training manuals for employment office workers, and material on old age
Reports on unemployment compensation in various states (i.e. Oregon, Alabama, Wisconsin, etc.) dealing with topics including experience rating and seasonal unemployment; folders, reports, and books
Reports on unemployment insurance and experience rating from various states. the federal government
Books, reports, and pamphlets re social security and the security of children (i.e. the effects of unemployment on children and young people)
Research bulletins from this body
Contains pamphlets and printed materials from the government re social security
Contains reports on urban planning, transportation, the stabilization of employment, and other issues investigated by the NRPB
Contains health surveys and various reports on the economic effects of expenditures on federal works programs along with other types of expenditures (i.e. consumer spending)
Contains reports entitled "Statistics of Family Composition" for various areas of the U.S.
Handbooks, pamphlets, and reports on aspects of the Social Security Act (i.e. old age pensions, unemployment compensation, etc.); also, a claims manual is included
Reports on WPA projects and many handbooks on unemployment in the U.S.
Reports, articles, and handbooks on unemployment compensation, old-age pensions plans, national health insurance, etc.; reports from the Ministry of Labor
Contains handbooks on public assistance from various countries (i.e. Canada, Chile, Germany, etc.) - some are in foreign languages
Handbooks and pamphlets on many varied economic topics - unemployment compensation In the U.S., German economic policy in Europe, preventing economic depressions, credit for consumers , etc
Newspaper clippings and printed materials re the compulsory health insurance debate; copies of the Association's Model Bill for compulsory health insurance are included
Newspaper clippings and printed materials on the health insurance controversy - the AMA opposed to compulsory health insurance, and the AASS in favor of it
Letter, speeches, and clippings re former NYC commissioner of charities and his campaign for compulsory health insurance
Subject files, mainly speeches, with clippings and reprints
Subject files, mainly news releases, articles and clippings, 3 folders
Subject files containing mainly newspaper clippings, with occasional articles, news releases, and health insurance schemes introduced into Congress
Two year report on an experiment in volunteer pre-paid medical care for low income families in NYC
Contains a list of persons invited to attend this conference which will consider revisions in the Health Insurance Bill; also, a list of those who accepted invitation
Misc. Documents. Includes lists of individuals invited to attend the conference, and those that actually came
List of persons attending 1934 health insurance conference in which suggestions for a model bill were drafted; also, a list of individuals to whom the bill was sent
Newspaper clippings; corrected typescript entitled "Interest in Health Insurance Reassuring"
News releases and bulletins
Bibliographies and book reviews of books and pamphlets re health insurance; for correspondence re books see box #2 Health-Bibliography
Includes "Basic Principles for a Health Insurance Bill" formulated at a 1934 conference of experts under the auspices of the AASS; also, related comments, notes, and revisions
Draft of the model bill, speeches, essays, analysis
Newspaper clippings and printed articles describing the types of health programs now made available to states under the Federal Social Security Act
Includes printed material on various aspects of insurance and the medical profession (state and local)
Includes printed materials; the speech "Health Insurance for Connecticut" by Alfred Bingham, a member of the State Senate,; paper by Robert Watt entitled "Health Insurance"; an address by Robert J. Wagner; an address by Bertram Bernheim
Includes printed material, clippings
Clippings, report, printed articles
Includes clippings, notes; also, "Health Insurance Plan for State of NY" by Clement Conoli, Deputy Industrial Commissioner
Clippings, printed materials, correspondence; a recommendation for Wendell Wilkie from John Peters, M.D.; proposals for the improvement of medical care from a committee of physicians to Mr. Epstein; and address by M. Tobias
Envelopes of clippings, pamphlets, and bills re Oregon, "Delaware, Washington, New Hampshire, and District of Columbia
Clippings
Newspaper clippings and printed articles on labor-management negotiated health plans (i.e. Textile Workers); William Green's (Pres. AFL) promotion of programs to increase social insurance (i.e. workmen's compensation, disability programs)
Pamphlets, reports, tables, releases
Includes printed materials
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings, publications, notes
Pamphlets, clippings
Publications on health insurance
Publications on old age programs
Pamphlets, clippings
Clippings, articles, "Brief Report of Findings Abroad" (5 p. mss.), pamphlets
Clippings
Clippings, reports, articles, "Old Age Assistance Amendment to Constitution", speech by Harry A. McKey, City Treasurer of Philadelphia (3 p. mss.)
Clippings, pamphlet
Clippings, articles
Articles, chart, clippings
Clippings
Pamphlets, chart, articles
Publications, releases, bibliography, clippings, articles, questionnaire; articles include "Aged Women Swamp Relief Rolls"; notes on AMA meeting re employment for the aged; proposed study of the age factor in industry; excerpts from a NAM meeting
Clippings, pamphlets
Clippings; memo entitled "Old Age Security, By an Educational Birth Tax" by Saul Wiland (attorney, NYC)
Stories on Assn. Clippings
Printed materials, clippings
One article
Clippings, pamphlets
Clippings, articles
Clippings
Clippings, articles
Clippings; Pensions plans from Lithographers, Iron Workers, Granite Cutters, Trainmen, Bricklayers, and Typographical Union
Pamphlets re various plans
Booklets and reports re public relief programs in various states - Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, etc.
Clippings, releases
Publications, bills
Printed hearings, reports, bills, and publications
Publications, bills
Releases
Clippings, articles
President's 1941 Suggestions SSB federalization proposal and press reaction
Articles, clippings, releases, pamphlets
Clippings, nine page report
Clippings, articles, address, newsletter of the National League of Women Voters, memo from YWCA
Clippings, articles
Clippings, statements, releases, GPO Documents
Clippings
Publications, bills
Publications, articles, clippings, address by A.J. Altmeyer
Clippings
Memos, releases, statements
Clippings, legislative bill re Sen Green's proposal for expansion of the social security system
Clippings, article
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings, addresses, publications, releases, articles
Legislative bills, notes, clippings
Clippings, articles, releases, statement
Releases, program, clippings
Clippings
Clippings
Bane, Ex-Director of the SSB resigns; clippings releases, articles, addresses
Clippings, bill, notes
Clippings, publications, transcript of interview with William Hudson, Commissioner of Welfare (NYC)
Publications, clippings
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings, articles, pamphlet
Clipping
Questionnaire notes, articles, clippings
Clippings, publications
Clippings, Article, releases
Clippings, address, releases, article, testimony
Clippings, editorials, issue of Congressional intelligence
Articles, address
clippings
Statement by A.J. Altmeyer, Chairman, Social Security Board
Clippings
Articles, typed mss.
Clippings, releases re Dewson "Discusses Social Security from Women's Viewpoint"
Clippings
Articles, clippings
Pamphlets, clippings, releases
Publications
Clippings, statement, bill, testimony of demons France, Dir. State Dept. of Social Welfare, Rhode Island
Releases, clippings, 5 p. mss. by Epstein re unemployment insurance
Clippings
Clippings, pamphlets, announcement
Address, releases, clippings, summary of progress
Clippings, pamphlets, articles
Clippings
lists of names re Advisory Council
Release, clippings, form letter
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings, releases, articles, speech
Clippings, release
Clippings, articles, bibliography, notes, reports, publication
Clippings, articles
Clippings, addresses
Clippings, releases
Clippings, address by Perkings, "The Beveridge Plan"
Release, clippings
Clippings
Clippings
Releases, clippings
Clippings, "Discussion of Social Security Act," by Arthur H. Vandenberg
Releases, clippings
Releases, clippings, articles
Clippings, articles
Release, clippings
Clippings
Release, pamphlets, article, notes
Clippings, drafts of proposals, leg. bills, "The Cost and Administration of Family Allowances," by Harry Grossman
Articles, clippings, legislative bills
Clippings, notes, statement by A. Altmeyer
Clippings, releases, article
Publications
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings, legislative bills, release, notes
Articles, clippings
Clippings, articles, pamphlets, releases, mss. re GE unemployment plan, 11 p.
Articles, clippings
Articles, clippings, legislative bills, notes, statistical information
Clippings, releases, articles, issues of Monthly Summary of the ILO
Clippings, releases
Articles, clippings
Pamphlets, release, clippings
Issues of The Month's Work published by the National Assn. of Mutual Savings Banks
Releases, articles, clippings, notes, pamphlets
Articles, legislative bills, clippings, notes
Booklets re this topic
Printed messages from various states re social security programs
Pamphlet
Articles, printed materials, and a booklet re labors' benefit plans; unions include the Brhd. of Railway Clerks, Amalgamated Workers of America, and others
Includes a list of social science abstracts, readers' guide references and some clippings on unemployment
Articles, clippings
Pamphlets, clippings
Reports
Articles, pamphlets, clippings, notes
Clippings, articles, printed mss. re the effects of the depression
Clippings, articles, releases
Clippings, articles
Articles, clippings, reports
Clippings, releases, articles
Clippings and articles describing company benefit plans
Reports
Clippings, pamphlets, address by W. Teagle, statement
Explanation of the unemployment insurance compensation lav of New Jersey
Reports
Publications
Publications
Pamphlets, reports , article
Report
Publications
Legislative bill, clippings, articles, publications
Articles, publication
Articles, clippings
Pamphlets, clippings re prohibition
Clippings
Clippings, articles
Newspaper clippings, a reading list, and a report by the Bureau of Research and Statistics
Newspaper articles and printed materials on the problem of unemployment, suggesting programs for stabilization of jobs, and pointing out the necessity of this
Newspaper articles and printed materials reporting methods and plans used by various industries during the depression to alleviate cyclical and seasonal unemployment in attempts to create a stabilization of jobs and wages; companies reported on include Proctor and Gamble, GE, etc. also newspaper clipping on social security and its relation to unemployment benefits
Description of Rhode Island's unemployment compensation law
Report on the problems of international employment statistics, and unemployment surveys; and articles on unemployment census-taking
Reports and pamphlets on unemployment - its causes and some possible ones; sources include the National Board of the YWCA, and Pennsylvania's State Emergency Relief Administration, etc
Newspaper photographs and articles portraying the depressed state of the union - bread lines , child labor, etc.
An employment survey in the Pacific Northwest -winter of 1930-31
Explains the merit rating system in unemployment -the basic issues involved and its objectives, includes booklets and other printed materials
Printed materials and pamphlets from the Joint Conference against Merit-rating; A. J. Altmeyer, "Undermining Unemployment Insurance,"
The six hour work day and five day work week are discussed in newspaper articles from the NY Times, Federation News, etc.; also, printed material on these topics
Pros and Cons of merit-rating explained in clippings and releases
Various proposals for unemployment insurance are explained in articles and printed materials by Senator Wagner, William Leiserson, Harry Laidler, etc.
Reports, articles, clippings, and printed materials re merit rating; a statement of Mr. Epstein before the Committee on Employers Experience Rating; an annotated bibliography on experience (merit) rating; a report on merit-rating from the Committee on Social Legislation, National Lawyers Guild; proceedings of the 7th National Conference on Labor Legislation, etc.
Clippings, reports to Gov. Saltonstall
Printed materials and reports re a proposed merit-rating amendment to the unemployment insurance law of NY, and Gov. Lehman's veto of it
Clippings re merit rating
Clippings, pamphlets and reports on merit-rating; "Is Experience (Merit) Rating Practical in Unemployment Compensation in Pennsylvania," by Pa. Assn. for Sound Social Security, etc.
Articles and clippings from various states, i.e. Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, etc.
Articles, printed materials and reports covering unemployment insurance abroad; also included Is a report from the ILO Conference held in Geneva
Articles and printed materials expressing views on unemployment insurance - sources include the YWCA, William Leiserson, Paul Douglas, etc.
Newspaper and magazine articles, printed materials, on U. S. programs; included are statements from the Consumers League of New York; a Debate Handbook from the Univ. of Pittsburgh; various opinions and explanations of the subject
General Clippings and printed materials re merit-rating; "The Demerits in Merit Rating" by Epstein
Pamphlets, newsletters
Telegrams sent to Sen. Byrne; a summary of the revised Byrne-Killgrew Bill; information re the unemployment insurance hearing
Graphs, tables, publications of the Federal Security Agency - Social Security Board
Publications, reports, statistical charts
Publications, statistics
A-N completed survey forms by states
Census N-W completed survey forms
Completed survey forms, correspondence re the forms
Forms, tables
Provisions by states
Articles, charts
Clippings
Opinions on unemployment insurance - quoting Chamberlain, Kellogg, and others; also a manual entitled "Outcomes for the Study of Unemployment" prepared by economics instructor, John C. Kennedy at the Brookwood Labor College; also a list of those asked to attend the Conference
Summary of bill providing federal aid; various booklets re unemployment insurance
Clippings, releases, notes, pamphlets, bibliography
Clippings and printed material re unemployment compensation; a report of the Interstate Conference of Unemployment Compensation Administrators
Newspaper clippings
Laidler's articles on his view of unemployment insurance
Two page mss. by Epstein entitled, "Security in Old Age;" address delivered by Bernard "Deutsch at the YWCA headquarters, "The Relation of Unemployment Relief to Unemployment Insurance;" additional material re unemployment ins.
Newspaper articles, printed materials, and reports voicing opposition to unemployment insurance programs; sources include the NAM, American Academy of Political and Social Science, the VP of Metropolitan Life Insurance, etc
Pamphlets, articles, clippings
Printed material on unemployment compensation including an address on the "Six Basic Tests of Public Compulsory Unemployment Insurance," by an economist from NAM
Clippings from various states re unemployment insurance; printed material including "A Comparison of State Unemployment Compensation Laws,"
10 p. mss., undated
Notes, article, clippings, leg. bills
Leg. bills, clippings, reports
Reports and printed material
Publications, statistical material