Perkins, Frances Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1959-1964
Collection Number: 5017

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


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Frances Perkins Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1959-1964
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
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.
Creator:
Perkins, Frances
Quanitities:
0.33 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

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

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Preferred Citation

Frances Perkins Correspondence and Memorabilia #5017. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

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

SUBJECTS

Names:
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965.
White, Frances.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Memorabilia
1978-1980
Scope and Contents
Includes a sheet of "Frances Perkins" 15 cent postage stamps, a program for the "Dedication of the Frances Perkins Building" in Washington, DC, and a certificate stating that a US flag flown over the United States Capitol was given to Mr. Don Stetson.
Box 1 Folder 2
Frances Perkins Obituaries
1965
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings of obituaries and memorial service programs.
Box 1 Folder 3
Frances Perkins Letters
1960-1964