Frances Perkins Correspondence and Memorabilia
Collection Number: 5017
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Frances Perkins Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1959-1964
Collection Number:
5017
Creator:
Perkins, Frances
Quantity:
0.3 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, memorabilia.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
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
United States Secretary of Labor, 1933-1945; lecturer at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell
University.
Names:
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965.
White, Frances.
Form and Genre Terms:
Correspondence.
Memorabilia.
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, Cornell
University Library.
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1978-1980 | |
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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.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1965 | |
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Includes newspaper clippings of obituaries and memorial service programs.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1960-1964 | |