Research


Scope and Content Note

15381-97: This accretion consists of newspaper clippings collected for Commissioner of Labor James M. Lynch. The clippings date from March 20 through July 10, 1914. Subjects include fire safety in factories; worker safety; enforcement of labor laws; labor legislation; child labor; and limitations of hours of labor.

15381-08: This accretion consists of Dr. Isador Lubin's subject files as Industrial Commissioner during Governor W. Averell Harriman's administration (1955-1958). These files include appointments, Governor Harriman's speech material, meeting agendas, industrial code rules, committee hearings records, unemployment insurance legislation, and speeches and reports of the Subcommittee to the Joint Committee on Economic Report of the U.S. Congress.