New York State Factory Investigating Commission Research Files on Contract Prison Labor A3025

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

These letters, reports, articles, notes, and government documents provide information about the prison contract labor system for the manufacture of shoes and shirts in other states and countries. The series includes correspondence comparing prison labor to free labor in the shoe industry; questionnaires recording productivity and convicts' earnings; and legislation, hearings, and reports for and against contract prison labor.

Creator:

New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission

Title:

Factory Investigating Commission research files on contract prison labor

Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

Quantity:

1 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:

1900-1914

Series Number:

A3025

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