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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
Abstract:
Factory Investigation Commission staff recorded their assignments to conduct factory surveys on these appointment cards. The cards contain information on: the firm visited; owner's name, date of scheduled visit; and the field agent assigned to do the research..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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These work reports document the daily activities of Commission employees. Field and office staff work cards list: factory field visits; the type of work; and relevant staff expenses..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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The clippings in this series are from news and trade publications, and deal with activities of the Factory Investigating Commission. They concern: scheduled hearings; hearings held in Schenectady, Troy, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo; witnesses testifying at the hearings; descriptions of the commission's .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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Series:
A3029
Dates:
1911-1912
Abstract:
These glass plate negatives and prints depict views of conditions inside factories, usually showing workers in chemical, food, glass, clothing, and other industries. The images show inadequate ventilation or exhaust systems; dirt and animals contacting food products; unguarded machinery; overcrowding .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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The General Wage Investigation data cards provide background information for reports and recommendations on wage legislation. The 70,000 cards compiled by field agents detail information about the wages and personal history of employees in four industries: department stores, shirt and collar factories, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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Statistical tables based on data collected by field agents about factory employees from establishments studied 1912-1914. The tables provide statistics about factory workers such as: wages; age; sex; time worked; years worked; immigration status; occupation; and housing. The series contains background .........
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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Series:
A3010
Dates:
circa 1913-1914
Abstract:
This series contains rough notes and lists providing agents of the Factory Investigating Commission with information on the recording and coding of business establishments and occupations..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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The cost of living report, draft and background notes were used to study the laboring class in New York City. This series outlines cost of living for single women and men, families, their living conditions and statistics on their earnings and expenditures. The series also contains notes from interviews .........
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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Letters, memoranda, and telegrams of the Factory Investigation Commission regarding the administrative activities, plans for and methodology of investigations, and proposed solutions. Correspondents include government agencies, businessmen and organizations, employee and civic groups, and subject .........
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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These data cards and other records document a study on "Dependence and Wages". The series provides information about the relationship between wages and dependence on charity. Records were compiled about causes of destitution, wages by occupation, family size, weekly income, and housing for a report .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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Series:
A3032
Dates:
1913-1914
Abstract:
This series of charts, graphs, and tables was prepared for publication in the Factory Investigation Commission's reports. These records provide statistics and trends in wages, hours, and employment practices in industries studied by the Commission such as the mercantile, shirt, paper box, confectionery, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Series:
A3024
Dates:
1914
Abstract:
This series consists of a brief submitted the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department by the Factory Investigating Commission in the case of People of the State of New York v. Jacob Balofsky. The commission's brief argued against Balofsky's appeal of his conviction of violating Section 104 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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This series contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of staff meetings, staff reports, questionnaires and responses, research notes and rough statistical tables, and draft copies of forms relating to the Wage Investigation. Many of the files document wages and working conditions in the different .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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Series:
A3014
Dates:
1912-1913
Abstract:
Field agents of the Factory Investigation Commission prepared financial analysis reports for the Wage Investigation 1912-1913. These reports were compiled from interviews and factory records to determine ability to increase wages. The reports contain gross revenue; manufacturing costs; selling expenses; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.
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Series:
A3020
Dates:
1914
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence between field agents in Upstate New York and staff in the main office in New York City. The correspondence concerns data cards; instructions to agents; factories and stores under investigation; salaries, and supplies to study Upstate during the Wage Investigation. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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