New York State Factory Investigating Commission Press Clippings Concerning Commission Activities

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New York State Factory Investigating Commission Press Clippings Concerning Commission Activities

Held by the New York State Archives

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives

New York State Education Department

Cultural Education Center

Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

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 investigation of factory and store health and safety conditions, wages, and cost of living; and descriptions of actual conditions in factories and stores relating to dangerous working conditions, poor wages, and child labor.

Creator:

New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission.

Title:

Press clippings concerning Commission activities

Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1911, 1913-1914

Series Number:

A3023

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

These clippings are from news and trade publications. They concern: scheduled hearings; hearings held in Schenectady, Troy, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, often quoting or summarizing testimony given at the hearings; witnesses testifying at the hearings; descriptions of the commission's investigation of factory and store health and safety conditions, wages, and cost of living; and descriptions of actual conditions in factories and stores relating to danger from unguarded machinery, inadequate fire escapes and fire prevention, inadequate sanitation, ventilation, and lighting, low wages, child labor, and night work.