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Title: Frances Perkins Papers, 1932-1944

ID: 00/

Creator: Perkins, Frances

Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: This collection is arranged into a single series of documentation on general subjects.

The papers consist of materials relating to then-Governor Roosevelt's Conference on Unemployment, April 1932, drafts of speeches, press conferences, radio forums, published articles, a report prepared in December 1943 for President Roosevelt summarizing her first ten years as Secretary of Labor, and incoming and outgoing correspondence with Labor leaders discussing the National Defense Program, 1940-1943.

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Related Materials: Additional materials related to Frances Perkins can be found throughout the holdings of the FDR Library. This includes significant subject files related to Perkins herself, to the Labor Department, and to the labor movement in general. These materials reside in multiple distinct collections, including Franklin D. Roosevelt's Papers as New York State Governor, his Papers as President, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers. Significant collections of Frances Perkins Papers also exist at Columbia University and the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College. The General Records of the Department Labor comprise Record Group 174, housed by the National Archives primarily in College Park, MD.