National Consumers' League
Variant namesOrganization founded in 1899 to monitor the conditions under which goods were manufactured and distributed.
From the description of National Consumers' League records, 1882-1986 (bulk 1920-1950). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981678
The League was founded in 1898 to improve conditions for workers.
From the description of Records, 1912-1949 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006759
The National Consumers' League was founded in 1899 by the New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago Consumers' Leagues. Florence Kelley served as the first executive secretary (1899-1924). The League was concerned with bettering wages, hours and working conditions, especially those of women and children. It advocated child labor bans, minimum wage laws, and maximum hours for working women. A chief strategy of the organization was its "white list", a published listing of stores which followed fair labor practices; consumers were encouraged to patronize only these stores, and boycott others.
From the guide to the National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955., (Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library)
The National Consumers' League was founded in 1899 by the New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago Consumers' Leagues. Florence Kelly served as the first executive secretary (1899-1924). The League was concerned with bettering wages, hours and working conditions, especially those of women and children.
From the description of National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63540276
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| referencedIn | Miscellaneous Organizations Collection circa 1824-2000 | Sophia Smith Collection | |
| creatorOf | Florence Kelley papers, 1836-1932, 1881-1932 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Wellford, Roberta,. Papers of Roberta Wellford [manuscript], 1918-1946 (bulk 1923-1939). | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Bessie Hillman correspondence | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Sidney Hillman correspondence, 1911-1929, 1914-1929 (bulk). | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | American Association for Labor Legislation. Series 1, Subseries 2, part c. Correspondence (N-W), 1910-1915. [microform] | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931-1934. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Sophia Smith Collection. Miscellaneous organizations collection, 1824-2000 (ongoing). | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. [Pamphlets, etc.]. | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965. Papers, ca.1895-1965. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | McAllister, Dorothy Smith, 1899-1983. Dorothy Smith McAllister papers, ca. 1932-1967. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Felix Frankfurter papers | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Additional papers of John Graham Brooks, 1845-1938 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1898-1961, 1921-1961 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | La Follette family papers, 1781-1988 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers, 1893-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Consumers' League of Massachusetts. Records, 1891-1955 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Consumers' Research, Inc. Consumerism general files--consumer organizations, 1927-1980. | Rutgers University | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Clara Mortensen Beyer | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Kelley, Nicholas, 1885-1965. Nicholas Kelley papers, 1823-1967, bulk (1862-1967). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Thompson, Sanford E. (Sanford Eleazer), 1867-1949. Sanford E. Thompson series 5, subseries 3. miscellaneous Taylor files, 1892-1963, bulk 1892-1915. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Jacob Potofsky correspondence, 1930-1946, 1930-1940 (bulk). | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Beyer, Clara M. (Clara Mortenson). Additional papers, 1959-1979 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Edelman, John, 1893-1971. John Edelman papers, 1913-1971, (bulk 1940-1971). | Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs | |
| referencedIn | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America,. Essay collection, 1952-1976 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Peterson, Esther, 1906-1997. Papers: Series I-IV, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1998 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1915-1960 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of John Graham Brooks, 1805-1938 (bulk 1900-1938) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Alice Hamilton, 1909-1987 (inclusive), 1909-1965 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Keyserling, Mary (Dublin). Papers, 1924-1988 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Wiley, Anna Kelton, 1877-1964. Papers, 1893-1962 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. Records, 1912-1949 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Nathan, Maud, b. 1862. Papers, 1890-1956 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Block, Herbert, 1909- . Herb Block cartoon, 1977. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Archives Organization File, 1875-1986, pt.2. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Sikes, Madeleine Wallin, 1868-1955. Madeline Wallin Sikes papers, 1880-1950. | Chicago History Museum | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League. Records, 1922-1931. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | American Association for Labor Legislation. Records on Microfilm, 1905-1910 | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Newton Diehl Baker Papers, 1896-1962, (bulk 1916-1937) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Anna Kelton Wiley Papers, 1798-1964, (bulk 1925-1960) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Felix Frankfurter papers | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | La Follette family papers, 1781-1988 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Women's Joint Congressional Committee Records, 1920-1970, (bulk 1920-1953) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League Records, 1882-1986, (bulk 1920-1950) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Florence Kelley papers, 1836-1932, 1881-1932 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Nicholas Kelley papers, ca. 1845-1968, 1890-1968 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Lawrence Graham Brooks papers, 1897-1981 | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Essay collection of the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, 1952-1976 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1915-1960 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Alice Hamilton, 1909-1987 (inclusive), 1909-1965 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1924-1988 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of John Graham Brooks, 1805-1938 (bulk 1900-1938) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1905-2003 (inclusive), 1972-1997 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Roscoe Pound Papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Dorothy Smith McAllister papers, ca. 1932-1967 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1891-1955 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Dewson, Molly, 1874-1962. Papers, 1893-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1884-1998 (inclusive), 1929-1988 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Somerville and Howorth family papers, 1850-1974 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1890-1938 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1893-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | National Consumers' League files, 1904-1955. | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Sanford E. Thompson Papers, 1888-1949, bulk 1901-1935. | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America records, 1914-1980, 1920-1950 (bulk) | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert Watts Hudgens Papers, 1925-1973 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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