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Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal: Later Years: Truman

Item Information

Frances Perkins with other delegates to the International Labor Organization

Dublin Core

Title

Frances Perkins with other delegates to the International Labor Organization

Subject

Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965
International Labour Organisation

Description

In 1945, Perkins listed as one of her accomplishments her role in helping the U.S. to enter “into full membership and participation in” the ILO, “now so important for future international cooperation in this field.” She attended the ILO conferences in 1935, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948 and 1952. She is shown here with a Mr. Van Haustein of Germany and a Mr. John of Sweden.

Date

1952?

Language

eng

Coverage

Geneva

Additional Item Metadata

Provenance

Gift of Susan Perkins Coggeshall, 1973

MODS

Key Date

1952

Type of Date

qu

Place of Origin

Geneva, Switzerland?

Form/Genre

photographs

Repository Name

nnc-rb

Shelf Location

Box 150A, Smaller oblong envelope

Language of Cataloging

eng

Digital Origin

rd

Collection

Frances Perkins Papers

Citation

“Frances Perkins with other delegates to the International Labor Organization,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed May 7, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/perkins/item/321.

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