George Martin collection on Frances Perkins
Collection
Identifier: MS-068
Collection Description
This collection contains the research notes, documents, and photocopies assembled by historian George Martin for his biography, Madam Secretary: Frances Perkins (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976).
Dates
- 1954 - 1979
Creator
- Martin, George Whitney (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
6 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Research notes, documents, and photocopies pertaining to the life and career of Frances Perkins.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged as found.
About Frances Perkins
Frances Perkins (1880-1965) was Franklin Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor for the duration of his presidency, serving as the first female member of the U.S. Cabinet. She was directly involved with crafting many of the most significant policies of the New Deal, including the Public Works Administration, the National Industrial Recovery Act, the Social Security Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Creator
- Martin, George Whitney (Collector, Person)
- Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the George Martin collection of Frances Perkins
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2020: Revised and migrated into ArchivesSpace by Rose Oliveira, Lear Center Staff, and Denise Bonilla, student assistant.
Repository Details
Part of the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository
Contact:
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2686
learcenter@conncoll.edu
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave
New London CT 06320 United States
860-439-2686
learcenter@conncoll.edu