| Inclusive Dates |
1882-2003 |
| Bulk Dates |
1920-1990 |
| ID No. |
MSS34215 |
| Creator |
National Consumers' League |
| Extent |
119,800 items |
| Extent |
288 containers plus 4 oversize |
| Extent |
116.4 linear feet |
| Extent |
127 microfilm reels |
| Extent |
130 digital files (1.35 MB) |
| Language |
Collection material in English, with some Spanish |
| Location |
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink |
Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011241 |
| LCCN Permalink |
LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80034215 |
| Summary |
Organization founded in 1899 to monitor the conditions under which goods were manufactured and distributed. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, speeches, project and program files, legal files, scrapbooks, printed material, and other records relating to the league's efforts toward reform in public health, consumer protection, public welfare, and fair labor standards. |
| Online Content |
Selected documents from the National Consumers' League Records are available on the Library of Congress website at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011241.001. |