| Title: |
Reminiscences of Esther Peterson
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A153
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family background; Brigham Young University, 1927, Teachers College, 1930; Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry; development of political philosophy; organizing teachers' and garment workers' unions; federal legislative representation of unions, 1940s-60s; special assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs, Assistant Secretary of Labor, 1961-69; Truth in Packaging issue.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 321 leaves, Tape: 3 reels and 5 cassettes, Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1986. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part VI, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1983 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Peterson, Esther, 1906-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1906
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| Speaker occupation: |
Consumer adviser; Government executive
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| Age at speaking: |
77
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| Document date: |
1983
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| Interviewer: |
Bruns, Scott; Edwin, Ed
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Department of Labor
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Government executives--United States; Labor laws and legislation; Labor unions; North America; Oral history; U.S. Department of Labor; United States; United States--Politics and government--1945-; Women in politics
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Consumer affairs directors; Consumer protection; Peterson, Esther, 1906-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0017417-12860
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