MINIMUM WAGE FILES, 1911-1972, bulk: 1932 - 1968
Dates
- 1911-1972
- Majority of material found within 1932 - 1968
Scope and Contents
Summary: Documentation of the League's study and advocacy of a minimum wage for workers.
Document types include correspondence, reports, minutes, press releases, notes, statements, conference materials, newspaper and journal clippings, court documents, and publications.
Documents League involvement in the creation of a state minimum wage. The earlier section contains information about the establishment of a minimum wage for women and minors in specific industries, such as laundries and restaurants. After the passage of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act, the League campaigned for a minimum wage for both men and women. Also includes documentation of several court cases challenging the constitutionality of the establishment of a minimum wage.
Of particular interest are the Cost of Living Survey (1937-1938), the Wage Survey (1943-1944, 1955), and the League's draft of the Minimum Wage Bill (1952-1953). Also of use are several histories of the minimum wage in New Jersey dated 1951.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
(6 cubic feet)
Conditions Governing Access
No Restrictions.
Arrangement
Arrangement: Grouped chronologically; oversize item filed separately.
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository