Factory Investigation Commission staff recorded their assignments to conduct factory surveys on these appointment cards. The cards contain information on: the firm visited; owner's name, date of scheduled visit; and the field agent assigned to do the research.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Charts, graphs, and tables prepared for publication in the Commission's reports
Series Number
A3032
Summary
This series of charts, graphs, and tables was prepared for publication in the Factory Investigation Commission's reports. These records provide statistics and trends in wages, hours, and employment practices in industries studied by the Commission such as the mercantile, shirt, paper box, confectionery, and millinery industries.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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The clippings in this series are from news and trade publications, and deal with activities of the Factory Investigating Commission. They concern: scheduled hearings; hearings held in Schenectady, Troy, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo; witnesses testifying at the hearings; descriptions of the commission's investigation of factory and store health and safety conditions, wages, and cost of living; and descriptions of actual conditions in factories and stores relating to dangerous working conditions, poor wages, and child labor.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Statistical tables compiled for report on wage investigation
Series Number
A3009
Summary
Statistical tables based on data collected by field agents about factory employees from establishments studied 1912-1914. The tables provide statistics about factory workers such as: wages; age; sex; time worked; years worked; immigration status; occupation; and housing. The series contains background information about how the information was gathered to create the tables.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Lists of businesses, occupations, and code numbers used in the Wage Investigation
Series Number
A3010
Summary
This series contains rough notes and lists providing agents of the Factory Investigating Commission with information on the recording and coding of business establishments and occupations.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Legislation of 1886 established regulations for employment of women and children in factories and directed the governor to appoint a factory inspector and assistant factory inspector to enforce the regulations and prosecute violators. This series contains letters from persons requesting appointment as factory inspector, and letters recommending or objecting to the appointment of individuals to that position.
Creator
New York (State). Governor (1885-1892 : Hill)
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Factory Investigating Commission cost of living report, draft and background notes
Series Number
A3016
Summary
The cost of living report, draft and background notes were used to study the laboring class in New York City. This series contains data on cost of living for single women and men; cost of living for families; workers' living conditions; and workers' earnings and expenditures. The series also contains notes from interviews with workers used as background material for the report. The notes provide information on cost of living, living arrangements, and wages of individuals.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Factory Investigating Commission establishment financial analysis reports for the Wage Investigation
Series Number
A3014
Summary
Field agents of the Factory Investigation Commission prepared financial analysis reports for the Wage Investigation 1912-1913. These reports were compiled from interviews and factory records to determine ability to increase wages. The reports contain gross revenue; manufacturing costs; selling expenses; net profit; net sales; miscellaneous earnings (e.g. interest income); labor costs; and office expenses.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Factory Investigating Commission General Wage Investigation data cards
Series Number
A3000
Summary
The General Wage Investigation data cards provide background information for reports and recommendations on wage legislation. The 70,000 cards compiled by field agents detail information about the wages and personal history of employees in four industries: department stores, shirt and collar factories, paper box factories, and confectionery factories.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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This series contains letters, memorandums, and telegrams of the Factory Investigation Commission regarding administrative activities, plans for and methodology of investigations, and proposed solutions. Correspondents include government agencies; businessmen and organizations; employee and civic groups; and subject experts.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Factory Investigating Commission staff daily work reports
Series Number
A3008
Summary
These work reports document the daily activities of Factory Investigating Commission employees. Field and office staff work cards list factory field visits; the type of work; and relevant staff expenses.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Correspondence concerning the field investigation in Upstate New York
Series Number
A3020
Summary
This series contains correspondence between field agents in Upstate New York and staff in the main office in New York City. The correspondence concerns data cards; instructions to agents; factories and stores under investigation; salaries, and supplies to study Upstate during the Wage Investigation. There is also correspondence between the Commission and establishments and businessmen concerning plans to investigate the establishments, and upcoming public hearings on wages.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Notes and tables for a study on "Dependence and Wages"
Series Number
A3030
Summary
These data cards and other records document a study on "Dependence and Wages". The series provides information about the relationship between wages and dependence on charity. Records were compiled about causes of destitution, wages by occupation, family size, weekly income, and housing for a report that was never published.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Factory Investigating Commission proofs of brief supporting the conviction of Jacob Balofsky
Series Number
A3024
Summary
This series consists of a brief submitted the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department by the Factory Investigating Commission in the case of People of the State of New York v. Jacob Balofsky. The commission's brief argued against Balofsky's appeal of his conviction of violating Section 104 of the Labor Law for contracting with a woman to finish coats in a tenement residence.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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Glass plate negatives and photographic prints of factory and housing conditions
Series Number
A3029
Summary
These glass plate negatives and prints depict views of conditions inside factories, usually showing workers in chemical, food, glass, clothing, and other industries. The images show inadequate ventilation or exhaust systems; dirt and animals contacting food products; unguarded machinery; overcrowding of machinery and narrow or obstructed aisles; young children working; excessive heat and humidity; inadequate lighting; inadequate sanitation and other unhealthy conditions; and structural deficiencies in buildings and other physical dangers. Also included are views of workers' homes.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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This series contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of staff meetings, staff reports, questionnaires and responses, research notes and rough statistical tables, and draft copies of forms relating to the Wage Investigation. Many of the files document wages and working conditions in the different industries under investigation.
Creator
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
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