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Margaret Purdy Gibson photocopies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2367

Scope and content

Clippings concerning the activities of Mrs. Gibson, who conducted periodic inspections of fire escapes, sanitation facilities, and general working conditions in factories employing women and young people in a ten county area of central New York, with reference to the dismissal of another inspector, Mrs. Alexander Bremer, and to the policies of Chief Factory Inspector James Connolly. One folder includes a table of contents.

Dates

  • 1890-1891.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Factory inspector, Syracuse, New York.

Extent

.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English