Minimum wage
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on the minimum wage. Works on the minimum wage in a particular industry or occupation are entered under the heading Wages subdivided by the industry or occupation.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Division of Women and Children records, 1936-1958
Sub-Series — Folder 11 Survey of Hours, Wages and Other Conditions in Laundry and Dry Cleaning Occupations in Rhode Island, 1950 (1636-681)
Identifier: 2003-65
Abstract
The records are of the Division of Women and Children and document activities relating to the establishment of minimum wages for women and minors employed in certain trades and industries as stipulated by powers established in Chapter 2289 of the 1936 Public Laws of Rhode Island. The Division head also served as the Chair for the Mimimum Wage Board.
Dates:
1936-1958
Legislation in Rhode Island Regarding Child Labor and the Protection of Women in Industry to About the Year 1900, 1900
File — Folder 7-8 Legislation in Rhode Island Regarding Child Labor and the Protection of Women in Industry to About the Year 1900 (2 volumes)
Identifier: 1636-3012
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Records include meeting minutes and transcripts of various wage boards convened to study particular industries and wages, correspondence, reports, surveys, petitions, nomination forms, letters of appointment and a small amount of photographs held by the Division of Women and Children.
Dates:
1900
