Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Organizational History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1904 | National Child Labor Committee organized at a mass meeting at Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. |
| 1907 | Organization chartered by act of Congress |
| 1908 | Hired photographer Lewis Wickes Hine to document child labor conditions |
| 1912 | Establishment of a Children's Bureau in U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Labor |
| 1910-1920 | Published and disseminated the photographs of Lewis Hine in support of state and federal legislation to ban most forms of child labor and promote compulsory education in all states |
| 1938 | Passage by Congress of the Fair Labor Standards Act |
| 1964 | Passage by Congress of the Manpower Development and Training Act, the Economic Opportunity Act, and the Vocational Education Act |
| 1975 | Published “Rite of Passage: Youth's Transition from School to Work,” relating to youth work issues, and “Promises to Keep,” on the education of migrant children and outreach to their parents and families |
| 1979 | Contributed to the founding of the National Youth Employment Coalition |
| 1985 | Initiated the Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth |
| 1991 | Created the KAPOW program partnering elementary schools with businesses to teach young children about work |