| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Consumers League of Ohio Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Consumers League of Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1925-1994 | | | | Abstract: | The Consumers League of Ohio was founded in 1900 as part of a social justice movement of the late nineteenth century which resulted in the formation of many consumer leagues. The Consumer's League of Ohio, founded only one year after the National Consumers League, began in April 1900. Bell Sherwin (daughter of one of the men who founded the Sherwin-Williams company) helped set the Ohio league in motion and served as the first president of the organization. The Consumers League of Ohio was initially run out of the Goodrich House and dedicated its efforts to the improvement of working conditions for women and children employed in factories and retail establishments. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, brochures, by-laws, charts, constitutions, correspondence, court documents, financial information, flyers, forms, journal articles, legislation, lists, magazine articles, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, press releases, programs, questionnaires, reports, resolutions, speeches, statements, and testimony. | | | | Call #: | MS 5129 | | | | Extent: | 22.00 linear feet (22 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Consumers League of Ohio | Consumers' leagues -- Ohio | Consumer movements -- Ohio | Consumer protection -- Ohio | Pressure groups -- Ohio | Labor laws and legislation -- Ohio | Labor -- Ohio | Working class women -- Ohio | Work environment -- Ohio | Wages -- Ohio | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio | Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio | Child labor -- Law and legislation -- Ohio
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Consumers League of Ohio Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Consumers League of Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1899-1995 | | | | Abstract: | The Consumers League of Ohio was founded in 1900 as part of a social justice movement of the late nineteenth century which resulted in the formation of many consumer leagues. The Consumer's League of Ohio, founded only one year after the National Consumers League, began in April 1900. Bell Sherwin (daughter of one of the men who founded the Sherwin-Williams company) helped set the Ohio league in motion and served as the first president of the organization. The Consumers League of Ohio was initially run out of the Goodrich House and dedicated its efforts to the improvement of working conditions for women and children employed in factories and retail establishments. See finding aid for complete historical note. The collection consists of administrative documents, board lists, bulletins, correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 4933 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Consumers League of Ohio | Consumers' leagues -- Ohio | Consumer protection -- Ohio | Pressure groups -- Ohio | Labor laws and legislation -- Ohio | Labor -- Ohio | Working class women -- Ohio | Work environment -- Ohio | Wages -- Ohio | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio | Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio | Child labor -- Law and legislation -- Ohio
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