Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Katharine Lenroot, 1965.
Creator: | Lenroot, Katharine F. 1891-1982 | Project: | Social security project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 173 leaves. Tape 3 reels. Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history. | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteGovernment official, social worker.
Scope and ContentsFamily background, childhood in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, 1912; Wisconsin Industrial Commission, 1913-14; United States Children's Bureau from 1915: studies on infant mortality and child labor, early Mother's Aid laws, development of Social Security Act, Bureau's relations with states and Congress; Reorganization Act, 1945; Bureau under Social Security Administration. Impressions of Emma Lundberg, Edwin Witte, Frances Perkins, Harry Hopkins, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1976.
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