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Guide to NARA Collection

Social Security Textual Records in NARA II

Detailed Inventory of Social Security Record Collections
Group 1: Records of the Committee on Economic Security (1934-1935)

Table 1: Committee on Economic Security - Staff Reports, 1934-35 (Staff Reference File) (3 flat boxes)
(X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 3)
RECORD GROUP	STACK AREA	ROW	COMPARTMENT	SHELF
47	130	B	22	7
Box 40: Mimeographs - Unemployment Box 41: Handwritten Notes and Charts
47	130	B	23	1
Box 42: Unemployment Charts

Table B20: RECORDS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SECURITY (77 Boxes)
This group of records is not set up in any well organized fashion, largely perhaps because the CES was established as only a temporary organization.23 Included in these materials are minutes of meetings of the CES and of its technical board, advisory council, and various subcommittees. The researcher can follow the evolution of the CES final report to the President through its several drafts. There is also a quantity of correspondence with officials of Government departments, Congressmen, non-government experts, organizations, and citizens. Many speeches given by Miss Perkins and other members of the CES in seeking support for the Economic Security Bill (ultimately, the Social Security Act) are also included. The various congressional bills and amendments are treated at length, with recommendations offered for and against their inclusion in the economic security measure. The alternative proposals, including the Townsend Plan, are dealt with in considerable detail. There is a large amount of material on the issues that applied to individual States, in the form of State bills, acts, reports and other data concerning unemployment compensation, old age assistance, and child welfare. There is also voluminous correspondence with State officials and others on these matters. In the miscellaneous category are found newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and press releases, as well as applications from individuals who sought jobs or information from the committee.
RECORD GROUP	STACK AREA	ROW	COMPARTMENT	SHELF
47	130	57	4	7
X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 1 Box 1: Organization / Technical Board Members of Committee on Economic Security Minutes of Meeting of Committee on Economic Security Members of Technical Board Reports of Technical Board Minutes of Meetings of Technical Board Minutes of Executive Committee of the Technical Board Reports and Minutes on Medical Care Reports and Minutes on Old Age Security Reports and Minutes on Unemployment Insurance List of Persons Present at Meeting of Advisory Council November 15-16, 1934 Box 2: Technical Board / Medical Advisory Cmts. American Hospital Association-Suggested Amendment to H.R. 4120 Committee on Child Welfare of the Medical Advisory Committee Dental Advisory Committee of the Medical Advisory Committee Hospital Advisory Board of the Medical Advisory Committee Medical Advisory Committee (General Correspondence) Medical Advisory Committee (Speeches, Minutes, Recommendations) Nursing Advisory Committee Public Health Advisory Committee Health Reports Reports and Minutes on Public Employment and Relief Witte Reports to the Committee on Economic Security Box 3: Speeches & Press Releases / President's Msgs. / Executive Orders Messages of President Roosevelt Speeches Box 4: National Conference / State Legislation Minutes State Legislation State Legislative Directors Summary of Replies of Governors to Questionnaire of Committee on Economic Security Committee on Social Security Report Box 5: Reports, Miscellaneous Report on Temporary Disability Insurance Report on Old Age and Survivors Insurance Report on Unemployment Compensation Report on Health Report on Program for Insurance against Illness Preliminary Report Final Report
47	130	57	5	1
Actual boxes on this shelf are 6-12
Box 6: Advisory Council Reports / Preliminary Reports Miscellaneous-Advisory Council Box 7 Final Report of Advisory Council Box 8 Reports to President Box 9: Amendments to Soc. Sec. Bill Clark Amendment Forster Amendment George Bill Horelick Amendment Lundeen Bill Russell Amendment House Joint Resolution House Resolutions House Reports (Miscellaneous) House Report (Social Security Bill) House and Senate Bills National Labor Relations-Railroad Bill-Guffey Coal Bill Senate Joint Resolutions Senate Reports and Documents Box 10: Senate Hearings / House Hearings Senate Hearings Box 11: Memoranda on Soc. Sec. Bill Box 12: Staff Correspondence - Abbatt to Green
47	130	57	5	2
X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 4
Correspondence, The more important are: Abbott, Grace M. Armstrong, Barbara N Cohen, Wilbur J. Crosby, G. Reginald Hopkins, Harry L. Leeds, Morris E. Libby, Violet K. Richter, Otto C. Williamson, William R. Witte, Edwin E. (10 folders in boxes 15 and 16) Box 13: Staff Correspondence - Greenblatt to Morrissy Box 14: Staff Correspondence - Murray to Schnapper Box 15: Staff Correspondence - Scharrenberg to Witte Box 16: Staff Correspondence - Witte, Edwin E. X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 3 Box 17: Staff Reports Miscellaneous - Andrew to Corcoran Andrews. John B. Armstrong, Barbara N. Barber. Jeanne C. Berman, Edward (2 folders) Brown, J. Douglas Burns, Eveline M. Business Advisory Council Bureau of the Census Clark, Jane P. Cheyney, Alice C. Cohen, Wilbur J. Commons, John R. Corcoran, Tom Box 18: Staff Reports Miscellaneous - Davis to Kiehel Davis, Michael M. Eliot, Thomas R. Equitable Life Assurance Society (2 folders) Friedman, Gladys R. Givens, Meredith B. (2 folders) Graham, Frank D. Halsey, Olga S. Harris, Joseph P. (3 folders) Herman, M. J. Jaros, Natalie F. Frank, Jerome Kiehel, Constance A. Box 19: Staff Reports Miscellaneous - Latimer to Mackey Latimer, Murray Libby, Violet K. (3 folders) Life Insurance (Edward Berman) Linton, M. Albert Mackey, James G.
47	130	57	5	3
Box 20: Staff Reports Miscellaneous - Murray to Ross Murray, Merrill G. Nathan, Robert R. Nordholm, Alex G. (2 folders) Myers, Robert J. Palmer, Gladys L. Patton, Maud B. Powell, Oscar S. Retailers Economic Security Plan Richter, Otto C. Ring, Martha D. Rittenhouse, Irma Rose, Matthew Box 21: Staff Reports Miscellaneous - Ross to Witte Ross, Emerson Sakmann, Marianne Schnapper, M. B. (2 folders) Shipman, George A. Stewart, Bryce M. Sydenstricker, Edgar Whiting, Benjamin Williamson, W. R. Winant, John G. Witte, Edwin E. Wilson, Stewart, and Dr. Franz Huber Miscellaneous Reports Box 22 Special Staff Reports A Brief Review of the Operations of the Public Works Administration-Harold B. Mistr A Permanent Program of Public Employment and Relief-Emerson Ross Administration of Unemployment Insurance Reserve Funds-Oscar S. Powell and Alan R. Sweezy An Analysis of the McGroarty Bill-Edwin E. Witte Brief in Defense of the Unemployment Compensation Provisions of Social Security-Joseph P. Harris Brief in Defense of Old-Age Benefits-Joseph P. Harris British Old-Age Pensions and Old-Age Insurance-Olga S. Halsey Comments on the Recommendations for Old-Age Security-Actuarial Committee Confused Ideas on the Pensions-Frank Honey (newspaper article) Definition of Seasonal Industries-Olga S. Halsey Employment Offices and Emergency Works Programs-Gladys L. Palmer Estimated Costs of Old-Age Pensions to the United States-Edwin E. Witte Explanations of the Old-Age Pensions Provisions in the Social Security Bill-Joseph P. Harris and Staff Factual Data Relating to the Townsend Plan-Edwin E. Witte I.L.O. Draft Conventions Compared with Committee Recommendations- Olga S. Halsey Industrial Pension Systems-Murray W. Latimer Investment of Reserve Funds-Ralph B. Harris Limitations and Value of Unemployment Insurance-Edwin E. Witte Box 23 Special Staff Reports (cont'd) Development, Cost, Coverage of Voluntary Unemployment Compensation in United States-Constance A. Kiehel Major Issues in Unemployment Compensation-Edwin E. E. Witte Old-Age Security Staff Report-Barbara N. Armstrong and Staff Postponement for a Year of the Beginning Date in Title IX-Edwin E. Witte Security for Children-Katherine F. Lenroot and Martha M. Eliot Security for Children (Summary of Recommendations)-Children's Bureau Significant Statement by Dr. Francis E. Townsend and Other Representatives of the Townsend Organization. Special Measures for Children's Security-Grace M. Abbott State Constitutional Limitation upon the Custody and Deposit of Public Funds-George A. Shipman Statement on Old-Age Insurance Provisions-Murray W. Latimer Suggested Definition of Suitable Employment Conditions for and Disqualifications from Benefit-Olga S. Halsey The Canadian Unemployment and Social Insurance Act-Wilbur J. Cohen Box 24 Special Staff Reports (cont'd) Some Popular Misconceptions Regarding Unemployment Insurance-Alex Holtzhoff Minutes of Meetings of Unemployment Insurance Experts Staff Report on Unemployment Insurance-Bryce M. Stewart and Staff-I and II The Biggest Mass Meeting Ever Held in the World-Edwin E. Witte The Dismissal Wage-Reginald Crosby The Functioning of the Government Annuity Act of Canada-Walter F. Eade The Major Occupational Characteristics of Unemployed in Three Pennsylvania Counties-Gladys L. Palmer The Stabilization of Employment and Unemployment Compensation-Constance A. Kiehel Theories with Regard to Unemployment Now or Formerly Held in England-Edwin E. Witte Unemployment Insurance in Foreign Countries-James H. Boyd Unemployment Insurance in Germany-Jeanne C. Barber Unemployment Insurance in Switzerland-Wilbur J. Cohen Unemployment Relief-Corrington T. Gill Use of Unemployment Insurance Reserves in Combating Deflation-Alan R. Sweezy Why the Townsend Plan is Impossible-Edwin E. Witte Youth and Economics and Social Security-Jacob Kepecs Box 25: Misc. Reports / Study on Unemployment Compensation in the United States Study, Development, Coverage and Costs of Unemployment Compensation in United States 1926-1929 and 1930-1933. (On Company Plans) Study, Development, Coverage and Costs of Unemployment Compensation in United States 1926-1929 and 1930-1933. (Wage and Employment Data) Study, Development, Coverage and Costs of Unemployment Compensation in United States 1926-1929 and 1930-1933. (Seasonal Index Data) Boxes 26 Staff Reference File--documents, publications, clippings, and bulletins arranged alphabetically by name or by subject, A-Z
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Box 27: Staff Reference File - D to F Box 28: Staff Reference File - G to K Box 29: Staff Reference File - Labor to Legislative Bulletin Box 30: Staff Reference File - Legislative Bulletin Box 31: Staff Reference File - Leg. Bulletin to News Box 32: Staff Reference File - Newspaper to North Dakota Box 33: Staff Reference File - O to T
47	130	57	5	5
Box 34 Staff Reference File-- U-Z X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 2 Box 35: Subject File - Applications / Health Studies Box 36: Subject File - Mailing Requests A to M Box 37: Subject File - Mailing Requests N to Z / Manuscripts/ Box 38: Subject File - National Income to Older Workers General National Income Speeches and Articles Old Age Old Age Pensions Old Age Pensions-Canada Old Age Retirement Insurance-Church Old Age Retirement Insurance-Federal Employees Old Age Retirement- Public and Private Old Age Retirement-State Employees Old Age Retirement-Teachers Old Age Retirement -Trade Unions Old Age Retirement-YMCA and YWCA Older Workers Box 39 Press Releases, Public Opinion, Chiropractic. Consists principally of letters, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent, A-Z (5 folders) Box 40 Public Opinion Correspondence, Health; consists principally of letters relating to health insurance, preventive medicine, and public health programs, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent, A-Z (9 folders)
47	130	57	5	6
Box 41: Subject File - Public Assistance to Social Security Public Works-Clippings Relief-Clippings, Reports, Statistics Retirement-Reports Social Insurance, Canada Social Insurance, Foreign Social Security-Acts, Bills, Board (2 folders) Box 42: Subject File - Statistical Data to Workmen's Compensation Statistical Data Statistics--Dependent Aged in Transient Alms houses Statistics-Mothers Aid Statistics-Maternity Care Textiles-Clippings in re Labor Agitation in Textile Industry Unemployment Compensation, Miscellaneous (3 folders)
47	130	57	5	7
X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 9 Box 43: Townsend Plan Townsend Plan Box 44: Pension Plans Miscellaneous Dean Plan Fraternal Order of Eagles (2 folders) Industrial Cooperative Association-Correspondence with the Committee on Economic Security, September 1934 Lehman Plan National Pension League Pope Plan-National Old-Age Pension Association Sansby Plan Swope Plan Box 45 Pension Plans, Miscellaneous X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 7 Box 46: Helen Greenblatt File - A to Bill-Clippings-General Advisory Councils Agriculture (4 folders) American Federation of Labor Bills, Clippings-General Business Carbon Copies Clippings Christian Science Monitor Box 47: Helen Greenblatt File - Business to C Conferences Conferences-Clippings Conferences-Speeches Child Welfare Conference Letters Correspondence Economic Security-General Frances Perkins Foreign Systems Health Labor Information Bulletin Legislative Bulletin Box 48: Helen Greenblatt File - Economic Security to Old Age Minutes, Advisory Council Old Age Organization President Roosevelt Radio Box 49: Helen Greenblatt File - P to Requests Relief Relief Notices Requests for Charts Requests for "Program" and "What Program Means to You" Speeches and Articles States
47	130	57	6	1
Box 50: Helen Greenblatt File - Requests to Women Townsend Plan-Mimeographed Statements Townsend Plan-Miscellaneous Townsend Plan-Clippings Unemployment Unemployment Insurance Witte, Edwin E. Women X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 6 Box 51: Helen Greenblatt File - Charts to Photos Women (Democratic) Charts Photos Box 52: Helen Greenblatt File - Mr. Schnapper's Correspondence to Requests Mailing Requests Schnapper's Correspondence Conference Declines Box 53: Helen Greenblatt File - Requests to Mrs. Libby's Correspondence Requests for Material Requests for Speech Pamphlets Requests for Final Reports Requests for Three Pamphlets on Separate Phases of Act Reports from States Requests (General) Mrs. Libby's Correspondence Press Releases X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 8 Box 54: General Correspondence - A (General) to Baxter Andrews, John B. Box 55: General Correspondence - Berle to D (General) Church Pension Fund Commons, John R. Congressmen Congressmen, Lists of Cummings, Homer S. Davis, Michael Disney, Wesley F. Doughton, Robert L. Box 56: General Correspondence - E (General) to Gover Eliot, Thomas H. Ellenbogen, Henry Epstein, Abraham Farley, James A. Feldman, Herman Frankfurter, Felix Gill, Corrington T. Glover, James W.
47	130	57	6	2
Box 57: General Correspondence - H (General) to Lundeen Haber, William Harrison, Pat Hoehier, Fred K. Hopf, Harry Hopkins, Harry L. LaFollette, Jr., Robert M. Leiserson, William M. Lenroot, Katherine F. Lewis, David J. Linton, M. Albert Lubin, Isador Box 58: General Correspondence - M (General) to Olephant Millis, H. A. Mowbray, A. L. Box 59: General Correspondence - P (General) to Ross Perkins, Frances Raushenbush, Paul Box 60: General Correspondence - S (General) to Z (General) Viner, Jacob Wallace, Henry A. Williams, Aubrey X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 5 Box 61 Matthew Rose's File: Unemployment Construction Industry Coverage-Summary Contributions-Duplicate Material Investment Control of Reserves Emergency Benefits Part-Time Unemployment General Statistics Miscellaneous Material Work Plans Report Plans Work Sheets and Memoranda to Witte on Coverage of 10 or More Total Coverage-Size of Firm Employment and Unemployment by States Unemployment Estimates-American Federation of Labor Unemployment Estimates-Douglas Unemployment Estimates-National Industrial Conference Board Gainful Workers New Jersey Employment Coverage (Index) Index A.S.O. Income Employment-Seasonal, Size of Firm, All Material, Age Excluded State Census of Unemployment Trade Union Unemployment Figures Box 62 Matthew Rose's File: Employment Emergency Employment Gainfully Occupied Miscellaneous Other Unemployment Material Pennsylvania Unemployment Work Sheets Employment Indexes B.L.S. Manufacturing Aggregates B.L.S. Non-Manufacturing Indexes B.L.S. Manufacturing Indexes Cities Fluctuations in Indexes Originals States Box 63 Matthew Rose's File: Statistical File Actuarial Guide to States Administration Company Plans-Unemployment Insurance Competition of Manufacturers with Other States Job Dovetailing, St. Paul-Female Job Dovetailing, St. Paul-Male Female Workers, Minneapolis Survey, Bulletins N.R.A. Committee Labor Statistics Eligibility, Duplicate Material
47	130	57	6	3
Box 64 Matthew Rose's File: Statistical File (cont'd) Workmen's Compensation Part-Time Employment British, Canadian and United States Railroad Data on Duration of Unemployment Industrial Statistics Old Tables for Final Reports New York Employment Index Seasonal Study Wage Earner Relief-Dayton Data Mr. Schnapper's Correspondence Size of Establishment, Wholesale Unemployment in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics-Size of Firm Distribution Box 65 Matthew Rose's File: Statistical File (cont'd) 1928 Statistics on Employment Tables, Special Study Coverage-Size of Firm-Employed Gainful Workers Coverage-Railroads Excluded Self-Employed and Non-Self-Employed Agricultural Statistics Indexes of Business Activity Part-Time Employment Income Appendix on Size of Firm Tables X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 10 (Copies of bills, acts, reports and other data relating to social welfare legislation, together with correspondence with State officials and other persons in the States. These are arranged alphabetically by State.) Box 66: State Legislation Proposed - Alabama to California Box 67: State Legislation Proposed - California to Florida Box 68: State Legislation Proposed - Georgia to Louisiana Box 69: State Legislation Proposed - Maine to Michigan Box 70: State Legislation Proposed - Minnesota to New Hampshire
47	130	57	6	4
Box 71: State Legislation Proposed - New Jersey to North Dakota Box 72: State Legislation Proposed - Ohio to Pennsylvania Box 73: State Legislation Proposed - Rhode Island to Washington Box 74: State Legislation Proposed - West Virginia to Wyoming Miscellaneous Box 75: State Laws - Alabama to Maryland Box 76: State Laws - Massachusetts to Ohio Box 77: State Laws - Oklahoma to Wyoming

Table B21: Committee on Economic Security (5 boxes)
(X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-PI 183, Entry 3)
RECORD GROUP	STACK AREA	ROW	COMPARTMENT	SHELF
47	130	57	5	6
Box 35: Staff Reports, 1934-35 Box 36: Staff Reports, 1934-35 Box 37: Staff Reports, 1934-35 Box 38: Staff Reports, 1934-35 Box 39: Staff Reports, 1934-35

Table B22: Working Papers of the Committee on Economic Security (3 boxes)
(X-REF. TO NARA FINDING AIDS: MLR-UD, Entry 1)
RECORD GROUP	STACK AREA	ROW	COMPARTMENT	SHELF
47	130	57	6	5
Box 1: Correspondence / Cmte. Minutes Box 2: Hearings / Congressional Bills / Publications / Reports of the Committee Box 3: Mimeographed Reports of the Committee / Press Releases / Memoranda


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