COLLECTIONS OF CORRESPONDENCE AND MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENTS

NAME OF COLLECTION: Abraham EPSTEIN Papers

SOURCE: Gift of Mrs, Abraham Epgtein, 1950

SUBJECT: Social Security; Old Age Pensions

DATES COVERED: 191fi -_ iq92 NUMBER OF ITEMS: ca> 50,000

STATUS: (check appropriate description) Cataloged: x Listed: j Arranged: x Not organized:

CONDITION: (give number of vols., boxes, or shelves)

Bound: Boxed: 86 Stored:^OQe

LOCATION: (Library) R4re Btf8f and Manuscript CALL-NUMBER Mfi n

RESTRICTIONS ON USE None

DESCRIPTION: Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, minutes, lists, reports, financial records and printed materials of Abraham Epstein, 1892-1942, Research Director, Pennsylvania Commission on Old Age Pensions, 1918-1921 and 1923-1927; Executive Secretary, American Association for Social Security, 1927-1942. The personal and business papers of Abraham Epstein relating to his fight on behalf of Social Security and old age pensions.

There is related materials at the University of Michigan Institute of Gerontology and at Cornell University.

For list of collection see following pages.

1950 rev. 4/87 Brc

D3(178)M Epstein Papers -

ABRAHAM EPSTEIN PAPERS — INDEX

Box 1: Acjpis, Jane—Correspondence (Oct. 1929-) Advisory Commission to the Council of Nationals Defense— Reports, etc. (July 1940-Jan. 1941) '! Alabama—Correspondence (-June 1938) Amalgamated Banjc of Now York—Correspondence (-Jan. 1932) American Child, pub.d by the NATIONAL CHILD LABOR COM., N.Y. CITY (Nov. 1931-April 1941) Amn. Assn. for Economic Freedom, Wash., D.C.—Correspondence, declaration, etc. (Oct. 1937-Feb; 1938)

Box Z-. Amn. Assn. for Social Security—Appeals for money—Correspondence (-Nov. 1942) —Appeals foundations—Correspondence, etc. (Jan. 1932-Oct. 1935) —Bill—"A State Old Age Assistance Bill" —Commended in correspondence (-April 1941) —Comments on work & N.Y. old age pension bills (-) —Constitution—Correspondence —Suggested draft —Cooperative struggle for existance—Corres., announcement, etc. (Dec. 1941-Sept. 1942) x —Luce's Press Clipping Bureau—Correspondence (June 1931-June 1943) —Nice letters responding to appeals, etc. (Oct.-Nov. 1941) —Organization—Beginning—Correspondence, minutes, etc. (Jan.-Dec. 1927)

Box 3: — Press release (Jan. 1937-Nov. 1938) (Feb. 1939-Oct. 1940) —Publicity—Correspondence (April 1941-Jan. 1942) —Requests for informations 1 (May-Dec. 1928) 2 (Jan.-Feb. 1929) 3 (March-April 1929) 4 (May-Oct. 1929) 5 (Aug.-Oct. 1929)

Box 4: A.A.S.S, Advisory Council—Correspondence (Oct. 1927-Nov. 1933} Advisory Com. on Social Insurance—Corres., lists, etc. 1 () 2 (-Dec. 1940) Board of Directors—Invitations to meetings (Jan. 1937-Dec. 1938) (Jan. 19393Nov. 1940) —Minutes (Oct. 1935-Dec. 1940)

Box 5: Executive Com. meetings—Corres., minutes, etc. 1 (Sept. 1929-Dec. 1930) 2 (Jan. 1931-April .1932) —Minutes, agenda, etc. (-) Social security (monthly)—Free mailing lists 1 (-N^v. 1936) 2 (Feb. 1937-Nov. 1941)

Box 6: Amn. Council on Public Affairs. Schnapper, Morris B. —Correspondence, pamphlets, etc. (Dec. 1937-Nov. 1941) Epstein Papers -

Amn. Federation of Labor—Corres., draft, etc. (Nov. 1929-Sept. 1942) .-Maurer, Janes H. —Corres. (Feb. 1927) . Pres. Green, William—Corres., bills, etc. (Aug. 1931-March 1936) American Murcury—Correspondence (Nov. 1930-Feb. 1932) American various assns.—National conferences—Program (May-Dec. 1933) Appeal for charity—Clippings, pamphlets,etc. (Dec. 1924-Feb. 1929)

Box 7: Argentina—Pensions, correspondence, etc. (1921-) Arizona—Correspondence (3ep^# 1930-July 1933) —Correspondence (Feb. 1929-Feb. 1940) Associated Silk Workers. Matthews, Joseph E. —Corres. (Jan.1930-Feb.1932) Assns. of social work, workers, consumers, universities, churches,etc. —Correspondence lists, etc. (Sept,1928-April 1941) Austria—Acts, etc. (Dec.l906-Dezenber 1924) Australia—Pamphlet3, regulation, table, forms, corres. (1908-Dec.l926)

Box 8: Bardwell, Francis, Bur. of Old Age Assistance, Mass.— Correspondence (April 1931-April 1942) Barkin, Solomon—Correspondence (May-July 1933) Battle, George G. —Correspondence (-) Belgium—Bui., pamphlet (1925) Billikopf, Dr. Jacob—Correspondence(Jan.1928-1930/1931-Jan.1942) ' Bills 1931—Drafts—Arkansas, Conn., Mich., Ohio ^Blossom, Frederick A. —Correspondence, etc. (Jan.l932-March 1942) 3racton-, Jack-. - The truth about weekly industrial insurance \ (magazine), , 111. —Correspondence (June 1933-April 1937) Brazil—Decret No. 4,682 (Janvier 1923) Broadcasting—WNYC (Feb. 1938) Brookwood, Inc., A School for^Progressive Labor Education —Correspondence, etc. (0ct.l927-March 1936) Bulgaria—Regulations, etc. (March 1906-) Burlingham, C. C#, N.Y.City—Correspondence, etc. (-Nov.l939)

Box 9: Caldwell, Helen E ,Irving, N.J.—Corres. (Aug.1928-Jan.1930) California—Correspondence (Feb.1939-Feb.1942) Calif. Social Welfare Dept.—Corres. (Jan.1929-Dec.1938) Canada—Correspondence (Dec.1929-Jan.1942) Canada. Dept. of Labour. Government Annuities Branch— Rept., corres., etc. (March 1936-April 1938) Can. Toronto. Cohen, J.L. —Corres. (-Nov.l928) Cartoons, drawings, etc.—Old age pensions (Feb.l932-) Chamberlin, Joseph P . Columbia University—Corres. (1928-1936) Chile—Articles (1924) Christian Social Justice Fund. Gilman, Elizabeth—Corres. (Jan. '28-Dec. '31) '; (Jan.'32-Julyf33)j

Box 10: Christmas appeal—Clippings, etc. (Dec.1930) \ Clark, Prof. Jane,,Perry. The rise of a new federalism—Corres. ( (July 1937-June 1938) ] Cochran, Edwin Paul—Correspondence (Sept. 1939-Jan. 1941) j Cogswell, Edmund S Extent of old age dependency (NOv.-Dec. 1926) I Cohen, Wilbur H. *Colorado—Correspondence (March 1938-Aug.l940) | See: S.S.B. Colo. Denvor—Com. & general corres. (-Sept.l938) * Columbia University. Seager, Henry R —Corres. (Feb. 1930) Conneticut—Correspondence, etc. (Feb#1934-June 1940<) Conn. Commission on Old Age Pensions. Meeker, Royal—Corres. (June 1931-Aug.l934) Epstein Papers -

Conn. Cora, for Old Age Security—Corres., etc. (-0ct.l935) —Minutes (Feb. 1936-Jan. 1935) Conn. Federation of Labor. Egan, John J.—Corres. (March130-Sept.'4: C 7,echoslovakia—Regulations (Dec. 1921)

Box 11: Delaware—Correspondence, etc.(Feb.1929- Sept.1936) Denmark—Notifications (June 1922-Feb.l925) Devine, Dr. Edward T —Corres. (Jan.l932-May 1937) Dies Com.—Amer. Youth Cong, rebuffed by Epstein, A.—Corres.(Oct.-Dec.' Dill-Connery bill 1932&1934—Corres. (Feb.T32-May«34) in 4 folders. Douglas, Prof. Paul H.,Univ. of Chicago—Corres. (Jan. '29-Jan. '42) du?ont, Alfred I., Wilmington, Del.—Corres. (Oct.f30-June '36)

Box 12: The Eagle magazine (Sept.1922 & Dec. 1923) —Corres., clippings, etc. (July '33-Sept.'37) Eagles, Fraternal Order of —Bulletins, corres., etc. (April f22-Nov.T Elias, Harry L. ^-Corres. (Feb. 1931-Aug. 1933) Emergency Work Bureau—Corres., payroll sheets, etc. (Dec.'30-Oct.'55)

Box 13: Epstein, A. —Articles (Sept. 1923-?) in 4 folders. —Corres. (-1939) in 6 folders. —Biographical mater-Lais far pv / c . Box 14: ^ —Biography & comment by Leonard, Oscar (Feb. 1938) n, c . " —Helping for immigration visa—Guigui, Albert—Corres. ?nnrwn * '• (Feb -April 1942) 100th Anniversary -Wadler, Arnold -Rager, Dr. Fritz-Carres., of pstein 8 birth. (Sept.-40-Dec. Ml) etc! (April '38-Nov. Ml) correspondence & —Personal corres. (Feb. 1927-June 1932) in 2 folders. - printed materials, 1992) __RadiQ talks..Corres> {0ot# 1936.De0. 1940) —Research—Cards, clippings. —Speeches & lecture series—Perry & Wise, Inc. — Corres., lists, news releases, etc. (Nov.f37-June '38) —Syllabi for (Comparative) Social Security courses (1941-1942) Box 15: —Speaking engagements—Corres., etc. (Oct. f33-Dec.'37) in 6 folders.

Box 16: —Speaking engagements—Corres., etc. (Jan. f38-May '39) in 2 folders. —Western lecture tours, 1936 & 1937, in 5 folders.

Box 17: The Challenge of the agedy-Corres., etc. ('28-Sept.'42) in 4 folders. Insecurity: a challenge to America (1936-July 1942 ) in 4 folders.

Box 18: The Insurance racket, ancarticle (1930-1934) in 5 folders. N.Y.U. term papers by his students(June 1940-Jan. 1942) in 4 folders.

Box 19: Epstein, Mrs. Abraham—Corres. (Dec. 1937-May 1938) . Epstein, the Abraham Testimonaial Com. —Financial statements, appeals, etc. (Jan. 1942-Feb. 1943)

Evening sun, Baltimore. Fitzgerald, Stephen E. —Corres. (Jan. f37-0cfc»»4i Epstein Papers -

Federated Press—Releases on old age pensions, labor movement, etc. (-June 1934) Florida—Correspondence (Feb. 1928-Oct. 1939) Flynn, John T. —Correspondence against Epstein's militancy, statements about several statesa& assns., etc. (Feb.'38-May f40) Foreign correspondence (Jan. 1930-June 1941) in 4 folders.

Box 20: Foundations. The Thrift & Security Foundation. Fell, Herbert N. —Correspondence (Aug. 1937-Oct. 1937) Foundations, Philanthropic—Pamphlets, repts., clippings, & corres. (1930-^ay 1942) France—Act (July 1909), rapports, bul. (1923-Sept. 1925) —Pamphlets, etc. (1900-Mars 1925) in 2 folders. France, Clemens J. —Correspondence (March 1941-April 1943) Fir industry—Charity chest—Correspondencec etc. (<-Jan. 1940)

Box 21: Gage, Margaret—Correspondence (Feb. 1935-June 1943) Gale, Zona's story Lights out (1932-1934) General Welfare Act—Correspondence, etc. (Sept. 1937-Jan. 1940) —Correspondence (Feb. 1929-April 1940) Germany—Pamphlet & correspondence (Juli-Sept. 1921) Gilbert, Mart & E. Albert, Philadelphia, Pa. —Corres. (Feb. 1936-May 1937) Glassberg, Benjamin, Federated Jewish Charities, etc. ( —Correspondence (Jan. 1928-Jan. 1935)

Box 22: Gt. Brit. —Bibl., etc. (1925, etc. ) —Industrial welfare in Eng.—Pamphlets, magazines (1899-1925) —Bournville—Pamphlets, etc. (May »06-Sept.»25) ' T~Pamphlets, rept., & corres. (1908-) Greece—Acts, decrees, etc. (1924-1925)

Box 23: Haber, Prof. William, Mich.—Correspondence (Dec. 1935-Feb. 1942) Harmon, William E.—Corres. & a plan for old age & investment protection (May-June 1927) Hawaii—Correspondence (March 1937-April 1939) Hitler, Adolf—Public speeches—Extracts (10 Feb. 1933-1 Sept. 1939) Hogue, Dr. Richard W.—Correspondence (June 1934-Jan. 1941) in 2 folders. Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews, N.Y.City—Corres., suggested program (Feb. 1932-1939) Hurst, Fennie—Correspondence (Feb. 1934-Nov. 1935) Hyde, Albert Alexander, Wichita, Kan.—Corres. etc. (Jan.'29-Feb.»35)

Box 24: Iceland—Act, the General Old Age Pension (9 July 1909) Idaho—Correspondence, etc. (Feb. 1929-May 1938) —Correspondence (-Nov. 1941) 111. The British Old People's Home(under the auspices of the Daughters of the British Empire in4the Middle Western States). Adams, Pres. Julie Cooke—Corres. etc. (Jan. 1934-^ay 1937) 111. The Amer. Legislators1 Assn.—Corres. (March 1931-June 1935) 111. Chicago—Correspondence, etc. (Feb. 1934-Oct. 1941) in 2 folders. III. Commission on Old Age Pensions—Corres. (Jan. 1932- Dec. 1932) 111. Com. for Old Age Security—Lists, corres. (March 1933) Imberman, A. Ay-Corres. (Sept. 1937-Jan. 1942) India. The Indian witness v.LVI no.42 (20 Oct. 1926)

Box 25: ^rtdUna—Correspondence (Jan. 1930-Feb. 1942) Epstein Papers -

Insurance—Insurance Law Rivision—Draft, corres. (Jan. 1939-June 1941) _. —Pamphlets, articles, etc. (1929-Dec. 1937) —Works, articles, corres., etc. (Dec. 1937-Nov. 1838) Industial Life Insurance—Works';, corres., pamphlets, etc. (f3c) Insurance companies—Forms, rates, etc. (Jan & Oct. 1925, etc.)

Box 26: International Labor Office—Corres. (Nov. 1925-Sept. 1926) InterAationsl Labor Organization—Corres., Monthly summary (Aprill32-rec.'41 . Magnusson, Leifur—Correspondence (Feb. 1929-May 1939) Inter-professional Assn.—Corres., bill draft, call (Aug.»34-April'36) Iowa—Correspondence (Jan. 1929-June 1941) in 2 folders. Isaacs, Stanley M. , friend of the slum-dwellers— Corres., memorundun, organizations, etc. (Sept. 1932-Sept. 1941) Italy—Regulations (guigno 1924-aprile 1925)

Box 27: Japan—Correspondence, acts (Oct.-Nov. 1926) Joint Com. on Unemployment ( & Taxation )—Corres., etc. (Oct.f31-Junef34) Joint Com. to Sponsor the Automobile Accident Compensation Plan— Articles, correspondence, etc. (March 1937-June 1938) Kane.,...Francis Fisher, Attorney at Law, Philadelphia—Corres. (Jan. 1933-Feb. 1936) Kansas—Correspondence (Jan. 1930-Nov. 1940) in 2 folders. ' Kelley, Nicholas, Treasurer of A. A. S. S. —Corres. (-Dec* 1941) Kentuckey—Correspondence (-April 1937)

Box 28: Labor, etc.—Newspapers, etc. (Jan. 1925-Oct. 1928) Lansburgh, Dr. Richard H., Univ. of Pa.—Corres. (-) Larkin, Oliver W.—Correspondence (June-) Leach, Agnes Brown—Correspondence (Oct. 1929-March 1932) League for Industrial Democrary—Corres., minutes, etc. (Dec.f29-Feb.'42) Legislative questionaire—Lists, clippings, etc. (Sept. 1929-1930) Lehman, , J. S. Circularization of pamphlets—Corres., etc. (Feb..1930 . -March 1934) ^ : Leiserson, j.Dr. V/illiam M.— Correspondence (Feb. 1929-April 1938) Louisiana—Correspondence, etc. (April 1930-Oct. 1940)

Box 29: —Correspondence, etc. (March 1927-June 1941) Massachusetts—Correspondence, etc. (Oct. 1937-) (Feb. 1932-Feb. 1942) Mass. Bostonr-Correspondence (Jan. 1932-April 1942) Saving Bank—^orres., statement (Nov. 1926) Wiesman, Margaret, Consumers1 League —Corres.,,etc'. (Jan. f33-Cec.'5, (Jan. Box 30: Maryland—Correspondence (Jan. 1929-March 1941) Md. Baltimore—Correspondence (Jan. 1934-Dec. 1941) Md. Imberman, A. A.-Correspondence (Jan. 1935-Sept. 1937) Metropolitan Life Insurance Company—Corres. (March'37-March142) Michigan—Correspondence, etc. (Sept. 1931-June 1933) in 2 folders. (Jan. 1937-Aprill94l) Mich. Com. for Old Age Security—Lists of names (Jan. 1933) Mich. Detroit—Correspondence (July 1938-Fefc. 1942) Grand Rapids Cora.—Correspondence (Sept. 1931-Jan. 1937) Kalamazoo—Corres., list, etc. (Dec. 1931-April 1934c)

Box 31: Middle age problem—Correspondence (Nov. 1929-1942) —Correspondence {Bov. 1928-July 1941) in 2 folders. Epstein Papers -

Minn. Commission on the Aged—Pamphlets, Corres., synopsis (Nov. 1923) Mississippi-Correspondence (March 1931-Nov. 1941) Missouri—Correspondence (Feb. 1937-March 1939) —Poorhouses, poorfarms: "Place of Horrors"— Inspection repts., etc. (1923-1935) Mo. Com. for Old Age Security—Correspondence, etc. (April'32-Sept.'33) Leonard, Oscar—Correspondence (Oct. 1934-Dec. 1941)

Box 32: Mo. Kansas City-Correspondence, etc. (Sept. 1930-Feb. 1939) Ru3soll, Meigs B.—Corres., lists&miscellabeous data ' (Nov. 1931-) in 2 folders. St. Louis—Correspondence (Jan. 1935-Feb. 1942) Montana—Correspondence (Jan. 1925-Dec. 1927) (Nov. 1929-April 1938)

Box 33: .'ctional Assn. of Manufactures—Clippings, Corres., etc. (April'30-Oct. '35) (First-Third) National Conference on Old A^e Security— Corres., proceedings, bills, etc. (April 1928-1931) in 6 folders.

Box 34: National Conference on Social Security—Corres., etc. (June 1932-Nov. 1942) in 3 folders. National Council of Jewish V/omen, ^ersey City Section. Mahler, Benjamin (Minna)—Corres. (Sept. 1930-%y 1931) National Industrial-Recovery Actr-Pamphlets, etc. (July-Sept. 1933) National Public Housing Conference. Alfred, Helen— Corres., etc. (Sept. 1929-March 1934), (March 1937-April 1942) Nebraska—Corres. (Jan. 1938) Netherlands—Regulations, Corres., etc. (Oct. 1920-Jan. 1927) Neuberger, Dr. Otto—Corres., biographical sketch, etc. (Jan. 1936-Sept. 1942) Nevada—3iennial rept. of the supt.old-ape pensions,1925-1924 (1925) New Hampshire—Corres., Legal information bul. (Oct. 1930-Dec. 1941)

Box 35: New Jersey—Corres. (Jan. 1927-Jan. 1942) Lists, miscellaneous data (May-Oct. 1931) Bress release (Oct. 1929-Dec. 1931) Resolutions (Feb. 1929-April 1931) Speaking engagements—Corres. (May-Sept. 1930) N. J. Alloway, J. E., Trenton—Corres., etc (Oct. 1932-Nov. 1934) Camden—Corres. (Oct. 1928-March 1931) Consumers' League of N. J. Wiley, Katherine G. T.— general corres. (Nov; 1929-March 1934) N. J. Assn. for Social Security—Corres., by-laws (Nov. 1937-March 1938) Council on Old Age Pensions—Corres., statement, etc. (Oct. 1930) Corres. w. Governor (Dec. ,'29-April'3l) , etc.—Contributions—Corres., etc. (April 1930-Nov.) . Executive Com.—Minutes, agenda, lists, corres., etc. (Feb.'SO-May'Sl) —Corres., etc. (Jan. 1930-Oct. 1932)." fdri: in 2 folders.

Box 36: N. J. Board of Chosen Freeholders—Corres. (Dec. 1931) Diocese of N. J. Weeles, Rev* Samuel G.—General corres. ,' (Dec. 1929-Nov. 1932) Emil Frankel—Corres. (Jan. 1928-July 1940) Federation of Labor. Reilley, Hugh V.—Corres. (Dec. 1929-June 1931) Hasley, Florence—General corres. (Jan. 1930-Feb. 1932) Epstein Papers -

N.J. Glover, Ralph—Corres. (Oct. 1930-March 1931) Jersey City—Corres. (May 1929-Feb. 1933) Leuper, Fred J.—Corres. (Nov. 1929-Jan. 1933) Lewis R. D.—General corres. (Oct. 1930-Aug. 1931) New Brunswick—Corres. (Oct. 1930-Feb. 1931) Newark—Corres. (Nov. 1929-Feb. 1934) Patcrson—Corres. (Aug. 1930-Feb. 1931) Pension Survey Commission—Corres., repts. (Sept. 1930-Nov. 1931) Permanent Conference—Corres., minutes, agenda, etc. (Jan.-April 1930) ? Plainfield—Corres. (Dec. 1929-Dec. 1930) Trenton—General corres. (Dec. 1929-Nov. 1932) Trenton. Ellis, William J.—Corres. (Jan. 1931-Oct. 1941) Women's Republican Club of N.J.—Corres. (Aug.'30-Jan.'31)

Box 37: New Mexico—Corres. (Sept. 1934-June 1938) .."o-; York (City)—Corres. (Jan. 1930-Oct. 1942) in 3 folders. N.Y. City Affairs Com.—Corres., minutes, etc. (Dec.'37-Dec.!42) City Club—Corres., etc. (Dec. 1936-April 1939) N.Y.(City) Congregational Education Society—Corres. (Sept.'31-Sep .'34) Dept. of Welfare. Old Age Security Div., etc. —Corres. (May 1930-Jan. 1943) Shientag, Bernard L., judge—Corres. (Dec.'29-Oct.'30) Welfare Council, Research Bureau—Private agencies (May129)

Box 38: N.Y. (State)—General corres. (Feb. 1938-Sept. 1942) —Legislation—Old Age Assistance Act (Liberalization) —Corres., etc. (Jan. 1937-March 1939) —Legislation—Old Age Pension bills—Signed by Governor (March-April 1930) —Legislative Hearing Conference—Corres., lists, etc. (Jan. 1938-May 1929) in 2 folders. —Meetings, & conferences—Corres. (March 1929-Feb. 1930) —Repeal attempts—Corres., etc. (Dec. 1931-April 1932) N.Y. Albany—Corres. (^June 1929-Feb. 1942) in 2 folders. —Hearing—Bill for old age security— Corres., lists, etc. (Jan. 1930-Feb. 1931) in 2 folders. Albany Conference on Old Age Security—Corres., remarks, lists (Oct. 1932) Andrews, Elmer F., Dept. of Labor—Corres. (Sept.f33-Nov.'38) Binghamptor—Corres. (Oct. 1929-Oct. 1932)

Box 39: Buffalo—Corres. (June 1929-March 1921)" Dept. of Social Welfare—Corres. (Feb. 1938-Oct. 1941), etc. Dept. of Social Welfare. Schneider, David M. One thousand recipients of old age allowances (1935) Joint Legislative Welfare Com., etc.—Corres., etc. (Feb. 1928-) N.Y. Commission on Old Age Security—Corres. (April 1929-Feb. 1933) Constitutional Convention. Com. on Social Welfare. Edward F. Corsi—Corres. (July-Aug. 1933)

Box 40: Permanent Conference on Old Age Security —Corres., releases, lists, speeches, minutes, etc. " (Jan. 1927-) in 7 folders. Epstein Papers -

Box 41: N.Y. Permanent Conference-^Corres., minutes, etc. (Jan.'37-Nov.'41) in 2 folders. N.Y. Permanent Conference. Com. on Education—Corres., minutes, etc. (Jan. 1934-) N.Y. Permanent Conference. Executive Com., affiliated organizations —Corres., etc. (Sept. 1929-June 1937) in 3 folders.

Box 42: N.Y.Jtochester— Corres. (July 1929-Feb. 1942) ^^ Byrne, William T.—Corres. (Dec. 1934-Jan. 1936) Maatick, Seabury C. & Mastick bill -Corres., etc. (Jan. 1930-Jan 1934) Mandelbaum, Samuel—Corres., an act (Jan. 1933-Jan. 1935) Syracuse—Corres. (Oct. 1929-May 1936) Utica—Corres. (July.1929-Oct. 1935) New Zealand—Pamphlets, corres., annual repts., forms, etc. (1908-Jan. 1927) NordholTi, Alex—Corres. (Sept. 1935-July 1938) North Carolina—Corres., Public welfare progress (Jan. 1330-April 1938) North Dakota—Corres. (May 1930-March 1936)

Box 43: Ohio—Bills, statistics, conferences, corres., lists, etc. (Dec. 1930-Dec. 1931), Old Age Security herald (July-Aug. 1931) Old A?z rcit/oHS < —Corres. (April 1928-March 1941) O C3^p<('l9H_01d age refund—Corres. (Sept. 1939-April 1940) qhio. 3igelow, Herbert S.—Corres., etc. (Feb. 1928-March 1937) Cincinnati—Corres. (Nov. 1928-July 1941) Columbus—Corres. (Jan. 1929-April 1942) f Cleveland—Corres. (Jan. 1937-Dec. 1941), Rose leaves (June 41) f Dayton—Corres. (Sept. 1929-Feb. 1939) j Toledo—Corres. ()Feb. 1931-April 1937) ]

Box 44:-'Oklahoma. Old Age PensionBill—Corres., etc. (April 1928-Nov.. 1932) ! (March 1933-Oct. 1939) j Old age pensions—Development, foreign countries, etc. . —Articles, lists, etc. (1916-Feb. 1929) ' Old age pensions—Development in various states &so on ! —Articles, etc. (1908-Feb. 1929) ; Old age pensions—N.Y., Ky., etc.—Corres. (Jan. 1934-Aug. 1943) ! in 2 folders. Schemes (June 1929, etc. ) Old Folks1 Relief Society, Inc., NyY.City—Corres. (May 1930-Dec. 1934)

3ox 45: Oppositions to old age pensions—Articles & general data, clippings, letters, etc. (April 1931-July 1933) Oregon—Corres., etc. (Jan. 1928-July 1940) Organizations^—Reports, corres., resolutions (Sept. 1927-Feb. 1934) Organizations, etc. endorsing old age pinsions—Pamphlets, etc. (Dec.'28) Organizations, magazines, etc.—Corres. (Oct. 1927-Dec. 1928) (Jan. 1929-May 1930)

Box 46: Pennsylvania—Corres. (Dec. 1926-Dec. 1929) in 2 folders. (Jan. 1937-July 1942) Pa. Allentown—Cora. & general corres., etc. (Nov. 1931-Oct. 1941) Altoona—Com. & general corres., etc. (Dec. 1931-Nov. 1934) Chamber of Commerce—Bui., lists, corres., etc. (May-Dec. 1926) • Pa. progress, monthly (-Sept. 1928) £ozp. on.Old Age Security—Corres., etc. (Dec. 1931-Jan. 1934) i'Cu^i'C on • Epstein Papers -

Easton—Com. & general corres., etc. (Nov. 1931-) Erie—Con. & general corres., etc. (Nov. 1931-1932) Federation of Labor—Reports, resolutions, etc. (Mayt24-'28) Maurer, Jamew Hudson—Corres., etc. (Jan. 1928-April 1942)

Box 47: Fight—Corres., acts, supreme court records, etc. (May'32-Nov.f33) Ford City. Almshouse, etc.—Re-inspection sheets, articles, etc. (Feb. 1922-Oct. 1923) Harrisburg—Corred. (May 1936-April 1942) Pittsburgh—Corres. (Feb. 1936-April 1942) Reading—Corres., etc. (April 1931-Feb. 1933) Scranton—Corres., etc. (March 1932-Dec. 1932) T./ilkes-Barre—Corres., etc. (Feb. 1933-June 1939) Senate. Vare. Old Age Pension Amendment—Fight— Corres.,-reports, etc. (-April 1927) in 2 folders. Pa. Old Age Assistance Commission—Articles & Miscellaneous data (1924-1927) in 2 folders. Pa. Old Age Pension Commission—Corres., certificate, etc. (-) Pa. Security League. Schermerhorn, Gertrude L.—Corres., newsletters, etc. (Aug. 1934-July 1936) 3ox 48: People's Lobby, Wash-, D.C.—Corres., declaration, etc. (Dec.'29-Nov.»39) Personal corres. (Jan. 1924-Feb. 1937) in 3 folders. Philadelphia—Corres. (1937-1941) ) Philadelphia Conference—Corres., lists, etc. (May-Nov. 1930) Policyholders' Advisory Council—Corres., constitution, testimony (April-Sept. 1939) Pope, Willard, Detroit, Mich.—Corres., etc. (May 1930-Oct. 1938) Portugul—Decreto n.5 (mai 1919) Principles, Statement of, an article ?Flynn (Feb. 1938-May 1940) Box 49:- Rackets—Health—Clippings (Feb.-June 1934) —Old age pensions—"National Old Age Pension Assn." by "Dr." J.E.Pope—Clippings, corres., etc. (1933-1936) in 2 folders. —Old age pensions—Towns end Clubs, San Diego, Calif.— Corres., etc. (Feb. 1933-Feb. 1936) in 3 folders. —Social security—Miscellaneous corres.,clippings, etc. (July 1933-Oct. 1941) in 2 folders.

Box 50: Railroad Retirement Board. Latimore, Murray W.—Corres. (May'35-Nov. f40) Reed, Dr. Louis S., Md.—Corres. (Dec. 1937-Jan. 1941) Reporting service (stenotype)—Corres. (July 1930-Feb. 1941) Republican Program Com. (Glenn Frank)—Corres., program, charges, etc. (March 1937-Jan. 1942) Rhode Island—Corres. (Dec. 1933-Nov. 1941) R. I. Council for Old Age Security—Corres. (Sept. 1930-May 1934)in 2 folder —Minutes (Nov. 1930-Feb. 1932) House. Soriere, Albert A.—Corres. (Dec. 1935-Feb. 1937) x Roosevelt, pres. Franklin D.--Carres., etc. (Dec. 1928-Sept. 1940) ) —Clippings (Feb.-July 1934) ~ Box 51: Rosenberg controversy—Corres., press releases, etc. (Sept.•37-Julyt41) Rosenwald, Julius—Requesting contribution--Corres. (Nov.'27-Jan.'29) Roumania—Act (Jan. 1912), Monitorul oficial (Nvo. 1924) Rubinow, Dr. Isaac Max—Corres.,clippings, etc. (Jan. 1928-Jan. 1939) • Epstein Papers - 1C

in 4 folders. Russell; Meigs B.—Corres., etc. (Dec. 1931-Oct. 1941) in 2 folders.

3ox 52: Sanford, Frederick, N.J. League of Women Voters—General corres. (May 1930-Feb. 1931) Sanford, Raymond, 111. Com; for Old Age Security—Corres. (March 1932-Oct. 1935) in 2 folders. Sapos3, David J.—Corres. (Feb. 1939-March 1942) Snyderman, George S., Pa.— Corres. (Feb. 1933-July 1940) Social Science Research Council—Corres. (April'36-Nov.'40) Social Security Social welfare work—Articles, bul,, organizations, salaries, family case, Board (Corre- etc. (1912-Jan. 1928) spondence on —Corres. (Sept. 1930-Aug. 1938) the origin of South Dakota—Corres. (Feb. 1934-March 1939) the name "Social State Com.'s Stationery—Samples Security") Stewart, Bryce M., Industrial Relations Counselors— Suggested changes for H.R. 7260 (April 1935-Jan. 1940) Sweden, Netherlands, Greece—Acts, order, etc. (Mayf18-Aug.f25)

3ox 53: Tennessee—Corres. (Feb. 1930-March 1941) Texas—Corres. (Jan. 1930-?terch 1940) Twentieth Century Fund, Inc., Boston—Corres concerning a grant (Jan. 1928-April 1929) —Corres., etc. -(Oct. 1929QFeb. 1935) Utopian state—Townsend, Dr. F. E.'s Utopian Society in Southern Calif, to Utah; Sinclair, Upton—Clippings, etc. (Dec. 1931-Sept. 1934) Unions—Corres. &pamphlets, etc. (1925) United Mine Workers of America. Old Age Pension Commission— Corces. (Oct.-Nov. 1924)

Box 54: U.S. Cong.—Amendments to social security act—Corres. (Dec.f38-March-'39) —Congressional Intelligence—Receipt of ;V25 (Sept. 1935) —Dinner on old age pensions, Jan. 1932 —Corres., lists (Dec. 1931-April 1932) —Dinner, March 1934—Corres., lists (Feb.-March 1934) House. Ellenbogen, Henry—Corres. (Jan. 1933-Nov. 1938) Fitzgerald, Roy G.—Corres. (Dec. 1929-May 1930) Senate.—Hearings—Corres., etc. (Dec.l29-Jan.!31) in 2 folders. —Hearings—Persons pcomised to attend—Corres. (May'30) —Hearings—Persons unable to attend—Corres. (May130) —Hearings-on Dill's Old Pension bill, Feb. 1930 —Corres., etc. (Dec. 1929-March 1931)

Budlong, Percy E., Official Reporter —Corres. (Sept,-Dec. 1932) Dill, C. C.—Corres., bill, etc. (May»29-Marchf43)

Box 55: U.S. Dept. of Labor. Lubin, Dr. Isador—Corres. ) Employment Office. Ringe, Helen H.—Corres., etc. (Sept.f33-Dec.'35) Social Security Board—Travel orders, dontract, corres., etc. (Oct. 1939-Jan. 1942) Uruguay—Social legislation, Legislacion obrera ... (Oct. 1919) Vermont—Corres. (Nov. 1932-Feb. 1942; Villard, Oswald Garrison—Corres. (July 1931-April 1932<) Vint on, Warren Jay—Corres. (Dec. 1931-July 1941) Virginia—Corres. (April 1929-Sep . 1942) Va. Senate. Morriss, Emma—Corres., a bill (May 1930-June 1934) Epstein Papers H

Box 56: Walter, Dr. Josephine's will—Corres. receipt by A.A.S.S., etc (-June 1935) Washington—Corres. (April 1958-Nov. 1940) "^ ' "Wash.,D.C.— Corres. (Feb. 1939-May 1942) —Memorandum, bill, etc. conference—Corres. (May 1929) Permanent Com.--Minutes, corres., etc. (-Jan. 1934) West Virginia--Corres. (Jan. 1929-May 1940) Whitney, William C.: Joundation. Bon;ue, Anna—Corres. (Dec. 1927-June 1941) in 2 fold^TS. —Corres., etc. (Jan. 1936-Feb. 1>42) —Old a;:e pensions law—Panphlets, corres. (June'26-Feb.'28) Workers1 Education--Corres. (Feb.-Nay 1941) Workmen's Circle—Torres., etc. (Dec. 1934-Mairch- 1938). Wyoming--Corres. etc. (Nov. 1929-July 1934)

Box 57-60: Miscellaneous corres, I-IV

Box 61: Requests for "Negro Migrant" (1918-1921)

Box 62: American Assn. for Social Security—Clippings (1930)

Box 63-6: Miscellaneous clippings, I-IV

Box 67: Electrictype cuts reprints—Scrppbook

Box 68: Editorials—Scrapbook (1932-1933)

Box 69: Magazine articles—Scrapbook (1919-1930) —

Box 70-73: Miscellaneous scrapbooks

Box 7k: Lecture material, University

Box 75-78: Insecurity: A Challenge to America: Typescript

Box 79: Challenge of the Aged: typescript with related materials

Box 80: Old Age Pensions

Box 81: Misc. rns^.; Misc newspaper clippings including letters to the editor of N.Y. limes from A. & H.C. Epstein and some pamphlets (Gift - 19781 Box 82-$*: Miscellaneous v ; Box 85-86: American Association for Social Security: Membership Cards

FIAT BOX: Photographs