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In this letter, A. A. Hamilton of Pittsburg, Crawford County, argues that Kansas does not need a child labor law. According to Hamilton, there should be limitations on the number of hours that children can work, but he does not see why able-bodied youth should be prevented from getting an after-school job. Attached to the letter is a clipping from the St. Louis Globe Democrat regarding child labor legislation. In 1915 the Industrial Welfare Act declared that minors could not be employed in any industry or occupation that may be detrimental to their welfare.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: March 5, 1915
This is a very informative letter that illustrates one of the arguments Kansans made against having a stringent child labor law.
KS:11th:1.4:Child labor laws (2005)
Item Number: 211789
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, Numerical File Box 4 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211789
Business and Industry - Labor - Child labor
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Capper, Arthur
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1877-1930 (Kansas_Benchmark 1) - Child labor laws (Indicator 4) - Arguments against child labor legislation
Date - 1910s - 1915
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Children
Places - Cities and towns - Pittsburg
Places - Counties - Crawford
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Progressive Era, 1900 - 1916
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211789
