In this passage Van Vorst describes living and working conditions for employees of a textile mill in Anniston, Alabama. She gives specific details about the housing and operation of the factory, and she includes several interviews with children who...
Before he assumed the position of county superintendent in October 1917, Feagin investigated the local schools to assess their conditions and needs: "The observations of the physical equipment made while on my visits to the schools for whites were...
In this report Head describes the development of bus transportation among rural schools in Montgomery County. He gives details about the purchase and maintenance of the vehicles; the participating drivers and schools; and the records kept for each...
Frank wrote this letter to his wife and children while at work in Washington, D.C. He discusses his legislative activity, mentions notable visitors and colleagues, and explains upcoming business deals.
In this letter Frank discusses an upcoming trip to the southwestern United States. There he will attend to business matters and meet with fellow congressmen, but he also intends to relax and hunt.
This leaflet explains the importance of childcare facilities, which free mothers for war work and offer a safe, stable environment for developing "secure independent, happy, healthy cooperative children--the kind who will grow up able to build the...
Frank wrote this letter after attending a party hosted by his daughter and son-in-law. In it he congratulates them for the successful event and comments on the food and guests.
This letter was written as Frank's son Dick and his family prepared for a trip out west. In it Frank makes suggestions about traveling and visiting, and he discusses his recent legislative activity.
In this letter to his daughter and her family, Frank discusses the details of his granddaughter's trip to Europe and the preparations for her wedding. He also mentions a land deal in progress in Maryland.