U.S. Senator Henry William Blair and the "Labor and Capital Hearings" of 1883 :an industrial economy in microcosm: Historical New Hampshire / Gordon B. McKinney.

Title:

U.S. Senator Henry William Blair and the "Labor and Capital Hearings" of 1883 :an industrial economy in microcosm: Historical New Hampshire / Gordon B. McKinney.

Author:

McKinney, Gordon B., 1943-

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2001.

Physical Description:

p. [20] - 33.

Source:

Vol. 56, No. 1 & 2 (Spring-Summer 2001) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

Senator Henry William Blair of New Hampshire presided over US Senate committee hearings in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1883, as one stop in an inquiry into labor unrest in various places in the country. A Republican, Blair believed that education, sobriety, and the fair treatment of black and women workers were enough to solve most labor problems of the day. The Manchester hearings provided useful information about working conditions in the state in the late 19th century, but the labor crisis of 1886 suggests that Blair's approach to industrial relations had definite limits.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Industrial relations United States. , Labor disputes. , Legislative hearings United States.

People:

Blair, Henry W. 1834-1920. , Chevalier, Joseph-Augustin, 1843-1929. , Cheney, Person Colby, 1828-1901.

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