For scholars interested in researching the history of child labor, The Filson Historical Society holds the Frances Ingram papers.
Frances MacGregor Ingram was a social worker in Louisville, Kentucky during the early twentieth century and the Head Resident of the Neighborhood House settlement from 1905 to 1939. During that time, she worked on issues regarding child welfare, child labor, vice, working women, and the Americanization of immigrants. Ingram was involved with social work groups such as the American Association of Social Workers, the National Federation of Settlements, and the Kentucky Child Labor Association. She was a graduate of Louisville Girls' High School, Louisville Normal School, and the University of Louisville. After her retirement from Neighborhood House, she moved to Philadelphia but returned to Louisville shortly thereafter. She died in Louisville in early 1954 and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
The collection contains correspondence, speeches and papers written by Ingram, speeches and papers written by others, reports by governmental and private organizations, copies of proposed laws, articles and newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items related to Ingram's involvement in social work in Louisville during the early twentieth century. Also included is information on Ingram's career as a social worker, activist, and head resident of the Louisville settlement house, Neighborhood House.
Finally, the collection contains some of Ingram's personal correspondence, biographies of and clippings about her, and information on her graduation from Louisville Girls' High School and Louisville Normal School.
The complete finding aid for the Frances Ingram papers can be viewed at http://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/ingramfrancesmacgregor/
Scholars interested in the Ingram papers should contact ! the Filson at research@filsonhistorical.org, or visit The Filson in person in Louisville, Kentucky
Researchers doing extensive work with the Filson collections may wish to apply for a fellowship. Details can be found at http://filsonhistorical.org/education-programs/fellowships-internships/
[Cross-posted, with thanks, from H-Labor]