Research: Military: They Also Served
They Also Served --- Series Descriptions
War Emergency Dispensation Committee
A4280. Recommendations for Labor Dispensations for Minors, 1943- 1945. 0.5 cu. ft.
Arrangement: Recommendations with case numbers are numerical by case number.All other materials are chronological.
This series contains recommendations compiled by Labor Department representatives for members of the committee summarizing the investigation into different companies' requests for dispensations which would allow them to ignore certain child labor restrictions. These dispensations usually involved the time and number of hours per week permitted to work and each dispensation was issued for a six month period. The information was gathered to ensure that the dispensation was necessary and that minors would be protected from unhealthy or adverse working conditions. Also included in this series are petitions for extensions or renewals of dispensations granted earlier, along with a small amount of correspondence.
Finding aids: Folder list.
A3087. Dispensation Orders, 1943-1945. 0.3 cu. ft.
Arrangement: Numerical by order number.
The War Council granted dispensations from peacetime restrictions on the hiring of minors to industries doing war-related work. Periodic orders were issued to grant a group of companies dispensation for up to six months. Each order listscompany name; address; number and sex of minors allowed to work; jobs performed; number of work days permitted per week; number and duration of lunch and rest periods required; and maximum work hours per week. All the companies were given a dispensation duration period (usually 3 to 6 months) and a date the order would become effective. Later orders also granted dispensation renewals.
