History at the Department of Labor
History eSources
Below are links to historical resources from the Department of Labor, other federal civilian agencies, and selected non-governmental bodies. The list is as complete as possible for civilian governmental sites but it includes just a sampling of the vast number of non-governmental history sites available. Links from these sites will also lead to many more historical pages.
Department of Labor Historical Pages
Bureau of Labor Statistics — Monthly Labor Review Online: Index
www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/indexh.htm
History of Labor Day
www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
History of Minimum Wage Changes
www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/coverage.htm
Labor Hall of Fame
www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/hallofhonor/
Mine Safety and Health Administration
www.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/MSHAINF2.HTM
Mine Safety and Health Administration — Mining History
www.msha.gov/history.htm
Office of Labor Management Services
www.dol.gov/olms/history/
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
www.dol.gov/vets/aboutvets/history/history.htm
Wirtz Labor Library
www.dol.gov/oasam/wirtzlaborlibrary/
Women's Bureau
www.dol.gov/wb/info_about_wb/interwb.htm
Women's Bureau — Directors
www.dol.gov/wb/edu/gallery.htm
Additional DOL Historical Information
www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/addlhistinfo.htm
Other Federal Government Historical Pages
Bureau of the Census Centennial
www.census.gov/mso/www/centennial/
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
www.immigration.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/index.htm
Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov/about/hhshist.html
Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov/library/index.cfm
Department of State
www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/history/
Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov/oc/history/default.htm
Library of Congress — "American Memory"
memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
National Archives and Records Administration — Presidential
Libraries
www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries/addresses/addresses.html
National Archives and Records Administration — "Research Room"
www.archives.gov/research_room/index.html
National Institutes of Health — Museum of Medical Research
http://www.nih.gov/science/
National Museum of American History
americanhistory.si.edu/
National Park Service
www.cr.nps.gov/history_nps.htm
Public Health Service
www.usphs.gov/AboutUs/history.aspx
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov/history/
Supreme Court of the United States
www.supremecourtus.gov/about/about.html
U.S. Senate
www.senate.gov/pagelayout/art/a_three_sections_with_teasers/art_hist_home.htm
White House
www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/
Selected Non-Governmental Historical Sources
American Historical Review
www.historycooperative.org/ahr/
Bobst Library Sources in U.S. Labor Studies
www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam/laborrefguide.html
Bobst Library Sources in U.S. Women's Labor History
www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam/women/cover.html
George Meany Memorial Archives, AFL-CIO
www.georgemeany.org
H-Net Discussion Lists
www.h-net.msu.edu/
H-Labor Discussion List
www.h-net.msu.edu/~labor/
Journal of American History
www.indiana.edu/~jah/
National Coalition for History
www.h-net.msu.edu/~nch/
Society for History in the Federal Government
www.shfg.org/
