Allie Hufton

Maggie Bunch
Timothy Midgette
Isaac Chappell
Koby Waterfield

Dec 19, 2018

Annotated Bibliography
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“House Joint Resolution Proposing a Constitutional Amendment Limiting Child Labor.”

DocsTeach, 1 Jan. 1970, www.docsteach.org/documents/document/1-amendment-child-
labor.
This constitutional amendment was proposed to give Congress the power to regulate child
labor but was never ratified by the states. A joint resolution is a formal opinion adopted by
both houses of the legislative branch. A constitutional amendment must be passed as a
joint resolution before it is sent to the states for ratification.

“House Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Respecting Child Labor.”
DocsTeach, 3 Dec. 1923, www.docsteach.org/documents/document/amendment-child-
labor.
This constitutional amendment, proposed on December 3, 1923, was to give Congress the
power to regulate child labor but was never ratified by the states. A joint resolution is a
formal opinion adopted by both houses of the legislative branch. A constitutional
amendment must be passed as a joint resolution before it is sent to the states for
ratification.

“Letter from Suzanne Heber Supporting Keating-Owen Child Labor Bill.” DocsTeach, 25 Feb.
1916, www.docsteach.org/documents/document/heber-supporting-keatingowen.
Suzanne Heber’s horror at seeing "the lives ground out of mere babies by hard labor"
spurred her to support child labor regulation. But the Supreme Court invalidated several
child labor laws, including Keating-Owen. In 1924, Congress proposed the Child Labor
Amendment, but it wasn’t ratified by three-fourths of the states. Subsequent legislation
was upheld, and the proposed amendment became moot.
“Letter from the Assistant Commissioner General to Lura Rugg.” DocsTeach, 16 Sept. 1912,
www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-assistant-commissioner-general-lura-rugg.
This item is a response from the Immigration Bureau about the landing of Edgar Guttridge. It is
part of a file of correspondence between USIS and the Department of Child Labor from 1909-
1912

“Letter to the Commissioner General of the Bureau of Immigration from Lura Rugg.”
DocsTeach, 12 Sept. 1912, www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-commissioner-
general-bureau-immigration-lura-rugg.
This letter is a request for the papers related to Edgar Guttridge's entrance into the United
States. It is part of a file of correspondence between USIS and the Department of Child
Labor from 1909-1912.

“Rejection of the Proposed Child Labor Constitutional Amendment by the State Legislature of
Missouri.” DocsTeach, 13 Jan. 1925, www.docsteach.org/documents/document/rejection-
of-the-proposed-child-labor-constitutional-amendment-by-the-state-legislature-of-
missouri.
The Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives sent notification to
Representative Seldon Spencer that the Missouri House passed a resolution to reject the
proposed constitutional amendment to regulate child labor. The Missouri House noted in
their rejection resolution that while they opposed child labor, they did not pass the
resolution because child labor is a state or individual rights issue.

“Spinners and Doffers in Lancaster Cotton Mills. Dozens of Them in This Mill. Lancaster, S.C.”
DocsTeach, 1 Dec. 1908, www.docsteach.org/documents/document/spinners-and-doffers-
in-lancaster-cotton-mills-dozens-of-them-in-this-mill-lancaster-sc.
This picture shows a whole group of young woman in a cotton mill. The cotton mill was a
main place for the child labor spike to begin. This spike was in turn due to the fact that
many labourers were needed and slaves were looked down upon in the northern United
States.

“State Ratifications of Child Labor Amendment.” DocsTeach,

www.docsteach.org/documents/document/state-ratifications-of-child-labor-amendment.
Though Arizona ratified the proposed constitutional amendment to give Congress the
power to regulate child labor, it was not ratified by enough states to take effect.

“U.S. Department of Labor.” United States Department of Labor,

www.dol.gov/general/topic/youthlabor.
 On this website it tell you the state laws in United States that state facts about child labor
and how it should be regulated through the United States.

“Youth Employment Position on Driving on Private Property.” NC DOL,

www.labor.nc.gov/workplace-rights/youth-employment-rules.
On this website it tells you the child labor laws that are enforced in North Carolina. This
website can get facts on what would happen if you don’t follow them.

“A Typical Glass Works Boy, Night Shift. Said He Was 16 Years Old. 1 A.M. Indiana.”
DocsTeach, www.docsteach.org/documents/document/a-typical-glass-works-boy-night-
shift-said-he-was-16-years-old-1-am-indiana.
In this document it shows a 16 year old boy who is in the factory at 1 A.M. in the morning
in Indiana being forced to work. This is an older picture which is an example of America
pre Child Labor laws.