Clara Mortenson Beyer (1892–1990)

Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.

Born 1892 · died 1990

Clara Mortenson Beyer was an American labor economist and workers rights advocate. She worked under Frances Perkins at the United States Department of Labor during the New Deal era, and was instrumental in implementing minimum wage legislation via the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Clara Mortenson Beyer (1892–1990) are held at Harvard University; Radcliffe College.

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