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Lenroot, Katharine F. (Katharine Fredrica), 1891-1982

Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth

Seven 16-inch phonograph albums, Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth, with highlights from the speeches of featured speakers:

President Harry S. Truman;

Federal Security Agency Administrator, Oscar Ewing;

Executive Secretary of the Association for Aid of Crippled Children, Leonard W. Mayo, "Putting our Present Knowledge to Work;"

Professor of Education at the University of Chicago, Allison Davis, "Social and Economic Factors in Personality Development;"

President Truman signs a proclamation entitled "Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency" with dignitaries

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs a proclamation entitled "Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency." Dignitaries present L to R: Sargent Shriver, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Oscar Ewing, The Hon. G. Howland Shaw, Chairman of National Conference on Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency, Katharine Lenroot, Eunice Kennedy, Frank L. Weil, John W. Andrews, Vice Chairman of National Conference.

Truman Receiving Report from United Nations Committee Members

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) in the Oval Office, receiving a report on the work of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), prepared by the United States Committee for UNICEF. From left to right: Under Secretary of State James Webb; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; the President; Mary (Mrs. Oswald B.) Lord, chairman of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF; Miss Katharine Lenroot, chief of the Children's Bureau and U.S. delegate to UNICEF; and Dallas Dort, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.

Truman signs Juvenile Delinquency Proclamation

President Harry S. Truman (seated) in the oval office with members of the National Conference on Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency to sign a proclamation entitled "Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency." Standing, left to right: Sargent Shriver, Attorney General Tom Clark, Oscar Ewing, G. Howland Shaw, Katharine Lenroot, Eunice Kennedy, Frank Weil, and John Andrews.