![]() Olmsted Archives, FRLA 15821 Olmsted Employee Scrapbook, FRLA 15821-278, circa 1905 There were many women who worked in the clerical department who we don't know much about other than their name and how much money they earned. Research in census records and city directories revealed more about them. Here is some of the information we learned about the ten women in the clerical department in 1925:
![]() Left: An example of a sheet used by telegram operators in 1910 was part of an organized office system. Right: Katherine Shea worked for the Olmsteds in the 1920s. Her named has been added over the crossed out names of prior switchboard operators in this office memo. Olmsted Archives, FRLA 15820 Scrapbook, 1900; FRLA 46527 Office Memoranda Vol III, 1890-1979, FRLA 46527-03-105 ![]()
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Last updated: February 26, 2024