"Situations Wanted"
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By: The New York Times
Date: December 4, 1955; November 18, 1956; September 27, 1959
Source: "Situations Wanted" The New York Times, December 4, 1955, 18; November 18, 1956, 15. September 27, 1959, 28
About the Publication: The New York Times, founded in 1850 as the Daily Times, was originally a relatively obscure local paper. However, by the early part of the twentieth century, it had grown into a widely known, well-respected news source. Its banner reading "All the News That's Fit to Print" is recognized across the United States and throughout the world.
Introduction
America in the nineteenth and early twentieth century was a very segregated, ordered and regimented society in many ways. Admission to college was largely a function of social status, and it helped to be the child of an alumnus. Most...
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