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Homer Folks papers, 1890-1963
32 boxesThis collection consists of papers and correspondence of Homer Folks, (1897-1963), social worker.
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Society for the Relief of Half-Orphan and Destitute Children Records, 1836-1923, bulk 1853-1922
1.47 linear feetThis collection is comprised of a register of childrens' names and their backgrounds, agreements between the child's guardian and the Society, Executive Board minutes, application notes and lists of dismissed children.
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Hillcrest Center for Children records, 1956-1975
4.5 linear feetThis collection documents the foundation and operation of the Hillcrest Center for Children, a foster care institution that cared for children in Bedford Hills, NY from 1956 to 1977.
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Gerald E. Markowitz and David Rosner Papers, 1923-1999, bulk 1947-1993
16.1 linear feetResearch files, correspondence, and other papers of Gerald E. Markowitz and David Rosner, public health historians, authors, and educators. Materials relate to their work teaching as well as researching the Northside Center for Child Development and mid-twentieth century issues of youth and race in New York City. Included are various reports, clippings, interview transcripts, and papers of relevant organizations and individuals.
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New York Juvenile Asylum records (Children's Village), 1853-1954
117 linear feetThe collection is composed primarily of ledgers used in the operation of the New York Juvenile Asylum, a reception center, home, and placement agency for orphaned, abandoned, and impoverished children. The Asylum operated in Manhattan from 1853 until 1905 when it moved to a rural campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York. In 1920 the Asylum was renamed Children's Village. The collection provides copious information about the experience of poor and orphaned children, children sent West on "orphan trains," social work, and the home life and living arrangements of poor and immigrant New Yorkers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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