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Lillian D. Wald papers, 1895-1936

97 boxes
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Papers concerning both the administration of the Henry Street Settlement and Wald's involvement in numerous philanthropic and liberal causes. Her office files trace the foundation and growth of the Henry Street Settlement from 1895 until 1933. Her other activities include child welfare, civil liberties, immigration, public health, unemployment, and the peace movement during World War I. The correspondence files contain letters from public figures and writers including Jane Addams, Roger N. Baldwin, Van Wyck Brooks, Lavinia L. Dock, John Galsworthy, Samuel Gompers, William D. Howells, Charles Evans Hughes, Mabel Hyde Kittredge, Frances Perkins, Dorothy Thompson, Norman Thomas, Ida Tarbell, Margaret Sanger, and Jacob A. Riis.

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Gerald E. Markowitz and David Rosner Papers, 1923-1999, bulk 1947-1993

16.1 linear feet
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Research 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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Elbridge T. Gerry papers, 1856-1912

2.5 linear feet
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This collection contains the papers, consisting primarily of correspondence, of Elbridege T. Gerry (1837-1927), 1857 graduate of Columbuia College and later famous as a lawyer and philanthropist. There are also documents concerning Columbia College Class of 1857, college notebooks, memorabilia, and manuscript copies of Gerry's essays and orations.
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