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East Side House records, 1851-1992
18 linear feetThe records include addresses, annual reports, correspondence, memos, minutes, program files, newsclippings, administrative records, photographs, video tape, and film. They include material dating from the decades prior to the establishment of the settlement which shed light on the philosophy and motivation of its founders, and offer a unique view of the first wave of the settlement house movement in America. The records document social conditions, demographic change, political activity and philanthropy in New York City. Addresses by East Side House founder Everett P. Wheeler, included in Series I, document his family history and career as a lawyer and civic reformer prior to the founding of East Side House. Wheeler's correspondence details his role in establishing the settlement and managing it during its first decades.
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- East Side House records, 1851-1992✖[remove]1
Current results range from 1851 to 1992
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York1
- Church Club of the City of New York1
- East Side House Settlement1
- Episcopal Church1
- New York Free Trade Club1
- Potter, Henry Codman, 1834-19081
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library1
- United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)1
- Wheeler, Everett Pepperrell, 1840-19251