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Howard Orphanage and Industrial School records, 1898-1955, 1912-1918

Title: Howard Orphanage and Industrial School records 1898-1955 1912-1918

The Howard Orphanage and Industrial School records consist principally of administrative records dealing with fund raising and financial matters. The majority of the Administration series is correspondence from the office of President L. Hollingsworth Wood, primarily with other members of the board of managers, i.e., James H. Gordon and Mary Gordon, and J. H. N. Waring, superintendents; and Mansfield B. Snevily, treasurer, regarding the operation of the Orphanage and the purchase of supplies. Other correspondence is with insurance companies and creditors. Wood's general correspondence includes letters from guardians and other adults who wanted to place children in the Orphanage, and also concerns day-to-day issues. Files pertaining to the closure of the Orphanage, statements by staff, and the selling of property and equipment to pay off debts also appear in this series.

ArchivalResource: 15.2 lin. ft. (13 RC's, I AB, 5 print-boxes)

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Howard Memorial Fund (New York, N.Y.). Howard Memorial Fund records, 1945-1990.

Title: Howard Memorial Fund records, 1945-1990.

The Howard Memorial Fund Records document the efforts of this organization to provide financial assistance to college students in the metropolitan New York area. There are four series: Board of Directors Files, Scholarship Committee, Correspondence and Financial Records. The Board of Directors series consists of files of the board's semi-annual meetings and the annual membership meetings, 1947-1987. These files contain a great amount of financial information including lists of awardees and the amounts granted, along with reports of the Finance and Scholarship Committees. Requests for aid and reports from Harlem's St. Philip's Community Youth Center for its summer camp program can be found here. There is also correspondence between the secretary-treasurer and the board of directors and members of the Fund concerning its operation, 1958-1965. Student centered files in the Scholarship Committee series include applications to the Howard Memorial Fund that discuss the students' educational, employment and financial background, family members living at home, and letters of recommendation, 1986-1987. Other student files consist of several folders of inquiries, 1987-1990; these are categorized by possible grantees, ineligible and rejects. There are copies of the letters from the Scholarship Committee informing applicants of their awards, 1968-1986; as well as a small number of letters from the applicants discussing their financial situation, and in some instances the colleges they are attending is mentioned. The balance of the collection consists of financial records such as check stub books (1962-1976), accounting statements and tax forms (1961-1978), and cash and cash receipt books (1945-1976).

ArchivalResource: 6 lin. ft. (6 record cartons)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/229129089 View