Henry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.)

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Dates:
Active 1964
Active 1971
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

The Henry Street Settlement was organized in 1893 by Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster in New York City's Lower East Side neighborhood. Miss Wald and Miss Brewster were nurses and the settlement's early work was principally a visiting nurse service. By the time the settlement was incorporated in 1903, its work had expanded to include many of the usual settlement services. Miss Wald was succeeded as headworker in 1933 by Helen Hall. In 1944, the settlement and the Visiting Nurse Service were legally separated into two organizations.

From the description of Henry Street Settlement records, 1892-1982. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63279709

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Subjects:

  • Chinese Americans
  • Community organization
  • Drama in education
  • Jews
  • Puerto Ricans
  • Social settlements
  • Social work administration

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Places:

  • Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (state)--New York (as recorded)

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