Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service.
The Bureau led the fight for new laws to improve conditions in tenements.
From the description of Photograph collection, [ca. 1900]-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457826
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- 1866 Brooklyn Children's Aid Society founded.
- 1866 Union of Christian Work founded.
- 1870 Sheltering Arms Nursery founded.
- 1878 Brooklyn Bureau of Charities founded.
- 1901 Union of Christian Work consolidated with the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities.
- 1920 Sheltering Arms Nursery absorbed by the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society.
- 1945 Brooklyn Bureau of Charities renamed Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service.
- 1948 Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Brooklyn Children's Aid Society merge, becoming the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Children's Aid Society.
- 1960s Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Children's Aid Society renamed Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service.
- 2010 Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service renamed Brooklyn Community Services.
- Sources:
- Goldman, Esther. 100 Years of Concern for Human Needs, 1866-1966. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service and Children’s Aid Society, 1966.
From the guide to the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service records, circa 1860 to 1990, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service records, circa 1860 to 1990 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| creatorOf | Photograph collection, [ca. 1900]-1975. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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| associatedWith | Brooklyn Bureau of Charities. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service. Home Living Center. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Children's Aid Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Children's Aid Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Camp Shelter Island for the Aged, Blind, and Handicapped. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Herriman Farm School. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sheltering Arms Nursery (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
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