Women's Prison Association of New York
Variant namesThe Women's Prison Association, founded in 1854, promotes improvement in the treatment of women prisoners in New York and offers rehabilitation assistance to ex-offenders. The Association also has proposed various reforms in the criminal justice system for women and has operated the Isaac T. Hopper Home since the mid-19th century, making it the oldest women's "halfway house" in the U.S.
From the description of Women's Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1983. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122687097
From the guide to the Women's Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1983, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893. Papers, 1824-1992, 1850-1892. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Women's Prison Association of New York. Women's Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1983. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Women's Prison Association of New York. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1965. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Elsie Powell Ingraham family papers, 1810-1962 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Ingraham, Elsie Powell. Elsie Powell Ingraham family papers, 1810-1962. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Papers, [ca. 1769-1960], [ca. 1880-1960] (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Women's Prison Association of New York records, 1845-1983 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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| associatedWith | Atkinson, Miriam | person |
| associatedWith | Atkinson, Miriam. | person |
| associatedWith | Clark, Mary V | person |
| associatedWith | Clark, Mary V. | person |
| associatedWith | Daniel, A. S | person |
| associatedWith | Daniel, A.S. | person |
| associatedWith | Emerson, Sara M | person |
| associatedWith | Emerson, Sara M. | person |
| associatedWith | Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893. | person |
| associatedWith | Gibbons, Abigail M | person |
| associatedWith | Gibbons, Abigail M. | person |
| associatedWith | Hunt, E. Mebane | person |
| associatedWith | Hunt, E. Mebane. | person |
| associatedWith | Ingraham, Elsie K. Powell. | person |
| associatedWith | Ingraham, Elsie Powell | person |
| associatedWith | Ingraham, Elsie Powell. | person |
| associatedWith | Isaac T. Hopper Home. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Powell, Rachel H | person |
| associatedWith | Powell, Rachel H. | person |
| associatedWith | Steinmetz, Margaret B. | person |
| associatedWith | Woodbridge, Alice | person |
| associatedWith | Woodbridge, Alice. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| New York (N.Y.) |
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| Criminals |
| Halfway houses |
| Halfway houses |
| Reformatories for women |
| Reformatories for women |
| Rehabilitation centers |
| Social work with criminals |
| Women prisoners |
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