Photograph collection, [ca. 1900-1986], [ca. 1920-1970] (bulk).

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Photograph collection, [ca. 1900-1986], [ca. 1920-1970] (bulk).

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Included are photographs dating from approximately the turn of the century to the present and showing visiting nurses with patients in their homes; street scenes with nurses; nurses leading classes in baby care and nutrition for patients; classes for nurses; interior and exterior views of Visiting Nurse Service buildings, including the Henry Street Settlement; nursing equipment exhibits; Visiting Nurse Service social events; and Visiting Nurse Service volunteers, office staff, board members, and celebrities associated with the Service.

ca. 8 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6876748

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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

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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...

Visiting Nurse Service of New York

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