New York House and School of Industry records, 1868-1954.

New York House and School of Industry.

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Philanthropic institution and school located on West 16th street in New York City. During most of its existence, the instition gave employment to needy women by teaching them to sew, and to make clothing on individual order, or for other charities. After its merger with Greenwich House in 1951, it trained elderly people for modern employment, e.g., typing and secretarial skills. From the description of New York House and School of Industry records, 1868-1954. (New York University). W...

Knower, Benjamin, Mrs.

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Doremus, Sarah Platt, 1803-1877

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Reid, Elisabeth Mills, 1858-1931

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Blatchford, R. M., Mrs.

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Greenwich House (New York, N.Y.)

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Greenwich House was incorporated in 1902 as the Cooperative Social Settlement Society of the City of New York by Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch with Felix Adler, R. Fulton Cutting, Eugene A. Philbin, Henry C. Potter, Jacob Riis, and Carl Schurz. Under the leadership of its director, Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, Greenwich House provided social services to its largely immigrant clientele, sought to improve housing conditions and recreational opportunities, and developed a variety of educat...

Kingsland, William M. V. 1943-2006

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