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

Abstract Helen Hall was a settlement worker and social reformer. These personal and professional papers reflect her career as a leader in the settlement house movement, particularly during the period 1933-67, including her involvement in the National Federation of Settlements – particularly with its studies of unemployment during the late 1920s and early 1930s – and the United Neighborhood Houses of New York City. The papers also document her involvement with various consumer groups, her initiative...

Scope and Content From the Collection: The Henry Street Settlement records document the settlement's work as well as its concerns for social issues in New York City and nationally. While material in the collection dates from 1892 to 2003, the vast bulk of the records documents the Helen Hall years, 1933 to 1967. The records include: agendas, minutes, correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, financial records and budgets, brochures and newsletters, architectural drawings, maps, photographs, pamphlets, scores,...

Abstract Records of the Henry Street Settlement, a settlement house located on New York City's Lower East Side. Contains minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, architectural drawings, publications, financial records, newspaper clippings, scripts, scores, photographs, maps, and newsletters. The records document the administration and programs of a leading organization in the settlement movement and reflect social issues affecting immigrants and low income groups. Topics include: the arts, child...

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Documents and media from arts programs, including reports, brochure, articles, brochures, and media. The records were given to the Archives by Susan Fleminger, former director of the arts program.

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Series 1.1 consists of written historical accounts, annual reports, time lines, correspondence, scholarly papers, publications, commemorative volumes, and photographs. The records document the settlement's 40th, 50th, 60th, 75th, and 100th anniversary celebrations. The "Report of the Henry Street Settlement, 1893-1913" and the 1926 annual report provide good summaries of the settlement's early years.

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The papers of Ralph and Ruth Tefferteller, social workers who spent much of their careers at the Henry Street Settlement in New York City. The papers document programs at the settlement as well as some of the Teffertellers' other professional and political activities and their work with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Mission in Vietnam.