Community development -- New York (State) -- New York
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lower East Side Neighborhoods Association records
Collection
Identifier: SW0061
Abstract
The Lower East Side Neighborhoods Association (LENA) was founded in 1955 by a group of social agencies, civic organizations, churches, and individuals on New York City's Lower East Side. The Association worked to combat juvenile delinquency and, later, to improve housing, recreation, and health facilities in the neighborhood. Included are board and committee records, financial records, and correspondence of the executive director.
Dates:
1959-1973
United Neighborhood Houses of New York Records
Collection
Identifier: SW0005
Abstract
Records of a federation of New York City settlement houses and its predecessor dating from 1898 to 1990. Includes: minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications, scrapbooks, corporate documents, departmental and project files, personnel records, and financial records. Subjects include the activities, administration, and philosophy of settlement houses and community centers as well as the development of professional social work. Includes documentation of issues and programs...
Dates:
1898-1990
