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New York Female Association records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-095
Overview
Formed in 1798 to give aid to the sick poor, the New York Female Association created the first public female school in New York in 1800. Until 1845, it worked with the Free School Society to establish and maintain public schools in New York while also continuing its efforts to help the indigent. Since 1845, the association has been a small gift-giving committee. The collection includes minutes and financial records.
Dates:
1798-1988
Young Friends Aid Association (New York, N.Y.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-097
Overview
Founded in 1873 in New York City and incorporated in 1890, the Young Friends' Aid Association sought to provide the destitute with the temporary pecuniary or material aid necessary to support them into financial independence. Substantial aid was given to unemployed fathers, the homeless, and widows with children, although scholarships and student loans were also made available on occasion. The collection includes minutes, lists of members, financial records, and a scrapbook of activities...
Dates:
1873-1967; 1873-1967
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- Bogardus, Joseph A., 1851-1896 1
- Bowne, Amy, 1795- 1
- Collins, Sarah, b. 1795 1
- Cox, John, 1860-1951 1
- Cromwell, Caroline A., b. 1833 1
- Davis, Mary E., d. 1879 1
- Free-School Society of New-York 1
- Friends' Employment Society (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Garvan, Theresa 1
- Hawkins, Harry A., b. 1860 1
- Hoag, May 1
- Jackson, Anna M. (Anna Margaret), 1848-1920 1
- Jackson, William M. (William Morris), 1837-1919 1
- Lawton, Albert R., 1858-1930 1
- Lindley Murray Fund (Organization) 1
- Ludlam, Sarah, d. 1841 1
- Minturn, Mary 1
- Murray, Catherine Bowne 1
- New York Colored Mission 1
- New York Female Association 1
- Taber, Anna F. 1
- Taber, Elizabeth W. 1
- Underhill, Hannah 1
- Underhill, Sarah F. 1
- Waring, Eileen B. 1
- Wood, M. S. (Mary Sutton), 1805-1894 1
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