Mary Ellen Richmond papers, 1861-1955, undated

Creator:: Richmond, Mary Ellen, 1861-1928
Extent:: 85 boxes (85 boxes)
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: Correspondence, manuscripts, and records relating to the career of Mary E. Richmond. The papers cover Miss Richmond's social work career in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York where whe served as Director of the Charity Organization Dept. of the Russell Sage Foundation. Her efforts were directed toward the reorganization and introduction of new methods, including the case method. Also contains childhood memorabilia and an 1821 genealogy.
Biographical / historical:: Pioneer social worker, author, educator. Miss Richmond was the author of SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS, MARRIAGE AND THE STATE, FRIENDLY VISITING AMONG THE POOR, and CHILD MARRIAGES.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Russell Sage Foundation via New York School of Social Work (1970). Method of acquisition--Gift, transfer; Date of acquisition--1949. Accession number--M-49.

Poem correspondence: Source of acquisition--Smith College Library. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/21/1996. Accession number--M-96-05-21.

Custodial history:

Gift of the Russell Sage Foundation, 1949.

Gift of the Smith College Library, 1996.

Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/1989.

Poem & correspondence Processed HR 10/09/1998.

The original printed finding aid was converted into an EAD document in May 2020. There is additional description and an index in the printed finding aid that was not included in the EAD document. The original printed finding aid is available here as a pdf.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Mary Ellen Richmond papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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