Lillian D. Wald papers, 1895-1936

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1301
Bib ID:
4079444 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Wald, Lillian D., 1867-1940
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
97 boxes (97 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Boxes are 12-97 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Scope and Content

Papers concerning both the administration of the Henry Street Settlement and Wald's involvement in numerous philanthropic and liberal causes. Her office files trace the foundation and growth of the Henry Street Settlement from 1895 until 1933. Her other activities include child welfare, civil liberties, immigration, public health, unemployment, and the peace movement during World War I. The correspondence files contain letters from public figures and writers including Jane Addams, Roger N. Baldwin, Van Wyck Brooks, Lavinia L. Dock, John Galsworthy, Samuel Gompers, William D. Howells, Charles Evans Hughes, Mabel Hyde Kittredge, Frances Perkins, Dorothy Thompson, Norman Thomas, Ida Tarbell, Margaret Sanger, and Jacob A. Riis.

This collection has been published in microfilm by Research Publications, Inc.

The microfilm comprises 112 microfilm reels and is availible in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Arrangement

Series I: Cataloged Correspondence; Series II: Arranged Corresponcence; Series III: General Subjects; Series IV: Children; Series V: Henry Street Settlement; Series VI: Labor Relations; Series VII: Nursing; Series VIII: Peace Movement; Series IX: Public Health; Series X: Russia; Series XI: Settlements (other than Henry Street); Series XII: Oversize

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Boxes are 12-97 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Lillian D. Wald papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Visiting Nurse Service through Mrs. Eva M. Reese. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1967. Accession number--M-67.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2012-05-01 EAD created by PTL

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Director of Henry Street Settlement in New York City. Miss Wald retired from active directorship in 1932.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Name
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Baldwin, Roger N (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dock, Lavinia L., 1858-1956 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Henry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kittredge, Mabel Hyde, 1867-1955 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Riis, Jacob A (Jacob August), 1849-1914 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tarbell, Ida M (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Thompson, Dorothy, 1893-1961 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Charities -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Child welfare CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Civil rights CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Peace CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public health CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Social service -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Social settlements -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Unemployment CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women social workers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1914-1918 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID