Union Settlement Association records, 1896-1995

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Series I: Administration, 1896-1995

5 Linear Feet

Includes brochures and promotional material, budgets and financial statements, correspondence and biographical information on headworkers Gaylord S. White and Clyde Murray, publications, reports, records of East Harlem community organizations, and staff meeting minutes.

Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically.



Box 1 Folder 1 Anniversaries, 1920-70


Box 1 Folder 2 Annual Meetings, 1902, 1950


Box 1 Folder 3 Benefits, ca. 1945-1992


Box 1 Folder 4 Brochures and Promotional Materials, 1896-1900


Box 1 Folder 5 Brochures and Promotional Materials, 1920's-30's


Box 1 Folder 6 Brochures and Promotional Materials, 1940's


Box 1 Folder 7 Brochures and Promotional Materials, 1950's-90's


Box 1 Folder 8 Budgets and Financial Statements, 1914-15, 1939-44


Box 1 Folder 9 Budgets and Financial Statements, 1945-48


Box 1 Folder 10 Budgets and Financial Statements, 1962-69


Box 1 Folder 11 Buildings, 1940-64


Box 1 Folder 12 Christmas, 1942-69


Box 1 Folder 13 City Planning Commission Report, 1961


Box 1 Folder 14 Constitution and By-Laws, 1902, 1946



Box 2 Folder 1 Contributions, 1946-53


Box 2 Folder 2 Corporate Certificates, 1902-43


Box 2 Folder 3 Day Care Council of New York, 1960-61


Box 2 Folder 4 East Harlem Child Care Committee, 1961-64


Box 2 Folder 5 East Harlem Churches, 1944-64


Box 2 Folder 6 East Harlem Community College, 1967


Box 2 Folder 7 East Harlem Community Corporation, 1968


Box 2 Folder 8 East Harlem Community Organizations, 1955-70


Box 2 Folder 9 East Harlem Merchants Association, 1954-56


Box 2 Folder 10 East Harlem Merchants Association, 1957


Box 2 Folder 11 East Harlem Merchants Association, 1958-66


Box 2 Folder 12 East Harlem Merchants Association Small Business Survey, 1962


Box 2 Folder 13 Fall Conference, 1947-63


Box 2 Folder 14 Fall Conference, 1964-68



Box 3 Folder 1 Field Work Students, 1930-57


Box 3 Folder 2 Guest Lists, 1951-77


Box 3 Folder 3 Headworkers-Gaylord White, 1901-32


Box 3 Folder 4 Headworkers-Clyde Murray, 1947-49


Box 3 Folder 5 Ellen S. Marvin "As I remember Union Settlement,", c.1940


Box 3 Folder 6 Miscellaneous, 1911-95


Box 3 Folder 7 Interviews, 1994-95


Box 3 Folder 8 Summer Camp, [nd]


Box 3 Folder 9 Lee W. Walters "Union Settlement, Union Seminary: Settlement Work in the Gospel Tradition,", 1984


Box 3 Folder 10 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, Jun-Oct 1964



Box 4 Folder 1 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, Nov-Dec 1964


Box 4 Folder 2 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, Jan-Apr 1965


Box 4 Folder 3 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, May-Jun 1965


Box 4 Folder 4 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, Jul-Oct 1965


Box 4 Folder 5 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, Nov-Dec 1965


Box 4 Folder 6 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, 1966


Box 4 Folder 7 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, 1967



Box 5 Folder 1 Massive Economic Neighborhood Development, 1968-70


Box 5 Folder 2 Memos, 1942-73


Box 5 Folder 3 Metro-North Association, 1962-63


Box 5 Folder 4 Metro-North Association, 1964


Box 5 Folder 5 Metro-North Association, 1965


Box 5 Folder 6 Metro-North Association, 1966-67


Box 5 Folder 7 Metro-North Association, 1968-69


Box 5 Folder 8 Metro-North Association, 1972



Box 6 Folder 1 Metro-North Association: Citizens Committee, 1963-64


Box 6 Folder 2 Metro-North Association: Citizens Committee, 1965


Box 6 Folder 3 Metro-North Association: Citizens Committee, 1966


Box 6 Folder 4 Metro-North Association: Citizens Committee, 1967


Box 6 Folder 5 Metro-North Association: Citizens Committee, 1968-69


Box 6 Folder 6 Metro-North Association: Project Area Committee, 1969-71


Box 6 Folder 7 Metro-North Association: Schools Committee, 1966-70



Box 7 Folder 1 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society, 1964-65


Box 7 Folder 2 Metro-North East Harlem HousingSociety, 1966


Box 7 Folder 3 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society, 1967


Box 7 Folder 4 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society, 1968-69


Box 7 Folder 5 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Chase Manhattan Bank, 1967-68


Box 7 Folder 6 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Construction and Rehabilitation, 1962-64


Box 7 Folder 7 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Construction and Rehabilitation, 1965


Box 7 Folder 8 Federal Housing Administration Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Gypsum Buildings, 1966-69


Box 7 Folder 9 Federal Housing Administration Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Roewack Building, 1967-69



Box 8 Folder 1 Federal Housing Administration Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Teper Buildings, 1966-69


Box 8 Folder 2 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Edward Grey, 1966


Box 8 Folder 3 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Gutterman Building, 1968


Box 8 Folder 4 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Incorporation, 1965-66


Box 8 Folder 5 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Metropolitan Hospital, 1966-68


Box 8 Folder 6 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Minutes, 1965-69


Box 8 Folder 7 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Overburdened Families, 1967


Box 8 Folder 8 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: P.S. 50, 1966


Box 8 Folder 9 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: P.S. 50, 1967-69


Box 8 Folder 10 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Publicity, 1966-67


Box 8 Folder 11 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Relocations, 1966-68


Box 8 Folder 12 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Subcommittees, 1968-69


Box 8 Folder 13 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Teper Buildings, 1965-66


Box 8 Folder 14 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Teper Buildings, 1967-69



Box 9 Folder 1 Metro-North East Harlem Housing Society: Teper Buildings-Operations, 1965-68


Box 9 Folder 2 Metro-North Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Company, 1964


Box 9 Folder 3 Mount Sinai Hospital, 1966-69


Box 9 Folder 4 Museum of the City of New York, 1945


Box 9 Folder 5 Narcotics, 1951-57


Box 9 Folder 6 National Conference On Day Care for Children, 1960-61


Box 9 Folder 7 Neighborhood Affairs Committee, 1948


Box 9 Folder 8 News Clippings, 1895-1988


Box 9 Folder 9 Organization Charts, 1939-67


Box 9 Folder 10 Public Relations, 1940-48


Box 9 Folder 11 Publications: Annual Report, 1902


Box 9 Folder 12 Publications: Annual Report, 1915


Box 9 Folder 13 Publications: Annual Reports, 1923, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1943


Box 9 Folder 14 Publications: Annual Reports, 1945, 1948, 1955


Box 9 Folder 15 Publications: Annual Reports, 1961, 1965


Box 9 Folder 16 Publications: Annual Reports, 1966-68



Box 10 Folder 1 Publications: Annual Reports, 1969-71


Box 10 Folder 2 Publications: Annual Reports, 1972-74


Box 10 Folder 3 Publications: Annual Reports, 1975-79


Box 10 Folder 4 Publications: Annual Reports, 1980-95


Box 10 Folder 5 Publications: "News From Union Settlement,", 1966-76


Box 10 Folder 6 Publications: Newsletters, 1913, 1941-61


Box 10 Folder 7 Publications: "Union Settlement Reporter,", 1993-94


Box 10 Folder 8 Publications: "Union Settler,", 1941, 1946-48


Box 10 Folder 9 Puerto Rican Students Union, 1969


Box 10 Folder 10 Report-"New York City's Puerto Ricans", 1952


Box 10 Folder 11 Report-Self Study, 1947


Box 10 Folder 12 Residence, 1943-58


Box 10 Folder 13 Settlement Steering Committee, 1956-68


Box 10 Folder 14 Staff Lists, c.1932-77



Box 11 Folder 1 Staff Manuals, 1942-56


Box 11 Folder 2 Staff Meetings, 1948-63


Box 11 Folder 3 Staff Planning Committee, 1947-49


Box 11 Folder 4 Staff Publications-"The Girl and Her Chance," by Harriet McDoual Daniels, 1914


Box 11 Folder 5 Staff Schedules and Descriptions, 1951-54


Box 11 Folder 6 Staff Supervision, 1949-54


Box 11 Folder 7 Staff Training, 1941-43, nd


Box 11 Folder 8 Staff Weekend Conferences, 1953-57


Box 11 Folder 9 Statistics, 1947-58


Box 11 Folder 10 Teachers College, 1956-64


Box 11 Folder 11 Union Contracts, 1953-55


Box 11 Folder 12 Union Theological Seminary, 1914-31


Box 11 Folder 13 Washington Houses Community Center: "A Study of George Washington Houses,", 1955-56



Box 12 Folder 1 Washington Houses Community Center: Newsletter, 1957-64


Box 12 Folder 2 Washington Houses Community Center: Newsletter, 1965-70


Box 12 Folder 3 Washington Houses Community Center: Statistics, 1962-68


Box 12 Folder 4 Washington Houses Tenants Association, 1959-60


Box 12 Folder 5 Gaylord White House Community Center, 1964-69


Box 12 Folder 6 Winter Carnival, 1949-50