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Series I: Predecessor Organizations
Subseries I.1: Wilson Industrial School for Girls Subseries I.2: Riverside Day Nursery Subseries I.3: Child Study Association of America Subseries I.4: Friendly Aid Society Subseries I.5: Goddard Neighborhood Center Subseries I.6: Wel-Met Incorporated Subseries I.7: Riverside Community House Subseries I.8: Child Study Association of America/Wel-Met Inc. |
Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementArranged in seven series.
DescriptionSummaryThe records include annual reports, board minutes, budgets, by-laws, correspondence, memos, publications, reports, scrapbooks, photographs and printed material. They document the settlement and its antecedent institutions from 1854 to 1994, offering a unique view of the first wave of the settlement house movement in America, as well as related philanthropy and social welfare activities in New York City over a 140 year period. The origins of Goddard-Riverside Community Center are documented in Series I, which includes eight institutional subseries. These records provide a wealth of information on philanthropic, social welfare and settlement work from the mid-19th century through the 1950s. Series II - IV document the activities of the settlement from 1959 to the 1990s, with a particular emphasis on the urban renewal period of the 1960s. Items in Series VII include photographs of staff, activities, facilities of Goddard-Riverside Community Center, as well as several of its predecessor institutions.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessBoxes 106-109 contain program records with client information of a confidential nature and are closed to researchers, with the exception of Goddard-Riverside Community Center staff, board members, or their approved agents, until 2060. All other records are open to research use without restrictions. 
This collection is 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. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionSingle photocopies 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 CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Goddard-Riverside Community Center records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. Related MaterialsSee: Settlement House Records Registers About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationRecords Added to RLIN HR 05/10/2002. Revision Description2010-01-28 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite. 2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/FormSubject
History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalSocial settlement founded in 1959 through the merger of Riverside Community House and Goddard Neighborhood Center. Located on the upper West Side of Manhattan, the settlement provides such community services as day care, Head Start, athletics, college readiness programs, and a senior citizen center. |