Goddard-Riverside Community Center records, 1854-1994

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged. in seven series: I. Predecessor Institutions; II. Administration; III. Board of Directors; IV. Executive Director Files; V. Stephen Russo Files; VI. Programs and Services; VII. Audio-Visual Material.

• 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.
• Series II: Administration
• Series III: Board of Directors
• Series IV: Executive Director Files, 1960-1994
• Subseries IV.1: Tom Wolfe
• Subseries IV.2: Bernie Wohl
• Series V: Stephen Russo Files
• Series VI: Programs and Activities
• Series VII: Audio-Visual Material
• Subseries VII.1: Drawings
• Subseries VII.2: Audio Tapes
• Subseries VII.3: Photographs

Description

Summary

The 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.

• Series I: Predecessor Organizations

• Series II: Administration

• Series III: Board of Directors

• Series IV: Executive Director Files, 1960-1994

• Series V: Stephen Russo Files

• Series VI: Programs and Activities

• Series VII: Audio-Visual Material

General Note

See: Settlement House Records Registers

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

Boxes 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 Reproduction

Single 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.

Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Goddard-Riverside Community Center records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Records Added to RLIN HR 05/10/2002.

Revision Description

2010-01-28 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

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

Subject Headings

The 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.

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Genre/Form

Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Social 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.