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Additional authors

1. Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
2. Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron, 1877-
3. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
4. Letts, Winifred.
5. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
6. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
7. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
8. Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
9. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.
10. Citizens & Non Partisan Committee.
11. City Reform Club (New York, N.Y.)
12. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
13. American Labor Party.
14. Boys Brotherhood Republic of New York.
15. Citizens Union of the City of New York.
16. George Junior Republic (Freeville, N.Y.)
17. Municipal Arts Society (New York, N.Y.)
18. National Sculpture Society (U.S.)
19. National Self Government Committee.
20. New York Philharmonic.
21. Roosevelt Memorial Association.

Description

1. 21 linear feet (55 boxes).

Summary

1. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, personal papers, photographs, and printed matter.

Subject

1. Welling, Richard, 1858-1946
2. Arts
3. Associations, institutions, etc
4. Child welfare
5. Civil service reform
6. Parks > New York (State) > New York
7. Social problems
8. New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
9. United States > Politics and government > 1901-1953

Genre/Form

1. Photographs.
2. Diaries.
3. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. MssCol 3279

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Richard Ward Greene Welling (1858-1946), New York City lawyer and reformer, was founder of the National Self Government Committee and president of the George Junior Republic. He was active in political and municipal reform and belonged to many social and political organizations.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Welling, Richard, 1858-1946.

Title

1. Richard Welling papers, 1881-1941, bulk (1925-1941).

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Richard Ward Greene Welling (1858-1946), New York City lawyer and reformer, was founder of the National Self Government Committee and president of the George Junior Republic. He was active in political and municipal reform and belonged to many social and political organizations.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Lawyers.
2. Reformers.

Added author

1. Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971.
2. Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron, 1877-
3. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
4. Letts, Winifred.
5. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
6. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
7. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
8. Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
9. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.
10. Citizens & Non Partisan Committee.
11. City Reform Club (New York, N.Y.)
12. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
13. American Labor Party.
14. Boys Brotherhood Republic of New York.
15. Citizens Union of the City of New York.
16. George Junior Republic (Freeville, N.Y.)
17. Municipal Arts Society (New York, N.Y.)
18. National Sculpture Society (U.S.)
19. National Self Government Committee.
20. New York Philharmonic.
21. Roosevelt Memorial Association.

Research call number

1. MssCol 3279