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Additional authors

1. Abbott, Grace, 1878-1939.
2. Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.
3. Alger, George.
4. Bondfield, Margaret.
5. Laflin, Mary Brewster.
6. Dublin, Louis I., (Louis Israel), 1882-1969.
7. Emerson, Haven, 1874-1957.
8. Folks, Homer, 1867-1963.
9. Frankel, Lee K. (Lee Kaufer), 1867-
10. Goldmark, Josephine, 1877-1950.
11. Hall, Helen.
12. Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970.
13. Hillman, Sidney, 1887-1946.
14. Jenkins, Helen Hartley.
15. Kelley, Florence, 1859-1932.
16. Keller, Helen, 1880-1968.
17. Kellogg, Paul Underwood, 1879-1958.
18. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
19. Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858-1932.
20. Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963.
21. Lenroot, Katharine F. (Katharine Fredrica), 1891-1982.
22. Crowley, Alice.
23. Lewisohn, Irene.
24. McDonald, James Ramsay, 1866-1937.
25. Morgenthau, Henry, 1856-1946.
26. Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965.
27. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
28. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
29. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
30. Schiff, Jacob H. (Jacob Henry), 1847-1920.
31. Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944.
32. Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
33. Warburg, Felix M. (Felix Moritz), 1871-1937.
34. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
35. Henry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.)
36. League of Red Cross Societies.
37. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
38. National League for Nursing.
39. United States. Children's Bureau.
40. Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
41. White House Conference on Child Health and Protection.

Description

1. 21 linear feet (50 boxes, 1 oversize folder).

Summary

1. Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, writings, and collateral papers documenting Wald's career in public health nursing and social work in New York City, her association with the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurse Service, and her many other social welfare concerns, such as child labor, housing, recreation, sanitation, peace, prohibition, and women's suffrage.

Subject

1. Soviet Union > Social conditions
2. New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions
3. World War, 1914-1918 > Peace
4. Orient > Social conditions
5. Nursing
6. United States > Social conditions > 1865-1918
7. Public health nurses
8. Public health nursing
9. Sanitation
10. Social settlements > New York (State) > New York
11. Housing
12. Public health
13. Child welfare
14. Soviet Union > Social conditions > 1917-1970
15. Wald, Lillian D., 1867-1940
16. Social workers
17. Soviet Union > Social conditions > 1917-1945
18. Prohibition
19. United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932
20. Unemployment
21. Recreation
22. Social service
23. Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
24. Charities > New York (State) > New York
25. Child labor
26. Civil rights
27. Women > Suffrage

Call number

1. MssCol 3201

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional formats (note)

1. Collection available on microfilm;

Location of other archival materials (note)

1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Biography (note)

1. Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940), a public health nurse and social worker in New York City on the Lower East Side, was a pioneer in American social work and public health. She founded the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York in 1893 and was a crusader for liberal, social welfare and philanthropic causes including child welfare, civil liberties, immigration, unemployment and the peace movement during World War I.

Author

1. Wald, Lillian D., 1867-1940.

Title

1. Lillian D. Wald Papers, 1889-1957.

Additional formats

1. Collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-286.

Restricted access

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

Access

1. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.

Biography

1. Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940), a public health nurse and social worker in New York City on the Lower East Side, was a pioneer in American social work and public health. She founded the Henry Street Settlement and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York in 1893 and was a crusader for liberal, social welfare and philanthropic causes including child welfare, civil liberties, immigration, unemployment and the peace movement during World War I.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Location of other archival materials

1. Lillian Wald papers; also located at: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University.
2. Related collections include Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service Records and Helen Hall Papers; Social Welfare History Archives; University of Minnesota Libraries.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Public health nurses.
2. Social workers.

Added author

1. Abbott, Grace, 1878-1939.
2. Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.
3. Alger, George.
4. Bondfield, Margaret.
5. Laflin, Mary Brewster.
6. Dublin, Louis I., (Louis Israel), 1882-1969.
7. Emerson, Haven, 1874-1957.
8. Folks, Homer, 1867-1963.
9. Frankel, Lee K. (Lee Kaufer), 1867-
10. Goldmark, Josephine, 1877-1950.
11. Hall, Helen.
12. Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970.
13. Hillman, Sidney, 1887-1946.
14. Jenkins, Helen Hartley.
15. Kelley, Florence, 1859-1932.
16. Keller, Helen, 1880-1968.
17. Kellogg, Paul Underwood, 1879-1958.
18. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
19. Lathrop, Julia Clifford, 1858-1932.
20. Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963.
21. Lenroot, Katharine F. (Katharine Fredrica), 1891-1982.
22. Crowley, Alice.
23. Lewisohn, Irene.
24. McDonald, James Ramsay, 1866-1937.
25. Morgenthau, Henry, 1856-1946.
26. Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965.
27. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
28. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
29. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
30. Schiff, Jacob H. (Jacob Henry), 1847-1920.
31. Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944.
32. Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
33. Warburg, Felix M. (Felix Moritz), 1871-1937.
34. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
35. Henry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.)
36. League of Red Cross Societies.
37. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
38. National League for Nursing.
39. United States. Children's Bureau.
40. Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
41. White House Conference on Child Health and Protection.

LCCN

1. ms 79001881

Research call number

1. MssCol 3201