Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers transcripts of hearings
Series Number
A3106
Summary
The series consists of typescript copies, with infrequent annotations, of testimony given to the commission and its subcommittees on the question of relief for widowed mothers caring for dependent children. The commission, as authorized by Chapter 588 of the Laws of 1913, called representatives of many charitable organizations to confer with commission members on the objectives, policies, and work of their respective organizations in providing such relief.
Creator
New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
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Register of children of widows committed to institutions by children's court justices in New York and Bronx counties
Series Number
A3110
Summary
The series lists information on cases of children of widows in New York and Bronx counties who were committed to institutions by children's court justices. The extracts include information on children, mostly teenagers, who were committed for theft, assault, truancy, immorality, parental neglect, or other reasons. Column headings for information includes case number; sex; age; color; religion; nationality of parent; nationality of child; offense for which committed; source of facts/complaint; and reasons justifying complaint.
Creator
New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
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Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers correspondence of the secretary
Series Number
A3107
Summary
The series consists of administrative correspondence of the Secretary of the Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers with state officials and representatives of charitable organizations relating to the commission's investigation and report. Subjects include information on efforts to provide relief of the poor, the commission's study of policies and practices of the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, a report summarizing and commenting on testimony of New York City organizations, and progress of widow's pension legislation.
Creator
New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
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This series consists of correspondence between the New York State Defense Council and the Council of National Defense, its parent organization at the federal level relating to methods of conserving food and fuel supplies and administering the labor force during war emergency conditions. Also included are files reflecting the organizational subdivisions of the National Council and telegrams and bulletins from the national offices.
Creator
New York State Defense Council
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