Angels of mercy : white women and the history of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum / William Seraile.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seraile, William, 1941-

Series:

Empire State Editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women philanthropists--New York (State)--New York--History.

Women philanthropists.

Women, White--New York (State)--New York--History.

Women, White.

Colored Orphan Asylum and Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.)--History.

Colored Orphan Asylum and Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Empire State Editions, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation's first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incarnation as Harlem-Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services it maintains the principles of the women who organized it nearly 200 years ago. The agency weathered three wars, two major financial panics, a devastating fire during the 1863 Draft Riots, several epidemics, waves of racial prejud

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Angels of Mercy; Introduction; The Early Years, 1836-42; Fifth Avenue: Growth and Progress, 1843-54; Disaster and Rebirth, 1855-63; Harlem, 1864-83; Harlem, 1884-1906; New Start in Riverdale, 1907-22; Riverdale: Trials and Tribulations, 1923-36; From the Colored Orphan Asylum to the Riverdale Children's Association, 1937-46; Conclusion; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8232-3421-5

9786613297112

1-283-29711-6

0-8232-4083-5

0-8232-4927-1

OCLC:

923763521