Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service records
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The collection contains the records of the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service and its predecessor organizations, including the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service Service and Children's Aid Society, the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities, the Brooklyn Childen's Aid Society, and the Sheltering Arms Nursery. The collection comprises sixty five linear feet, includes various types of records (administrative records, housing ledgers, scrapbooks, photographs, audiovisual media, etc.), and spans the years 1866 to 1989. The Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service was a charitable organization with a focus on aiding the impoverished, children, and people with disabilities. The Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service was renamed Brooklyn Community Services in 2010 and continues to operate today.
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Chronology
- 1866
- Brooklyn Children's Aid Society founded.
- 1866
- Union of Christian Work founded.
- 1870
- Sheltering Arms Nursery founded.
- 1878
- Brooklyn Bureau of Charities founded.
- 1901
- Union of Christian Work consolidated with the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities.
- 1920
- Sheltering Arms Nursery absorbed by the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society.
- 1945
- Brooklyn Bureau of Charities renamed Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service.
- 1948
- Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Brooklyn Children's Aid Society merge, becoming the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Children's Aid Society.
- 1969
- Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Children's Aid Society renamed Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service.
- 2010
- Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service renamed Brooklyn Community Services.
Sources:
- Goldman, Esther. 100 Years of Concern for Human Needs, 1866-1966. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service and Children's Aid Society, 1966.
Historical note
The Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service was a charitable organization with roots that date back to the 19th century. Its predecessor organizations included the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society (established 1866), the Union of Christian Work (established 1866), the Sheltering Arms Nursery (established 1870), and the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities (established 1878). Over the years these organizations consolidated, culminating in the merger of the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service and the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society in 1948. The organization was renamed the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service in 1969, and then rebranded as Brooklyn Community Services in 2010. The mission of these organizations generally remained the same, with a focus on aiding the impoverished, children, and people with disabilities.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into four series:
Series 1: Brooklyn Bureau of Charities and Bureau of Community Service records
Series 2: Brooklyn Children's Aid Society records
Series 3: Sheltering Arms Nursery records
Series 4: Photographs
The first series contains the records of the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service and the Children's Aid Society (after the 1948 merger), the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service (pre-merger), and the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities.
The second series contains the records of the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society prior to its merger with the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service in 1948.
The third series contains records of the Sheltering Arms Nursery prior to its acquisition by the Brooklyn Children's Aid Society in 1920.
The fourth series contains photographs from all organizations.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains the records of the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service and its predecessor organizations, including the Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service Service and Children's Aid Society, the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities, the Brooklyn Childen's Aid Society, and the Sheltering Arms Nursery. The collection comprises sixty five linear feet, includes various types of records (administrative records, housing ledgers, scrapbooks, photographs, audiovisual media, etc.), and spans the years 1866 to 1989.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Rights to photographs and audiovisual media in the collection have not been evaluated. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Bureau of Community Services records, ARC.129, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accessions 1991.002 and V1991.110 were gifts of Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, 1991.
Custodial History
Prior to acquisition by BHS, the records comprising accession 1991.002 (the bulk of this collection) were surveyed by Anne E. Bowler.
Other Finding Aids
A detailed survey of the records comprising accession 1991.002 (the bulk of this collection) is available in the 1991.002 accession file. Additionally, an inventory of the collection's films is available in the collection's electronic accession file. Please consult library staff for more information.
About this Guide
Processing Information note
The collection was minimally processed to the series-level by Patricia Glowinski and Weatherly Stephan in October 2010. In November 2011 a third Child's Day ledger was added to the collection by Nicholas Pavlik. Additional unprocessed material was added to the collection by John Zarrillo in October 2016. He also provided folder-level description, updated the collection-level description, and revised the collection's organization.
This collection combines the accessions 1985.094, 1991.002, V1991.110, portions of 1985.093, and one folder from 1985.106.
