Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor annual reports and publications
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This collection primarily consists of the Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor's annual reports spanning the period 1846 to 1951, with various gaps. The reports include essential summary information on the Association, including lists of board and committee members; statements of the Association's principles and objectives; reports of boards of managers, treasurers, and departments; listings of contributors and solicitors; and directories of other charitable organizations in Brooklyn.
Historical Note
The Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor was founded in 1843. For the first several decades of its existence, the Association based its operations at several temporary locations throughout the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn. Its first permanent offices were established in 1884 at 104 Livingston Street, and were relocated to 401 State Street in 1926. The aim of the Association's work was to improve the physical and moral condition of Brooklyn's poor population. Its early services included the distribution of alms, food, and clothing, as well as the providing of employment. As the Association grew, it extended its services and established specialized departments, including a school for the blind, an orthopedic ward, health and dental centers, and a home-making center. The Association also published The Brooklyn Charities Record and Directory, which included information about charitable activities in Brooklyn and contained listings of other charitable organizations.
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- Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. The Ninetieth Anniversary of the Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, 1933.
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This collection primarily consists of the Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor's annual reports spanning the period 1846 to 1951, with various gaps. The reports include essential summary information on the Association, including lists of board and committee members; statements of the Association's principles and objectives; reports of boards of managers, treasurers, and departments; listings of contributors and solicitors; and directories of other charitable organizations in Brooklyn. Additional materials include a prospectus and two pamphlets pertaining to the Association's method of disbursement to the poor. Three issues of The Brooklyn Charities Record and Directory, containing information about charitable activities in Brooklyn and listings of other charitable organizations, are also included and are housed in an oversize box.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
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Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor annual reports and publications, ARC.179, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Source and date of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 1985.
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