Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society of Brooklyn publications
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The Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society of Brooklyn publications date from 1900 to 1934 and are housed in one half manuscript box. The publications include annual reports and a historical sketch published for the Society's centennial. Annual reports contain treasurers' reports, statistics for each home, board of managers and committee member names, and narrative descriptions of activities at each of the Society's institutions. Lists of children under the care of the Society are not included.
Historical note
Incorporated in 1834, the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society of Brooklyn was founded to house and educate impoverished children and orphans in the then-village of Brooklyn, N.Y. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Society operated two institutions in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn--St. Joseph's Female Orphan Asylum on Willoughby Avenue, and St. John's Home on St. Mark's Avenue--as well as St. Paul's Industrial School on Congress and Clinton Streets in Cobble Hill, and two extension sites of the St. John's Home at Coney Island and Hicksville, N.Y. Care of children was financed by society members and Catholic church donations; the homes and school were run by members of Catholic religious orders, such as the Sisters of Charity, Sisters of St. Joseph, and Franciscan Brothers. While the Society fell under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Brooklyn, established in 1853, it appears to have operated independently of other Diocese charities until the mid-20th century.
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The Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society of Brooklyn publications date from 1900 to 1934 and are housed in one half manuscript box. The publications include annual reports and a historical sketch published for the Society's centennial. Annual reports contain treasurers' reports, statistics for each home, board of managers and committee member names, and narrative descriptions of activities at each of the Society's institutions. Lists of children under the care of the Society are not included.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society of Brooklyn publications, 1985.119, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of the accession are unknown. This collection was formally accessioned in 1985.
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