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Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service records

Call Number

ARC.129

Date

1866-1989, inclusive

Creator

Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service
Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service
Brooklyn Bureau of Charities
Sheltering Arms Nursery (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Brooklyn Bureau of Social Services and Children's Aid Society
Brooklyn Children's Aid Society

Extent

66.25 Linear Feet in forty-two boxes, thirty three film canisters, nine wrapped scrapbooks, and one slide binder

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

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.

Historic chronology

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:

  1. 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.

Subjects

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.

Related Materials

Related archival collections held by BHS include:

Alfred T. White Tower and Home and Riverside Apartment Buildings records (1978.154)

The Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn records (1985.093)

Brooklyn charitable organizations for the poor collection (1985.104)

Brooklyn charitable organizations for the aged publications (1985.105)

Brooklyn charitable organizations for children publications (1985.106)

Brooklyn charitable organizations for people with disabilities collection (1985.108)

Brooklyn charitable organizations for working women collection (1985.109)

Brooklyn hospitals and health services organizations collection (ARC.141)

Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor annual reports and publications (ARC.179)

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.

Collection processed by

Patricia Glowinski and Weatherly Stephan

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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.

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201