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Nursery and Child's Hospital Records
1854-1934
 MS 443.20

New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
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New-York Historical Society

Collection processed by Ann Christiansen

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on April 27, 2022
Finding Aid is written in English.

Container List

Scrapbooks, 1890-1926

Scope and Contents Note

The series consists of scrapbooks that document the Annual Charity Ball for the Nursery and Child's Hospital. The Annual Charity Ball was the largest fundraiser for the Nursery and Child's Hospital. Mrs. Mary Mildred Sullivan and George H. Sullivan created the scrapbooks. The scrapbooks include pamphlets, circulars, newspaper clippings, badges, forms of notices, lists of names of members of the floor committee, invitees, admission tickets, dance programs, correspondence, account books, and information on how the money was spent from the Annual Charity Ball. Mary Mildred Sullivan was the organizer of the charity balls until 1933 when she died and her son took over.

Arrangement Note

Arrangement of the series is four volumes arranged by the creators of the scrapbooks from 1890-1926.

Container 1 Container 2   Title Date
Box: 4 Folder : 1 Volume 1 of the Valuable Historical Papers Relating to the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital and the Charity Ball
1898-1919
Box: 4 Folder : 2 Volume 2 of the Valuable Historical Papers Relating to The New York Nursery and Child's Hospital and the Charity Ball
1890-1924
Box: 5 Folder : 1 Volume 3 of the Valuable Historical Papers Relating to the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital and the Charity Ball
1910-1915
Box: 5 Folder : 2 Volume 4 of the Valuable Historical Papers Relating to the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital and the Charity Ball
1915-1926

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