Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society (New York, N.Y.) records undated, 1879-1972

Contains the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors 1879-1940, financial reports, and the minutes of the Administration Committee 1917-1938; includes also printed annual and biennial reports for 1898-1903, 1909-1913, and 1922-1936; a journal published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Society in 1954. Contains also the minutes of the Board of Directors of Fellowship House, 1912-1940, established in 1912 by members of the Society to provide after-care for the children leaving the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society.Contains several histories of the Society, certificates of Incorporations (1882, 1906), By-Laws (1914), a presidential address (1911), Board of Directors Minutes (1918), Annual Reports (1898-1938, some including photos), financial records (1901-1917) and donor listings (1899-1918), January 1898 list of 801 children submitted to the Commissioner of Public Charities of Manhattan for support, Admissions and Discharge Records (1893-1932), and the records of various activities, including the sale of the Broadway property (1911), the Pleasantville facility (re property acquisition and development, activities, and publications), Fellowship House (including the Homefinder service, Camp Fellowship, and the Sylvan Stix Workshop), and the Foster Home Bureau (including the Baby Department). Includes also the papers of the Guardian Mothers and of the Alumni Association (Crows and Ravens, Young Folks Fraternal League), photographs, and the printed transcript of the NY Supreme Court Case of Anna Mutka versus the Society.Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society founded in 1879, merged into The Jewish Child Care Association of New York in 1940.far031