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Angels of Mercy : White Women and the History of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Fordham University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (302 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780823249275
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Angels of MercyDDC classification:
  • 362.73/2
LOC classification:
  • HV995.N52 -- C657 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Early Years, 1836-42 -- 2. Fifth Avenue: Growth and Progress, 1843-54 -- 3. Disaster and Rebirth, 1855-63 -- 4. Harlem, 1864-83 -- 5. Harlem, 1884-1906 -- 6. New Start in Riverdale, 1907-22 -- 7. Riverdale: Trials and Tribulations, 1923-36 -- 8. From the Colored Orphan Asylum to the Riverdale Children's Association, 1937-46 -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- A. Founders of the Colored Orphan Asylum, 1836 -- B. Original Male Advisers to the COA, 1836-37 -- C. Early COA Major Financial Supporters in the 1830s -- D. COA Managers/Trustees, 1837-1946 -- E. First Directress/President -- F. Superintendent/Executive Director -- G. Locations of the COA's Homes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Early Years, 1836-42 -- 2. Fifth Avenue: Growth and Progress, 1843-54 -- 3. Disaster and Rebirth, 1855-63 -- 4. Harlem, 1864-83 -- 5. Harlem, 1884-1906 -- 6. New Start in Riverdale, 1907-22 -- 7. Riverdale: Trials and Tribulations, 1923-36 -- 8. From the Colored Orphan Asylum to the Riverdale Children's Association, 1937-46 -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- A. Founders of the Colored Orphan Asylum, 1836 -- B. Original Male Advisers to the COA, 1836-37 -- C. Early COA Major Financial Supporters in the 1830s -- D. COA Managers/Trustees, 1837-1946 -- E. First Directress/President -- F. Superintendent/Executive Director -- G. Locations of the COA's Homes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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