- Creator
- Matthews, William Henry, 1873-1946
- Call number
- MssCol 1914
- Physical description
- .3 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
William Henry Matthews papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
William Henry Matthews (1873-1946) was a social worker in New York City. Collection consists of correspondence, speeches and writings, and miscellaneous papers of Matthews. Correspondence concerns his work as director of the New York Dept. of Family Welfare, the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, Special Services for the Community Service Society of New York, the Emergency Work Bureau in New York City, and member and president of the Board of Child Welfare in New York. His speeches and writings primarily concern welfare. Correspondents include Jane Addams, Eleanor R. Belmont, Heywood Broun, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Joseph F. Guffey, Helen Hall, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Herbert H. Lehman, John Purroy Mitchel, Alfred E. Smith, Robert F. Wagner, Sr., Lillian D. Wald, and James J. Walker.
Key terms
Names
- Addams, Jane, 1860-1935
- Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
- Broun, Heywood, 1888-1939
- Fosdick, Harry Emerson, 1878-1969
- Guffey, Joseph F., 1870-1959
- Hall, Helen, 1892-1982
- La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947
- Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963
- Matthews, William Henry, 1873-1946
- Mitchel, John Purroy, 1879-1918
- Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944
- Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1877-1953
- Wald, Lillian D., 1867-1940
- Walker, James John, 1881-1946
- Community Service Society of New York
- New York (N.Y.). Board of Child Welfare
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Family Welfare
- New York (N.Y.). Emergency Work Bureau
- New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor
Subjects
- Child welfare -- New York (State) -- New York
- Family social work -- New York (State) -- New York
- Poor -- New York (State) -- New York
- Public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York
- Social service -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc
Places
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328