Found 2 collections related to Public welfare -- New York (State)

Rietta Hines Herbert (1940-1969) (also Rietta May Herbert) was an African American social worker in New York City from 1935-1965. She spent most of her career as a social investigator and supervisor of child welfare in the Harlem offices of the Department of Welfare. less

William Rhinelander Stewart (1852-1929) was a New York City businessman and philanthropist. He was a commissioner of the New York State Board of Charities from 1882 to 1929 and served as president of the Board from 1894 to 1903 and again from 1907 to 1923. Collection contains correspondence, office diaries and research materials compiled by Stewart. Letters from Governors series contains letters, 1889-1917, written to Stewart by N.Y. State governors. State Board of Charities (SBC) records comprise the bulk of the collection and consist of letters received, 1882-1929; Stewart's letterbooks, 1884-1929; and his office diaries, 1886-1924. Most of the official correspondence is with the staff and commissioners of the SBC, state legislators and officials, leaders of charitable institutions, and philanthropists. Topics include Stewart's biography of Josephine Shaw Lowell, a founder of the Charity Organization Society; and his work for the New York Salary Classification Commission and national and state Conferences of Charities and Correction. Personal papers contain materials on Josephine Shaw Lowell and other items. less