03046nam 2200673 a 450 991046360650332120200520144314.00-8232-3421-597866132971121-283-29711-60-8232-4083-50-8232-4927-1(CKB)3240000000064880(EBL)3239571(OCoLC)923763521(SSID)ssj0000533996(PQKBManifestationID)11360866(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533996(PQKBWorkID)10492364(PQKB)10988647(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035317(MiAaPQ)EBC3239571(OCoLC)757509313(MdBmJHUP)muse15155(Au-PeEL)EBL3239571(CaPaEBR)ebr10470365(CaONFJC)MIL329711(EXLCZ)99324000000006488020110224d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAngels of mercy[electronic resource] white women and the history of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum /William Seraile1st ed.New York Empire State Editionsc20111 online resource (301 p.)Empire State EditionsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8232-3419-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Angels of Mercy; Introduction; The Early Years, 1836-42; Fifth Avenue: Growth and Progress, 1843-54; Disaster and Rebirth, 1855-63; Harlem, 1864-83; Harlem, 1884-1906; New Start in Riverdale, 1907-22; Riverdale: Trials and Tribulations, 1923-36; From the Colored Orphan Asylum to the Riverdale Children's Association, 1937-46; Conclusion; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; IndexWilliam Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation's first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incarnation as Harlem-Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services it maintains the principles of the women who organized it nearly 200 years ago. The agency weathered three wars, two major financial panics, a devastating fire during the 1863 Draft Riots, several epidemics, waves of racial prejudEmpire State EditionsWomen philanthropistsNew York (State)New YorkHistoryWomen, WhiteNew York (State)New YorkHistoryElectronic books.Women philanthropistsHistory.Women, WhiteHistory.362.73/2Seraile William1941-921447MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463606503321Angels of mercy2066708UNINA