LEADER 03046nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910463606503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8232-3421-5 010 $a9786613297112 010 $a1-283-29711-6 010 $a0-8232-4083-5 010 $a0-8232-4927-1 035 $a(CKB)3240000000064880 035 $a(EBL)3239571 035 $a(OCoLC)923763521 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533996 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11360866 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533996 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10492364 035 $a(PQKB)10988647 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035317 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3239571 035 $a(OCoLC)757509313 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15155 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3239571 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10470365 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL329711 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000064880 100 $a20110224d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAngels of mercy$b[electronic resource] $ewhite women and the history of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum /$fWilliam Seraile 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cEmpire State Editions$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (301 p.) 225 1 $aEmpire State Editions 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8232-3419-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aWilliam Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation's first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incarnation as Harlem-Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services it maintains the principles of the women who organized it nearly 200 years ago. The agency weathered three wars, two major financial panics, a devastating fire during the 1863 Draft Riots, several epidemics, waves of racial prejud 410 0$aEmpire State Editions 606 $aWomen philanthropists$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 606 $aWomen, White$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen philanthropists$xHistory. 615 0$aWomen, White$xHistory. 676 $a362.73/2 700 $aSeraile$b William$f1941-$0921447 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463606503321 996 $aAngels of mercy$92066708 997 $aUNINA