During the late 1800s the upper east side of Manhattan experienced a dramatic increase in population and economic activity. Thousands of working class families -- predominantly Irish but also including Germans, Bohemians and Italians moved into tenement buildings and worked for local businesses and industries. These new residents formed a vital community establishing churches benevolent societies and fraternal organizations. But the dense concentration of population also gave rise to a host of urban problems poor housing inadequate health care lack of educational opportunities and crime.
It was just such an increase in the social problems attending urban growth that led reformers and philanthropists in England to establish Toynbee Hall the first settlement house in 1884. The settlement model originally distinguished by a commitment on the part of its educated upper and middle-class volunteers to settle in working class communities in order to understand their problems first-hand was imported to the United States in 1886 when Neighborhood Guild was established on New York's lower east side. American settlement houses were in the vanguard of efforts to educate and provide social services for impoverished residents in their neighborhoods through programs such as kindergartens day care hot lunches health clinics visiting nurses camps playgrounds and arts education. In addition the settlements were deeply involved in Progressive-era reform movements advocating improvements in housing public health and sanitation. In 1890 five members of New York's Church Club recommended That this Club undertake a work in the Tenth Ward on the general plan. of Toynbee Hall. Under the leadership of the prominent lawyer and civic reformer Everett P. Wheeler the club founded East Side House in 1891. Wheeler was a founder of the New York Bar Association and served for 17 years as chairman of the executive committee of the New York Civil Service Reform Association. He was also a supporter of the Citizen's Union the Committee of Seventy and the Reform Club. Born in 1840 Wheeler came into the settlement movement relatively late in his career.
A house on East 76th Street at the foot of the East River was rented and outfitted with reading rooms a gymnasium a billiard room and club meeting rooms. The first group of neighborhood residents to utilize the settlement a men's club began meeting in June of 1891. Children's programs a day nursery and women's clubs were added soon after. In 1893 the New York Free Circulating Library contributed books to East Side House and Mr. C. B. Webster funded construction of a settlement library building. In 1904 this library joined the New York Public Library system as its Webster Branch. During the same period East Side House lobbied city government to establish a park on an empty lot in the area resulting in the creation of John Jay Park
In 1902 after several years of fundraising a new settlement building was erected to house programs which included a day nursery music school lectures concerts clubs and classes. To provide swimming and fishing for neighborhood children a section of the East River bank in front of the building was fenced in. At about the same time board member J. P. Morgan agreed to let East Side House use a portion of his estate for summer camping activities. By July 1904 the settlement was able to obtain its own summer camp on Lake Popolopen in Highland Falls-on-the-Hudson New York. Unfortunately this was not a permanent arrangement and for several years the camp site moved from place to place. In 1910 thanks to a generous donation by Mr. and Mrs. William Read a permanent summer home was found at the Stepney Farm in Connecticut.
During the late 1920s rising real estate values and increased rents drove many lower income families away from the upper east side causing the East Side House Board of Managers to debate whether there remained a need for settlement work there. The death of Everett P. Wheeler in 1925 and the subsequent resignation of other board members may have contributed to a 1929 decision to discontinue all programs except the day nursery and to sell the building. But the stock market crash caused the buyer of the property to cancel the agreement and the onset of the depression compelled neighborhood residents to plead for the continuation of settlement programs. Because of the period of inactivity the board and various committees had dwindled in size and the facilities suffered from neglect. Headworker Rosa Gregor and her assistant Kathleen Wegge aided by program staff paid by the W. P. A. kept East Side House open through tireless effort.
By the end of the decade the settlement had recruited new board members recovered financially and expanded its programs modestly. In 1937 the Camp Committee was even able to purchase new property to accommodate more children. During World War II the nursery became associated with the Mayor' Committee for the Wartime Care of Children enabling it to increase its services. In addition a fundraising committee was organized to increase the number of contributors.
During the 1950s the demographics of the East Side House neighborhood changed again with an increase in middle and upper income families. Settlement attendance fell off from year to year and in 1961 the board decided to move the settlement to a new community where it perceived that the agency's services would be more vital. The South Bronx was chosen and in 1963 East Side House opened new administrative offices on Alexander Avenue. The settlement's new community was largely African-American and Puerto Rican and many lived in nearby public housing projects. Working with the New York City Housing Authority East Side House established program facilities in several NYCHA buildings. Programs included senior citizen activities summer camp recreation and athletics day nursery and homemaking instruction. During the next 30 years East Side House steadily expanded its programs as the South Bronx entered into a period of increasing poverty drug addiction and crime. Today the settlement provides services to more than 10 000 South Bronx residents each year. Head Start day care teen employment and education athletics and clubs and meals for senior citizens are a few of the programs sponsored.
The East Side House Records document the settlement from its founding in Manhattan in 1891 to its activities in the South Bronx over a century later. The records include several items dating from the decades prior to the establishment of the settlement which shed light on the philosophy and motivation of its founders. They offer a unique view of the first wave of the settlement house movement in America, and document social conditions, demographic change, political activity, and philanthropy in New York City.
The date span of the records is from 1851 to 1992. The records include: addresses and correspondence of East Side House founder Everett P. Wheeler; Board of Managers minutes, correspondence and annual reports; Resident Manager, Headworker and Executive Director files; program files; and audio-visual materials such as photoprints, negatives and video tape.
The origins and early history of East Side House are best documented in the "Everett P. Wheeler Papers" series. Addresses by Wheeler provide evidence of his views on a wide range of social questions and testify to his prominent role as a New York lawyer and civic reformer. Wheeler's correspondence details his role in the establishment of East Side House and the development of its early programs. Records in the "Administration" series on the East Side Club, the Webster Free Library and settlement lobbying for the construction of John Jay Park fill in the picture of the early years.
There are major gaps during the periods 1902-1946 and 1950-1960 in the "Resident Director, Headworker and Executive Directors" series. Fortunately these periods are well documented by other series. Board of Managers minutes document the painful deliberations of the late 1920s and early 1930s, when East Side House nearly closed its doors. Annual reports offer the most comprehensive view of the full spectrum of settlement programs and services from its founding to the early 1960s. These records are complemented by video tape and film in the "Audio-Visual Material" series, which show a variety of youth activities at East Side House during the 1950s.
The South Bronx period of East Side House is thoroughly documented by records in Series II - VI, described in greater detail below. Highlights include correspondence and reports to city and state agencies that funded East Side house programs, and photographs of settlement programs, staff and special events from the 1970's and 1980's.
The records are arranged in six series:
Series I - Everett P. Wheeler Papers, 1851-1917, 1 linear foot
Includes speeches given by Everett P. Wheeler and his father David Everett Wheeler, Everett P. Wheeler's autobiography Sixty Years of American Life, and correspondence from 1891 through 1908. Folders arranged chronologically.
Series II - Administration, 1890-1992, 2.5 linear feet
Includes Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, anniversary celebrations, administrative correspondence and memos, funding agency files, printed material, reports, and United Neighborhood Houses files. Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically.
Series III - Board of Managers, 1890-1991, 5.75 linear feet
Includes annual reports, annual meetings, committee files, correspondence, manuals, minutes, and Winter Antiques Show files. Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically.
Series IV - Resident Managers, Headworkers and Executive Directors, 1902-1992, .5 linear foot
Includes correspondence, memos, and reports on administrative matters and settlement programs. Folders arranged chronologically. Documents arranged chronologically.
Series V - Programs and Services, 1895-1991, 3.75 linear feet
Includes brochures, correspondence, memos, reports, statistical and narrative reports to program funding agencies, flyers and announcements. Folders arranged alphabetically. Documents arranged chronologically.
Series VI - Audio-Visual Material, 1908-1990, 4.5 linear feet
Includes black and white and color photographs, transparencies, and negatives, video tapes, and films. Photographs arranged alphabetically by subject, and chronologically when possible. Video tape and film arranged chronologically.
SERIES I | |||
--Everett P. Wheeler PapersNote: Addresses (Bound Volume) | |||
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | David Everett Wheeler "A Discourse Delivered at the Request of the Order of United Americans" 1851 | |
| 1 | 1 | David Everett Wheeler "A Paper Read Before the American Geographical and Statistical Society" 1856 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Character and Conduct of the War" 1862 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Supreme Court as a Co-ordinate Branch of the United States Government" 1860 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Petition of Bar Association for Additional Judges in Second Circuit" 1877 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Report on Bill Increasing Number Circuit Judges and Establishing General Terms in Each Circuit" 1882 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Clarkson N. Potter" 1882 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Reports on Committee of International Law" 1896-1901 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Law of Prize" 1900 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Debate on Civil Service Reform Before the Seventh Congress of the Protestant Episcopal Church" 1881 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Report of New York City Civil Service Commission" 1898 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Papers on Tariff Reform" 1882-1890 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Acceptance of Nomination for Governor" 1894 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Louisbourg Expedition of 1745" 1895 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Oration and Poem Delivered Before the Associated Alumni of the College of the City of New York" 1866 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Lectureship on Architecture and the Art of Design" 1878 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Report in Relation to the Admission of Students to the College of the City of New York" 1878 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Progressive Element in American Life" 1882 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Duty of the United States to the American Citizens in Turkey" 1896 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Rights of American Citizens in Turkey" 1896 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Influence of the United States Upon Great Britain During the 19th Century" 1900 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler "Reports of the Special Committee of Church Club" 1890 | |
| 1 | 1 | Everett P. Wheeler East Side House Annual Reports 1891-98 | |
--Addresses | |||
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "Sir William Pepperrell" 1887 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Louisbourg Expedition of 1745" 1895 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "Influence of the United States Upon Great Britain During the 19th Century" 1900 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Harter Act" 1899 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Law of Prize" 1900 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "Proceedings at the Annual Dinner of the New York Free Trade Club" 1884 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "Wages and the Tariff" 1888 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Progressive Element in American Life" 1882 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler East Side House Annual Reports 1891-1894 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Duty of the United States to the American Citizens in Turkey" 1896 | |
| 1 | 2 | Everett P. Wheeler "The Rights of American Citizens in Turkey" 1896 | |
| 2 | 1 | Correspondence 1890-91 | |
| 2 | 2 | Correspondence 1892 | |
| 2 | 3 | Correspondence 1893-95 | |
| 2 | 4 | Correspondence 1906-07 | |
| 2 | 5 | Correspondence 1908 | |
| 2 | 6 | Sixty Years of American Life 1917 Note: Bound volume | |
SERIES II | |||
--Administration | |||
| 3 | 1 | Administrative Plans 1981 | |
| 3 | 2 | Alumni 1973 | |
| 3 | 3 | Anniversaries 1941-87 | |
| 3 | 4 | Anniversary 1981 | |
| 3 | 5 | Annual Dinner 1911 | |
| 3 | 6 | Articles of Incorporation 1891 | |
| 3 | 7 | Articles of Incorporation-Amendments 1916-1937 | |
| 3 | 8 | Articles of Incorporation 1937-1966 | |
| 3 | 9 | Asbestos Report 1991 | |
| 3 | 10 | Bronx Cluster of Settlement Houses 1983-91 | |
| 3 | 11 | Bronx Council on the Arts 1987 | |
| 3 | 12 | Building Construction 1901-1904 | |
| 3 | 13 | By-Laws 1891 | |
| 3 | 14 | By-Laws 1900-06 | |
| 3 | 15 | By-Laws 1914-45 | |
| 3 | 16 | By-Laws 1961-88 | |
| 3 | 17 | Carreker Correspondence 1976-83 | |
| 3 | 18 | Centennial 1990-91 | |
| 3 | 19 | Certificate of Change of Location 1962-63 | |
| 3 | 20 | Church Club 1890-1907 | |
| 3 | 21 | City of New York. Bureau of Labor Services 1984 | |
| 4 | 1 | City of New York. Bureau of Labor Services 1986 | |
| 4 | 2 | City of New York. Bureau of Labor Services 1988 | |
| 4 | 3 | City of New York. Miscellaneous 1981-91 | |
| 4 | 4 | City of New York. Senior Citizen Advisory Committee 1991 | |
| 4 | 5 | Community Board #1 1981-82 | |
| 4 | 6 | Community Statistics 1960-61 | |
| 4 | 7 | Cultural Committee 1988-89 | |
| 4 | 8 | Development--J.C. GeeverInc. 1978-84 | |
| 4 | 9 | Development--J.C. GeeverInc. 1985-87 | |
| 4 | 10 | Development--J.C. GeeverInc. 1988-91 | |
| 4 | 11 | East Side Club, 1891-95 | |
| 4 | 12 | East Side Colleagues 1895 | |
| 4 | 13 | Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies 1958 | |
| 4 | 14 | Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies 1981-91 | |
| 5 | 1 | Food for Survival 1989 | |
| 5 | 2 | Funding Appeals 1895-1908 | |
| 5 | 3 | Greater New York Fund/United Way 1981-86 | |
| 5 | 4 | Haven Relief Fund 1985-90 | |
| 5 | 5 | Histories 1953-85 | |
| 5 | 6 | Japanese Chamber of Commerce, 1991 | |
| 5 | 7 | Job Announcements and Descriptions 1970's-80's | |
| 5 | 8 | John Jay Park 1894-1914 | |
| 5 | 9 | Law Suits-Day 1981-82 | |
| 5 | 10 | Law Suits-Juran 1981-85 | |
| 5 | 11 | Law Suits-Clark 1985-88 | |
| 5 | 12 | Law Suits-McGee 1983 | |
| 5 | 13 | Law Suits-Richardson 1981 | |
| 5 | 14 | Law Suits-Pitts 1984-86 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mount Olivet Baptist Church 1989 | |
| 6 | 2 | Museum of the City of New York 1985 | |
| 6 | 3 | Neighborhood Guild 1894 | |
| 6 | 4 | New York University Nursing Program 1980-81 | |
| 6 | 5 | Organization Charts 1980's | |
| 6 | 6 | Personnel Policies 1964-91 | |
| 6 | 7 | Philip Morris 1990 | |
| 6 | 8 | Press Clippings 1950's-80's | |
| 6 | 9 | Press Releases 1981-91 | |
| 6 | 10 | Press Release-Mission Statement 1982 | |
| 6 | 11 | Public Housing 1981-82 | |
| 6 | 12 | Publications--"A Neighborhood Place" 1991 | |
| 6 | 13 | Publications--Brochures 1957-90 | |
| 6 | 14 | Publications--"East Side House Bulletin" 1905 | |
| 6 | 15 | Publications--Newsletter 1990-91 | |
| 6 | 16 | Publications--"The South Southeast Bronx" 1965 | |
| 6 | 17 | Publications--Saint Benedict the Moor 1990 | |
| 6 | 18 | Staff 1970's-90's | |
| 6 | 19 | Staff Meetings 1940-91 | |
| 6 | 20 | New York State 1990 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tax Assessments 1891-1911 | |
| 7 | 2 | United Neighborhood Houses Correspondence 1981-92 | |
| 7 | 3 | United Neighborhood Houses Executive Directors Council 1989-92 | |
| 7 | 4 | United Neighborhood Houses Ford Advisory Committee 1991 | |
| 7 | 5 | United Neighborhood Houses Report-"Grow Your Own: Personnel Recruitment and Retention in New York City's Settlement Houses" 1991 | |
| 7 | 6 | United Neighborhood Houses Report-"Increasing the Effectiveness and Replicability of the Settlement House" 1991 | |
| 7 | 7 | United Neighborhood Houses Report-"United Neighborhood Houses: Past and Prospects" 1987 | |
| 7 | 8 | United Neighborhood Houses Staff Development 1990-91 | |
| 7 | 9 | United Neighborhood Houses Strategic Planning Committee 1990 | |
| 7 | 10 | United Neighborhood Houses "Small Victories" 1991 | |
| 7 | 11 | United Neighborhood Houses Survey 1990 | |
| 7 | 12 | United States Bureau of Labor Statistics 1900 | |
| 7 | 13 | United States Treasury Department, 1937-59 | |
| 8 | 1 | United Way, 1986-91 | |
| 8 | 2 | United Way Fundraisers 1989-91 | |
| 8 | 3 | University Settlement Society, 1894 | |
| 8 | 4 | Water Bills 1892-1903 | |
| 8 | 5 | Webster Free Library 1893-1944 | |
SERIES III | |||
--Board of Managers | |||
| 9 | 1 | Annual Meetings 1907-19 | |
| 9 | 2 | Annual Meetings 1920-29 | |
| 9 | 3 | Annual Meetings 1930-36 | |
| 9 | 4 | Annual Meetings 1940-45 | |
| 9 | 5 | Annual Meetings 1946-59 | |
| 9 | 6 | Annual Meetings 1960-69 | |
| 9 | 7 | Annual Meetings 1970-79 | |
| 9 | 8 | Annual Meetings 1980-89 | |
| 9 | 9 | Annual Meetings 1990-91 | |
| 10 | 1 | Annual Reports 1890-1900 Note: Bound Volume | |
| 10 | 2 | Annual Reports 1890-1908 Note: Bound Volume | |
| 11 | 1 | Annual Reports 1901-08 Note: (Bound Volume) | |
| 11 | 2 | Annual Reports 1909-19 Note: (Bound Volume) | |
| 12 | 1 | Annual Reports 1891-94 | |
| 12 | 2 | Annual Reports 1895-98 | |
| 12 | 3 | Annual Reports 1900-01 | |
| 12 | 4 | Annual Reports 19021904 | |
| 12 | 5 | Annual Reports 1905-06 | |
| 12 | 6 | Annual Reports 1907-08 | |
| 12 | 7 | Annual Reports 1909-10 | |
| 12 | 8 | Annual Reports 1911-12 | |
| 12 | 9 | Annual Reports 1913-14 | |
| 13 | 1 | Annual Reports 1915-16 | |
| 13 | 2 | Annual Reports 1917-18 | |
| 13 | 3 | Annual Reports 1920-21 | |
| 13 | 4 | Annual Reports 1922-23 | |
| 13 | 5 | Annual Reports 1923-24 | |
| 13 | 6 | Annual Reports 1925-26 | |
| 13 | 7 | Annual Reports 19271929 | |
| 13 | 8 | Annual Report 1937 | |
| 13 | 9 | Annual Report 1940 | |
| 13 | 10 | Annual Reports 1942-43 | |
| 13 | 11 | Annual Reports 1946-47 | |
| 14 | 1 | Annual Reports 1948-49 | |
| 14 | 2 | Annual Reports 1950-51 | |
| 14 | 3 | Annual Reports 1952-53 | |
| 14 | 4 | Annual Reports 1954-55 | |
| 14 | 5 | Annual Reports 1956-57 | |
| 14 | 6 | Annual Reports 19621964-65 | |
| 14 | 7 | Annual Reports 1966-67 | |
| 14 | 8 | Annual Report 1985 | |
| 14 | 9 | Attendance Lists 1983-84 | |
| 14 | 10 | Committees--Building [nd] | |
| 14 | 11 | Committees--Executive-Minutes 1911, 1922-29 | |
| 14 | 12 | Committees--Executive-Minutes 1939-59 | |
| 14 | 13 | Committees--Finance-Auditor's Reports 1986-90 | |
| 14 | 14 | Committees--Finance-Budgets 1935-91 | |
| 14 | 15 | Committees--Finance-Correspondence 1983-89 | |
| 14 | 16 | Committees--Finance-Endowment Fund 1986-90 | |
| 14 | 17 | Committees--Finance-Fiduciary Trust Company 1986-88 | |
| 14 | 18 | Committees--Finance-J.C. GeeverInc.Reports 1986-91 | |
| 15 | 1 | Committees--Finance-Minutes 18951905 | |
| 15 | 2 | Committees--Finance-Minutes 1907-19 | |
| 15 | 3 | Committees--Finance-Minutes 1920-28 | |
| 15 | 4 | Committees--Finance-Minutes 1930-89 | |
| 15 | 5 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1892-1909 | |
| 15 | 6 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1936-39 | |
| 15 | 7 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1940 | |
| 15 | 8 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1941 | |
| 15 | 9 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1942 | |
| 15 | 10 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1943-45 | |
| 15 | 11 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1946-50 | |
| 15 | 12 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1951-54 | |
| 16 | 1 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1955-57 | |
| 16 | 2 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1958 | |
| 16 | 3 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1959-60 | |
| 16 | 4 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1961-62 | |
| 16 | 5 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1963-65 | |
| 16 | 6 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1966-67 | |
| 16 | 7 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1979-83 | |
| 16 | 8 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1981-84 | |
| 16 | 9 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1986-88 | |
| 16 | 10 | Committees--Finance-Reports 1989-91 | |
| 17 | 1 | Committees--Membership 1983-84 | |
| 17 | 2 | Committees--Miscellaneous 1902-90 | |
| 17 | 3 | Committees--Music School 1920-24 | |
| 17 | 4 | Committees--On Reorganization 1914 | |
| 17 | 5 | Committees--On Work Among Men and Boys 1921-23 | |
| 17 | 6 | Committees--Planning for the ESH Exploratory Study 1962 | |
| 17 | 7 | Committees--Women's Auxiliary 1918-20 | |
| 17 | 8 | Correspondence 1982-90 | |
| 17 | 9 | Fundraising 1989 | |
| 17 | 10 | Manhattan Property 1939-62 | |
| 17 | 11 | Manual 1967 | |
| 17 | 12 | Manual 1971 | |
| 18 | 1 | Minutes 1891 | |
| 18 | 2 | Minutes 1892-97 Note: (Bound Volume) | |
| 18 | 3 | Minutes 1897-1910 Note: (Bound Volume) | |
| 18 | 4 | Minutes 1899-1909 | |
| 18 | 5 | Minutes 1911-19 | |
| 18 | 6 | Minutes 1920-29 | |
| 19 | 1 | Minutes 1930-39 | |
| 19 | 2 | Minutes 1940-41 | |
| 19 | 3 | Minutes 1942-49 | |
| 19 | 4 | Minutes 1950-54 | |
| 19 | 5 | Minutes 1955-59 | |
| 19 | 6 | Minutes 1960-63 | |
| 19 | 7 | Minutes 1964-65 | |
| 19 | 8 | Minutes 1966 | |
| 19 | 9 | Minutes 1967 | |
| 19 | 10 | Minutes 1968 | |
| 20 | 1 | Minutes 1969 | |
| 20 | 2 | Minutes 1970 | |
| 20 | 3 | Minutes 1971 | |
| 20 | 4 | Minutes 1972 | |
| 20 | 5 | Minutes 1973-74 | |
| 20 | 6 | Minutes 1975-76 | |
| 20 | 7 | Minutes 1977-78 | |
| 20 | 8 | Minutes 1979-80 | |
| 20 | 9 | Minutes 1981 | |
| 20 | 10 | Minutes 1982 | |
| 22 | 1 | Minutes 1983 | |
| 22 | 2 | Minutes 1984 | |
| 22 | 3 | Minutes 1985 | |
| 22 | 4 | Minutes 1986 | |
| 22 | 5 | Minutes 1987 | |
| 22 | 6 | Minutes 1988 | |
| 22 | 7 | Minutes 1989 | |
| 22 | 8 | Minutes 1990 | |
| 22 | 9 | Minutes 1991 | |
| 22 | 1 | President/Executive Director List 1891-1962 | |
| 22 | 2 | Rosters 1960-91 | |
| 22 | 3 | Schedules of Meetings 1982-91 | |
| 22 | 4 | Winter Antique Show 1954-79 | |
| 22 | 5 | Winter Antique Show 1980-88 | |
| 22 | 6 | Winter Antique Show 1989-90 | |
| 22 | 7 | Winter Antique Show 1990-91 | |
SERIES IV | |||
--Resident Managers Headworkers and Executive Directors | |||
| 23 | 1 | Clarence Gordon 1902 | |
| 23 | 2 | M. de G. Trenholm [nd] | |
| 23 | 3 | Helen Hart 1922-24 | |
| 23 | 4 | Grace Gosselin 1946-49 | |
| 23 | 5 | Grace Gosselin-Lindquist Correspondence 1961-67 | |
| 23 | 6 | Grace Gosselin-Lindquist Research and Action Project 1962-64 | |
| 23 | 7 | William Schnappauf Correspondence 1981-89 | |
| 23 | 8 | William Schnappauf Retirement 1987 | |
| 23 | 9 | John Sanchez Correspondence 1989-90 | |
| 23 | 10 | John Sanchez Correspondence 1991-92 | |
| 23 | 11 | John Sanchez Daring Goals For a Caring New York 1988 | |
SERIES V | |||
--Programs and Services | |||
| 24 | 1 | Black History Month 1990-91 | |
| 24 | 2 | Bronx Week 1981-82 | |
| 24 | 3 | City of New York. Human Resources Administration Correspondence 1980-91 | |
| 24 | 4 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Annual Program Reports 1986-91 | |
| 24 | 5 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Contract-Youth Program 1986-87 | |
| 24 | 6 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Contract-Youth Program 1987 | |
| 24 | 7 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Contract-Youth Program 1989-90 | |
| 24 | 8 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Correspondence 1982-90 | |
| 24 | 9 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Monthly Program Reports 1980-83 | |
| 24 | 10 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Program Statistics 1981 | |
| 24 | 11 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Program Statistics 1982 | |
| 25 | 1 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Program Statistics 1983 | |
| 25 | 2 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposal-After School 1982-83 | |
| 25 | 3 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposal-After School 1987-88 | |
| 25 | 4 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposal-Community Board Fair Share 1989-91 | |
| 25 | 5 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals-Mill Brook 1981-82 | |
| 25 | 6 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals-Mill Brook 1982-83 | |
| 25 | 7 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals-Patterson 1981-82 | |
| 25 | 8 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals-Patterson 1982-83 | |
| 25 | 9 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals-Patterson 1983-84 | |
| 26 | 1 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals-Youth Program 1988-89 | |
| 26 | 2 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals-Youth Program 1990-91 | |
| 26 | 3 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Quarterly Reports 1985-88 | |
| 26 | 4 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Monthly Reports 1989-91 | |
| 26 | 5 | City of New York. Youth Bureau Proposals 1990-91 | |
| 26 | 6 | Clubs and Classes 1907 | |
| 26 | 7 | Community Task Force on Immunization 1978 | |
| 26 | 8 | Comprehensive Employment Training Act VI 1981 | |
| 26 | 9 | Congressional Award 1989-91 | |
| 26 | 10 | Day Camp 1979-91 | |
| 26 | 11 | Day Camp-Registration Lists 1982-1983 | |
| 26 | 12 | Demonstration Youth Employment Project 1978-80 | |
| 26 | 13 | Educational Program 1989-90 | |
| 26 | 14 | Ethiopia Fundraiser 1985 | |
| 26 | 15 | Family Day Care 1979-92 | |
| 26 | 16 | Fellow Citizenship Association 1897 | |
| 26 | 17 | Fresh Air Fund 1980-91 | |
| 27 | 1 | Head Start 1979-91 | |
| 27 | 2 | I.S. 183 1981-83 | |
| 27 | 3 | Kindergarten 1893 | |
| 27 | 4 | Melrose-Mott Haven Community Center, 1980-91 | |
| 27 | 5 | Melrose-Mott Haven Senior Center 1982-90 | |
| 27 | 6 | Mill Brook Community Center 1981-89 | |
| 27 | 7 | Mini-School 1981-89 | |
| 27 | 8 | Mitchel Community Center 1981-89 | |
| 27 | 9 | Mitchel Senior Center 1980-83 | |
| 27 | 10 | Mott Haven Community Center 1980-1989 | |
| 27 | 11 | Narcotics Education 1989-90 | |
| 27 | 12 | Neighborhood Prevention Network 1991 | |
| 27 | 13 | New York City Housing Authority Cash Expenditures 1981-83 | |
| 27 | 14 | New York City Housing Authority Cash Expenditures 1986-88 | |
| 27 | 15 | New York City Housing Authority Cash Expenditures 1989-91 | |
| 27 | 16 | New York City Housing Authority Correspondence 1966-91 | |
| 28 | 1 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1982 | |
| 28 | 2 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1983 | |
| 28 | 3 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1986 | |
| 28 | 4 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1987 | |
| 28 | 5 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1988 | |
| 28 | 6 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1989 | |
| 28 | 7 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1990 | |
| 28 | 8 | New York City Housing Authority Narrative Reports 1991 | |
| 28 | 9 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1982 | |
| 28 | 10 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1983 | |
| 28 | 11 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1986 | |
| 29 | 1 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1987 | |
| 29 | 2 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1988 | |
| 29 | 3 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1989 | |
| 29 | 4 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1990 | |
| 29 | 5 | New York City Housing Authority Statistical Reports 1991 | |
| 29 | 6 | New York State Adolescent Vocational Exploration Program 1989-90 | |
| 29 | 7 | New York State . Department of Social Services Mill Brook Children and Family Service Project 1989-90 | |
| 29 | 8 | New York State . Department of Social Services Enrichment and Parent School Project 1988-91 | |
| 29 | 9 | New York State . Department of Social Services Weekend Senior Citizen Self Help Project 1989-90 | |
| 29 | 10 | New York State . Department of Social Services Youth in Service to Seniors 1988-89 | |
| 29 | 11 | Patterson Community Center 1981-91 | |
| 30 | 1 | Patterson Senior Center 1973-1986 | |
| 30 | 2 | Program Brochures 1976-86 | |
| 30 | 3 | "Program Comments" 1970 | |
| 30 | 4 | "Program Comments" 1971 | |
| 30 | 5 | Program Director-Memos and Correspondence 1980-92 | |
| 30 | 6 | Program Enrichment Project 1981-82 | |
| 30 | 7 | Program Funding 1980-91 | |
| 30 | 8 | Program Overviews 1981-91 | |
| 30 | 9 | Program Reports-"Activity for CultureEnrichment and Sports" (ACES) 1977-80 | |
| 30 | 10 | Program Reports [nd]-1990 | |
| 30 | 11 | Program Schedules 1895-1904 | |
| 30 | 12 | Program Statistics [nd]-1990 | |
| 31 | 1 | Project High Road 1991 | |
| 31 | 2 | South Bronx Golden Glove Project 1980-83 | |
| 31 | 3 | South Bronx Voter Registration Coalition 1982 | |
| 31 | 4 | Stepney Camp 1951-66 | |
| 31 | 5 | Summer Camp 1907 | |
| 31 | 6 | Summer Recreation 1980 | |
| 31 | 7 | Title XX-Senior Citizens Centers 1980-83 | |
| 31 | 8 | Tutorial and Parent Involvement Project 1988 | |
| 31 | 9 | VocationalEducational and Employment Project 1984-91 | |
| 31 | 10 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Annual Reports 1901-09 | |
| 31 | 11 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Annual Reports 1910-13 | |
| 31 | 12 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Annual Reports 1914-16 | |
| 31 | 13 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Annual Reports 1917-24 | |
| 31 | 14 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Brochure [nd] | |
| 32 | 1 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Correspondence 1982-91 | |
| 32 | 2 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Evaluations 1985-89 | |
| 32 | 3 | Winifred Wheeler Day Nursery Minutes (Bound Volume) 1918-24 | |
| 32 | 4 | Youth Leadership Training Program 1981-91 | |
| 32 | 5 | Youth Programs-Calendar 1986 | |
SERIES VI | |||
--Audio-Visual Materials | |||
--Photographs | |||
| 33 | 1 | Anniversaries90th 1981 | |
| 33 | 2 | Anniversaries 95th 1986 | |
| 33 | 3 | Anniversaries 96th 1987 | |
| 33 | 4 | Anniversaries 100th-Awards Ceremony 1991 | |
| 33 | 5 | Anniversaries 100th-Dinner 1991 | |
| 33 | 6 | Anniversaries 100th-Parade 1991 | |
| 33 | 7 | Annual Meeting 1992 | |
| 33 | 8 | Arts and Crafts 1950s-80s | |
| 33 | 9 | Board Meetings 1980s | |
| 34 | 1 | Board Meeting 1988 | |
| 34 | 2 | Board Meetings 1990s | |
| 34 | 3 | Boy's Club 1950s | |
| 34 | 4 | Bronx Celebrations 1980s-90s | |
| 34 | 5 | Building Exteriors 1890s1960s-80s | |
| 34 | 6 | Children-Day Trips 1970s-80s | |
| 34 | 7 | Children-Groups 1970s-80s | |
| 34 | 8 | Children-Individual 1980s | |
| 34 | 9 | Children-Program Activities 1970s-80s | |
| 34 | 10 | Day Camp 1970s-90s | |
| 35 | 1 | Demolition 1980s | |
| 35 | 2 | Dinner Events 1980s | |
| 35 | 3 | Family Day Care 1970s-80s | |
| 35 | 4 | Fresh Air Fund 1970s-80s | |
| 35 | 5 | Congressman Garcia Visit 1988 | |
| 35 | 6 | Gymnasium Activities 1980s | |
| 35 | 7 | Halloween 1980s | |
| 35 | 8 | Head Start 1980s-90s | |
| 35 | 9 | Miscellaneous 1970s-90s Note: See also Oversized Materials | |
| 35 | 10 | National Federation of Settlements 1908 | |
| 35 | 11 | Neighborhood Scenes 1970s | |
| 36 | 1 | Parades 1970s | |
| 36 | 2 | Parades 1980s | |
| 36 | 3 | Performances 1950s | |
| 36 | 4 | Performing Arts-"A Walk Through the Century" 1980s | |
| 36 | 5 | Performing Arts-Bands 1970s-80s | |
| 36 | 6 | Performing Arts-Dance Classes 1980s | |
| 36 | 7 | Performing Arts-Dance Recitals 1980s | |
| 36 | 8 | Performing Arts-Miscellaneous 1970s-80s | |
| 36 | 9 | Playground Activities 1970s-80s | |
| 36 | 10 | Program Centers 1969 | |
| 37 | 1 | Programs-Miscellaneous 1980s-90s | |
| 37 | 2 | Renovations 1980s | |
| 37 | 3 | William Schnappauf Retirement 1989 | |
| 37 | 4 | Senior Center-Staff 1980s | |
| 37 | 5 | Senior Citizens-Activities 1970s-80s | |
| 37 | 6 | Senior Citizens-Barbecue 1980s | |
| 37 | 7 | Senior Citizens-Beauty Contest 1980s | |
| 37 | 8 | Senior Citizens-Christmas/New Year's 1970s-80s | |
| 37 | 9 | Senior Citizens-Concerts 1970s-80s | |
| 38 | 1 | Senior Citizens-Concerts 1970s-80s | |
| 38 | 2 | Senior Citizens-Field Trip 1980s | |
| 38 | 3 | Senior Citizens-Flower Garden 1980s | |
| 38 | 4 | Senior Citizens-Groups 19601970s-80s | |
| 38 | 5 | Senior Citizens-Halloween 1980s | |
| 38 | 6 | Senior Citizens-Individual 1970s-80s | |
| 38 | 7 | Senior Citizens-Variety Show 1980s | |
| 38 | 8 | Senior Citizens-Wedding 1987 | |
| 38 | 9 | Sports-Baseball 1970s | |
| 38 | 10 | Sports-Basketball 1970s | |
| 38 | 11 | Sports-Boxing 1970s-80s | |
| 38 | 12 | Sports-Jumping Rope 1970s | |
| 38 | 13 | Sports-Karate 1980s | |
| 38 | 14 | Sports-Track and Field 1970s-80s | |
| 38 | 15 | Sports-Wrestling 1970s | |
| 39 | 1 | Staff-Groups 1980s-90s | |
| 39 | 2 | Staff-Individuals 1970s-90s | |
| 39 | 3 | Staff Parties 1980s-90s | |
| 39 | 4 | Summer Program-Staff 1988 | |
| 39 | 5 | Teens-Group 1970s-90s | |
| 39 | 6 | Teens-Individuals 1970s-80s | |
| 39 | 7 | Teens-Program Activities 1980s-90s | |
| 39 | 8 | Thrift Shop 1970s | |
| 39 | 9 | Train Trip 1950s | |
| 39 | 10 | United Neighborhood Houses Retreat 1994 | |
| 39 | 11 | VocationalEducational and Employment Project 1980s-90s | |
| 40 | 1 | Winter Antique Show 1990s | |
| 40 | 2 | Youth Leadership 1970s-90s | |
--Negatives | |||
| 40 | 3 | Anniversaries97th 1988 | |
| 40 | 4 | Anniversaries100th 1991 | |
| 40 | 5 | Board Meetings 1980s | |
| 40 | 6 | Demolition 1980s | |
| 40 | 7 | Halloween 1980s | |
| 40 | 8 | Parades 1980s | |
| 40 | 9 | Seniors 1980s | |
| 40 | 10 | Seniors-Flower Garden 1980s | |
| 40 | 11 | Staff 1980s | |
| 40 | 12 | Miscellaneous 1970s-80s | |
| 40 | 13 | Unidentified 1970s-80s | |
--Transparencies | |||
| 41 | 1 | Family Day Care 1983 | |
| 41 | 2 | Head Start 1983 | |
| 41 | 3 | Programs 1968 | |
| 41 | 4 | Programs 1969 | |
| 41 | 5 | Senior Citizens 1983 | |
| 41 | 6 | Special Anniversary Meeting 1983 | |
| 41 | 7 | Stepney Camp 1968 | |
| 41 | 8 | Winter Antique Show 1994 | |
| 41 | 9 | Youth Programs 1980s | |
--Video | |||
| 42 | 1 | "Bills Retirement Video" 1989 Note: Commemorates retirement of East Side House Executive Director William Schnappauf with highlights from his career | |
| 42 | 2 | "Head Start" 1995. Note: New York 1 News segment on East Side House program | |
| 42 | 3 | "This Friendly Door" ca.1950. Note: Documents a typical day at East Side House with neighborhood scenes and program activities | |
| 42 | 4 | "Winter Antique Show" 1995. Note: ABC Eyewitness news segment on East Side House fundraising event | |
| 43 | 1 | "Service Into the Future" 1987 Note: Centennial Campaign. Clips from "This Friendly Door" videoneighborhood scenes and East Side House program activities from 1980s. Used for fundraising. | |
--Film | |||
| 43 | 2 | Theater Program 1950s. Note: Short clips from several performances and rehearsals by teens | |
OVERSIZED MATERIAL | |||
--Photographs | |||
| 1 | 1 | Miscellaneous-Contact sheet 1980s | |