Details

Inclusive Dates

1836 - 2006

Linear Feet

674.0

Finding Aid Url

Direct Link

The collection consists of the historical records of the Children's Aid Society (CAS). The charitable organization was founded in New York City in 1853 to aid, educate, and provide lodging for poor children in the city, and/or to place them in foster homes or with employers outside of the city. The bulk of the records relate to the CAS lodging houses, industrial schools, convalescent homes, health centers, farm schools, and, especially, the emigration programs ("orphan train") and foster care and adoption programs which operated during the period 1853-1947. The collection also includes limited material from 1948-1951 and annual reports to 2006. Most records involving specific children require special permission to be viewed.

Sites of Teaching & Learning

These sites of teaching & learning mention the Guide to the Records of the Children's Aid Society 1836-2006

Location

• New York Historical Society
  170-198 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, USA