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Five Towns Community House records

Summary Information
Title: Five Towns Community House records
Dates: 1907-1965
Creator: Five Towns Community House
Extent: 15 linear feet
Language: English
Collection Number: sw0011
Abstract:
Records of Five Towns Community House, which served five suburban communities located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York. The records consist of minutes, agenda, correspondence, reports, statistical reports, financial records, ephemera, newspaper clippings, press releases, ephemera and photographs. The records document the administration, programs, and staff of Five Towns Community House and reflect its involvement with the local community. Materials related to group work with settlement youth clubs provide insights into community life. In addition, the records document how settlement programs and theories were implemented at the local level. Also included are files on the supervision of social work students who had field work placements at the house.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfare History Archives

Access and Use
Acquisition Information:

The board of directors of Five Towns Community House gave the organization's historical records to the Social Welfare History Archives in February, 1966.

Access Restrictions:

Most records are open for use in the Social Welfare History Archives reading room. Some supervisory reports and casework files may have restrictions. Contact the Archives for more information.

Copyright:

Please contact the archivist for copyright information.

Processing Information:

The Five Towns Community House records were cleaned and arranged in 1968-1969. Certain publications and pamphlets that were found in the records were not related to the house's programs. These were removed and placed in the Archives' pamphlet collection. A list of the material that was removed is available from the Archives.


Arrangement

  • Series 1. Administrative Records, 1908-1965
  • Series 2. Committee Records, 1931-1965
  • Series 3. Subjects, Programs, and Activities, 1931-1965
  • Series 4. Field Work Placements, 1946-1965
  • Series 5. Group Work Records, 1951-1964
  • Series 6. Related Organizations, 1934-1965
  • Series 7. Publicity, 1910, 1933-1964


Historical Note

The Five Towns Community House began in 1907 when Mrs Margaret Sage, at the suggestion of Mrs. Daniel Lord, decided to establish a small trades school at Inwood, Long Island in Nassau County, New York. Margaret Sage, wife of philanthropist Russell Sage, advanced funds to purchase the land for the school and securities to be held as a permanent endowment fund, the interest from which would be used to maintain the school. Named the Margaret Sage Industrial School, the agency's primary objective was to provide vocational training classes and "to develop the young people in the community into responsible citizens through helping them make normal adjustments to the complications of present-day social and economic life." The school offered recreational and cultural activities as well as vocational training for boys and girls. Its seven acres of playground were used by the youth of the surrounding communities.

In November, 1910, the school's enrollment totaled 291 pupils, predominantly drawn from Inwood and North Lawrence, Long Island. The staff consisted of four teachers. The school changed its name to the Nassau Industrial School in 1911. By 1913, enrollment had increased to 400 and the staff to six. In addition, the school had developed a day nursery center for young children and strengthened its Americanization and citizenship training programs. The school housed the area Family Service Association from 1913 to 1932 and the District Nursing Association from 1921 to 1935. From 1926 to 1931, the school was active in establishing the Five Towns Community Chest. The school became a member of United Neighborhood Houses of New York in 1923 and of the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers in 1945.

The school's finances suffered during the war years and the Great Depression. It was forced to reduce the size of its staff, enrollment, and budget several times. During the Depression, it operated a WPA nursery and a National Youth Administration program. In 1942, the school became the Five Towns Community House. The name change reflected the shift in its objectives from vocational training to cultural, recreational, and educational programs for small neighborhood groups. It also coincided with an increased emphasis on group work techniques and activities on the part of the professional staff. Beginning circa 1945, a professionally trained staff of social workers and graduate students from neighboring colleges offered specialized group work services. During this time, the house also began to offer in-service training for social work students. Following World War II, in response the population changes in Nassau County, the house emphasized race relations and worked with minority group leaders to build community-serving programs. For example, the house experimented with an integrated day camp in 1965 and hosted a women's group of Jewish and African American women. In addition, the construction of an expressway and an urban renewal project made housing issues an area of concern during the post-war years.

In January, 1965, Five Towns received a grant from the Nassau County Youth Board to expand employment and guidance services in the area. Also, beginning in 1964, the house staff began reevaluating its programs and developing fresh approaches to community issues as well as to their existing programs, such as youth work and child care. The new program structure resulted in the hiring of additional staff and in building renovations. Membership in the house appears to have increased in response to the new efforts. The house also provided consultation and treatment space for the Family Service Association and Peninsula Child Guidance Clinic. The Visiting Nurse Association and Planned Parenthood Association also met clients at Five Towns' facilities. In 1969, Five Towns merged with Project A.B.C. (A Better Community), the local Office of Economic Opportunity-fund "anti poverty agency." The new agency appears to have briefly retained the name Five Towns Community House and then become the Five Towns Community Center. The center is still in operation.


Collection Scope and Content Note

The Five Towns Community House records consist of minutes, agenda, correspondence, reports, statistical reports, financial records, newspaper clippings, press releases, ephemera, and photographs. The records document the administration, programs, and staff of the house, which served five suburban communities located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York.

Series 1, Administrative Records, consists primarily of minutes and correspondence from the board of directors of Five Towns Community House and its predecessors, the Margaret Sage Industrial School (1907-1911) and the Nassau Industrial School (1911-1942). Among other topics, the board records document the funding and finances of the house; its programs and activities; the purpose, methods, and policies of the house; its relations with the Community Chest; and routine business of the board. Series 1 also contains numerous reports, including president's, annual, monthly, and committee reports. These describe and analyze the work of various committees, classes, and programs. In particular, reports dating from the 1930s document Five Towns' shift from an industrial school to a settlement house and community center. Other types of records in Series 1 include financial records, minutes and reports from staff meetings, program statistics and evaluations, and correspondence and reports from the executive director and president.

Series 2, Committee Records, comprises correspondence, minutes, and reports as well as scattered newspaper clippings, press releases, and background materials related to the work of various house committees. The series includes records from committees that were involved with education, community service and employment programs; the administration and facilities of the house; and house staff and volunteers.

Series 3, Subjects, Programs and Activities, contains correspondence, minutes, statistics, reports, publicity materials, manuals, lists, brochures and other publications, membership records, personnel records, forms, and ephemera. The records document clubs, classes, events, programs, services and personnel at the community house from the 1930s through the mid-1960s.

Series 4, Field Work Placements, documents field work training at Five Towns Community House for graduate and undergraduate social work students from New York area colleges and universities. For the most part, the records document arrangements for field work training and the use of field placement students at the house from the 1940s through the mid-1960s.

Series 5, Group Work Records, is the largest portion of the Five Towns records. The materials document the administration, activities and leadership of the houses' youth clubs from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. There are two sections of group work records: group work reports and evaluations related to individual clubs (folders 181-382) and reports of conferences between agency supervisors and group leaders (folders 383-436). Filed with these records are undergraduate students’ reports of group work observations (folders 437-439) and papers of a house supervisor, Alice Suzuki (folder 440).

The group work reports are written records of leaders' work with house groups. These are filed chronologically according year and, thereunder, alphabetically by the name of the group. This arrangement generally parallels the program schedule. Most groups functioned from October to May or February to May and during the summer months. As a result, an individual group’s records for a period of years will be found in several folders. (For example, materials on the "Debs" is in folders 184, 216, 240, and 275.) The group work records generally include leaders' reports of individual group meetings, evaluations of individual members of the group ("individual summaries"), and a "group summary." These reports and evaluations give the character, composition, and activities of the group and usually indicate the attitudes and policies of the worker. These records also offer insight into group work methods and techniques, as well as some of its underlying assumptions. They also reflect the nature of the community and clients involved with Five Towns Community House. Some records are complete while others are fragmentary.

The supervisory reports are records of conferences between group leaders and their supervisors. These are filed chronologically by year and month, generally following the house’s program calendar, and, thereunder, alphabetically by name. (These records may have restrictions. Please consult the archivist.)

Series 6, Related Organizations, contains material from local and county civic, political, and service organization and national or New York area social welfare and settlement house organizations. The series includes correspondence, minutes and agenda, memoranda, by-laws, reports, brochures, and lists. The records document relations between Five Towns Community House and other organizations in the field; the house's conference participation; and its cooperative projects with civic, educational, and social welfare agencies. In particular, the records reflect Five Towns' communication and cooperation with other organizations in relation to various social issues, including juvenile delinquency, race relations, recreation, mental health, housing, and youth services. Series 7, Publicity, consists primarily of photographs. The series also includes newspaper clippings and press releases.

Related Material

Researchers interested in Five Towns Community House should also see the files pertaining to the house that are part of the National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records and the United Neighborhood Houses of New York records in the Social Welfare History Archives.

Unpublished inventory available. Please contact the Archives for more information.

Subject Terms
Index Terms
  • This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
  • Five Towns Community House
  • Five Towns Community House--History--Sources
Detailed Description of the Records
 Location  Title
 
Series 1. Administrative Records  
 
Series 1.1. Margaret Sage Industrial School  
Box 1
Reports 1908-1914 Box 1, Folder 2
Note School superintendent’s reports; annual reports; manual and technical training reports; reports of the library and education committee, playground and entertainment committee, and house committee; treasurer’s reports; and evaluations of industrial and non-industrial classes offered.
 
Program Reports 1908-1909 Box Legal 1, Folder 1
Note Reports on sewing and industrial classes.
 
Financial Statements 1908-1911 Box Legal 1, Folder 2
 
Board of Directors  
Box 2
Minutes, correspondence 1907, 1910, 1917-1918 Box 2, Folder 10
Note Minutes and correspondence discussing the terms of Margaret Sage’s endowment of the school.
 
Series 1.2. Nassau Industrial School  
Box 1
Reports 1908-1914 Box 1, Folder 2
 
Reports 1915-1917 Box 1, Folder 3
Note Reports on: attendance at industrial classes, boys work, relationship between school and community, the house and grounds committee, recreational activities, and the school's response to a polio epidemic (July, 1916). See legal folder 1 for additional papers.
 
Reports 1930-1936 Box 1, Folder 4
Note Annual reports or reports of annual meetings which include class and activities reports. Also contains occasional monthly reports and president’s reports. These records reflect the shift in the school’s functions from those of an industrial school to those of a settlement.
 
Reports 1937-1942 Box 1, Folder 5
Note Annual reports or reports of annual meetings which include material on activities and attendance, the National Youth Administration, group work, and other topics. These papers show the development and utilization of group work theory in directing activities at the school.
Box Legal 1
Financial Statements 1911-1917 Box Legal 1, Folder 2
Box 8
Correspondence 1908-1941 Box 8, Folder 63 to 65
Note Topics include programs and activities, personnel practices, finance, industrial classes, YMCA-YWCA activities, Community Chest funding, impact of the Great Depression, and the use of volunteers. Includes a copy of an 1884 article from the Century , "The Need of Trade Schools," and a 1941 residence map of school pupils.
 
Board of Directors  
Box 2
Minutes, correspondence 1917-1918 Box 2, Folder 10
 
Minutes 1930-1941 Box 2, Folder 11
Note Topics include activities and programs, registrants, funding, salary reductions during the Depression, regulations regarding use of the school building, school playground, committee members, purpose of the school (circa 1930), volunteers, and the Community Chest.
 
Minutes 1940-1942 Box 2, Folder 12
Note Includes agenda, and committee reports to the board of directors. Material on relations between the Community Chest and Five Towns Community House, wartime programs, WPA, and National Youth Administration.
 
Staff Meetings  
Box 7
Minutes, and reports 1935-1942 Box 7, Folder 54 to 58
Note Related to house activities and programs. Topics include volunteers, group work techniques, personnel practices, interracial activities, boys and girls work.
 
Series 1.3. Five Towns Community House  
Box 1
Certificate of incorporation, constitution, bylaws 1907-1965 Box 1, Folder 1
 
Reports 1942-1948 Box 1, Folder 5
 
Reports, Annual Meetings 1949-1952 Box 1, Folder 6
Note Agendas, reports of the president and executive director, and lists of committee members and members of the board of directors.
 
Reports, Annual Meetings 1953-1956 Box 1, Folder 7
Note Agendas, president’s reports, annual reports, and committee reports. Some issues discussed are agency financing, volunteers, segments of the community served, and effectiveness of programs.
Box 2
Reports, Annual Meetings 1957-1958 Box 2, Folder 8
Note Primarily correspondence and papers dealing with the 50th anniversary of the community house. Includes report of the president for 1957, agenda for the 1958 annual meeting, and a fiftieth anniversary pamphlet detailing changing functions of the house.
 
Reports, Annual Meetings 1959-1965 Box 2, Folder 9
Note Includes annual reports of the community house, president’s reports, agenda, some financial material.
Box 9
Correspondence 1953-1964 Box 9, Folder 66 to 69
Note Material regarding finance, recreation programs, and the Community Chest, as well as housekeeping and routine activities.
 
Correspondence, Form Letters 1953-1964 Box 9, Folder 70
 
Board of Directors  
Box 2
Minutes 1942-1944 Box 2, Folder 12
Note Includes agenda and committee reports to the board of directors. Topics include relations between the Community Chest and Five Towns Community House, wartime programs, WPA, and the National Youth Administration.
 
Minutes, correspondence 1945-1947 Box 2, Folder 13
Note Includes committee reports to the board of directors. Topics include community adjustment to postwar society, volunteers, Community Chest-social agency interaction, child care, and funding.
 
Minutes 1948-1949 Box 2, Folder 14
Note Topics include programs, activities, problems of financing, and analyses of committee activities.
Box 3
Minutes 1950-1953 Box 3, Folder 15
Note Topics include programs, activities, casework and group work techniques, and analyses of types and numbers of persons involved in programs.
 
Minutes 1954-1957 Box 3, Folder 16
Note Topics include special casework and group work projects and brief analyses of programs.
 
Minutes 1958-1960 Box 3, Folder 17
Note Material on finance, funding, and programs.
 
Minutes 1961-1963 Box 3, Folder 18
Note Material on finance, programs, and activities. Includes committee reports.
 
Minutes 1964-1965 Box 3, Folder 19
Note Includes budget analyses and committee reports. Topics include discussion of Nassau County’s approach to the problem of poverty and the Office of Economic Opportunity Job Corps.
 
Executive Committee 1947-1964 Box 3, Folder 20
Note Correspondence, agenda, minutes. Topics include the terms of Margaret Sage’s original bequest to the community house, financial conditions in Five Towns, and committee members.
 
Nominating Committee 1946-1964 Box 3, Folder 21
Note Includes lists of nominations and committee members.
Box 4
Operating Committee 1946-1948 Box 4, Folder 22
Note Correspondence, minutes, memoranda. The committee was a "small group of board members who kept informed of House programs and problems and assisted the Executive Director in determining those which should be referred to the Board of Directors." Material on policy regarding use of the building, casework, and interracial problems.
 
Policy Committee 1944-1946 Box 4, Folder 23
Note Minutes of the special committee appointed to formulate policies for the community house. Material on services, methods, functions of the house, and personnel practices.
 
Proxies, Corporate resolutions 1938-1946 Box 4, Folder 24
Note Includes proxies to be voted at annual meetings and corporate resolutions concerning finance and other business.
 
Handbook 1953-1954 Box 4, Folder 25
Note The handbook provides information on the history, nature, purpose, and services of the community house.
 
Member names 1914-1964 Box 4, Folder 26
Note List of board members and committee members.
 
Louis Berkowitz 1949 Box 4, Folder 27
Note Discussion of administrative debates over community house programs, techniques, housing, segregation, and race relations.
 
Correspondence 1934-1939 Box 4, Folder 28
Note Material regarding meetings, finance, juvenile delinquency, and vocational guidance for adolescents. The correspondence is largely procedural.
 
Correspondence 1953-1964 Box 4, Folder 29
Note Primarily procedural correspondence from the community house staff to board members regarding business meetings, etc.
 
Executive Director  
Box 4
Reports 1940-1945 Box 4, Folder 30
Note "Report of the Committee to Study the Survey Made by the Colored Community Service League;" resolution changing the name of the Nassau Industrial School to Five Towns Community House; "The Impact of the War on the Child;" and "Report of Progress of Five Towns Community House, 1931-1945." The director for this period was Miss M. Asenath Johnson.
 
Correspondence 1955-1960 Box 4, Folder 31
Note Correspondence of Howard McClary, director, and V. Benjamin Louard, assistant director, regarding finance, racial discrimination, legislation, and juvenile delinquency.
 
President  
Box 4
Correspondence 1940-1961 Box 4, Folder 32 to 34
Note Correspondence of Ichabod T. Williams and Horace Bowker. The correspondence is mostly routine but includes material on house finances, race relations, juvenile delinquency, social agency relationships, the Community Chest, day camps, the history of the community house, and deferments for boys' workers during World War II.
 
Programs  
Box 5
Statistics & evaluations 1932-1964 Box 5, Folder 35 to 39
Note Includes statistics detailing enrollment in community house programs and evaluations of junior teen, senior teen, after-school, summer day camp, and young-adult programs.
 
Statistics, reports, questionnaires, etc. 1949-1965 Box 5, Folder 40 to 42
Note Program statistics, reports, questionnaires, schedules, proposals, and memos and notices. Includes one folder of undated material.
 
Finance  
Box 6
Correspondence, financial statements, reports 1920-1964 Box 6, Folder 43 to 45
Note See also legal folder 2.
 
Budgets 1935-1965 Box 6, Folder 46 to 47
Note Proposed budgets with "explanations."
 
Camp Expenses 1936 Box 6, Folder 48
Note Description and itemization of expenses.
 
Contributions  
Box 6
General 1954-1964 Box 6, Folder 49
Note Correspondence regarding contributions, cash and "in kind."
 
Baird-Windgefield Foundation 1957-1964 Box 6, Folder 50
Note Correspondence regarding the foundation’s contributions.
Box 7
Norman Sarett Memorial Foundation 1961-1964 Box 7, Folder 51
Note Correspondence primarily regarding donations of musical instruments to community house music programs.
 
Fund-raising committee 1958-1964 Box 7, Folder 52
Note Correspondence, minutes, and plans for raising funds.
 
Bank passbooks 1907-1910 Box 7, Folder 53
 
Staff Meetings  
Box 8
Minutes and reports 1942-1964 Box 8, Folder 59 to 60
 
After-school Staff Committee reports 1957-1958 Box 8, Folder 61
Note Reports of meetings.
 
Senior Teen Staff Committee Reports 1960 Box 8, Folder 62
Note Reports of meetings.
 
Series 2. Committee Records  
Box 9
Adult Education Committee 1946-1948 Box 9, Folder 71
Note Correspondence with and papers from the American Association for Adult Education regarding house programs.
 
Agency Service Committee 1961-1965 Box 9, Folder 72
Note Correspondence, minutes, and reports. Material on day care centers, youth services, and house programs.
 
Casework Services Subcommittee Reports 1947-1948 Box 9, Folder 73
Note Includes reports from psychiatric caseworkers at the Henry Street Settlement in New York City and material on casework methods.
 
Community Service Group Committee 1962 Box 9, Folder 74
Note Minutes. The committee coordinated community house activities with the Five Towns area.
 
Education Committee 1965 Box 9, Folder 75
Note Minutes and reports on scholarships, program development, and volunteer tutoring.
 
Grounds Improvement Committee 1962-1963 Box 9, Folder 76
Note Minutes and material on the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, community action, and playground and recreational area development.
 
Guidance and Education Committee 1960-1964 Box 9, Folder 77
Note Correspondence, minutes, and papers. Material regarding vocational training, low income residents, youth employment, and youth guidance.
 
Guidance and Education Committee Study 1947 Box 9, Folder 78
Note Soifer Vocational Interests Study: Incomplete study of vocational interests of minority group boys served by the community house.
 
House Committee 1931-1964 Box 9, Folder 79
Note Correspondence, minutes, reports, statements on the purposes and policies of the house, housekeeping records, and a house members’ handbook.
Box 10
House Committee 1931-1964 Box 10, Folder 80
Note Correspondence, minutes, reports, statements on the purposes and policies of the house, housekeeping records, and a house members’ handbook.
 
Personnel Practices Committee 1936-1964 Box 10, Folder 81 to 82
Note Minutes, recommendations to the board of directors, personnel practices guides, personnel standards and salary studies, and newspaper clippings regarding staff salaries.
 
Program Committee 1946-1960 Box 10, Folder 83
Note Correspondence, minutes, agendas, and memoranda. Includes material on adolescents, interracial problems, and "Settlement House Programming in a Middle Class Suburban Community."
 
Public Relations Committee 1938-1964 Box 10, Folder 84
Note Correspondence, minutes, and press releases. Material regarding agency public relations, financing, and civic duties. The committee was formerly the Committee on Publicity and Interpretation.
 
Service Volunteers Committee 1965 Box 10, Folder 85
Note Minutes. Material on the use of volunteers and the Neighborhood Youth Corps.
 
Youth Employment Committee 1961-1965 Box 10, Folder 86
Note Correspondence, minutes, reports on youth employment conditions. Includes newspaper clippings and analyses of employment programs.
 
Series 3. Subjects, Programs, Activities  
Box 10
Adult Education Advisory Board 1963-1964 Box 10, Folder 87
Note Correspondence, minutes, and statistics relating to the income and education levels in the Inwood community.
Box 11
Adult House Party 1957-1963 Box 11, Folder 88
Note Correspondence, reports, publicity material, and letters seeking funds to sponsor the event. Proceeds were used for scholarships for house members.
 
Adult Softball League 1951 Box 11, Folder 89
Note Material regarding a disagreement between members of a community softball league and members of the community house over the use of the agency’s field.
Box Legal 1
African Americans 1936, 1963 Box Legal 1, Folder 4
Note Contains a survey and study of "Negro" life (1936) and a teachers guide on the contributions of African Americans to American culture (1963)
Box 11
Agency Workers’ Guide 1952-1953, 1963 Box 11, Folder 90
Note Guides used to acquaint house workers with the history and purpose of the house, its functions, and their responsibilities.
 
Arts and Crafts Class 1931-1940, 1964 Box 11, Folder 91
Note Correspondence, lists of material used in classes, memoranda, and discussion of programs.
 
Camp Hurley 1954-1965 Box 11, Folder 92
Note Correspondence, reports, and brochures regarding the summer camp, which was open to community house members. Formerly Camp Juvenile.
 
Career Conference 1961 Box 11, Folder 93
Note Correspondence and program. The conference was held to acquaint house members with various careers.
 
Casework Records 1945-1949 Box 11, Folder 94
Note May contain confidential records. Contact the archivist for more information.
 
Child Care, Babysitting Course 1963-1964 Box 11, Folder 95
Note Correspondence, minutes, and attendance records.
 
Child Care Center 1944-1947 Box 11, Folder 96
Note Correspondence, reports, and a list of center registrants. The center, which was federally funded and operated during World War II, ended its program in 1947
 
Civil Defense, Emergency Rest Center 1942-1943 Box 11, Folder 97
Note The Community House was designated a "rest center" in case of attack. Includes instructions of the Five Towns Defense Council on functions of a rest center.
 
Club Members’ Newsletters 1953-1964 Box 11, Folder 98
Note Publications from various house groups
 
Clubs and Organizations of Five Towns 1963 Box 11, Folder 99
Note Lists of clubs and organizations functioning in the Five Towns community and a list of contributors to the Five Towns Community Chest.
 
Conference on Interracial Unity 1944 Box 11, Folder 100
Note List of those attending the conference and reports of the conference and local job discrimination in wartime industries.
 
Family Nights 1950-1963 Box 11, Folder 101
Note Family night program and analysis of attendance.
Box Legal 1
Five Towns Community Chest Study 1936 Box Legal 1, Folder 4
Box 12
Hobbycraft Headquarters 1959-1964 Box 12, Folder 102
Note Papers regarding stamp collections and other materials to be used by hobby clubs at the community house and in New York City settlements.
 
Home Visiting 1955, 1964 Box 12, Folder 103
Note Records of visits and a manual, "Home Visiting in Social Group Work Agencies."
 
Housing Relocation 1955-1963 Box 12, Folder 104 to 105
Note Correspondence, reports, and papers dealing with urban renewal and, specifically, with the relocation in Five Towns because of construction of the Nassau Expressway. Includes questionnaires completed by residents who were to be moved and analyses of housing conditions.
 
Individual Contacts 1960-1961 Box 12, Folder 106
Note Records of "contacts" between staff and house members outside a group work setting.
 
John F. Kennedy Essay Contest 1964 Box 12, Folder 107
Note Announcement of contest, sample essays, and evaluations of contestants (who were house members).
 
Library Lists 1937 Box 12, Folder 108
Note Lists of books used by house staff and members.
 
Members’ Handbooks undated Box 12, Folder 109
Note Descriptions of purposes, activities, rules and regulations of the community house.
 
Membership Lists 1932, 1961-1964 Box 12, Folder 110 to 111
 
Membership Records 1940-1963 Box 12, Folder 112 to 1114
Note Family membership records and evaluations by staff of family members. Arranged alphabetically by family
Box 13
Membership Records 1940-1963 Box 13, Folder 115 to 122
Note Family membership records and evaluations by staff of family members. Arranged alphabetically by family
Box 14
Membership Records Adult Registration Forms 1962-1963 Box 14, Folder 123
 
Membership Records Afternoon Registration Forms 1962-1963 Box 14, Folder 124
 
Merrall Memorial Fund 1959-1960 Box 14, Folder 125
Note Correspondence regarding the fund. Constance Merrall, for whom the fund was named, was secretary of the community house and a member of the board of directors.
 
Mimeograph Materials 1948-1965 Box 14, Folder 126 to 127
Note Leaflets, informational brochures, form letters, notices of house events and programs, etc.
 
Orientation of Graduate Students and Staff 1954-1962 Box 14, Folder 128
Note Primarily orientation schedules.
 
Peninsula Educational Nursery 1962-1965 Box 14, Folder 129
Note The nursery was co-sponsored by the community house and the Peninsula Section of the National Council of Jewish Women. Includes minutes of steering committee, statement of purpose, and records of home visits.
 
Personnel  
Box 14
Professional Staff 1941-1965 Box 14, Folder 130
Note Correspondence, employment application forms, and resumes for professional staff members.
 
Part-time Staff and Students 1941-1965 Box 14, Folder 131 to 132
Note Applications form and evaluations of undergraduate student volunteers, social work graduate students in field work, and persons seeking part-time employment at the community house. Includes letters of recommendation written for staff members.
Box 15
Part-time Staff and Students 1941-1966 Box 15, Folder 133 to 138
Box 16
Part-time Staff and Students 1941-1967 Box 16, Folder 139
 
Personnel, Staff Memoranda 1952-1963 Box 16, Folder 140
Note Material on administrative policies, discipline, house functions, program schedules, and expenditures.
 
Reports on Community House-Community Relations 1937-1963 Box 16, Folder 141
Note Material on hiring practices of the house, ideals of constitutional democracy, role of private welfare agencies in interracial relations, use of narcotics, and problems of agency-community relations.
 
Scholarships from Five Towns Democratic Club 1955-1961 Box 16, Folder 142
Note Correspondence regarding the Club’s awarding of a college scholarship to a house member.
 
Scholarship Fund Correspondence 1961-1965 Box 16, Folder 143
Note Correspondence regarding donations and applications to scholarship fund, lists of donors and applicants.
 
Scripts 1962-1963 Box 16, Folder 144
Note One play script, "The Haunted Clothesline," and one radio script regarding the community house.
 
Senior Citizens Program 1958-1964 Box 16, Folder 145
 
Songs 1954 Box 16, Folder 146
Note Songs used in house activities.
 
Spartan Athletic Club 1957-1960 Box 16, Folder 147
Note Correspondence, memoranda, and membership lists documenting as adult club at the house.
 
Special Events 1961-1964 Box 16, Folder 148
Note Material regarding special projects: including youth activities and trips to New York City and Coney Island. Includes evaluation by group worker of trip to Coney Island.
 
Spring Carnival 1954-1958 Box 16, Folder 149
Note Summary report and routine planning materials.
 
Summer Day Camp 1953-1964 Box 16, Folder 150 to 155
Note Correspondence, registration forms, program schedules, financial data, analyses of attendance, staff meeting minutes.
Box 17
Summer Day Camp 1953-1965 Box 17, Folder 156-164
Note Correspondence, registration forms, program schedules, financial data, analyses of attendance, staff meeting minutes.
 
Teen Program 1960-1965 Box 17, Folder 165
Note Young and senior teens. Includes correspondence, program planning and evaluation records, budgets, schedules, and records of "incidents."
Box 18
Teen Program 1960-1966 Box 18, Folder 166
Note Young and senior teens. Includes correspondence, program planning and evaluation records, budgets, schedules, and records of "incidents."
 
Theatre Party Committee 1961 Box 18, Folder 167
Note Correspondence and notes regarding benefit performance of The Music Man for the community house.
 
Volunteers, Tutorial and Homework Help Program 1963 Box 18, Folder 168
Note Correspondence and volunteer application form.
 
WPA Nursery School 1938-1939 Box 18, Folder 169
Note Correspondence concerning the activities of the WPA and its nursery school at the Nassau Industrial School.
 
Youth Employment Program 1962-1964 Box 18, Folder 170
Note Material regarding a program to assist house members who were working or seeking employment.
 
Youth Service Project 1965 Box 18, Folder 171
Note Proposals from staff members for expanded programs.
 
Series 4. Field Work Placements  
Box 18
Adelphi College 1949-1965 Box 18, Folder 172
Note Regarding the placement of social work graduate and undergraduate students in field work positions in the community house.
 
Brooklyn College 1949-1961 Box 18, Folder 173
Note Regarding the College’s community experience program which involved placing undergraduate students in volunteer positions at the community house.
 
Columbia University New York School of Social Work 1946-1963 Box 18, Folder 174 to 176
Note Extensive material regarding the school’s field work program and the use of students at the community house.
 
Fordham University School of Social Service 1949-1962 Box 18, Folder 177
Note Regarding Fordham’s field work program and use of students at the community house.
Box 19
New York University Graduate School of Social Work 1951-1963 Box 19, Folder 178
Note Regarding the use of students in field work positions at the community house. Material regarding controversy over inclusion of the social service program within NYU’s school of public administration.
 
Queens College 1949-1965 Box 19, Folder 179
Note Regarding placement of students in field work positions at the community house.
 
Social Work Recruiting Committee of Greater New York 1958-1963 Box 19, Folder 180
Note As a part of the Committee’s recruiting work, it sponsored a "Field Experience for College Students," designed to give them a positive experience in social work. Correspondence and papers dealing with the Committee and placements at the community house.
 
Series 5. Group Work Records  
Box 19
Junior Junior Council 1951-1952 Box 19, Folder 181
Note Coed, 8-9 years. The council was composed of representatives from afternoon groups. Leader: Jean Ober
 
Jolly Rovers 1952 Box 19, Folder 182
Note Young teen boys. Leader: Agnes Preston
 
Bonecrushers 1952-1953 Box 19, Folder 183
Note Teenage boys. Leader: Benjamin Leonard. Wade Cooper appears to have become club leader in April, 1953.
 
Debs 1952-1953 Box 19, Folder 184
Note Young teen girls. Leader: Lamitsoi Bright-Davies
 
"Game Room" 1952 Box 19, Folder 185
Note Mixed Attendance. Leader: George Rosenblum
 
Golden Hawks 1952-1953 Box 19, Folder 186
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Robert Lanigan
 
Golden Princesses 1952-1953 Box 19, Folder 187
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Janet Toohy
 
Jettes 1952-1953 Box 19, Folder 188
Note Girls 14-18 years. Leader: Janet Toohy
 
Junior Junior Council 1952-1953 Box 19, Folder 189
Note The group was composed of representatives from the house’s four "youngest" clubs. Includes records of staff meetings to evaluate council work. Leaders: Betty Huff, George Rosenblum
 
Junior Panthers 1952-1953 Box 19, Folder 190
Note Boys 10-11 years. Leader: George Rosenblum
 
Newspaper Group 1952 Box 19, Folder 191
Note Coed, senior teens. Leader: Wade Cooper
Box 20
Panthers 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 192
Note Boys 12-13 years. Leader: V. Benjamin Louard
 
Playgroup 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 193
Note Coed, preschool children. Leader: George Rosenblum
 
Robin Hoods 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 194
Note Boys 7-8 years. Leader: Wade Cooper
 
Senior lounge 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 195
Note The group workers supervised use of the senior teen lounge at the community house. Leaders: George Rosenblum and Lamitsoi Bright-Davies.
 
Silver princesses 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 196
Note Girls 7-8 years. Leader: Lamitsoi Bright-Davies
 
Skulls 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 197
Note Teenage boys. Leader: Robert Lanigan
 
Young Teen Council 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 198
Note The council was composed of representatives of three teenage clubs. Leader: Janet Toohy
 
"Senior Play Party" 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 199
Note Coed, mixed ages. Leaders: Wade Cooper and Lamitsoi Bright-Davies
 
Senior Teen Planning Committee 1952-1953 Box 20, Folder 200
Note Leader: V. Benjamin Louard. Nina Ferrara became group leader in March 1953.
 
Newspaper Club 1953 Box 20, Folder 201
Note Boys 8-11 years. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Cinderellas 1953 Box 20, Folder 202
Note Two 8-year old girls who did "not seem to adjust to the membership in other already functioning groups." Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Dance Class 1953 Box 20, Folder 203
Note Teenage boys. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Senior Club 1953 Box 20, Folder 204
Note Two reports regarding effort to organize a group of teenage boys. Leader: Wade Cooper
 
Drama Group 1953 Box 20, Folder 205
Note Young teen girls. Leader: Robert Lanigan
 
Girls Friendship Group 1953 Box 20, Folder 206
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Senior Lounge 1953 Box 20, Folder 207
Note Coed, senior teens. Leader: Wade Cooper
 
Unnamed club 1953 Box 20, Folder 208
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Frank Abel
 
Cavalliers [sic] 1953 Box 20, Folder 209
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Stanley Ravine
 
Golden Buttercups 1953 Box 20, Folder 210
Note Girls 7-9 years. Leader Joan Weiss
 
Lucky Girls 1953 Box 20, Folder 211
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Playgroup 1953 Box 20, Folder 212
Note Coed 6-7 years. Leaders: Mary Brown
 
Afternoon Council 1953-1954 Box 20, Folder 213
Note The council was composed of representatives of clubs which met in the afternoons. Includes memoranda from the leader to other staff members and evaluations of council work. Leader: Robert Chapman
Box 21
Blackhawks 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 214
Note Boys 17-19 years. Leader: William Channel
 
Bonecrushers 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 215
Note Boys 17-19 years. Leader: William Channel
 
Debs 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 216
Note Girls 13-17 years. Leader: Shirley Pearse
 
Arts and Crafts Group 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 217
Note Coed 10-12 years. Leader: Frank Abel
 
Golden Princesses 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 218
Note Girls 8-11 years. Cappy Delk replaced Shirley Pearse as group leader.
 
Music Interest Group 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 219
Note The group evolved out of a coed senior-high group. Leader: Roberta Chapman
 
Newspaper Club 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 220
Note Coed 12-14 years. Leader: Rita Walsh
 
Playgroup 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 221
Note Coed 6-8 years. Leader: Mary Brown
 
Silver Angels 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 222
Note Girls 7-9 years. Leader: Rita Walsh
 
Sub-debs 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 223
Note Girls 10-12 years. The group began as a coed one. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Young teens lounge and dance group 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 224
Note Girls 12-15 years. Leader: Rita Walsh
 
Tonettes 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 225
Note "Pre-instrumental" music group, Coed 8-12 years. Leader: Karl Blumenkranz
 
Senior Teen Newspaper Club 1953-1954 Box 21, Folder 226
Note Coed 14-17 years. Leader: Alice Suzuki
 
Dance Classes 1954 Box 21, Folder 227
Note The leader, Sol Froshnider, taught dancing to three groups of teenage boys, the El Diablos, Independents, and Scorpions
 
Scorpions 1954 Box 21, Folder 228
Note Boys 15-17 years. Leaders: Nina Ferrara and Tom Ferrara
 
Senior Boys’ Workout Room 1954 Box 21, Folder 229
Note Leader: Donald Mitchell
Box 22
Junior Panthers 1954 Box 22, Folder 230
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Donald Mitchell
 
Knights 1954 Box 22, Folder 231
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Donald Mitchell
 
Vampires 1954 Box 22, Folder 232
Note Boys 12-15 years. Leader: Donald Mitchell
 
Camp Scholarship Committee 1954 Box 22, Folder 233
Note The committee sponsored a carnival to obtain money for summer camp "scholarships." Leader: William Channel.
 
Senior Teen Council 1954 Box 22, Folder 234
Note The council was composed of representatives of teen groups. Leader: Shirley Pearse
 
Young Chicks 1954 Box 22, Folder 235
Note Girls 12-13 years. Leader: Cappy Delk
 
Senior Lounge 1954 Box 22, Folder 236
Note Teenage, coed. Leader: Donald Mitchell
 
Knights 1954 Box 22, Folder 237
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Attilio Busillo
 
Arts and Crafts 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 238
Note Mixed Attendance. Leader: Frank Abel
 
unnamed club 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 239
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: John Garra
 
Les Debutants 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 240
Note Senior Teen girls. Leader: Marie Russo
 
Golden Princesses 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 241
Note Girls 7-8 years. Leader: Marie Russo
 
Panthers 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 242
Note Young teen boys. Leader: Donald Mitchell
 
Polly Pigtails 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 243
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
"Y-Teen Newspaper Club" 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 244
Note Leader: John Garra. Nina Ferrara took over group leadership in February, 1955.
 
Les Femmes 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 245
Note Adult women. Leader: Mary Brown
 
Playgroup 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 246
Note Coed children. Leader: Mary Brown
 
Shep Group 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 247
Note Girls 7-9 years. Leader: Frank Abel
 
Silver Stare 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 248
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
After-school Committee 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 249
Note Coed 7-12 years. Leader: Cappy Delk
 
Senior Newspaper Group 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 250
Note Coed senior teens. Leader: Cappy Delk
 
Senior Teen Planning Committee 1954-1955 Box 22, Folder 251
Note Coed. Leader: Nina Ferrara
Box
Black Shields 1955 Box , Folder
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Sol Levine
Box 22
Dancing Class 1955 Box 22, Folder 253
Note Coed 10-12 years. Leader: Sol Levine
 
Panthers 1955 Box 22, Folder 254
Note Young teen (?) boys. Leader: Sol Levine
 
Unnamed club 1955 Box 22, Folder 255
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Sol Levine
 
Diplomats 1955 Box 22, Folder 256
Note Senior Teen girls. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Senior Council 1955 Box 22, Folder 257
Note Coed Senior teens. The council was composed of representatives of teen clubs. Leader: Nina Ferrara
 
Senior Lounge and Extension lounge 1956-1957 Box 22, Folder 258
Note Coed senior teens. Leader: P. Wilcox
 
Be-bops 1957 Box 22, Folder 259
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Lois Stein
 
El Dorados 1957 Box 22, Folder 260
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Norman Abzug
Box 23
Stallions 1957 Box 23, Folder 261
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Attilio Busillo
 
Summer Camp--Swimming 1957 Box 23, Folder 262
Note Coed, mixed ages. Leader: ;Robert Kaplan
 
Verdettes 1957 Box 23, Folder 263
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Thelma Miller
 
Dominoes 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 264
Note Teenage girls. Leader: Nancy Ewart
 
Jaguars 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 265
Note Boys 10-11 years. Leader: Junious Watford
 
Les Morroccos 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 266
Note Girls 15-17. Patricia Turrini replaced Ann Selter as leader in February, 1958.
 
Mouseketeers 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 267
Note Girls, 8-9 years. Leader: Ann Shelter
 
Music Groups 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 268
Note Records of work with "Adventures with Music" and "Fun with Music" groups. Leader: David Simon
 
Senior Teen Council 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 269
Note The council was composed of representatives of teenage groups within the house. Leader: Attilio Busillo
 
Senior Teen Lounge 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 270
Note Coed. Leader: Anthony DeBello
 
Wildcats 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 271
Note Young teen (?) boys. Leader: Attilio Busillo
 
Zorros 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 272
Note Boys 7-9 years. Leader: Anthony DeBello
 
After-school Council 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 273
Note The council was composed of representatives of after-school clubs. Leader: Nancy Ewart
 
Playgroup 1957-1958 Box 23, Folder 274
Note Coed. Leader: Mary Brown
 
Les Debutants (Debs) 1958 Box 23, Folder 275
Note Girls 15-19 years. Leader: Bernice Heriot
 
Arts and Crafts 1959 Box 23, Folder 276
Note Coed 6-12, years. Contains summary only. Leader: Frank Abel
 
Play School Group 1959 Box 23, Folder 277
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: John Canzanella
 
Vikings 1959 Box 23, Folder 278
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Susan Leyner
 
Day Camp Group 1959 Box 23, Folder 279
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Daneil Gelfman
 
Day Camp Group 1959 Box 23, Folder 280
Note Coed, 7-years-old. Leader: Mary Jane Lynch
 
Day Camp Group 1959 Box 23, Folder 281
Note Coed, 6-years-old. Leader: Marlene Shauer
 
Day Camp Playgroup 1959 Box 23, Folder 282
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Barbara Zenn
 
Play School and Day Camp 1960 Box 23, Folder 283
Note Reports by Martha Benson, Ted Giles, and Aura Metz.
 
Beatniks 1960 Box 23, Folder 284
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Dolores Wallace
 
Beatniks 1960 Box 23, Folder 285
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Marylyn Ritter
Box 24
unnamed club 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 286
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Fred Barbara
 
unnamed club 1960- Box 24, Folder 287
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Barry Rubenstein
 
unnamed club 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 288
Note Coed, 6-7 years. Leader: Elleves Inabinet
 
Les Femes Fatales 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 289
Note Girls 15-18 years. Leader: Elleves Inabinet
 
Unnamed club 1960-1961  Box 24, Folder 290
Note Girls, 8-9 years. Leader: Linda Davis
 
Playgroup 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 291
Note Coed, 6-7 years. Leader: Beatrice Arend
 
Playgroup 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 292
Note Coed 6-7 years. Leader: Elaine Forrest
 
Playgroup 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 293
Note Coed 6-7 years. Leader: Betty Urbanik
 
Senior Lounge 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 294
Note Coed, teens. Leader: Fred Barbara
 
Top Hats 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 295
Note Young teen girls. Leader: Lynne Levy
 
Young Teens 1960 Box 24, Folder 296
Note Boys club. Leaders: Fred Barbara and Elleves Inabinet
 
Young Teens 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 297
Note Coed. Leader: Roni Welt
 
Young Teens 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 298
Note A girls group was formed from the original coed one. Leader: Susan Shershoff
 
Young Teens 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 299
Note Boys Club. Leader: Rudy Kemmer
 
Undergraduate Volunteer Reports 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 300
 
Unnamed club 1960 Box 24, Folder 301
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Hyman Pater
 
Arts and Crafts Group 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 302
Note Coed, young teens. Leader: Ellen Lembo
 
Cavaliers 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 303
Note Boys 14-15 years. Leader: Fred Barbara
 
Senior Teen Council 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 304
Note The council was composed of representatives of house teen groups. Leader: Lawrence Shulman
 
Youth Council 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 305
Note The council was composed of representatives from Five Towns youth groups. Leader: Lawrence Shulman
 
Youth for Better Understanding 1960-1961 Box 24, Folder 306
Note Coed, teenagers. Includes material regarding the group’s receipt of an award from Parent’s magazine. Leader: Lawrence Shulman
 
Lords 1961 Box 24, Folder 307
Note Boys 15-18 years. Leader: Gus Cambell
 
unnamed club 1961 Box 24, Folder 308
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Gerri Cohn
 
L’Esquires 1961 Box 24, Folder 309
Note Boys, 13-16 years. Leader: Steve Bromfield
 
unnamed club 1961 Box 24, Folder 310
Note Girls 7-9 years. Leader: Harriet Lewis
 
unnamed club 1961 Box 24, Folder 311
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Frances Miller
 
Kings 1961 Box 24, Folder 312
Note Boys, 10-12 years. Leaders: Carol Sommer and Frank Germano
 
Royal Counts 1961 Box 24, Folder 313
Note Coed. Leader: Gus Campbell
 
Senior Teen Lounge 1961 Box 24, Folder 314
Note Coed. Leader: Steve Bromfield
 
Untouchables 1961 Box 24, Folder 315
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Steve Bromfield
 
Arts and Crafts 1961 Box 24, Folder 316
Note Coed 10-12 years. Leader: Evelyn Duffy
Box 25
unnamed club 1961 Box 25, Folder 317
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Barry Rubenstein
 
Homemaking Club 1961 Box 25, Folder 318
Note Girls 9-12 years. Leader: Lila Gordon
 
Blue Moons 1961 Box 25, Folder 319
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Margery Henderson
 
Buccaneer 1961 Box 25, Folder 320
Note Boys, 8-9 years. Leader: Barbara Selle Parker
 
Diamonds 1961 Box 25, Folder 321
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Jane Gilbert
 
unnamed club 1961 Box 25, Folder 322
Note 6-7 years. Leader: Carol Schneider
 
Untouchables 1961 Box 25, Folder 323
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Hilliary Hatchett
 
Bucanettes 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 324
Note Girls 12-13 years. Leader: Barbara Selle Parker
 
Esquires 1961 Box 25, Folder 325
Note Young teen boys. Leader: Thomas Oellerich
 
G.O. Dandees 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 326
Note Girls, 10-12 years. Leader: Marcia Levinson
 
Golden Eagles 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 327
Note Boys, 8-9 years. Leader: Barbara Selle Parker
 
After-school Playgroup 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 328
Note Coed, 6-7 years. Leader: Barbara Selle Parker
 
Twisters 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 329
Note Girls 9-10 years. Leader: Linda Davis
 
Victorians 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 330
Note Young teen girls. Leader: Esther Gropper. Gropper was replaced during the year by a person whose identity cannot be determined from the records.
 
Reports to Supervisor 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 331
Note Reports of Dominick Minetti’s undergraduate group work assistants.
 
Conservative Counts 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 332
Note Boys 13-15 years. Leader: Richard Hennessy
 
Effrons 1961-1962 Box 25, Folder 333
Note Girls, 13-16 years. Leader: Barbara Selle Parker
Box 26
Gladiators 1961-1962 Box 26, Folder 334
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Dominick Minotti
 
"Italian Group" 1962 Box 26, Folder 335
Note Teenage girls who were daughters of recent immigrants. Leaders: Diana Robbins and Deborah Lewittes
 
Evaluations of Senior Teens 1962 Box 26, Folder 336
Note Dominick Minotti
 
Big Leaguers 1962 Box 26, Folder 337
Note Co-ed 6-7 years. Leader: Stephanie Talmud
 
Hawaiian Watusis 1962 Box 26, Folder 338
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Phyllis Brody
 
Knights of the Round Table 1962 Box 26, Folder 339
Note Boys 10-12 years. Leader: Walker Brown
 
Nightingales 1962 Box 26, Folder 340
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Jane Gilbert
 
Vikings 1962 Box 26, Folder 341
Note Leader: Paul Schwartz
 
Angels from Heaven 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 342
Note Girls 11-13 years. Leader: Nancy Dorn
 
Bucanettes 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 343
Note Girls 13 years. Leader: Mildred Kaufman
 
Conservative Counts 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 344
Note Teenage boys. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Cooking Group 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 345
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Merrill Tribble. Tribble replaced Cecile Rosenfeld and Rae Chemers in March, 1963.
 
Drama Group 1962 Box 26, Folder 346
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Linda Boy
 
Top Hats 1960-1961 Box 26, Folder 347
Note Young teen girls. Leader: Lynne Levy
 
"Immigrant Group" 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 348
Note The "group" consisted of one Italian-American teenage girl. Leader: Mildred Kaufman
 
Jetsons 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 349
Note Boys 9-13 years. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Newspaper Club 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 350
Note Coed, teenagers. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Purple Gang 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 351
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Mildred Kaufman
 
Imperial Gents and Debs 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 352
Note Senior teens. The group was formed by a merger of the Effrons and the Imperial Gents. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Water Buffaloes 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 353
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Arts and Crafts Group 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 354
Note Coed, 67, 8-9, and 10-12 years. Leader: Frank Abel
 
Travel Club 1963 Box 26, Folder 355
Note Coed teens. Leader: Mildred Kaufman
 
unnamed club 1962-1963 Box 26, Folder 356
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Evelyn Offenbacher
Box 27
Angels 1963 Box 27, Folder 357
Note Girls 10-12 years. Leader: Mildred Jackson
 
Falcons 1963 Box 27, Folder 358
Note Boys 10-13 years. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Jaguars 1963 Box 27, Folder 359
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Joseph Conly
 
Peppermint Pioneers 1963 Box 27, Folder 360
Note Coed, 6-7 years. Leader: Stephanie Talmud
 
Twinkle Toes 1963 Box 27, Folder 361
Note Girls 8-9 years. Leader: Evelyn Offenbacher
 
Cassandras 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 362
Note Teenage girls. Leader: Bernice Heriot
 
Playgroups 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 363
Note Coed 6-8 years. Leader: Bernice Heriot
 
Young Teen Photography 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 364
Note Boys. Leader: William Cosenza
 
Bodybuilding Interest Group 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 365
Note Boys 15-18 years. Leader: Winston Schepps
 
unnamed club 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 366
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Donald Nelson
 
Cooking Group 1963 Box 27, Folder 367
Note Boys 8-9 years. Leader: Donald Nelson
 
Dr. Kildares 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 368
Note Girls 8-10 years. Leader: Judy Zipser
 
Hoods 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 369 to 370
Note Boys 10-13 years. Leader: Winston Schepps
 
Imperials 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 371
Note Senior teen boys. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Photography Club 1963 Box 27, Folder 372
Note Boys. Leader: Merrill Tribble
 
Sloppy Gents 1963-1964 Box 27, Folder 373
Note Young teen boys. Leader: Donald Nelson
Box 28
Superiors 1963-1964 Box 28, Folder 374
Note Senior teen boys. Leader: Winston Schepps
 
Vettes 1963-1964 Box 28, Folder 375
Note Boys 10-13 years. Leader: Winston Schepps
 
Vienettes 1963-1964 Box 28, Folder 376
Note Young teen girls. Leader: Betty Adler
 
Falcons 1963-1964 Box 28, Folder 377
Note Boys 10-13 years. Leader: Lou Stovell
 
Senior Citizens 1963-1964 Box 28, Folder 378
Note Leader: Winston Schepps
 
Cooking Group 1964 Box 28, Folder 379
Note Boys 11-12 years. Leader: Merrill Tribble
 
Jaguars 1964 Box 28, Folder 380
Note Boys 8-10 years. Leader: Russell Gilbert
 
Lollipops 1964 Box 28, Folder 381
Note Girls 8-10 years. Leader: Marion Collins
 
Skyrockets 1964 Box 28, Folder 382
Note Coed 6-8 years. Leader: Bernice Heriot
Box 30
Observation Reports 1961-1964 Box 30, Folder 437 to 439
Note Reports of undergraduate students observing group work at the community house.
 
Alice Suzuki 1948-1953 Box 30, Folder 440
Note Includes supervisory reports, group work records, evaluations of house members, program outlines, etc.
 
Series 5.1. Supervisory Reports  
Box 28
Sally Story 1947 Box 28, Folder 383
 
Jean Ober 1951-1952 Box 28, Folder 384
 
Bernice 1951 Box 28, Folder 385
 
Jean Ober 1952 Box 28, Folder 386
 
Bernice 1952 Box 28, Folder 387
 
Lamitsoi 1952-1953 Box 28, Folder 388
 
Betty Huff 1952 Box 28, Folder 389 to 390
 
V. Benjamin 1952-1953 Box 28, Folder 391
 
George Rosenblum 1952-1953 Box 28, Folder 392
 
Lamitsoi Bright 1952-1953 Box 28, Folder 393
 
Nina Ferrara 1953 Box 28, Folder 394 to 397
 
Robert Lanigan 1953 Box 28, Folder 398
 
Mary Brown 1953-1954 Box 28, Folder 399
 
Roberta Chapman 1953-1954 Box 28, Folder 400
 
Nina Ferrara 1953-1954 Box 28, Folder 401
Box 29
Nina Ferrara 1953-1955 Box 29, Folder 402
 
Shirley Pearse 1953 Box 29, Folder 405
 
Roberta Chapman 1954 Box 29, Folder 406
 
Nina Ferrara 1954 Box 29, Folder 407
 
Roberta Chapman 1954 Box 29, Folder 408
 
George Lockhart 1954-1955 Box 29, Folder 409
 
Shirley Pearse 1954 Box 29, Folder 410
 
Nina Ferrara 1954 Box 29, Folder 411
 
Cappy Delk 1954-1955 Box 29, Folder 412
 
Nina Ferrara 1954 Box 29, Folder 413 to 416
 
George Lockhart 1954-1955 Box 29, Folder 417
 
Nina Ferrara 1954-1955 Box 29, Folder 418 to 421
 
Cappy Delk 1955 Box 29, Folder 422
 
Nina Ferrara 1955 Box 29, Folder 423 to 424
 
Attilio Busillo 1957 Box 29, Folder 425
 
V. Benjamin Louard 1957 Box 29, Folder 426
 
Thelma Miller 1957 Box 29, Folder 427
 
Lois Shein 1957 Box 29, Folder 428
 
Noda Bettis 1957 Box 29, Folder 429
 
Attilio Busillo 1957 Box 29, Folder 430
 
Nancy Ewart 1957-1958 Box 29, Folder 431
 
V. Benjamin Louard 1959 Box 29, Folder 432
 
V. Benjamin Louard 1960 Box 29, Folder 433
 
Dominick Minotti 1960 Box 29, Folder 434
 
Lawrence Shulman 1960-1961 Box 29, Folder 435
 
Dominick Minotti 1961 Box 29, Folder 436
 
Series 6. Related Organizations  
 
American Field Service (AFS)  
Box 30
Lawrence New York Chapter 1962 Box 30, Folder 441
Note AFS brochures and bylaws
 
American Friends Service Committee  
Box 30
Correspondence, notes, brochures, pamphlets 1964 Box 30, Folder 442
 
Boy Scouts of America  
Box 30
Charters and brief correspondence. 1946-1948, 1959 Box 30, Folder 443
 
National Association of Jewish Center Workers  
Box 30
Correspondence and Membership Lists 1962 Box 30, Folder 444
 
National Conference of Christians and Jews  
Box 30
Correspondence and Publications 1953-1957 Box 30, Folder 445
 
National Conference on Social Welfare  
Box 30
Annual Forum 1948-1957 Box 30, Folder 446
Note Community house participation in the Conference’s annual forum.
 
National Council of Jewish Women  
Box 30
Volunteers 1951-1963 Box 30, Folder 447
Note Correspondence and papers reflecting use of volunteers by private welfare organizations.
 
National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers  
Box 30
Annual Meetings 1955-1962 Box 30, Folder 448
Note Correspondence, minutes, by-laws
 
Board of Directors 1955-1963 Box 30, Folder 449
Note Correspondence, minutes, memoranda and a board manual.
 
Correspondence 1951-1964 Box 30, Folder 450
Note Relation of the community house to the federation.
Box 31
Notices, Reports, and Memoranda 1949-1964 Box 31, Folder 451 to 452
Note Material on field work placement of social work graduate students, federation finances, institutes and conferences, national legislation, and personnel practices etc.
 
Publications 1953-1960 Box 31, Folder 453
Note NFS annual reports and directories of member settlement houses.
 
National Health and Welfare Retirement Association  
Box 31
Retirement Plan Bulletin 1962-1963 Box 31, Folder 454
 
Play Schools Association  
Box 31
Relations with Five Towns 1956-1959 Box 31, Folder 455
 
United Neighborhood Houses of New York  
Box 31
Annual Fall Conference 1954-1963 Box 31, Folder 456
Note Programs, memoranda and related materials
 
Board of Directors 1957-1964 Box 31, Folder 457 to 458
Note Correspondence, agenda, minutes, and memoranda
Box 32
Correspondence 1956-1963 Box 32, Folder 459
 
Fund-raising 1956-1965 Box 32, Folder 460
 
Fund-raising studies 1947. 1958 Box 32, Folder 461
 
Notices, Reports, and Memoranda 1936-1964 Box 32, Folder 462 to 464
Note Material on settlement programs, social action, legislation.
 
Community Council of Greater New York  
Box 32
Correspondence and minutes 1958-1959 Box 32, Folder 465
Note Includes material on inter-cultural and interracial programming and on aging.
 
Welfare Council of New York City  
Box 32
Memoranda and agenda 1936-1939 Box 32, Folder 466
Note Includes material on WPA workers and on boys' and girls' work.
 
Health and Welfare Council of Nassau County  
Box 32
Correspondence, minutes, reports 1949-1963 Box 32, Folder 467
Note Formerly the Nassau County Council of Social Agencies. Includes a study of the need for health and welfare services, especially services to children, in Nassau County. Also includes statement of purpose and list of member agencies.
Box 33
Correspondence, minutes, reports 1949-1964 Box 33, Folder 468
Note Formerly the Nassau County Council of Social Agencies. Includes a study of the need for health and welfare services, especially services to children, in Nassau County. Also includes statement of purpose and list of member agencies.
 
Legal Aid Society of Nassau County  
Box 33
Formation of the Society. 1951 Box 33, Folder 469
 
Nassau County Board of Elections  
Box 33
Use of Five Towns as a Polling Place 1952-1964 Box 33, Folder 470
 
Nassau County Department of Public Health  
Box 33
Correspondence and notice 1956-1957 Box 33, Folder 471
 
Nassau County Department of Public Welfare  
Box 33
Annual report 1956 Box 33, Folder 472
 
Nassau County Police Department  
Box 33
Correspondence 1955-1960 Box 33, Folder 473
Note Correspondence regarding juvenile delinquency, "gang wars" and police and settlement interaction.
 
Youth Services Committee of Nassau County  
Box 33
Correspondence and reports 1963-1965 Box 33, Folder 474
Note Information from the house on youth guidance and employment services, description of house programs, analyses of housing and education in the Five Towns area, and suggestions for expansion of youth programs.
 
Five Towns Citizens Housing Council  
Box Legal 1
Minutes and agenda 1956-1960 Box Legal 1, Folder 3
Note Includes material describing council programs
 
Five Towns Community Chest  
Box 33
United Fund 1934-1965 Box 33, Folder 475 to 476
 
Five Towns Community Council  
Box 33
Correspondence, minutes, by-laws 1950-1958, 1964-1965 Box 33, Folder 477 to 478
Note Formerly the Five Towns Council of Social Agencies. The council served as a planning and coordinating body for Five Towns community health and welfare services. Includes a list of Five Towns area clubs and organizations (1965).
 
Committee on Community-wide Activities 1956-1959 Box 33, Folder 479
Note The committee sponsored the annual Five Towns Fair. Correspondence, clippings
Box 34
Executive Committee 1954-1964 Box 34, Folder 480
Note Correspondence, agenda, and minutes. Includes lists of council committees, individual and organizational members, and executive committee members. Topics include recreation, housing, and Community Chest services.
 
Group Relations Committee 1954-1963 Box 34, Folder 481
Note Material regarding integration and religion in public schools.
 
Mental Health Committee 1958 Box 34, Folder 482
Note Calendar of events sponsored by the committee and other routine materials.
 
Parks and Recreation Committee 1949-1962 Box 34, Folder 483
Note Correspondence and minutes of recreation leaders’ training institute, and discussion of programs and purposes of the committee. After 1955, scattered material only.
 
Five Towns Family Service Association  
Box 34
Joint projects 1946-1955 Box 34, Folder 484
Note Formerly the Family Service Association of Lawrence. Regarding joint casework problems and services and proposed joint projects involving casework and group work activities.
 
Five Towns District Nursing Association  
Box 34
Correspondence and Annual Reports 1949-1962 Box 34, Folder 485
 
Five Towns Golden Age Club  
Box 34
Activities for Senior Citizens 1953-1963 Box 34, Folder 486
 
Five Towns Housing Committee  
Box 34
Resolutions on Aims and Objectives 1944 Box 34, Folder 487
 
Five Towns League of Women Voters  
Box 34
Correspondence 1951-1958 Box 34, Folder 488
 
Five Towns Music and Art Foundation  
Box 34
Correspondence, reports, programs. 1957-1965 Box 34, Folder 489 to 490
Note The foundation sought "to supplement the existing creative and educational program" of the community and worked with the community house in providing scholarships to house members. Includes correspondence with the foundation and with scholarship recipients, foundation reports, and programs. The house nominated the foundation for the 1958 Lane Bryant annual award for volunteer community service.
 
Cedarhurst, Temple Beth El.  
Box 34
Correspondence 1950-1960 Box 34, Folder 491
Note Includes comments on changing nature of the Five Towns community.
 
Far Rockaway  
Box 34
South Shore Planned Parenthood Center 1940-1960 Box 34, Folder 492
Note Correspondence, pamphlets, clippings
 
Hempstead Citizen Advisory Committee  
Box 34
Minutes 1962-1964 Box 34, Folder 493
Note The committee was formed in response to an urban renewal project in the Inwood area of Hempstead. Primarily minutes of meetings.
 
Hempstead Consultation Service  
Box 35
Miscellaneous 1963-1965 Box 35, Folder 494
Note The Consultation Service was a "comprehensive mental health facility." Includes "Fact Sheet of the Town of Hempstead."
 
Hewlett, Peninsula Child Guidance Center  
Box 35
Minutes and related records 1957-1958 Box 35, Folder 495
Note Records relate to the professional advisory committee to the center. Includes a report, "A Clinical Demonstration of the Child Guidance Team."
 
Hewlett-Woodmere Recreation Department  
Box 35
School District 14 1952-1964 Box 35, Folder 496
Note Recreation programs offered by the school district. Correspondence, reports, memoranda, clippings
 
Inwood Civic and Businessmen’s Association  
Box 35
Community Affairs 1949-1964 Box 35, Folder 497
 
Inwood-Far Rockaway, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)  
Box 35
NAACP Programs 1951-1962 Box 35, Folder 498
 
Lawrence, Peninsula Public Library  
Box 35
Miscellaneous 1952-1955 Box 35, Folder 499
 
Union Free School District 15  
Box 35
Correspondence and reports. 1946-1965 Box 35, Folder 500 to 501
Note Material dealing with relations between the community house and the school district, in particular sharing of facilities. Includes material on racial integration.
 
Central Council of Parent-Teacher Association 1947-1964 Box 35, Folder 502
Note Correspondence and minutes. Includes material on recreation.
 
Series 7. Publicity  
Box 35
Vincent Zavatt. Forty Years After: Experiences and Observations of an Immigrant from Southern Italy 1955 Box 35, Folder 503
Note New edition of a 1933 account.
 
Photographs 1933-1959 Box 35, Folder 504 to 505
Note Photos of staff and members.
Box 36
Photographs 1933-1960 Box 36, Folder 506
Note Photos of staff and members.
 
Publicity Photographs, Annual Meetings 1954, 1956 Box 36, Folder 507
 
Photographs 1951-1961 Box 36, Folder 508
 
Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases 1910, 1951-1964 Box 36, Folder 509 to 512
Box OS 38
Scrapbooks and newspaper clippings  Box OS 38, Folder