Research Catalog

Title

Riverdale Children's Association photograph collection [graphic].

Author

Riverdale Children's Association (New York, N.Y.)

Publication

1950-1952.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Darvin, Jerry
• Ransom, Llewellyn

Found In

c2bc Riverdale Children's Association (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1889-1957 (CstRLIN)NYPW088000021-A

Subject

• Andrews, William T., 1898-1984
• Craig, Nancy
• Riverdale Children's Association (New York, N.Y.)
• WJZ-TV (Television station : Baltimore, Md.)
• Children > Institutional care > New York (State) > New York
• Foster parents > New York (State) > New York
• African American families
• Awards > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Group portraits – 1950-1959.
• Silver gelatin prints – 1950-1959.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Many items have photographer's handstamp on verso; many items have typewritten descriptive information on labels attached to verso.
• Collection contains work by Jerry Darvin and Llewellyn Ransom.

Biography (note)

• The Riverdale Children's Association was founded in 1836 as the Colored Orphan Asylum, in New York City, by a group of Quakers. It was the first institution in the United States dedicated to the care of African-American children. In 1863, during the Draft Riots, the asylum's building at 43rd Street and Fifth Ave. was burned down by a mob. The asylum was rebuilt in 1867 at 143rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. By 1907, facilities were built in Riverdale, in the Bronx, and in 1944, the asylum was renamed the Riverdale Children's Association. In 1946, the orphanage discontinued institutional care, shifted its focus to foster home placement, and, by 1968, established a program of family services. The name was later changed to the Westside Center for Family Services, which, in 1988, merged with Harlem-Dowling Children's Services.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Riverdale Children's Association Records, 1889-1957.

Local note

• Sc MG 300

Call Number

Sc Photo Riverdale Children's Association Collection

OCLC

NYPG97-F71

Author

Riverdale Children's Association (New York, N.Y.)

Title

Riverdale Children's Association photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1950-1952.

Description

13 items (.2 cu. ft., 1 box)

13 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

The Riverdale Children's Association Photograph Collection consists of group portraits and views taken at association gatherings and television appearances during the early 1950s. The collection depicts some views of the speakers at the Ladies' Auxiliary Annual Tea at the Skyline Ballroom of the Hotel Theresa (Oct. 19, 1950); an association reception to honor the group's foster parents (April 22, 1952); a group portrait of the Ladies' Auxiliary, with attorney William T. Andrews, planning for the annual Uptown Campaign (Feb. 1950); television interviews, hosted by Nancy Craig of WJZ-TV, Baltimore, with Riverdale foster parents and children (Aug. 19, 1951 and July 19, 1952); and views of three separate award presentations.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Riverdale Children's Association Records, 1889-1957.

Biography

The Riverdale Children's Association was founded in 1836 as the Colored Orphan Asylum, in New York City, by a group of Quakers. It was the first institution in the United States dedicated to the care of African-American children. In 1863, during the Draft Riots, the asylum's building at 43rd Street and Fifth Ave. was burned down by a mob. The asylum was rebuilt in 1867 at 143rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. By 1907, facilities were built in Riverdale, in the Bronx, and in 1944, the asylum was renamed the Riverdale Children's Association. In 1946, the orphanage discontinued institutional care, shifted its focus to foster home placement, and, by 1968, established a program of family services. The name was later changed to the Westside Center for Family Services, which, in 1988, merged with Harlem-Dowling Children's Services.

Local Note

Sc MG 300

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Added Author

Darvin, Jerry. Photographer

Ransom, Llewellyn. Photographer

Found In:

c2bc Riverdale Children's Association (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1889-1957 (CstRLIN)NYPW088000021-A

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Riverdale Children's Association Collection