doi:10.7916/d8-7hg8-bn29Proposal for Adult Education CenterGreenwich House (Organisation)correspondencetextCharitable uses, trusts, and foundationsAdult education--U.S. statesGreenwich House was founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York's increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country. In the Carnegie Corporation records, the files of grant-related correspondence with settlement houses provide a wealth of information on life in immigrant communities (predominantly Eastern European or Italian) and on the settlement house activities within these communities.