Register of Children (Alphabetical Index with Case Numbers), No. 2
- Name
- New York Juvenile Asylum (Creator,Former owner)
- Children's Village (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) (Former owner)
- Title
- Register of Children (Alphabetical Index with Case Numbers), No. 2
- Abstract
- The Registers of Children list the age and important characteristics of new arrivals at the House of Reception, such as race, religion, language spoken, and name and address of parents. They include case numbers and information about the eventual fate of the child: if she was sent to the Asylum, home to family, or out West as an apprentice. Some unusual cases are marked with additional notes.
- Collection Name
- New York Juvenile Asylum records (Children's Village)
- Archival Context
- Series II: General Operation Records. Box no. 27
- Subjects
- Runaway children; Orphans; Indentured servants; Poverty; Orphan trains; Charities; Human services; Orphanages; Juvenile detention homes; New York (N.Y.); Middle West; New York Juvenile Asylum; Children's Village (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.)
- Format
- albums
- Genre
- registers (lists)
- Date
- 1885-1923
- Physical Description
- 228 leaves
- Note
- No content on recto: leaves 52, 54
- No content on verso: leaves 5, 8, 20, 32, 34, 40, 42, 50, 55, 59, 60, 61, 70, 74, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 113, 116, 120, 121, 124, 148, 152, 155, 159, 169, 171, 175, 181, 209, 213, 225
- No content on recto and verso 33, 51, 114, 149, 150, 151, 160
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Also In
- New York Juvenile Asylum Records
- Copyright Status
- No Known Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/q2bq-cn24