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The Middle West Side

A Historical Sketch
Author
Otho G. Cartwright
Ebook
Publication Date
92 pages

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A volume of the West Side studies, field work completed in the summer of 1912. It is part of a wider survey of the Manhattan neighborhood, proposed by the Bureau of Social Research of the New York School of Philanthropy with funds supplied by the Russell Sage Foundation.

OTHO G. CARTWRIGHT was secretary of the Schoolmasters’ Association of New York and Vicinity.

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The Doctor and His Patient

A Sociological Interpretation
Author
Samuel W. Bloom
Ebook
Publication Date
262 pages

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The Doctor and His Patient documents the rapid changes in health at the time of publication in 1963, spurred on by technology and the social organization of medicine, and how these developments influence the relationship between doctor and patient. It also explores the implications of these changes for medical education, serving as a guide for students of medicine and other health professions.

SAMUEL W. BLOOM was associate professor of sociology at the State University of New York College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center.

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Boyhood and Lawlessness

Author
Ruth S. True
Ebook
Publication Date
134 pages

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A volume of the West Side studies, field work conducted in the summer of 1912. A wider study of the Manhattan neighborhood under the Bureau of Social Research of New York School of Philanthropy with funds supplied by the Russell Sage Foundation.

RUTH S. TRUE, New York Survey Associates, Inc.

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Handbook of Settlements

Editors
Robert A. Woods
Albert J. Kennedy
Ebook
Publication Date
351 pages

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Published in 1911 and designed to continue a service rendered by the Bibliography of Settlements until 1905, this handbook presents an outline of the material facts about every settlement in the United States at the time, including non-residential neighborhood centers. In addition to previous research and literature, information is presented from first-hand accounts at these houses from leading representatives on the development and program of settlements.

ROBERT A. WOODS, New York Charities Publication Committee

ALBERT J. KENNEDY, New York Charities Publication Committee

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Visiting Nursing

In the United States
Author
Yssabella Waters
Ebook
Publication Date
386 pages

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A directory of the organizations employing trained visiting nurses, with chapters on the principles, organization and methods of administration of such work.

YSSABELLA WATERS, Henry Street Nurses’ Settlement, New York City

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The Salary Loan Business in New York City

Author
Clarence W. Wassam
Hardcover
Publication Date
155 pages

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A report on the findings of a study of the loan businesses in New York City from 1907-1908, part of a larger set of studies of fiscal agencies exploiting the necessities of the poor. The study was commissioned by the Bureau of Social Research of the New York School of Philanthropy, published by the Russell Sage Foundation.

CLARENCE W. WASSAM, Bureau of Social Research, New York School of Philanthropy

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Investigations of Industries in New York City

A List of Published Reports 1905 - 1915
Author
Henriette R. Walter
Ebook
Publication Date
28 pages

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Published jointly by the Committee for Vocational Scholarship of the Henry Street Settlement and the Committee on Women's Work of the Russell Sage Foundation.

HENRIETTE R. WALTER, Investigator Division of Industrial Studies, Russell Sage Foundation

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A Model Tenement House Law

Author
Lawrence Veiller
Ebook
Publication Date
160 pages

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A Model Tenement House Law, published in 1910, presents a set of tenement housing laws based on a thorough examination of New York law, at the time the model for tenement housing legislation. It provided a new standard for state and city legislators.

LAWRENCE VEILLER was secretary of the New York State Tenement House Commission, and First Deputy Tenement Commissioner of the Tenement Department of New York City.

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Housing Reform

A Handbook for Practical Use in American Cities
Author
Lawrence Veiller
Ebook
Publication Date
240 pages

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This book is a practical handbook on tenement reform in America. Written and researched by the New York City Tenement Department Commissioner, the handbook provides recommendations for improving conditions in tenement housing, as well as practices to avoid.

LAWRENCE VEILLER was secretary of the New York State Tenement House Commission, and First Deputy Tenement Commissioner of the Tenement Department of New York City.

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Artificial Flower Makers

Author
Mary Van Kleeck
Ebook
Publication Date
328 pages

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This book describes the results of an investigation made by the Committee on Women's Work of the Russell Sage Foundation, part of a series of studies of the condition of women's work in important trades in New York City.

MARY VAN KLEECK was secretary of the Committee on Women’s Work at the Russell Sage Foundation.

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