Subject: Child welfare

A pin with a lithograph of the Jewish Ladies' Day Nursery located at 1695.97 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. The pin also features a plastic key with the word "Benefactor" attached. The nursery was dedicated to providing care for orphaned and deserted children. The pin commemorates the dedication of this new home for 250 children. The date of the dedication is not explicitly stated, but the creation date of this item can be inferred from the collection's metadata as circa 1910.

Letter from Priscilla J. Joachimsen to the President of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society in New York City, dated January 5, 1891. The letter certifies that the number of children at the shelter exceeded the number of beds allowed by the New York City Board of Health. The letter bears the official gold seal of the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society.

A thirteen-page letter from the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society to the Mayor of New York City, certifying the number of children admitted to their care, including their names, admission dates, and charges, from January 1 to March 31, 1895. The letter includes a separate signed page.

Collection of materials related to the Jewish Foster Home Society of Philadelphia. Includes handwritten minutes from the eighth annual meeting on approximately February 24, 1863, and three printed invitations to annual meetings (February 14, 1860; February 10, 1863; and February 20, 186[?]). The letters are from Evelyn Bomeisler to Isaac Leeser, and were written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1860 and 1863.