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A Finding Aid for the Records of Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield [1933, 1939]
Part of the Local Organizations Collection at the Plainfield Public Library
Finding aid prepared and encoded by Anna Henderson.
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| Repository: | Plainfield Public Library, Local History Department, 800 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060 |
| Creator: | Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield |
| Title: | Papers of the Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield |
| Dates: | 1933, 1939 |
| Quantity: | 1 file folder |
| Abstract: | The Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield was founded in 1907. It assisted thousands of individuals and families, providing emergency relief and basics necessities. They also maintained the Ella Hartley Mellick Community House, which was a center for children and young people to gather, learn, and play. Instructional and recreational classes were held and clubs, such as the local Boy Scouts, met there. More than one hundred volunteers ran the house’s programs. The organization later merged with the Plainfield Relief Association to become the Organized Aid Association (OAA). This collection consists of two annual reports. |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Biographical Note
The Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield was founded in 1907. It assisted thousands of individuals and families, providing emergency relief and basics necessities. They also maintained the Ella Hartley Mellick Community House, which was a center for children and young people to gather, learn, and play. Instructional and recreational classes were held and clubs, such as the local Boy Scouts, met there. More than one hundred volunteers ran the house’s programs. The organization later merged with the Plainfield Relief Association to become the Organized Aid Association (OAA).
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Scope and Contents
The Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield was founded in 1907. It assisted thousands of individuals and families, providing emergency relief and basics necessities. They also maintained the Ella Hartley Mellick Community House, which was a center for children and young people to gather, learn, and play. Instructional and recreational classes were held and clubs, such as the local Boy Scouts, met there. More than one hundred volunteers ran the house’s programs. The organization later merged with the Plainfield Relief Association to become the Organized Aid Association (OAA). This collection consists of two annual reports.
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Arrangement
The "Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield" collection is arranged into one series:
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
The “Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield” collection is available for research.
Access is restricted to materials prepared by the Local History department staff. All materials must be viewed in the Plainfield Room and may not be removed to another area of the library without permission of the Library Director or designee. Materials must be handled carefully and kept in order. Materials must not be leaned upon, altered, folded, ripped, or traced upon. Marks may not be added or erased from materials. Materials must be returned directly to Local History department staff and inspected before the researcher leaves the Plainfield Room.
Restrictions on Use
One photocopy may be made (by Plainfield Public Library staff) of each document for the purpose of research; official Local History departmental reproduction fees may apply. Permission to publish must be obtained by the Plainfield Public Library Board of Trustees as delegated to the Library Director. Permission to publish does not constitute a copyright clearance. The researcher is responsible for further copyright restrictions. The Plainfield Public Library is not responsible for the misuse of copyrighted material.
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Related Material
Annual report of Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield [Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield, 1907-1939] PR 361.9 CHA
Charity Organization Society material relief report [United Family and Children's Services (Plainfield, N.J.), 1917-1929] PR 362.8 UNI
Minutes of the Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield [Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield, 1912-1913] PR 362.8 CHA
Charity Organization Society ScrapbookPR 362.8 Un3S v.3
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Organizations:
Places:
Subjects:
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Physical Charateristics or Technical Requirements
This collection consists of paper documents, which do not require any additional technology for access.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Identification of item; Date (if noted); “Charity Organization Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield” collection, Box and Folder Number; Local History Department, Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Acquisition Information
Unknown
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Anna Henderson in February 2008. The finding aid was written by Anna Henderson in February 2008. Finding aid content follows the guidelines suggested by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
| Series 1: Annual Reports, 1933, 1939 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | 3 | Annual Reports, 1933, 1939 | |||||||||