Bentall writes to Mrs. Markham thanking the Markhams for their contribution and cooperation with the Christian Socialist. Bentall also praises Markham and his poems which are frequently used in the Christian Socialist. He also writes about prices...
Sinclair writes about his upcoming book "Jimmie Higgins" and details about it being published, along with prices and other information. He includes reviews of "Jimmie Higgins" and "The Profits of Religion".
Le Prade praises Markham for his work. She writes of various events in the Poet's Garden and looks forward to Markham's visit in January. She also writes of her hope that Markham move back to California and suggests a course on the poetry of...
Man sends Markham payment for the Christian Socialist Fellowship expenses. He also writes about hopes to keep the New York City Center up and running, even though members are involved in other socialist organizations.
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Promotional Materials; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Hessberg, Herman M.
Handbill advising voters about the regular Democratic Candidate for Sheriff, Herman M. Hessberg. Front: Photo of Hessberg. Reverse: Short biography and pointers on how to vote.
Promotional Materials; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
This double-sided handbill printed in Yiddish was to appeal to Jewish voters. Front: Photo of Johnston, the Regular Democratic nominee. Reverse: Telling voters what he will do if elected.
Stewart's Hotel for Working Women (New York, N.Y.)
Stewart's Hotel for Working Women was commissioned by the wealthy merchant, A.T. Stewart. The hotel opened in 1877 to provide safe housing for the influx of working women into the city. It was soon reopened as a regular hotel in 1878 and renamed...
Stewart's Hotel for Working Women (New York, N.Y.)
Illustration of street scene in front of the Stewart's Hotel for Working Women. Stewart's Hotel for Working Women was commissioned by the wealthy merchant, A.T. Stewart. The hotel opened in 1877 to provide safe housing for the influx of working...
Stewart's Hotel for Working Women (New York, N.Y.)
Illustration of main entrance to the Women's Hotel. Stewart's Hotel for Working Women was commissioned by the wealthy merchant, A.T. Stewart. The hotel opened in 1877 to provide safe housing for the influx of working women into the city. It was...
Stewart's Hotel for Working Women (New York, N.Y.)
Illustration of court of Women's Hotel. Stewart's Hotel for Working Women was commissioned by the wealthy merchant, A.T. Stewart. The hotel opened in 1877 to provide safe housing for the influx of working women into the city. It was soon reopened...
Illustration of the reception room of the Women's Hotel where residents would meet male visitors. The Hotel re-opened as a regular hotel and re-named to the Park Avenue Hotel two months after the Stewart's Hotel for Working Women opened.
Illustration of one of the bedrooms in the Women's Hotel. Stewart's Hotel for Working Women was commissioned by the wealthy merchant, A.T. Stewart. The hotel opened in 1877 to provide safe housing for the influx of working women into the city. It...
