Children's Aid Society, 1883 - 1959

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Scope and Contents

Quasi Docs Drawer Annual reports and bound volumes scattered 1883 (manual), 1898-1959. Also some reports which are typed manuscripts, manually bound. 3 folders.

Cataloged in documents collection: Annual report 1939 (362.70974931 C437 1939) and 1940 (362.70974931 C437 1940) and annual report 1916 (362.70974931 C437) .Also Report of the Child Welfare League of America to Children's Aid and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Newark, N.J. (April 1952)

Dates

1883 - 1959

Creator

Children's Aid Society (Newark, N.J.) (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The Children's Aid and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, organized in 1868 and incorporated in 1869, was a "non-sectarian society for the protection and help of children." The Society, at 249 Mulberry Street, provided legal aid, adoption, and other services for children. Officers in 1912 included Oscar B. Mockridge, President; Matthias Price, Secretary; Clarence Alling, Treasurer; and Jared W. Kimball, who had long been Superintendent.

In 1960, the Home for Foster Care (previously Protestant Foster Home and Newark Orphan Asylum, which had merged in 1948) merged with the Children's Aid Society and became Newark Child Service Association.

In 1970, the Child Service Association merged with the Citizens Committee for Children and became the Advocates for Children of New Jersey which still exists today.