Beyond benevolence : the New York Charity Organization Society and the transformation of American social welfare, 1882-1935 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Greeley, Dawn M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]
Series:	Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Subjects:	Charity Organization Society of the City of New York > History. Charities > New York (State) > History > 19th century. Charities > New York (State) > History > 20th century. 1800-1999 Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

"Not alms but a friend": the moral economy of scientific charity
Organizing charity in the city of strangers: the New York COS
Neither alms nor a friend: organizational obstacles to the practice of scientific charity
"Hoping for your kind interest": donors, clients, and uses of scientific charity
"I beg to call your attention to a very deserving case": entitlement, respectability, and the politics of charity in working-class communities
If not a friend, then alms: relief and reform in the progressive era
The COS and the state: widows, deserted wives, and the battle over mothers' pensions
From friendly visiting to social casework: the triumph of professionalism
Conclusion: the legacy of the New York COS.