Reminiscences of William Harvey Allen, 1950.

Biographical Note

Civic worker

Scope and Contents

Youth and education; Universities of Chicago and Pennsylvania; Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, 1903-07; Bureau of Municipal Research, 1907-14; Rockefeller Foundation and Carnegie Foundation; Training School for Public Service, 1911-14; University of Wisconsin Survey; Dr. Charles Van Hise; Institute for Public Service; New York City Municipal Civil Service Commission, 1934-37; New York state and city politics; impressions of Fiorello La Guardia, James Walker, and Thomas E. Dewey

Subjects

• Allen, William H. (William Harvey), 1874-1963--Interviews.
• Bombard, Owen W., 1922-2007, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
• Interviews.
• New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--1895-1951.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Philanthropy.
• Rockefeller Foundation.
• Social problems--United States--20th century.
• Social workers--Interviews.
• United States--Public welfare--20th century.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1972