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The Hebrew Orphan Asylum Band of New York City, 1874-1941 is at the same time the story of a boys' band and a story of New York City. The band was not only an important educational component of one of the largest Jewish charitable organizations of its time, but also a significant source of music-making and performance in New York. What made the band especially noteworthy was the reputation it developed performing outside of New York's many concert halls and major musical institutions. The band was ever-present, participating in events ranging from conventional parades to building ground-breakings to celebrations of major figures in New York history. The band was always ready to perform and to be part of New York cultural life. In doing so, they typified the Jewish-American experience of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and illustrated the substantial effort of those that engage in community music-making and the critical role school music played in the lives of its participants and local community. These are the unknown musicians without whom New York's musical life would have certainly been diminished. As this history explores their numerous performances, successes, and activities, historical events in New York, some lesser known than others, some humorous, some dark, are described in rich detail as well. The legacy of the band - the careers the boys had as they matured and the contributions they and their band directors made during their lives - is also explored in this fascinating history

Issues for -1919 also have title: Children's Village and other activities of the New York Juvenile Ayslum on cover. ; Mode of access: Internet.

William Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation's first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incarnation as Harlem-Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services it maintains the principles of the women who organized it nearly 200 years ago. The agency weathered three wars, two major financial panics, a devastating fire during the 1863 Draft Riots, several epidemics, waves of racial prejudice, and severe financial difficulties to care for orphaned, neglected, and delinquent children. Eventually financial support would come from some of New York's finest families, including the Jays, Murrays, Roosevelts, Macys, and Astors. While the white female managers and their male advisers were dedicated to uplifting these black children, the evangelical, mainly Quaker, founding managers also exhibited the extreme paternalistic views endemic at the time, accepting the advice or support of the African American community only grudgingly. It was frank criticism in 1913 from W.E.B. Du Bois that highlighted the conflict between the orphanage and the community it served, and it wasn't until 1939 that it hired the first black trustee. More than 15,000 children were raised in the orphanage, and throughout its history letters and visits have revealed that hundreds if not thousands of old boys and girls looked back with admiration and respect at the home that nurtured them throughout their formative years. Weaving together African American history with a unique history of New York city, this is not only a painstaking study of a previously unsung institution of black history, but a unique window onto complex racial dynamics during a period when many failed to

Title varies slightly. ; Description based on: 4th (1856). ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Published for the benefit of the Military Male Orphan Asylum and printed by the boys of the charity"--Title page. ; "Calculated for the meridian of Fort St. George : to which are added, lists of the civil, judicial and medical establishments, and of the Europeans not in the King's or Company's service, with other matters of useful information"--Title page. ; Description based on: 1813. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Index in each volume.