By Anne M. Filiaci, Ph.D.
Blumberg, Dorothy Rose, Florence Kelley: The Making of a Social Pioneer, New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966
Buk-Swienty, Tom, The Other Half: The Life of Jacob Riis and the World of Immigrant America, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 2008
Carson, Mina, Settlement Folk: Social Thought and the American Settlement Movement, 1885-1930, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990
Davis, Allen F., Spearheads for Reform: The Social Settlements and the Progressive Movement, 1890-1914, New York, Oxford University Press, 1967
DeForest, Robert W and Lawrence Veiller, eds., The Tenement House Problem, Including the Report of the New York State Tenement House Commission of 1900, in two volumes, New York: The MacMillan Company, 1903 (Reprinted by Arno Press and New York Times, NY: 1970.) See also ebooks, v. 1
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Robert_Weeks_De_Forest_The_Tenement_House_Problem?id=EQvoUVj2-icC and https://archive.org/details/tenementhousepro01deforich Current October 7, 2014 and v. 2 https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=fc0JAAAAIAAJ&rdid=book-fc0JAAAAIAAJ&rdot=1 Current October 7, 2014
Duffus, R.L., Lillian Wald: Neighbor and Crusader, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939
Feld, Marjorie N., Lillian Wald: A Biography, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2009
Friess, Horace L., Felix Adler and Ethical Culture: Memories and Studies, edited by Fannia Weingartner, NY: Columbia University Press, 1981
Jacob A. Riis Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress, prepared by Joseph D. Sullivan, revised and expanded by Lia Apodaca and Patrick Kerwin, Washington, DC: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, 2007. Available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2010/ms010258.pdf Current 10/9/14.
Kennedy, Albert J., Kathryn Farra and Associates, Social Settlements in New York City: Their Activities, Policies, and Administration, [np] Published for The Welfare Council of New York City by Columbia University Press, 1935
Lane, James B., Jacob A. Riis and The American City, Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1974
Lubove, Roy, The Progressives and the Slums: Tenement House Reform in New York City, 1890-1917, np: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1962
Proceedings of the First Convention of the National Council of Jewish Women: Held at New York, Nov. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, 1896, pp. 258-268 (Google eBook) at http://books.google.com/books?id=Gmw_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=crowded+districts+in+large+cities+wald&source=bl&ots=5HK74iuGmY&sig=yM33kKnvJ7RSXg_fNDKFndg-okY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7yw0VKPKH8ygyASQzoLABw&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=crowded%20districts%20in%20large%20cities%20wald&f=false
Report of the Tenement House Committee as Authorized by Chapter 479 of the Laws of 1894. Transmitted to the Legislature January 17, 1895. Albany: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1895 https://archive.org/details/1342646.0001.001.umich.edu Current September 10, 2014.
Riis, Jacob, The Children of the Poor, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1908 (c1892) (Wald9, Riis, Children of the Poor) http://archive.org/stream/childrenofpoor00riisuoft#page/20/mode/2up (openlibrary.org) Current September 3, 2014
Riis, Jacob, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1890. Several fulltext copies online, including https://archive.org/stream/howotherhalfliv00riisgoog#page/n8/mode/2up , current September 3, 2014
Riis, Jacob A., The Making of An American, [np] BiblioBazaar, 2002 (originally published 1901)
Simkhovitch, Mary Kingsbury, Neighborhood: My Story of Greenwich House, NY: W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1938
Sklar, Kathryn Kish and Beverly Wilson Palmer, The Selected Letters of Florence Kelley, 1869-1931, Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009.
Stewart, William Rhinelander, The philanthropic work of Josephine Shaw Lowell; containing a biographical sketch of her life, together with a selection of her public papers and private letters, collected and arranged for publication. New York, Macmillan, 1911. (Available free as ebook online at https://archive.org/stream/philanthropicwo01stewgoog#page/n21/mode/2up
(openlibrary.org) Current September 3, 2014
The Tenement House Problem, v. 1
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Robert_Weeks_De_Forest_The_Tenement_House_Problem?id=EQvoUVj2-icC and https://archive.org/details/tenementhousepro01deforich Current October 7, 2014
The Tenement House Problem, v. 2 https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=fc0JAAAAIAAJ&rdid=book-fc0JAAAAIAAJ&rdot=1 Current October 7, 2014
Trattner, Walter I., Crusade for the Children: A History of the National Child Labor Committee and Child Labor Reform in America, Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1970
Wald, Lillian D., The House on Henry Street, N:Y: Henry Holt & Co., 1915
Wald, Lillian D., Windows on Henry Street, Boston: Little Brown, and Company, 1934
Waugh, Joan, Unsentimental Reformer: The Life of Josephine Shaw Lowell, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1997
Yochelson, Bonnie. Rediscovering Jacob Riis : Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-century New York. New York: Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2007.
New York Times articles on Clinton Hall and Social Halls Association (all New York Times articles may be obtained online through the Times’ archives). In chronological order:
“Topics of the Times,” New York Times, May 10, 1901.
“Social Advantages at Small Expense: An Association Organized on a Distinctly Altruistic Basis: Building To Be Erected on Grand Street Combining a Restaurant, Ballroom, Gymnasium, Baths, &c.” New York Times, May 10, 1901.
New York Times articles on the Outdoor Recreation League and the parks and playground movement (all New York Times articles may be obtained online through the Times’ archives). In chronological order:
“Baths, Playgrounds and Small Parks: Mayor Strong in Favor of Having the City Furnish Them,” New York Times, August 14, 1895.
“For a Small East Side Park: The Mayor Appoints a Committee to Select a Site Below Fourth Street in the Tenement District,” New York Times, January 17, 1896.
“Outdoor Recreation League,” New York Times, May 8, 1898.
“Summer Camp for Boys. The Outdoor Recreation League Takes the First Party to Pelham Bay Park.” New York Times, July 3, 1898.
“First Open-Air Gymnasium; Outdoor Recreation League Opens Grounds at Fifty-third Street and Eleventh Avenue. Place is Fully Equipped. Competent Instructors Will Teach the Youngsters How to Use Modern Gymnastic Apparatus—Kindergarten and Playground.” New York Times, August 28, 1898.
“Outdoor Recreation League,” (larger title is “Winnie Davis’s Funeral”), New York Times, Sept. 24, 1898.
“Outdoor Recreation League,” [under larger title “Magistrate Crane’s Charges,”] New York Times, Sept. 25, 1898.
“To Open School Playgrounds. A Plan Providing Safe Amusement for Children on Saturdays.” New York Times, December 4, 1898.
“Favors the Sanders Bill. The Outdoor Recreation League Thinks it Should be Supported. New York Times, March 11, 1899.
“New Outdoor Gymnasium. Built by the Recreation League, It Will Be Opened Memorial Day.” New York Times, May 14, 1899.
“Current Sporting Notes,” (Major title: “A Column For Race-Goers”), New York Times, May 28, 1899. This short article lists appointments to Outdoor Recreation League committees.
“New Outdoor Gymnasium. More Than Ten Thousand East Siders Witness the Opening in Seward Park.” New York Times, June 4, 1899.
“To Preserve Playgrounds. East Side Residents Opposed to Contemplated Changes in Several Parks.” New York Times, October 28, 1900.
New York Times articles on the Tenement House Committees and Commissions (all New York Times articles may be obtained online through the Times’ archives). In chronological order:
“Helping the Crowded Poor: Work and Aims of the Committee Investigating Tenement Houses,” New York Times, June 10, 1894.
“For Better Tenements: Work of the Special Commission Meets With Approval. Mass Meeting at Cooper Union. Trinity Corporation Criticised—Addresses by Ernest H. Crosby, Richard Watson Gilder, and Others. New York Times, January 31, 1895.
“It May Save Lives: Probable Passage of the Tenement House Bill Now in the Legislature; ONLY HALL TRANSOMS ARE FORBIDDEN; Opposition Now Only Directed Against Provisions as to Open Areas and Solid Walls—Sanitary Precautions.” New York Times, March 25, 1895.
“Tenement House Reform: R.W. Gilder Outlines the New State Legislation; More Power for City Departments; All of the Committee’s Recommendations Embodied in Laws—Greater Protection to Health and Life,” New York Times, May 22, 1895.
“Reinhard Committee Meets: R.W. Gilder Says ‘Sweat Shops’ Are a Crying Evil. Excellent Advice From Secretary C.E. Marshal—Views of J.B. Reynolds and Mrs. Gilbert Robinson,” New York Times, Oct. 27, 1895
“Reform in Tenements: Health and Morals of Their Inmates Improved,” New York Times,November 28, 1896.
“Our Tenement Houses,” New York Times, June 26, 1899.
“Tenement-House Reform: Radical Changes Suggested by a Committee of the Charity Organization Society,” New York Times, July 9, 1899.
“Building Code Attacked: Tenement House Committee Will Protest Against Its Adoption. Many Suggestions Ignored; Allegations that It Fails to Require Necessary Space or Light or to Restrict Height,” New York Times, September 10, 1899.
“Hearing On Building Code. Commission Does Not Defend Its Work, and It Is Thought Aldermen Will Pass It Without Change,”New York Times, September 12, 1899.
“Building Code Attacked: Exciting Public Hearing Before a Municipal Council Committee. Officials Accuse of Lying. Code Declared to Be Ineffectual Against Tenement Evils—Power Granted to Building Commissioner Condemned. New York Times, September 23, 1899.
“Tenement Improvers’ Report. Charity Organization Society’s Committee Characterizes City Building Code As Bad.” New York Times ,November 25, 1899.
“For Better City Tenements. Charity Organization Society’s Committee Offers Prizes for Plans.” New York Times, December 12, 1899.
“Tenement House Show: Charity Organization Society’s Object Lesson. Conditions in the Dwellings of the City’s Poor Shown by Models, Plans, and Photographs. New York Times, February 10, 1900.
“Gov. Roosevelt on Tenement Reform. Relieving Physical Conditions First Step in Political Progress. Defines the State’s Duty. Club May Be Needed to Enforce Public Demands, He Declares, in Opening Exhibition. New York Times, February 11, 1900.
“Model Tenement Plans. Prizes Awarded in Charity Organization Society Competition.” New York Times, February 16, 1900.
“Diseases in Tenements. Their Dangers Discussed at the Tenement House Exhibition—State Sanitarium Bill Supported. New York Times, February 21, 1900. vc
“To Improve Tenements. Newly Appointed Commission Will Make Personal Inspection Tours.” New York Times, April 27, 1900.
“Defects of Tenements. Commission Makes a Tour of Inspection Among Them. Fresh Air Lacking and Fire Escapes Deficient—Cherry Hill Answers Questions Readily.” New York Times, May 3, 1900.
“Tenement Board’s Tour; East Side Houses Between Grand and Houston Streets Visited. Many Violations of Building and Health Laws Noted—Wooden Rafters and Dark Rooms and Hallways.” New York Times, May 5, 1900.
“Tenement House Commission. Model Buildings, With Many Conveniences, Visited and Approved.” New York Times, May 11, 1900.
“Practical Tenement Reform.” Written for the New York Times by JAMES C. BAYLES, M.E., Ph.D., Ex-President of the Health Department, New York. New York Times, May 13, 1900.
“Model Tenement Homes; State Commission Inspects Buildings in Brooklyn Borough; Improvements in White and Thatcher Houses—Band Pavilion in Court—Playground for Children” New York Times, May 17, 1900.
Tenement House Commission. Sub-Committees Appointed to Take Up Various Phases of the Work. New York Times, May 23, 1900.
“Gov. Roosevelt Visits ‘Sweatshops.’ Discovers Violations of Laws in the East Side. Stirs Up the Inspectors. Tells Them What He Means by the Enforcement of the Factory Regulations, Which He Insists Upon.” New York Times, June 1, 1900.
“The Latest ‘Holocaust.’ New York Times, June 16, 1900.
“Tenement House Commission’s Request,” as part of larger article with title “Policeman Rye’s Case,” New York Times, June 16, 1900.
“For Tenement House Reform. Delegate O’Brien Asks Central Federated Union’s Cooperation.” sub article in larger article entitled “Labor Sleuths After Devery,” New York Times, June 18, 1900
“How to Build Tenements: Commission Reviews About 4,700 Answers to Its Questions. Views of Nearly 100 Experts. Five Stories for Non-Fireproof Houses Recommended as Limit—Baths and Elevators Discussed.” New York Times, October 12, 1900.
“Tenement House Commission: Continues Its Hearings at the United Charities Building,” New York Times, Nov. 24, 1900.
“Tenement Commission Makes Its Report; Recommends a Single-Headed Separate Department; Improvements Recommended; Great Danger in Air Shafts—Rigid System of Inspection, with Certificates, Proposed.” New York Times, February 26, 1901.
“Tenement Bills Signed / The Governor Recommends Some Supplemental Legislation. / Extension of Time for Builders and Changes in Minor Features to be Included in a New Bill.” New York Times, April 13, 1901.
Illustrations:
See the following links for electronic copies of Riis’s books, including illustrations:
Riis, Jacob, The Children of the Poor, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1908 (c1892) (Wald9, Riis, Children of the Poor) Link to Illustration (openlibrary.org) Current September 3, 2014
Riis, Jacob, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1890. Several fulltext copies online, including Link to Illustration , current September 3, 2014
See also:
Digitization of photos in Riis, Jacob, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York at PetaPixel. (“Established in May of 2009, PetaPixel is a leading blog covering the wonderful world of photography. Our goal is to inform, educate, and inspire in all things photography-related.” Link to Illustration current 6/5/14
Also see results from Google Images search, “how the other half lives,” Link to Illustration current 6/5/14
“Jacob A. Riis’s New York,” slide show by New York Times, at Link to Illustration current 6/5/14
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