Helen Saw Telle Cassidy Papers
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Scope and Contents
Helen Saw Telle Cassidy Conley worked as a teacher at "The Spruces," a long-term care facility for children with emotional problems located in Staatsburg-on-Hudson, New York State. "The Spruces" was founded by Dr. Victor Vance Anderson in 1928. The letters describe Mrs. Henry Cassidy's time at "The Spruces" as a teacher, giving vivid descriptions of the children's behavior and medical issues. The Spruces still exists today as the Anderson Center for Autism.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1903-1935
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1920-1930
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
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Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Extent
0.50 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Purchased in 2007.
Physical Description
60 items
Subject
- American Orthopsychiatric Association (Organization)
- The Spruces (Staatsburg-on-Hudson, N.Y.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Helen Saw Telle Cassidy Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susan Riggs.
- Date
- 2007-01-01
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2010: Updated by Anne Johnson.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository