The Syrian Society of the City of New York Reports 1893-1898

Materials in this collection are in English.

The Syrian Society of The City of New York was established in 1892 with the aim of "promot[ing] the welfare of the Syrian community in this city...to prepare them for the duties of American citizenship" (First Annual Report). It was founded by several prominent white American Presbyterians and Syrian Presbyterian Dr. Ameen F. Haddad to assimilate Syrian immigrants culturally and linguistically into the United States. It was largely supported by white Presbyterians, and Dr. Haddad was the only Syrian on its Board of Directors. The Syrian Society operated a school at 95 Washington Street to carry out their mission which taught children English, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, and vocational skills during the day. English classes for adults were offered by the school at night.

The Syrian Society of the City of New York Reports includes the 1893 Annual Report and the 1898 Financial Report.

This collection is arranged chronologically.

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[Identification of item], The Syrian Society of the City of New York Reports, GR 0009, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Materials purchased by the Khayrallah Center from the New York Public Library, 2017 April (Accession No. 2017.004).

Processed by Claire Kempa, 2017. Finding aid created by Sarah Bernstein and Laura Lethers, 2024 February.