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By 1854, the support Tammany Hall received from immigrants would firmly establish the organization as the leader of New York City's political scene. [35] With the election of Fernando Wood , the first person to be supported by the Tammany Hall machine, as mayor in 1854, Tammany Hall would proceed to dominate the New York City political arena ...
Trade unions established in 1888 (2 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Organizations established in 1888" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
The United Hebrew Trades (Yiddish: Fareynikte Yidishe Geverkshaftn) was an association of Jewish labor unions in New York formed in the late 1880s.The organization was inspired by and modeled upon the United German Trades (German: Deutsche Vereignte Gewerkshaften), formed decades earlier by German immigrants to the United States who were active in the German, and later the German-American ...
The Players (often inaccurately called The Players Club) is a private social club founded in New York City by the 19th-century Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth. The club is located in a mansion at 16 Gramercy Park, built in 1847. Booth bought the house in 1888, reserved an upper floor for his residence, and turned the rest into a clubhouse.
1888 establishments in New York City (42 P) Pages in category "1888 establishments in New York (state)" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The school was founded in 1888 by John A. Browning to instruct the Rockefeller brothers, including Percy and John D. Rockefeller. [1] [2] Arthur Jones succeeded Browning as headmaster, in 1920, moved the school from West 55th Street to its present location on East 62nd Street, and expanded extracurricular activities.
The University Settlement Society of New York is an American organization which provides educational and social services to immigrants and low-income families, [2] located at 184 Eldridge Street (corner of Eldridge and Rivington Streets) on the Lower East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York.
The National Council of Women of the United States (NCW/US) is the oldest [1] [better source needed] nonsectarian organization of women in the United States Founded in 1888, [2] the NCW/US is an accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with the Department of Public Information (UN/DPI) [1] and in Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).