Finding Aid to the Morris Community Chest Records, 1922-1942 Finding Aid to the Morris Community Chest Records, 1922-1942 North Jersey History Center
The Morristown and Morris Township Library One Miller Road Morristown, NJ 07960
Overview of Collection Morris Community Chest Morris Community Chest Records, HM1 MSS Com 1922-1942 .05 linear feet in 1 box History of the Morris Community Chest

As stated in it's 1922 Certificate of Incorporation, the Morris Community Chest was formed under the provisions of an 1898 State of New Jersey Act of Legislation. The purpose of the organization was "to encourage, promote, conduct and engage in ... welfare work" in order to provide "charitable relief, social welfare and like activities of general concern in Morristown and Morris County". The Community Chest not only worked to raise money for the social agencies of Morris County, they also solicited funds for the Second World War effort. Original associated organizations and activities included: the Morristown Memorial Hospital, All Souls Hospital, Central Bureau of Social Service, the Visiting Nurse Association, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Cauldwell Memorial Play Ground, Morristown Chapter of the American Red Cross, Anti-Tuberculosis Association, the Old Ladies' Home (the Mt. Kemble Home), Boy Scouts, Neighborhood House, Women's Employment Society, Speedwell Auxiliary and the Morristown Library. Today the organization is known as the United Way of Morris County.

 Scope and Content of the Records

The material in this collection reflects the executive structure, the charitable philosophy and the early fundraising efforts of a community organization in Morris County New Jersey. Types of documents found in this collection include By-Laws, a Certificate of Incorporation, fundraising campaign information, reports, and newspaper articles.

Arrangement of the Records

Twenty-seven file folders are arranged alphabetically in a single series.

Important Information for Users of the Collection

The Records of the Morris Community Chest are open for research under the conditions of the North Jersey History Center archives access policy. Items may be copied for use in individual scholarly or personal research, however, as with all materials in the North Jersey History Center, researchers are responsible for obtaining copyright permission to use material from the collection.

Preferred Citation

Morris Community Chest Records. North Jersey History Center, The Morristown and Morris Township Library.

Processing Information

Processed and encoded by Mary McMahon Dawson, January 2007

 Container List 1 1 By-Laws, 1922. level="file"> 1 2 Certificate of Incorporation, 1922. 1 3 Campaign, 1922. 1 4 Campaign, 1923. 1 5 Campaign, 1924. 1 6 Campaign, 1926. 1 7 Campaign, 1927. 1 8 Campaign, 1928. 1 9 Campaign, 1929. 1 10 Campaign, 1930. 1 11 Campaign, 1931. 1 12 Campaign, 1932. 1 13 Campaign, 1933. 1 14 Campaign, 1934. 1 15 Campaign, 1935. 1 16 Campaign, 1936. 1 17 Campaign, 1938. 1 18 Campaign, 1939. 1 19 Campaign, 1940. 1 20 Campaign, 1941. 1 21 Campaign: Morris County War Chest, 1942. 1 22 Executive Board Reports, 1939-1940. 1 23 Financial Reports, 1923; 1930-1931; 1934. 1 24 Map of Morristown and service pamphlet, not dated. 1 25 Member Agencies, Chest Officers and Chest Committees, 1937; 1941. 1 26 Newspaper articles, October 4, 1926; October 29, 1935. 1 27 Records of Service, 1938; 1939.