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Google.com - "Tony Drexel Duke" brings up a lot of articles on the founder of Boys and Girls Harbor. A good one is "The History Project News Letter"
Boys and Girls Harbor was formerly called "Boys Harbor"- good to keep in mind for older sources. However, "Boys Harbor" brings up more misc. websites and phrases. "BOYS HARBOR"= not a great search term.
"Boys and Girls Harbor" + New York + Anthony Drexel Duke on google brings up great articles- both positive and critical.
"Boys and Girls Harbor" on the library website under Google Scholar is not helpful.
"Boys and Girls Harbor" (and) Duke on Ebsco Host only brings up "paid notices" from the New York Times... t Searching "New York" and "Boys Harbor" on Ebsco Host had a great source on what happened to the summer camp in East Hampton, NY. The article is called "Trepidation Over a Former Children's Camp" http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=6&hid=116&sid=3b73507c-0db4-4fc3-bd85-b8991954f68a%40sessionmgr108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=31790427
search.lib.unc.edu
http://dayton.bizjournals.com/gen/company.html?gcode=CE4EAFCCF8A148ED8B010744A5E2B600
Boys and Girls Harbor (formerly called Boys Harbor) is a coeducational institution that provides a nurturing environment for children and young adults to learn and grow. Each year the institution aids over 2,500 children gain the necessary skills and confidence for long-standing success. The Charter school and its various other programs are located in Harlem, New York, USA. Founded by Anthony Drexel Duke in 1937, as a summer camp in East Hampton, New York, Boys and Girls Harbor has grown into several programs that individually help carry out the school’s mission.
The Harbor was one of the first organizations to launch a charter school in the state of New York and has since then created programs that include pre-school, extended day tutoring, literacy training, substance abuse prevention, college preparation, workforce readiness, and a conservatory for the performing arts. (WEBSITE) Three-quarters of the students range from the ages of 6 to 17 and are 56% African-American, 35% Latino, and 9% from another heritage. The constituents average a general population of 53% male and 47% female. Most of the students live in East or Central Harlem (67%), however, 17% live in the Bronx, 6% live in Brooklyn, 5% live in Queens, and the remaining 5% live elsewhere in the tri-state area. (fact sheet).
In order to become a part of the Boys and Girls Harbor community, children and parents must be willing and dedicated to uphold the necessary requirements to reap the benefits of such educational opportunities. The Mission of Boys and Girls Harbor is to empower children and their families to become full, productive, participants in society through education, cultural enrichment, and social services. Fact sheet The Founder and president of Boys and Girls Harbor is Anthony Drexel Duke. Anthony Drexel Duke attended St. Paul’s School, an elite New England preparatory school in Concord, New Hampshire, and graduated college from Princeton University in 1941. Duke started Boys and Girls Harbor in 1937, at the age of 18, as a summer camp for immigrant boys. Recruiting friends and family as camp counselors, Duke believed that fresh air mixed with discipline and mutual respect would help discover these poor inner-city boys’ talents and potential. (PAW areticle)