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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia records of admissions and discharges, 1908-1917

The Magdalen Society were fastidious in their book keeping. The admissions and discharges manuscripts, which were maintained from 1836 to 1917, display the names and denominations of the women admitted to the Society. Some of the records also briefly note of the context behind particular entries.

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Main Author: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia (Creator)
Collection:Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records (#2016)
Date:1908-12-05/1917-04-13
Dimensions:22.5 x 36.0 cm
Extent:301 pages
Location:N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Call Number:2016
Volume Number:Volume 18
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Records (Documents)
Charities > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Children > Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women > Institutional care
White, William, 1748-1836
Manuscripts
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title Magdalen Society of Philadelphia records of admissions and discharges, 1908-1917
spellingShingle Magdalen Society of Philadelphia records of admissions and discharges, 1908-1917
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Records (Documents)
Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Children--Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women--Institutional care
White, William, 1748-1836
title_sort Magdalen Society of Philadelphia records of admissions and discharges, 1908-1917
title_txt_mv Magdalen Society of Philadelphia records of admissions and discharges, 1908-1917
date_txt_mv 1908-12-05/1917-04-13
year_str_mv 1908
creator_txt_mv Magdalen Society of Philadelphia (Creator)
author Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
author_facet Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
author_role Creator
author_sort Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
genre Manuscripts
extent_txt_mv 301 pages
dimensions_txt_mv 22.5 x 36.0 cm
description The Magdalen Society were fastidious in their book keeping. The admissions and discharges manuscripts, which were maintained from 1836 to 1917, display the names and denominations of the women admitted to the Society. Some of the records also briefly note of the context behind particular entries.<br /> <br /> Pages 104 to 301 of this volume are blank.
raw_location_txt_mv N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
language English
subject_txt_mv LCSH: House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
LCSH: House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
LCSH: Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
LCSH: Records (Documents)
LCSH: Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
LCSH: Children--Institutional care
LCSH: Evangelicalism
LCSH: Institutional care
LCSH: Juvenile delinquency
LCSH: Poor women
LCSH: Prostitution
LCSH: Women--Institutional care
LCSH: White, William, 1748-1836
topic House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Records (Documents)
Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Children--Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women--Institutional care
White, William, 1748-1836
rights_statement_txt_mv Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational, scholarly, and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information, please contact The Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Rights and Reproductions department at rnr@hsp.org for further information.
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