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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia matron's diary, 1891-1898

The matron's diary was maintained primarily throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century while the Society was under the auspices of Elizabeth Freeberger. The manuscripts reveal the day to day happenings of the Society, including admission and dismissal information and stories abou...

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Main Author: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia (Creator)
Collection:Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records (#2016)
Date:1891-10-21/1898-06-09
Dimensions:24.0 x 36.0 cm
Extent:440 pages
Location:N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Call Number:2016
Volume Number:Volume 24
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Diaries
Records (Documents)
White, William, 1748-1836
Charities > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Children > Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women > Institutional care
Manuscripts
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title Magdalen Society of Philadelphia matron's diary, 1891-1898
spellingShingle Magdalen Society of Philadelphia matron's diary, 1891-1898
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Diaries
Records (Documents)
White, William, 1748-1836
Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Children--Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women--Institutional care
title_sort Magdalen Society of Philadelphia matron's diary, 1891-1898
title_txt_mv Magdalen Society of Philadelphia matron's diary, 1891-1898
date_txt_mv 1891-10-21/1898-06-09
year_str_mv 1891
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 440 pages
dimensions_txt_mv 24.0 x 36.0 cm
description The matron's diary was maintained primarily throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century while the Society was under the auspices of Elizabeth Freeberger. The manuscripts reveal the day to day happenings of the Society, including admission and dismissal information and stories about the women who lived in the house. They also detail the matrons' education strategies and approaches to reforming the inmates through work and prayer.&nbsp
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: Diaries
LCSH: Records (Documents)
LCSH: White, William, 1748-1836
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
topic House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Diaries
Records (Documents)
White, William, 1748-1836
Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Children--Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women--Institutional care
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.
collection Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records
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callnumber-sort 2016
callnumber-raw 2016
callnumber-search 2016
volume_number_str Volume 24
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