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"New Boys Admitted Sept 27th," 1917. SC-0040 Thompson Island collection.
Boston Children's Aid Association records, 1915-1960
Boston Children's Aid Society records, 1863-1922
Boston Children's Friend Society records, 1833-1960
Boston Female Asylum records, 1800-1946, bulk 1800-1923
Boston North End Mission records, 1862-1926
Dorchester House Multi-Service Center records, 1909-1983
Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House photographs, 1887-1985, bulk 1960s-1970s
Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses records and photographs, 1965-1994
Gwynne Temporary Home for Children records, 1847-1954
Home for Aged Men records, 1861-1972, bulk 1861-1956
Huntington Institute for Orphan Children financial records, 1915-1957
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood House records, 1898-1972, bulk 1898-1952
Little House records, 1906-1987, bulk 1922-1978
Massachusetts Infant Asylum records, 1868-1916
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children records, 1878-1970, bulk 1878-1939
Society for Helping Destitute Mothers and Infants records, 1874-1919
Thompson Island collection, 1814-1990, bulk 1814-1977
Washingtonian Center for Addictions records, 1952-1980, bulk 1968-1980
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Boston Female Asylum records transcript (Lainhart)
Thompson Island Beacon, 1897 May-1959 August
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