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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
Explore all of our archival and manuscript collections that document social welfare. To access collections held outside of UMass Boston, search ArchiveGrid, WorldCat, and the Digital Public Library of America. Search for "social welfare" and related keywords.
Boston Female Asylum records transcript (Lainhart)
Thompson Island Beacon, 1897 May-1959 August
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