Ladies' Benevolent Society/Spokane Children's Home Records 1884-1950

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Ladies' Benevolent Society/Spokane Children's Home Records 1884-1950

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The Ladies' Benevolent Society, a charitable and educational organization, was founded in 1884 chiefly to establish an orphanage in Spokane, Wash., which was incorporated in 1886 as Spokane Children's Home; closed in 1950. Secretary's and trustees' reports (1891-1941 (broken run)); records of individual children and caseworker studies (1924-1950); financial records (1919-1935); and fragmentary correspondence relating to adoptions and birth information (1938-1943).

10 linear ft.; 10 boxes

eng,

Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6366335

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Ladies Benevolent Society

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Spokane Children’s Home (Spokane, Wash.)

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The Ladies’ Benevolent Society was founded in 1884 to organize community efforts toward the establishment of a home to orphans. It was incorporated in 1886, and reincorporated in 1896. Until its closure in 1950, it offered shelter to orphans, to children whose parents could not care for them, and coordinated adoption services and social casework. From the guide to the Ladies' Benevolent Society/Spokane Children's Home Records, 1884-1950, (Eastern Washington State Histori...

Spokane Children's Home

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Spokane Children's Home (Spokane, Wash.)

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Ladies' Benevolent Society (Spokane, Wash.)

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