Asylum records. 1886-1949.

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Asylum records. 1886-1949.

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Primarily superintendent's and executive secretary's reports (1923-1949) and personal history records (1886-1928) documenting a Minneapolis (Minn.) organization that initially provided care and housing for orphans, half-orphans, and other dependent and neglected children under the age of 15 (1886-1929) and subsequently operated as a foster home placement and support agency (1929-1949) under the name Washburn Home.

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Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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The organization retained its original corporate name until 1968, when it was officially changed to Washburn Child Guidance Center. From the description of Asylum records, 1886-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313871581 The Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum was founded in Minneapolis (Minn.) in 1883 with a bequeath from the estate of milling magnate Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882), co-founder of the Washburn-Crosby Co., to build and operate a home to s...