William Hesseltine Pear Papers, 1906-ca. 1956, 1944-1955.

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William Hesseltine Pear Papers, 1906-ca. 1956, 1944-1955.

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William Hesseltine Pear, social worker and social reformer, was active both in Boston and nationally. These papers include written works relating to Pear's professional activities and concerns, such as work with the unemployed, with relief procedures, with desertion and non-support, the writing of the Massachusetts Mother's Aid Law of 1913, the Homemaker Service, the Monday Lunch Club, and the American Red Cross. WHP's work with his two major employers, the Boston Provident Association and the Boston Children's Aid Society, is also documented. Other than a few pages of autobiographical reflections, all biographical material is limited to second hand accounts, correspondence and articles.

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Simmons College, Beatley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7128574

Simmons College, Beatley Library

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Homemaker Service (Boston, Mass.)

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Monday Lunch Club (Boston, Mass.)

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Pear, William Hesseltine, 1865-1954

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Social worker and social work executive, of Boston, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1913-ca. 1956 (bulk 1944-1955). (Simmons College). WorldCat record id: 28418515 ...

American National Red Cross. Boston Metropolitan Chapter

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Boston Children's Aid Society

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