Papers, 1913-ca. 1956 (bulk 1944-1955).

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Papers, 1913-ca. 1956 (bulk 1944-1955).

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Published and unpublished writings with related correspondence (1913?-1953) and biographical materials, relating to Pear's involvement in social work activities in Boston, Mass., and the U.S., including his concern with the unemployed, relief procedures, problems of desertion and non-support, and writing the Massaschusetts Mother's Aid Law (1913). His work with Homemaker Service, Monday Lunch Club, Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the American Red Cross, and his major employers, Boston Childrens' Aid Society and Boston Provident Association are also documented.

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Simmons College, Beatley Library

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Simmons College, Beatley Library

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Boston Provident Association

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Homemaker Service (Boston, Mass.)

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Boston Children's Aid Society

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The Boston Children's Aid Society was founded in 1863 to provide temporary reformative care for children and to bind them out to appropriate families. It later provided homes for destitute children as well. By 1900 it had closed its three homes and began to provide foster and medical care for needy children. In 1923 it merged with the Boston Society for the Care of Girls to form the Children's Aid Association, later to become the Boston Children's Service Association. From the descri...

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 ...

Monday Lunch Club (Boston, Mass.)

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American National Red Cross. Boston Metropolitan Chapter

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