Records and photographs, 1878-1970 (bulk, 1878-1939).

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Records and photographs, 1878-1970 (bulk, 1878-1939).

The collection has a complete set of client records from 1878 to 1939.

262 boxes (388 linear feet).

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Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

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The MSPCC, a private child welfare agency, was founded in 1878 to aid and protect abused and neglected children and continues as such today with district offices throughout the Commonwealth. From the description of Records and photographs, 1878-1970 (bulk, 1878-1939). (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 340722116 In 1874 a churchworker brought a case against the abusive mother of a child named "Mary Ellen". The only way she could do this was to file ...