Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers Collection, 1955-1973.

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Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers Collection, 1955-1973.

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This collection consists primarily of documents regarding the governance of the Florence Crittenton Home in Atlanta during the 1960s and 1970s. The bulk of the papers consist of minutes from meetings of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees Manual, containing by-laws and historic background information, is also part of the collection, as are several lists of past Presidents and volunteers at the Crittenton Home. In addition, there are a variety of newsletters written and published for the residents of the home and for supporters of the facility. The collection also documents the history of the organization through several scrapbooks and newspaper clippings files. The scrapbooks document activities at the Crittenton Home as early as 1930.

1 linear foot (2 document cases, 1 half document case)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7519641

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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United Way of Atlanta Ga. (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Margaret Mitchell Foundation (Atlanta, Ga.)

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John and Mary Franklin Foundation (Atlanta, Ga.)

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John Bulow Campbell Foundation (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Barrett, Kate Waller, 1858-1925

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United Appeal (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Crittenton, Charles Nelson, 1833-1909.

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Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers (Atlanta, Ga.)

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The Florence Crittenton Home is a national organization creating shelters for unwed mothers and women "who need help in order to give up lives of prostitution, drug addiction, or alcoholism." The first shelter was founded in New York City by Charles Nelson Crittenton (1833-1909). The organization was named in memory of his daughter, who had died at age four. In 1891, Crittenton came in contact with Dr. Kate Waller Barrett (1857-1925), of Atlanta. As the wife of St. Luke's Episcopal Church Pastor...