Hearing transcripts of the Strong Investigation of charges against the State Board of Charities, 1916.

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Hearing transcripts of the Strong Investigation of charges against the State Board of Charities, 1916.

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Carbon typescripts of trancripts document Charles H. Strong's investigation into charges brought against the State Board of Charities by John A. Kingsbury, Commissioner of Public Charities of New York City. Kingsbury presented the Governor with charges that the Board had neglected its responsibility toward institutions for children in New York City. Acting under authority of the 1907 "Moreland Act" (an amendment to a law of 1892), the governor appointed Strong to investigate the management and affairs of the Board in regard to these charges.

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New York State Archives

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Doherty, William J., 1935-

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