Children's records, 1855-1869.

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Children's records, 1855-1869.

The State Almshouse at Tewksbury provided residence for paupers of the Commonwealth. Series documents admission and discharge of children at the institution.

1 v. (partial record center carton)Copies: Partial microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Massachusetts. State Primary School (Monson, Mass.)

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St 1866, c 209 established at the State Almshouse at Monson a State Primary School for the instruction and employment of dependent and neglected children without settlement in the Commonwealth, to be under the superintendent and inspectors of the almshouse. To it were transferred by the Board of State Charities children under age sixteen from the Monson, Bridgewater, and Tewksbury almshouses, especially orphans (along with children of indigent parents, called dependent) or those who...

Massachusetts. State Almshouse (Tewksbury, Mass.)

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The State Almshouse at Tewksbury opened in 1854. It was renamed successively the State Hospital (1900), the State Infirmary (1909), Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary (1939), and Tewksbury Hospital (1959) From the description of Children's records, 1855-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83086204 From the description of Inmate case histories, 1860-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83570965 ...