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Date created
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1885-01-01 - 1912-12-31
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Creator
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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
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Description
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The function of the Magdalen Society's visiting committee was to monitor the women living in the asylum. The minutes provide details into the background and progress of the Society's inmates, and describe the behavior of those applying for release. Pages 257 to 471 of this volume are blank.
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Size
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481 pages
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Subjects
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House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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White, William, 1748-1836
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Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Children--Institutional care
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Evangelicalism
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Institutional care
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Juvenile delinquency
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Poor women
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Prostitution
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Women--Institutional care
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Minutes (Records)
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Geographical location
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Philadelphia (Pa.) | N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Language
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English
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View full item
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https://omeka.hsp.org/s/digitalcollections/doc/16213
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Local identifier
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16213
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Collection
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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records (2016)
(explore contents)
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Contributing institution
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Rights
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Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational scholarly and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information please contact The Historical Society of Pennsylvaniaճ Rights and Reproductions department at rnr@hsp.org.
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