Magdalen Society of Philadelphia minutes of the weekly visiting committee, 1885-1912

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Date created	1885-01-01 - 1912-12-31
Creator	Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
Description	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.
Size	481 pages
Type	text
Subjects	House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.) | House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) | White, William, 1748-1836 | Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Children--Institutional care | Evangelicalism | Institutional care | Juvenile delinquency | Poor women | Prostitution | Women--Institutional care | Minutes (Records)
Geographical location	Philadelphia (Pa.) | N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language	English
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Local identifier	16213
Collection	Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records (2016) (explore contents)
Contributing institution	Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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