Boston Fatherless and Widow's Society (Boston, Mass.).
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Massachusetts Charitable Societies Records
Collection
Call Number: MS Acc 825-864
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the history of forty-seven charitable societies that were in existence throughout Massachusetts in the nineteenth century. The statements were written by society members in response to a survey of benevolent institutions conducted in honor of the nation’s centennial. The reports contain a varying degree of detail; however, common subjects include the founding of the organization, brief histories, the particular needs addressed by the charity, financial information,...
Dates:
1876