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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia minutes of the weekly visiting committee, 1878-1885

The function of the Magdalen Society's visiting committee was to check up on the progress of 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.

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Main Author: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia (Creator)
Collection:Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records (#2016)
Date:1878-05-20/1885-04-07
Dimensions:20.5 x 33.5 cm
Extent:225 pages
Location:N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Call Number:2016
Volume Number:Volume 30
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
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)
Records (Documents)
Manuscripts
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
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Summary: The function of the Magdalen Society's visiting committee was to check up on the progress of 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.

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