Box 2

Scope and Contents

The collection contains ledger volumes and notebooks with census lists of children aided by the Asylum and other statistical information, and a small amount of correspondence. The contents of the collection are organized by:


Box 1: Census Volumes 1868-1929
Box 2: Ledger 1885-1905
Box 3: Notebooks and Correspondence 1912-1919

Scope and Contents Ledger with an index consisting of an alphabetical list of children admitted to the Asylum, the year admitted, and the page number of a more detailed entry for each child. Detailed entries include the children's ages when admitted; information about their families, which may include ethnicity, names, occupations, and addresses; reason for the child's admission; and details of child's departure from the Asylum, which range from the death of the child, to the return of the child to his or her...