Pamphlets on Child Welfare including government and charitable programs (Addition 1) 2023-0050, 1830-1960
Scope and Contents
This collection includes sixty-six pamphlets, advertisements, correspondence, programs, postcards, ephemera, and literature on children's welfare, including government and charitable programs.
While the collection spans from the 1830s to the 1960s, the bulk dates are between 1880 and 1925.
Categories of content include advertisements that used depictions of poor children to sell their products as well as those that promoted children's charities; pro... and con literature on child labor; booklets and annual reports on "Fresh Air" camps, Ocean parties; ephemera aiming to raise funds as well as documenting events on behalf of children's charities or causes; correspondence related to the welfare of children, and a government child welfare manual that gives instruction to parents or teachers on child welfare, child needs and development.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1960
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.016 Cubic Feet (4 legal size folders)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Eclectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 11 January 2023.
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States