Overseers of the Public Welfare records
The records of the Overseers of the Public Welfare of the City of Boston (1838-1964), formerly the Overseers of the Poor of the City of Boston, constitute 1.25 linear feet. The largest part of the collection is annual reports of the Overseers of the Poor of the City of Boston (OPB) from 1870-1915 (...
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| Access Note: | Unrestricted |
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| Format: | Kit |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The records of the Overseers of the Public Welfare of the City of Boston (1838-1964), formerly the Overseers of the Poor of the City of Boston, constitute 1.25 linear feet. The largest part of the collection is annual reports of the Overseers of the Poor of the City of Boston (OPB) from 1870-1915 (with gaps) and of its later incarnation, the Overseers of the Public Welfare of the City of Boston (OPWB) from 1924-1964 (with gaps). This collection also includes other publications by the OPB and an 1837 report on pauper statistics in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| Physical Description: | 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.) |
| Access: | Unrestricted |
| Finding Aid: | Finding aid available in College Archives |