1843-1949; bulk: 1860-1949
Guide to the Collection
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Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. 这个系列是彩色数字复制品(见下面的链接)。.
Abstract
这个收藏包括老年有色人种之家的记录 Women, a charitable organization founded in 1860 to provide services to aged and indigent African-American women in Boston. 记录包括财务记录,捐赠者名单,委员会 笔记,对女性帮助的描述,董事会会议记录,并印刷年度 reports.
Historical Sketch
老年有色妇女之家是由Rev. James Freeman Clarke, his mother Rebecca Parker Clarke, and Rev. Leonard A. 波士顿第十二浸信会教堂的格兰姆斯. They first discussed the idea of a home for aged and indigent African-American women at a meeting in the vestry of Clarke's church in 1860. John A. 出席会议的安德鲁提议 subscription to be taken at that time to provide for the immediate needs of women already known to Rev. Grimes and Mrs. 克拉克,并成立了一个委员会来决定最合适的方法 为这些女性提供长期的帮助. 委员会建议正式建立一个家庭 成立后,他们呼吁订户为这个项目提供资金. The subscribers first met on 18 January 1860 and elected a Board of Managers to secure a property, hire a matron, and oversee the Home's operations. 董事会征求入学申请,1860年4月 10名妇女搬进了位于波士顿南萨克街65号的“家园”. Many of the original residents were formerly enslaved, and few had family members in Boston who could provide adequate care for them. While similar private institutions had already been created to support elderly white women 在波士顿,没有人会接纳黑人女性,不管她们的社会地位如何. The following 8月,养老院搬到了波士顿默特尔街27号.
The Home for Aged Colored Women was incorporated on 4 March 1864, with a mission to provide respectable African-American women, aged 60 and older, with either a home offering supportive care in their later lives or monetary assistance to allow them to live independently or with family members in the city of Boston. 由于不断发展的家庭需求,特别是与 regard to space, structural safety, and modern sanitation, the organization purchased and renovated a home at 22 Hancock Street, and in September 1900, the residents moved into their new accommodations.
The organization was guided by a group of elected officers and a Board of Managers, later called the Board of Directors. 该组织的第一批官员是博士. LeBaron Russell, president; Nathaniel G. Chapin, treasurer; Anna Loring, secretary; and Dr. Calvin G. Page, physician. Additionally, a rotating set of "visitors" would oversee the operations of the Home 并确保居民得到良好的待遇,设施得到良好的维修. Finally, committees oversaw more specific administrative functions, such as admissions to the Home, the 采购和分配物资,雇用人员,确保财产安全. Funding came in the form of one-time donations, annual subscriptions, or planned giving through individual estates.
养老院的工作人员包括一位护士长、一位护士和几个仆人. Residents were called "inmates" and were expected to participate fully in house activities, including morning prayers and housework (as able). 除了为多达20名妇女提供住所外 Home also supported elderly black women outside of the Home by providing monthly funds to help 他们要么独立生活,要么帮助家人供养他们.
By 1915 the Home had grown to house nineteen residents, with an additional fifty-eight women 接受外部援助,每月2美元到12美元不等. By the 1940s, the number of residents had declined sharply, and in 1944 the organization chose to close its doors, although the Board of Directors continued to use their funds to support elderly black women with outside aid. The 1949年的年度报告是该组织发布的最后一份报告.
Sources
MacCarthy, Esther. "The Home for Aged Colored Women, 1861-1944." Historical Journal of Massachusetts 21 (Winter 1993): 55-73.
Collection Description
This collection contains the administrative and financial records of the Home for Aged Colored Women in Boston, Mass. Administrative records include published annual reports; meeting minutes and other records of the Board of Managers (later called the Board of Directors); monthly visitor reports describing the condition of the Home and its residents; lists of gifts and donations to the Home; and a brief nurse's log (1910-1912). Records from the committees of admissions and supplies focus heavily on descriptions of the applicants and eventual residents of the Home, including their personal histories, initial conditions, recommendations for 入院人数,住院病人在疗养院获得的用品,以及死亡日期. Correspondence is primarily related to financial matters, especially estate planning and the allocation of planned donations of money and property. 一些信件讨论了家庭的申请者.
Financial records include copies of donors' estate records, primarily from 1843 to 1876, daily account books tracking expenses for the Home from 1860 to 1940, and annual treasurer's reports from 1932 to 1937. 大部分记录都是利记APP官网手机版家园活跃的年份 (1860-1949),但一些捐赠遗产记录可追溯到1843年.
Acquisition Information
有色人种老年妇女之家保管,1962年11月.
Restrictions on Access
Use of the originals is restricted. 这个系列是彩色数字复制品(见下面的链接)。.
Other Formats
该系列以彩色数字复制品的形式提供.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I. Administrative records, 1860-1949digital content
A. Annual reports, 1860-1949digital content
这个子系列包括家庭的印刷副本 Annual Report of the Board of Managers 1860年至1865年的年度报告,以及“董事会年度报告” Directors" for the years 1866-1949. 委员会1月份的会议上提出了报告 board of managers or directors. 1860年至1873年的合订本包括印刷版的 公司章程和章程的家庭. Also included in this series is an 1864 manuscript copy of the Act of Incorporation.
i. Loose reports, 1860-1949digital content
Arranged chronologically.
Loose reports, 1860, 1861, 1863, 1864
Act of Incorporation, 1864
Loose reports, 1865-1868
Loose reports, 1870, 1872
Loose reports, 1874-1876
Loose reports, 1877, 1878, 1880
Loose reports, 1881-1883
Loose reports, 1884-1886
Loose reports, 1887-1889
Loose reports, 1890-1892
Loose reports, 1893-1895
Loose reports, 1896-1899
Loose reports, 1900-1902
Loose reports, 1904, 1906, 1908
Loose reports, 1909
Loose reports, 1910-1912
Loose reports, 1913-1915
Loose reports, 1916-1917
Loose reports, 1919, 1921, 1922
Loose reports, 1923-1924
Loose reports, 1925-1926
Loose reports, 1927-1928
Loose reports, 1929-1930
Loose reports, 1932, 1933, 1937
Loose reports, 1939-1941
Loose reports, 1942-1943
Loose reports, 1944-1945
Loose reports, 1946-1949
ii. Bound volumes, 1861-1928digital content
Arranged chronologically.
1861-1873
1874-1902
1903-1915
1916-1928
B. Board of Directors' records, 1860-1940digital content
Arranged chronologically.
This subseries contains records of the Board of Managers (1860-1868) and subsequently the Board of Directors (1869-1940) for the Home. Records primarily consist of minutes of the annual meetings of the corporation, monthly meetings of the board, and quarterly reports. Included are roll call lists, committee and treasurer's reports, decisions on motions, lists 捐款,人事提名和任命. Records before 1919 were kept in several volumes with overlapping dates. Later records are not bound.
1860-1868
1869-1896
1878-1908
1887-1919
1908-1918
Board of Directors, 1919
Board of Directors, 1920
Board of Directors, 1921
Board of Directors, Jan. 1922
Board of Directors, Feb.-Sep. 1922
Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1922
Board of Directors, Jan. 1923
Board of Directors, Feb.-Jun. 1923
Board of Directors, Jul.-Dec. 1923
Board of Directors, Jan. 1924
Board of Directors, Feb.-Sep. 1924
Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1924
Board of Directors, Jan. 1925
Board of Directors, Feb.-May 1925
Board of Directors, Jun.-Dec. 1925
Board of Directors, Jan. 1926
Board of Directors, Feb.-Aug. 1926
Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1926
Board of Directors, Jan. 1927 (1 of 2)
Board of Directors, Jan. 1927 (2 of 2)
Board of Directors, Feb.-Apr. 1927
Board of Directors, May-Aug. 1927
Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1927
Board of Directors, Jan. 1928
Board of Directors, Feb.-Jun. 1928
Board of Directors, Jul.-Dec. 1927
Board of Directors, Jan. 1929
Board of Directors, Feb.-Apr. 1929
Board of Directors, May-Nov. 1929
Board of Directors, Dec. 1929-Jan. 1930
Board of Directors, Feb.-Jun. 1930
Board of Directors, Jul.-Dec. 1930
Board of Directors, Jan.-May 1931
Board of Directors, Jun.-Dec. 1931
Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1932
Board of Directors, May-Dec. 1932
Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1933
Board of Directors, May-Oct. 1933
Board of Directors, Nov.-Dec. 1933
Board of Directors, Jan.-Mar. 1934
Board of Directors, Apr.-Oct. 1934
Board of Directors, Nov.-Dec. 1934
Board of Directors, Jan.-May 1935
Board of Directors, Jun.-Dec. 1935
Board of Directors, Jan. 1936
Board of Directors, Feb.-Sep. 1936
Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1936
Board of Directors, Jan.-Mar 1937
Board of Directors, Apr.-Sep. 1937
Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1937
Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1938
Board of Directors, May-Oct. 1938
Board of Directors, Nov.-Dec. 1938
Board of Directors, 1939
Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1940
Board of Directors, May-Dec. 1940
C. Committee records, 1860-1904digital content
Arranged chronologically and by record type.
This subseries contains the records of the Home's committees on admissions and supplies. The records of the committee on admissions date from 1860 to 1904 and include a list of specified rules for the residents of the Home as well as descriptions of all applicants to the Home detailing their personal history, current living situations, availability of family assistance, and recommendations for admission. Some deaths of applicants and residents are also noted. 供应品委员会的记录,文件购买和捐赠的供应品,如 以及每个居民收到的物品.
Admissions committee records, ca. 1860
Admissions committee records, 1860-1875
Admissions committee records, 1874-1887
Admissions committee records, 1876-1884
Admissions committee records, 1884-1904
Supply committee records, 1860-1871
D. Correspondence, 1867-1937digital content
Arranged chronologically.
这个子系列包含了从1867年到1937年与家庭管理员的通信, 主要与捐赠和订阅有关. Correspondence from 1930 to 1937 deals primarily with the donation from resident Daisy Phillips of a house she owned in Abington, Mass. Prominent correspondents include William E. Pike, Judge James T. Kirby, and Charles G. Willard.
Correspondence, 1867-1872
Correspondence, Jan.-Apr. 1873
Correspondence, Jun.-Dec. 1873
Correspondence, 1874-Jul. 1875
Correspondence, Aug. 1875-1876
Correspondence, 1882-1885
Correspondence, 1887-1926
Correspondence, 1930-1934
Correspondence, Jun.-Sept. 1937
Correspondence, Oct. 1937
Correspondence, undated
E. Gift lists, 1877-1929digital content
Arranged chronologically.
Gift lists note material donations to the Home, such as clothing, food, and services for 1877年到1886年,1919年到1929年.
1877-1886
1919-July 1923
Aug. 1923-1929
F. Visitor records, 1883-1920digital content
Arranged chronologically.
访客记录包括1883年至1920年的月度报告. Written by individuals or "visitors" appointed by the Board of Directors, the reports note the status of the Home and its residents; illnesses and deaths; special events; and repairs needed for the facilities.
1883-1894
1895-1910
1911-1920
Rules for visitors, n.d.
G. Nurse's log, 1910-1912digital content
The log contains information recorded by the Home's nurse, including illnesses of the residents, prescribed medications and treatment plans, and periodic weight measurements.
II. Financial records, 1843-1940digital content
A. Donations, 1843-1916digital content
Arranged chronologically and by record type.
This subseries consists of the estate records of donors to the Home, most pertaining to the estate of Thomas Cordis of Longmeadow; a fundraising campaign appeal (24 Nov. 1916); and a list of donors to the Home and their corresponding donations, including designation of some donations to be given to the Joy Fund (1863). 而大部分的财务记录都是利记APP官网手机版 the period in which the Home was open, some of the estate records are dated as early as 1843.
有关其他捐赠记录,请参阅通信系列II.D. and 家庭的日常账簿在系列一.B.
Estate records, 1843-Jan. 1855
Estate records, Apr. 1855-Apr. 1856
Estate records, 1858-1859
Estate records, 1861-1863
Estate records, 1864-1876, 1912
Donor list, 1863
Fundraising appeal, Nov. 1916
B. Account books, 1860-1940digital content
Arranged chronologically.
This subseries contains records of Home expenses, as well as donations and subscriptions from 1860 to 1908 and from 1920 to 1940. General account ledgers include records of collections and donations, payments of house expenses, receipts, balances, and investments. 费用账目包括每日在疗养院发生的费用清单. Also included are 韦森制衣公司的帐目记录(1864-1897). Miscellaneous accounts and receipts (1864-1915) include receipts for services, a fire insurance policy, and an undated list of investments.
General account ledger, 1860-1908
Account of expenses, Jan. 1861-Aug. 1869
Wesson clothing account, 1864-1897
Account of expenses, Aug. 1869-Feb. 1873
Account of expenses, Apr. 1875-Dec. 1878
Account of expenses, June 1885-Dec. 1891
Account of expenses, Jan. 1892-Nov. 1900
Account of expenses, Dec. 1900-June 1908
General account ledger, 1920-1940
Miscellaneous accounts and receipts, 1864-1915
C. Treasurer's reports, 1932-1937digital content
Arranged chronologically.
这个子系列包含1932年至1937年的年度财务报告 由惠灵顿的斯科维尔会计公司审核 & Co.
附加的财务报告可以在会议记录中找到 供第二系列的董事会和董事使用.B.
Treasurer's reports, 1932
Treasurer's reports, 1933
Treasurer's reports, 1934
Treasurer's reports, 1935
Treasurer's reports, 1936
Treasurer's reports, 1937
Preferred Citation
老年有色妇女之家记录,马萨诸塞州历史协会.
Access Terms
这个利记手机官网在下列标题下进行索引 ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 研究人员需要有关相关人员的资料; 组织或主题应该使用这些标题搜索目录.
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Materials Removed from the Collection
A photograph of the Home's 22 Hancock St. 位置已从此利记手机官网中删除,并且 cataloged separately.