COLLECTION GUIDES

1843-1949; bulk: 1860-1949

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Collection Summary

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.

Box 1Folder 1digitized

Loose reports, 1860, 1861, 1863, 1864

Box 1Folder 2digitized

Act of Incorporation, 1864

Box 1Folder 3digitized

Loose reports, 1865-1868

Box 1Folder 4digitized

Loose reports, 1870, 1872

Box 1Folder 5digitized

Loose reports, 1874-1876

Box 1Folder 6digitized

Loose reports, 1877, 1878, 1880

Box 1Folder 7digitized

Loose reports, 1881-1883

Box 1Folder 8digitized

Loose reports, 1884-1886

Box 1Folder 9digitized

Loose reports, 1887-1889

Box 1Folder 10digitized

Loose reports, 1890-1892

Box 1Folder 11digitized

Loose reports, 1893-1895

Box 1Folder 12digitized

Loose reports, 1896-1899

Box 1Folder 13digitized

Loose reports, 1900-1902

Box 1Folder 14digitized

Loose reports, 1904, 1906, 1908

Box 1Folder 15digitized

Loose reports, 1909

Box 1Folder 16digitized

Loose reports, 1910-1912

Box 1Folder 17digitized

Loose reports, 1913-1915

Box 1Folder 18digitized

Loose reports, 1916-1917

Box 1Folder 19digitized

Loose reports, 1919, 1921, 1922

Box 1Folder 20digitized

Loose reports, 1923-1924

Box 1Folder 21digitized

Loose reports, 1925-1926

Box 1Folder 22digitized

Loose reports, 1927-1928

Box 2Folder 1digitized

Loose reports, 1929-1930

Box 2Folder 2digitized

Loose reports, 1932, 1933, 1937

Box 2Folder 3digitized

Loose reports, 1939-1941

Box 2Folder 4digitized

Loose reports, 1942-1943

Box 2Folder 5digitized

Loose reports, 1944-1945

Box 2Folder 6digitized

Loose reports, 1946-1949

ii. Bound volumes, 1861-1928digital content

Arranged chronologically.

Box 2Vol. 1digitized

1861-1873

Box 2Vol. 2digitized

1874-1902

Box 2Vol. 3digitized

1903-1915

Box 2Vol. 4digitized

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.

Box 2Folder 7Vol. 5digitized

1860-1868

Box 3Folder 1Vol. 6digitized

1869-1896

Box 3Folder 2Vol. 7digitized

1878-1908

Box 3Folder 3Vol. 8digitized

1887-1919

Box 3Folder 4Vol. 9digitized

1908-1918

Box 4Folder 1digitized

Board of Directors, 1919

Box 4Folder 2digitized

Board of Directors, 1920

Box 4Folder 3digitized

Board of Directors, 1921

Box 4Folder 4digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1922

Box 4Folder 5digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Sep. 1922

Box 4Folder 6digitized

Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1922

Box 4Folder 7digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1923

Box 4Folder 8digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Jun. 1923

Box 4Folder 9digitized

Board of Directors, Jul.-Dec. 1923

Box 4Folder 10digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1924

Box 4Folder 11digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Sep. 1924

Box 4Folder 12digitized

Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1924

Box 4Folder 13digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1925

Box 4Folder 14digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-May 1925

Box 4Folder 15digitized

Board of Directors, Jun.-Dec. 1925

Box 4Folder 16digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1926

Box 4Folder 17digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Aug. 1926

Box 4Folder 18digitized

Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1926

Box 4Folder 19digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1927 (1 of 2)

Box 4Folder 20digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1927 (2 of 2)

Box 4Folder 21digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Apr. 1927

Box 4Folder 22digitized

Board of Directors, May-Aug. 1927

Box 4Folder 23digitized

Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1927

Box 4Folder 24digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1928

Box 4Folder 25digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Jun. 1928

Box 4Folder 26digitized

Board of Directors, Jul.-Dec. 1927

Box 4Folder 27digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1929

Box 4Folder 28digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Apr. 1929

Box 4Folder 29digitized

Board of Directors, May-Nov. 1929

Box 4Folder 30digitized

Board of Directors, Dec. 1929-Jan. 1930

Box 4Folder 31digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Jun. 1930

Box 4Folder 32digitized

Board of Directors, Jul.-Dec. 1930

Box 5Folder 1digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-May 1931

Box 5Folder 2digitized

Board of Directors, Jun.-Dec. 1931

Box 5Folder 3digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1932

Box 5Folder 4digitized

Board of Directors, May-Dec. 1932

Box 5Folder 5digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1933

Box 5Folder 6digitized

Board of Directors, May-Oct. 1933

Box 5Folder 7digitized

Board of Directors, Nov.-Dec. 1933

Box 5Folder 8digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-Mar. 1934

Box 5Folder 9digitized

Board of Directors, Apr.-Oct. 1934

Box 5Folder 10digitized

Board of Directors, Nov.-Dec. 1934

Box 5Folder 11digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-May 1935

Box 5Folder 12digitized

Board of Directors, Jun.-Dec. 1935

Box 5Folder 13digitized

Board of Directors, Jan. 1936

Box 5Folder 14digitized

Board of Directors, Feb.-Sep. 1936

Box 5Folder 15digitized

Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1936

Box 5Folder 16digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-Mar 1937

Box 5Folder 17digitized

Board of Directors, Apr.-Sep. 1937

Box 5Folder 18digitized

Board of Directors, Oct.-Dec. 1937

Box 5Folder 19digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1938

Box 5Folder 20digitized

Board of Directors, May-Oct. 1938

Box 5Folder 21digitized

Board of Directors, Nov.-Dec. 1938

Box 5Folder 22digitized

Board of Directors, 1939

Box 5Folder 23digitized

Board of Directors, Jan.-Apr. 1940

Box 5Folder 24digitized

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.

Box 6Folder 1digitized

Admissions committee records, ca. 1860

Box 6Folder 2Vol. 10digitized

Admissions committee records, 1860-1875

Box 6Folder 3Vol. 11digitized

Admissions committee records, 1874-1887

Box 6Folder 4Vol. 12digitized

Admissions committee records, 1876-1884

Box 6Folder 5Vol. 13digitized

Admissions committee records, 1884-1904

Box 6Folder 6Vol. 14digitized

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.

Box 6Folder 7digitized

Correspondence, 1867-1872

Box 6Folder 8digitized

Correspondence, Jan.-Apr. 1873

Box 6Folder 9digitized

Correspondence, Jun.-Dec. 1873

Box 6Folder 10digitized

Correspondence, 1874-Jul. 1875

Box 6Folder 11digitized

Correspondence, Aug. 1875-1876

Box 6Folder 12digitized

Correspondence, 1882-1885

Box 6Folder 13digitized

Correspondence, 1887-1926

Box 6Folder 14digitized

Correspondence, 1930-1934

Box 6Folder 15digitized

Correspondence, Jun.-Sept. 1937

Box 6Folder 16digitized

Correspondence, Oct. 1937

Box 6Folder 17digitized

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.

Box 6Folder 18Vol. 15digitized

1877-1886

Box 6Folder 19Vol. 16digitized

1919-July 1923

Box 6Folder 20Vol. 17digitized

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.

Box 7Folder 1Vol. 18digitized

1883-1894

Box 7Folder 2Vol. 19digitized

1895-1910

Box 7Folder 3Vol. 20digitized

1911-1920

Box 7Folder 4digitized

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.

Box 7Folder 5digitized

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.

Box 7Folder 6digitized

Estate records, 1843-Jan. 1855

Box 7Folder 7digitized

Estate records, Apr. 1855-Apr. 1856

Box 7Folder 8digitized

Estate records, 1858-1859

Box 7Folder 9digitized

Estate records, 1861-1863

Box 7Folder 10digitized

Estate records, 1864-1876, 1912

Box 7Folder 11digitized

Donor list, 1863

Box 7Folder 12digitized

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.

Box 8Folder 1Vol. 22digitized

General account ledger, 1860-1908

Box 8Folder 2Vol. 23digitized

Account of expenses, Jan. 1861-Aug. 1869

Box 8Folder 3Vol. 24digitized

Wesson clothing account, 1864-1897

Box 8Folder 4Vol. 25digitized

Account of expenses, Aug. 1869-Feb. 1873

Box 8Folder 5Vol. 26digitized

Account of expenses, Apr. 1875-Dec. 1878

Box 9Folder 1Vol. 27digitized

Account of expenses, June 1885-Dec. 1891

Box 9Folder 2Vol. 28digitized

Account of expenses, Jan. 1892-Nov. 1900

Box 9Folder 3Vol. 29digitized

Account of expenses, Dec. 1900-June 1908

Box 10Vol. 30digitized

General account ledger, 1920-1940

Box 9Folder 4digitized

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.

Box 9Folder 5digitized

Treasurer's reports, 1932

Box 9Folder 6digitized

Treasurer's reports, 1933

Box 9Folder 7digitized

Treasurer's reports, 1934

Box 9Folder 8digitized

Treasurer's reports, 1935

Box 9Folder 9digitized

Treasurer's reports, 1936

Box 9Folder 10digitized

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.

Persons:

Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867.
Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888.
Clarke, Rebecca Parker.
Grimes, Leonard A. (Leonard Andrew), 1815-1873.

Subjects:

Account books, 1860-1940.
African American women--Charities.
African American women--Massachusetts--Boston.
Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions.
Charities--Massachusetts--Boston.
Old age homes--Massachusetts--Boston.
Older women--Massachusetts--Boston.

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.