A brief report on the activities of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity for the previous two years. The report includes information on the public baths, the Child Guidance Clinic, the Day Care Centers, the dispensary, social research, the Children's Center Building and the Wilder Administration Building.
A report published "on the occasion of the opening of the Amherst H. Wilder Health Center" to document the activities of the Wilder Charity from its beginning in 1906 to 1952. The report contains summaries of the organization's contributions to St. Paul health services, St. Paul community leisure time services, St. Paul's community organization services, and brief information on the Minnesota Foundation.
Photograph of the nursery building (later the Children's Center) located at the corner of Marshall Avenue and St. Albans Street, St. Paul, Minnesota. The building once housed the Protestant Orphan Asylum and was for a time home to the Wilder Child Guidance Clinic.
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1959
Description:
A report on the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation and its associate organizations, the Minnesota Foundation and the Victor M. Watkins Convalescent Home. The report includes background on the Foundation and the Wilder family, information on its operating policy and current services, background on the convalescent home (named after the first director of the charity), and details about the incorporation and activities of the Minnesota Foundation. It also contains details of new Wilder programs established in the 1950s, including Bremer House, Camp Wilder and a community transportation system.
Glen Lake Farm School for Boys; Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Home
Date Created:
1912
Description:
In 1907 the legislature of Minnesota made provision for a Detention Home in Hennepin county, under the joint direction of the Judge of the District Court and the Board of County Commissioners. Judge John Day Smith, who first stirred public sentiment to the necessity of a home for boys, was assigned to the Juvenile Court work, which also included the location and equipment of the home. Ninety-two acres of land were bought, and a ten-room farm house, barns and outbuildings were soon remodeled, made modern and ready for occupancy in February, 1909, when the first boys arrived. Contents of this year include: board of managers (including photos); maintenance; expenditures; roll of admission/release; justification and organizational structure; equipment, crops, and stock; daily schedule; map; backgrounds, offenses and/or dependency, nativity, and ages of boys; dining room; government; education, discipline, and religious instruction; library; letters; parental demographics; amusements; Boys' Friends (male and female volunteers/benefactors); photos of grounds and of boys at work/play.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Glen Lake Farm School for Boys; Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Home
Date Created:
1911-12-31
Description:
In 1907 the legislature of Minnesota made provision for a Detention Home in Hennepin county, under the joint direction of the Judge of the District Court and the Board of County Commissioners. Judge John Day Smith, who first stirred public sentiment to the necessity of a home for boys, was assigned to the Juvenile Court work, which also included the location and equipment of the home. Ninety-two acres of land were bought, and a ten-room farm house, barns and outbuildings were soon remodeled, made modern and ready for occupancy in February, 1909, when the first boys arrived. Contents of this year include: board of managers; inception; financial support; officers and employees; justification and organizational structure; equipment, crops, and stock; work descriptions; daily schedule; map; backgrounds, offenses and/or dependency, nativity, and ages of boys; education, discipline, and religious instruction; library; parental demographics; amusements; Boys' Friends (male and female volunteers/benefactors); photos of grounds.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minneapolis Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals
Date Created:
1894
Description:
Annual Report including: bequest language; directors and committee members; president's report; secretary's report; treasurer's and assistant treasurer's report; report of totals of complaints investigated, substantiated, and adjudicated, including arrests, convictions, "instruments of torture taken," and referrals, placement of children into temporary homes, public, religious, or reform schools; animals euthanized or treated, with breakdown by type of animal and condition found/environment, and "reproved" animal owners; honorary members roster; contributing members roster; statement of "how to proceed" (how to notify office of cruelty), objectives of the society, promise of confidentiality, humane euthanizing arrangements; laws of Minnesota now in force: Cruelty to Children (Penal Code, Title 10, Chapter 3), laws of 1893; Cruelty to Animals (Penal Code, Title 16); obituary record; resolutions adopted 1894; advertisements.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual report of the Unity Settlement Association for 1920 including: officers, directors, committees, resident staff, note about Representing Unity Settlement, reports of Unity Settlement, Employment Bureau and Friendly Visiting, Day Nursery, Infant Welfare Clinic, Girls' Department, Boys Department, Game Room, music lessons, summer playground, library station, probation report, miscellaneous groups, special occasions, volunteer workers, resident director's work, as well as a word of appreciation, a note on "our needs," a numerical listing of attendance at various programs, treasurer's report, and photographs of Unity house and two children.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The report lists the names of Unity Settlement Association officers, residents, and volunteers; activities offered by the settlement association including clubs and sports for boys, girls, and adults; the treasurer's itemized annual report.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The report lists the names of Unity Settlement Association officers, board of directors, and committee chairs. Account of settlement club activities including a training class for drafted men, a Mothers' Club "made up largely of women of foreign birth," and the Girls' Liberty League. The treasurer's report lists annual income and expenditures.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minneapolis Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals
Date Created:
1892
Description:
Annual Report including: bequest language; officers, directors, and committee members; president's report; secretary's report; treasurer's and secretary treasurer's report; report of placement of children into temporary homes, animals euthanized or treated, with totals of complaints investigated, children's and animals' condition found/environment, and "reproved" parents or animal owners, also arrests and convictions of animals owners for maltreatment; individual cases of cruelty to children and/or animals by date (with initials of victims/offenders and names of inspector); honorary members roster; motto; contributing members roster.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual Report including: officers, directors, advisory board, and committees for year ending 1882 and for year ending 1883; president's address; finance report and list of contributors; expense account and treasurer's report; miscellaneous donations by month (including services); articles of incorporation (constitution); by-laws.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Annual Report including: officers, board of directors, staff, and committees; photographs of mothers and infants; purpose and scope; president's report; medical director's report, including tables of mothers' attendance at consultations, ages and nativity of children, feeding, nurses' visits, and referrals; nurses' report; receipts and disbursements; auditor's certificate; contributors; children's auxiliary; plan of organization and by-laws; infant welfare station locations.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minneapolis Children's Home Society; Home for Children and Aged Women
Date Created:
1885
Description:
Annual Report including: officers, directors, and committees for years 1884-85 and for years 1885-86; church solicitors; secretary's report; finance committee report, cash donations, and treasurer's report; statement of building fund and subscribers; miscellaneous donations by month (including services); articles of incorporation (constitution); by-laws.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Front exterior view of the Jewish Sheltering Home, also known as the Oak Park Home. Founded as a safe harbor for Jewish children unable to live with their families, the Minneapolis Jewish community paid for the structure and all of the care offered by staff. Children at the home attended nearby public schools and the Talmud Torah. Most stays at the Home were of relatively short duration.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Three women stand at a table with a large model house displayed on it. The Oak Park Home Auxiliary raised money for the Oak Park Home, also known as the Jewish Sheltering Home for Children. The Home was a beneficiary of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, but funds for operations were always tight and fundraising was an ongoing concern.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
West Duluth; Bethany Home Thirty-ninth Avenue west; children's home; residents at entrance; staff; cupola; articles of Incorporation filed March 18, 1915; doors opened May 1, 1916, with three children; 1928 there were 72 children; supported by the Community Fund; fire October 10, 1920; brick building; reopened 1922 at same address Thirty-ninth Avenue west and Ninth street; razed 1974
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Records of children admitted to the orphanage between May 1865 and November 1885. Entries are loosely chronological and include child's name and date of admission. Some entries include child's age and reason for admission. Separate entries give information on dismissal dates and reasons.
An annual report documenting the main activities of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity for the fiscal year 1912. The report includes the text of a letter from John Glenn, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, provisions of the Wilder family wills, details on plans to build a bath house, and reports extensively on the activities of the Visiting Nurses Department and those served.
An annual report of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity documenting the main activities of the charity for the fiscal year 1913. The report includes a financial statement, information about the new Wilder Administration Building, a general report on activities such as the public baths, day nursery and direct aid, and reports on the work of the visiting nurses and social service departments.
An annual report of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity documenting the main activities of the charity for the fiscal year 1914. The report includes information about activities in the Administration Building as well as detailed reports on the Relief Department, Visiting Nurses Department, Day Nursery and social service work at the city and county hospitals.
An annual report of the Amherst H. Wilder charity) documenting the main activities of the charity for the fiscal year 1919. The report includes a financial statement, information about the Administration Building and detailed reports from the Relief Department, Visiting Nurse Department, the Wilder Public Baths, the Day Nursery, the Wilder Health Center, the Social Service Department and the charity's cooperation with other agencies in St. Paul. The Visiting Nurses report discusses the recent influenza epidemic.
An annual report of the Amherst H. Wilder Charity documenting the main activities of the charity for the year 1919. The report includes a financial statement, information about the Administration Building and detailed reports from the Relief Department, Visiting Nurse Department, the Wilder Public Baths, the Day Nursery, the Wilder Health Centers and the Central Registration Bureau.