Photograph of three young boys and a girl standing next to a Christmas tree, which is just visible. From the Protestant Orphan Asylum, 670 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Photograph of young boys and girls seated around a table in the Protestant Orphan Asylum, 670 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota. Many children are holding toys, dolls or books.
A narrative account of the daily management and functioning of the organization, a St. Paul orphanage established shortly after the end of the Civil War. The handwritten account records the monthly board meetings, notes the number of children resident each month, lists donations received, and documents the daily issues and concerns of running of the orphanage. Volume III covers 1892 to 1898. Two additional minutes books are in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
A narrative account of the daily management and functioning of the organization, a St. Paul orphanage established shortly after the end of the Civil War. The handwritten account records the monthly board meetings, notes the number of children resident each month, lists donations received, and documents the daily issues and concerns of running of the orphanage. Volume IV covers 1898 to 1905. Two additional minutes books reside in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
A narrative account of the daily management and functioning of the organization, a St. Paul orphanage established shortly after the end of the Civil War. The handwritten account records the monthly board meetings, notes the number of children resident each month, lists donations received, and documents the daily issues and concerns of running of the orphanage. Volume V covers 1905 to 1915. Two additional minutes books reside in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
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.