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Title
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Baptist Orphan Home Records. Correspondence, circa 1873-1910
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hollingswoth, Mary A.
Weller, William LaRue, circa 1826-1899
Baptists
Orphanages
Orphans
Louisville (Ky.)
Description
An account of the resource
Correspondence, 1873-1910, to Mary A. Hollingsworth, matron, and others about the placement of orphan children, the occasional return of the same to the home, recommendations for foster parents, descriptions of children, medical treatment, accomplishments, etc. Also, miscellaneous bills and receipts, arranged alphabetically, 1871-1897, from Kentucky businesses concerning payment for food, fuel, repairs, equipment, etc., plus a few listings of donations from various churches and others.
Source
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Mss. BJ B222 Baptist Orphans Home. Records, 1871-1910, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
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circa 1873-1910
Rights
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Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/
Format
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1 cubic foot
Language
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eng
Type
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Collection
Identifier
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Mss. BJ B222
Creator
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The Louisville Baptist Orphan Home
Publisher
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The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
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Identifier
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Mss_BJ_B222-06_065
Title
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Letter to W. L. Weller from J. S. Renfro, October 10th, 1894.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Orphanages
Source
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Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society
Rights
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This image is issued by The Filson Historical Society. Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The user is responsible for copyright issues. Permission for use of this image for ANY reason should be obtained by contacting Filson's Curator of Collections via research@filsonhistorical.org.
Format
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Letter
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Correspondence
Description
An account of the resource
John S. Renfro writes to the Home regarding his give children, aged 2-9 years old, 4 boys and 1 girl. He says that their "native home" is Whitley County, KY and that their mother died shortly after they moved West. Renfro lost his property and his friends suggested that he send his children to the Home, but he was unable to do so until a drought hit his crops. He wants the children raised in KY. Letter marked Plymouth, AR. In a letter from 27 August 1894, Renfro says that he will send his children as soon as he can, and that it may be two weeks or more. Letter not marked. In a letter from 6 Oct 1894, Renfro send commitment of his children, and says that they will start from "here" on Wednesday, Oct 9th. Letter marked Mulberry, AR. A letter from 10 Oct 1894 states that "we failed to get through tickets to day" and that the children will start Saturday the 13th. He says that they will be by themselves and to please look for them. Letter marked Plymouth, AR.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
J. S. Renfro
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-10-10
Arkansas
John S. Renfro
Mulberry
Plymouth
Whitley
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Baptist Orphan Home Records. Correspondence, circa 1873-1910
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hollingswoth, Mary A.
Weller, William LaRue, circa 1826-1899
Baptists
Orphanages
Orphans
Louisville (Ky.)
Description
An account of the resource
Correspondence, 1873-1910, to Mary A. Hollingsworth, matron, and others about the placement of orphan children, the occasional return of the same to the home, recommendations for foster parents, descriptions of children, medical treatment, accomplishments, etc. Also, miscellaneous bills and receipts, arranged alphabetically, 1871-1897, from Kentucky businesses concerning payment for food, fuel, repairs, equipment, etc., plus a few listings of donations from various churches and others.
Source
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Mss. BJ B222 Baptist Orphans Home. Records, 1871-1910, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1873-1910
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/
Format
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1 cubic foot
Language
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eng
Type
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Collection
Identifier
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Mss. BJ B222
Creator
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The Louisville Baptist Orphan Home
Publisher
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The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Still Image
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Dublin Core
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Identifier
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Mss_BJ_B222-06_060
Title
A name given to the resource
Letter to W. L. Weller from J. S. Renfro, October 6th, 1894.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Orphanages
Source
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Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This image is issued by The Filson Historical Society. Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The user is responsible for copyright issues. Permission for use of this image for ANY reason should be obtained by contacting Filson's Curator of Collections via research@filsonhistorical.org.
Format
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Letter
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Correspondence
Description
An account of the resource
John S. Renfro writes to the Home regarding his give children, aged 2-9 years old, 4 boys and 1 girl. He says that their "native home" is Whitley County, KY and that their mother died shortly after they moved West. Renfro lost his property and his friends suggested that he send his children to the Home, but he was unable to do so until a drought hit his crops. He wants the children raised in KY. Letter marked Plymouth, AR. In a letter from 27 August 1894, Renfro says that he will send his children as soon as he can, and that it may be two weeks or more. Letter not marked. In a letter from 6 Oct 1894, Renfro send commitment of his children, and says that they will start from "here" on Wednesday, Oct 9th. Letter marked Mulberry, AR. A letter from 10 Oct 1894 states that "we failed to get through tickets to day" and that the children will start Saturday the 13th. He says that they will be by themselves and to please look for them. Letter marked Plymouth, AR.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
J. S. Renfro
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-10-06
Arkansas
John S. Renfro
Mulberry
Plymouth
Whitley
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Baptist Orphan Home Records. Correspondence, circa 1873-1910
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hollingswoth, Mary A.
Weller, William LaRue, circa 1826-1899
Baptists
Orphanages
Orphans
Louisville (Ky.)
Description
An account of the resource
Correspondence, 1873-1910, to Mary A. Hollingsworth, matron, and others about the placement of orphan children, the occasional return of the same to the home, recommendations for foster parents, descriptions of children, medical treatment, accomplishments, etc. Also, miscellaneous bills and receipts, arranged alphabetically, 1871-1897, from Kentucky businesses concerning payment for food, fuel, repairs, equipment, etc., plus a few listings of donations from various churches and others.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Mss. BJ B222 Baptist Orphans Home. Records, 1871-1910, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1873-1910
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/
Format
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1 cubic foot
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Collection
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Mss. BJ B222
Creator
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The Louisville Baptist Orphan Home
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Mss_BJ_B222-06_037
Title
A name given to the resource
Letter to W. L. Weller from J. S. Renfro, August 27th, 1894.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Orphanages
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This image is issued by The Filson Historical Society. Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The user is responsible for copyright issues. Permission for use of this image for ANY reason should be obtained by contacting Filson's Curator of Collections via research@filsonhistorical.org.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Letter
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Correspondence
Description
An account of the resource
John S. Renfro writes to the Home regarding his give children, aged 2-9 years old, 4 boys and 1 girl. He says that their "native home" is Whitley County, KY and that their mother died shortly after they moved West. Renfro lost his property and his friends suggested that he send his children to the Home, but he was unable to do so until a drought hit his crops. He wants the children raised in KY. Letter marked Plymouth, AR. In a letter from 27 August 1894, Rengro says that he will send his children as soon as he can, and that it may be two weeks or more. Letter not marked. In a letter from 6 Oct 1894, Renfro send commitment of his children, and says that they will start from "here" on Wednesday, Oct 9th. Letter marked Mulberry, AR. A letter from 10 Oct 1894 states that "we failed to get through tickets to day" and that the children will start Saturday the 13th. He says that they will be by themselves and to please look for them. Letter marked Plymouth, AR.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
J. S. Renfro
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-08-27
Arkansas
John S. Renfro
Mulberry
Plymouth
Whitley
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Baptist Orphan Home Records. Correspondence, circa 1873-1910
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hollingswoth, Mary A.
Weller, William LaRue, circa 1826-1899
Baptists
Orphanages
Orphans
Louisville (Ky.)
Description
An account of the resource
Correspondence, 1873-1910, to Mary A. Hollingsworth, matron, and others about the placement of orphan children, the occasional return of the same to the home, recommendations for foster parents, descriptions of children, medical treatment, accomplishments, etc. Also, miscellaneous bills and receipts, arranged alphabetically, 1871-1897, from Kentucky businesses concerning payment for food, fuel, repairs, equipment, etc., plus a few listings of donations from various churches and others.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Mss. BJ B222 Baptist Orphans Home. Records, 1871-1910, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1873-1910
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
1 cubic foot
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Collection
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Mss. BJ B222
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
The Louisville Baptist Orphan Home
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Mss_BJ_B222-06_002
Title
A name given to the resource
Letter to W. L. Weller from John S. Renfro, July 9th, 1894.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Orphanages
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This image is issued by The Filson Historical Society. Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The user is responsible for copyright issues. Permission for use of this image for ANY reason should be obtained by contacting Filson's Curator of Collections via research@filsonhistorical.org.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Letter
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Correspondence
Description
An account of the resource
John S. Renfro writes to the Home regarding his give children, aged 2-9 years old, 4 boys and 1 girl. He says that their "native home" is Whitley County, KY and that their mother died shortly after they moved West. Renfro lost his property and his friends suggested that he send his children to the Home, but he was unable to do so until a drought hit his crops. He wants the children raised in KY. Letter marked Plymouth, AR. In a letter from 27 August 1894, Renfro says that he will send his children as soon as he can, and that it may be two weeks or more. Letter not marked. In a letter from 6 Oct 1894, Renfro send commitment of his children, and says that they will start from "here" on Wednesday, Oct 9th. Letter marked Mulberry, AR. A letter from 10 Oct 1894 states that "we failed to get through tickets to day" and that the children will start Saturday the 13th. He says that they will be by themselves and to please look for them. Letter marked Plymouth, AR.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
John S. Renfro
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-07-09
Arkansas
John S. Renfro
Mulberry
Plymouth
W. L. Weller
Whitley