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Florence Crittenton Refuge Home minutes , 1903-1906
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Florence Crittenton Refuge Home (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Florence Crittenton Refuge Home minutes
- Dates
- 1903-1906 (inclusive)19031906
- Quantity
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0.25 linear feet, (1 volume)
- Collection Number
- B 090
- Summary
- In 1882, Charles N. Crittenton began establishing homes for women in crisis that he named after his daughter, Florence, who died at age four; this work has continued with the National Crittenton Foundation, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The collection (1903-1906) contains the minutes of the board of managers of the Portland, Oregon Florence Crittenton Refuge home.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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- Additional Reference Guides
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- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Historical NoteReturn to Top
"Florence Crittenton was the daughter of Charles N. Crittenton, a wealthy New York City druggist who was heartbroken when Florence died of scarlet fever at age four in 1882. Throwing himself into missionary work, he spent four years working in the city slums and established what became the Florence Crittenton Mission, building homes for "lost and fallen women." His first home, for prostitutes and unmarried pregnant girls, opened in New York City in 1883" (Pollack).
The work Crittenton began continues within the National Crittenton Foundation, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The Foundation "and the 27 members of the Crittenton family of agencies uses a social justice approach to support young girls and women at the margin to thrive, build skills, break destructive cycles and become powerful agents of personal and social change. At the core of [their] work is the mandate to address the profound impact of root causes, such as sexism, racism, poverty and violence in the lives of girls and young women" (Crittenton Foundation).
[Source: Pollack, Micheal. NY Times website, NY/Region. "Women on the Margins." December 7, 2012.]
[Source: Crittenton Foundation website: nationalcrittenton.org]
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection (1903-1906) contains the minutes of the board of managers of the Portland, Oregon Florence Crittenton Refuge home.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Girls--Services for--Oregon--Portland
- Marginality, Social--Oregon--Portland
- Prostitutes--Services for--Oregon--Portland
- Social workers--Oregon--Portland
- Unmarried mothers--Services for--Oregon--Portland
- Women's shelters--Oregon--Portland
- Women--Oregon--Portland--Social conditions--20th century
- Women--Services for--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- National Florence Crittenton Mission
