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Ladies' Benevolent Society/Spokane Children's Home Records, 1884-1950

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Spokane Children’s Home (Spokane, Wash.)
Title
Ladies' Benevolent Society/Spokane Children's Home Records
Dates
1884-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
10 linear ft., (10 boxes)
Collection Number
Ms 42
Summary
The Ladies' Benevolent Society, a charitable and educational organization, was founded in 1884 chiefly to establish an orphanage in Spokane, Wash., which was incorporated in 1886 as Spokane Children's Home; closed in 1950. Secretary's and trustees' reports (1891-1941 (broken run)); records of individual children and caseworker studies (1924-1950); financial records (1919-1935); and fragmentary correspondence relating to adoptions and birth information (1938-1943).
Repository
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is not restricted, except for case records, which are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Family members may access case files by contacting the repository.

Additional Reference Guides

Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987).

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

The Ladies’ Benevolent Society was founded in 1884 to organize community efforts toward the establishment of a home to orphans. It was incorporated in 1886, and reincorporated in 1896. Until its closure in 1950, it offered shelter to orphans, to children whose parents could not care for them, and coordinated adoption services and social casework.

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Content Description

The collection includes a broken run of secretary’s and trustee’s reports, 1891-1941; records of individual children and caseworker studies, 1924-1950; financial records, 1919-1935; and fragmentary correspondence regarding adoptions and birth information, 1938-1943.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher

Preferred Citation

Ladies' Benevolent Society/Spokane Children's Home Records (Ms 42), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is physically arranged at the folder level. For the purposes of the finding aid, intellectual groupings have been created to provide the following series:

  • Administrative
  • Forms
  • Correspondence
  • Secretary Reports
  • Minutes
  • Financial
  • Miscellaneous
  • Case Information
Items listed within each series may or may not be physically present in the same box.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Spokane Rehabilitation Center, 1984 (L84-47).

Processing Note

The collection was originally processed in 1987 to the file folder level; however, a significant amount of material was left unprocessed at this time. These unprocessed materials were processed in 2006 using the "More Product, Less Process" method.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Description: Inventory
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Articles; Bylaws; Board Members; Corporation Certificate
    Dates: 1937 February
    Container: Box/Folder 5/13
  • Description: Articles; Bylaws; Board Members; Corporation Certificate
    Dates: 1940 November
    Container: Box/Folder 5/13
  • Description: Articles; Bylaws; Board Members; Corporation Certificate
    Dates: 1930 April 6
    Container: Box/Folder 5/13
  • Description: Articles; Bylaws; Board Members; Corporation Certificate
    Dates: 1931 December 14
    Container: Box/Folder 5/13
  • Description: Fact Sheet on Spokane Children’s Home
    Container: Box/Folder 7/10
  • Description: Notice of Change of Services
    Dates: 1947 April
    Container: Box/Folder 7/33
  • Description: Tentative work Agreement between Spokane Child Welfare Division and Spokane Children’s Home
    Dates: 1947 May 20
    Container: Box/Folder 7/38
  • Description: Agreement Between the City of Spokane and Spokane Children's Home
    Dates: 1948
    Container: Box/Folder 7/3

  • Forms

    Alphabetical

    • Description: Agreement for Payment
      Container: Box/Folder 7/13
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Agreement for Placement and Medical Release
      Container: Box/Folder 5/38
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Agreement for Placement in Spokane Children’s Home
      Container: Box/Folder 7/14
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Agreement to Pay
      Container: Box/Folder 5/37
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Application for Admission, Spokane Children’s Home
      Container: Box/Folder 5/30
      Location: Forms
    • Description: C-1, Protective & Foster Care of Children (Completed)
      Dates: 1948
      Container: Box/Folder 7/15
      Location: Forms
    • Description: C-1, Instructions
      Container: Box/Folder 7/16
      Location: Forms
    • Description: C-2, Institutions for Dependent & Neglected Children (Completed)
      Dates: 1948-1949
      Container: Box/Folder 7/17
      Location: Forms
    • Description: C-2, Instructions
      Container: Box/Folder 7/18
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Case Workers Worksheet
      Container: Box/Folder 7/19
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Child’s Medical Record
      Container: Box/Folder 7/20
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Child’s Personal Record
      Container: Box/Folder 5/40
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Department of Social Security Voucher
      Container: Box/Folder 7/21
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Face Sheets
      Container: Box/Folder 5/39
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Miscellaneous blank
      Container: Box/Folder 5/31
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Notary Public
      Container: Box/Folder 7/22
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Notification of Movement of Child in Foster Care
      Container: Box/Folder 7/23
      Location: Forms
    • Description: RC-3, Services of Children’s Casework Agencies (Completed)
      Dates: 1949
      Container: Box/Folder 7/24
      Location: Forms
    • Description: RC-3, Instructions
      Container: Box/Folder 7/25
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Record of Child’s own Family
      Container: Box/Folder 7/26
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Request for State Payment for Child under care of Approved Agency
      Container: Box/Folder 5/22
      Location: Forms
    • Description: Request of State Payment
      Container: Box/Folder 7/27
      Location: Forms

  • Correspondence

    • Description: Correspondence, Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1938 December 31-1939 January 6
      Container: Box/Folder 5/14
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Correspondence, Miscellaneous, and Milage reports
      Dates: 1950 December 5-1948 October 12
      Container: Box/Folder 5/33
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Correspondence, Miscellaneous (Alphabetical)
      Dates: circa 1938-1943
      Container: Box/Folder 5/44
      Location: Correspondence
    • Description: Correspondence, Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1945 December 17-1950 February 8
      Container: Box/Folder 7/12
      Location: Correspondence

  • Secretary Reports

    • Description: Secretary Reports: Loose Sheets
      Dates: Undated,; 1904,; 1907,; 1910
      Container: Box/Folder 1/2
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports: Loose Sheets
      Dates: 1909
      Container: Box/Folder 1/3
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1893-1897
      Container: Box/Folder 1/4
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1897-1903
      Container: Box/Folder 1/5
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1906-1907
      Container: Box/Folder 1/6
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1908
      Container: Box/Folder 1/7
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1909
      Container: Box/Folder 1/8
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box/Folder 1/9
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box/Folder 1/10
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1917
      Container: Box/Folder 1/11
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box/Folder 1/12
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box/Folder 1/13
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box/Folder 1/14
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1923
      Container: Box/Folder 1/15
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1924
      Container: Box/Folder 2/1
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1925
      Container: Box/Folder 2/2
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1926
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1927
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box/Folder 2/5
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1929
      Container: Box/Folder 2/6
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box/Folder 2/7
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1931
      Container: Box/Folder 3/1
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1932
      Container: Box/Folder 3/2
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1933
      Container: Box/Folder 3/3
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1934
      Container: Box/Folder 3/4
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box/Folder 3/5
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1936
      Container: Box/Folder 3/6
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box/Folder 3/7
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1938
      Container: Box/Folder 3/8
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1939
      Container: Box/Folder 4/1
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1940
      Container: Box/Folder 4/2
      Location: Secretary Reports
    • Description: Secretary Reports
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box/Folder 4/3
      Location: Secretary Reports

  • Minutes

    • Description: Minutes of the Trustee Meetings and Home Board
      Dates: 1893-1896
      Container: Box/Folder 7/43
      Location: Minutes
    • Description: Minutes: Board Meeting
      Dates: 1939 January-April
      Container: Box/Folder 5/15
      Location: Minutes

  • Financial

    • Description: Money Received for Children’s Board
      Dates: 1942 March-1946 September
      Container: Box/Folder 5/5
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Money Received for Children’s Board
      Dates: 1935 January-1942 February
      Container: Box/Folder 5/6
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Expense Record
      Dates: 1930 April-1931 April
      Container: Box/Folder 5/8
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Money Received for Children’s Board
      Dates: 1929 January-1934 December
      Container: Box/Folder 5/9
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Donations
      Dates: circa 1936 June-1945 November
      Container: Box/Folder 5/10
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipt Book
      Dates: 1947 October-1950 January
      Container: Box/Folder 5/11
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipt Books
      Dates: 1946 March 29-1947 September
      Container: Box/Folder 5/17
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipt Book
      Dates: 1935 November 30-1939 January 2
      Container: Box/Folder 5/18
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipt Book
      Dates: 1950 February 27-1951 April 28
      Container: Box/Folder 5/19
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Per Capita Cost Report: Voluntary Child Care Agencies and Institutions
      Dates: 1947
      Container: Box/Folder 5/26
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipt Ledgers
      Dates: Undated,; 1930
      Container: Box/Folder 7/40
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Accounts Record
      Dates: 1925-1930
      Container: Box/Folder 7/41
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Financial: Record of Cash Receipts
      Dates: 1929 February 18
      Container: Box/Folder 7/42
      Location: Financial
    • Description: “Odds and Ends” Donations; Roll Call of Workers; Work Sold; Purchases
      Dates: circa 1884-1892
      Container: Box/Folder 10/1
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Donations Received
      Dates: 1893 March-1896
      Container: Box/Folder 10/2
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Stock Record
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 10/3
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Records of the Children’s Home Building Committee
      Dates: 1908 February 6-1909
      Container: Box/Folder 10/4
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipts & Disbursements
      Dates: 1934
      Container: Box/Folder 10/5
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Donations
      Dates: 1930 October-1936 March
      Container: Box/Folder 10/6
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipts & Disbursements; Budget
      Dates: 1936
      Container: Box/Folder 10/7
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Receipts & Disbursements; Budget
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box/Folder 10/8
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Budget; Correspondence with Spokane Community Welfare Federation
      Dates: 1936,; 1936 April-1937 March
      Container: Box/Folder 10/9
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Account Summaries from the Spokane & Eastern National Bank
      Dates: 1936 August,; 1939 January-April
      Container: Box/Folder 10/10
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Account Summaries from the Spokane & Eastern National Bank
      Dates: 1939 May-August
      Container: Box/Folder 10/11
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Account Summaries from the Spokane & Eastern National Bank
      Dates: 1939 September-November
      Container: Box/Folder 10/12
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Bills
      Dates: 1939 January-June
      Container: Box/Folder 10/13
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Bills
      Dates: 1939 July-December
      Container: Box/Folder 10/14
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Money Receipts
      Dates: 1939 January-1942 June
      Container: Box/Folder 10/15
      Location: Financial
    • Description: Cash Book
      Dates: 1946-1951
      Container: Box/Folder 10/16
      Location: Financial

  • Miscellaneous

    • Description: Victor Dessert name plate
      Container: Box/Folder 5/12
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Inventories and House Committee Minutes
      Dates: 1936 April 27,; 1937 May 27,; 1891 February 14-1892 August 22
      Container: Box/Folder 5/16
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Services to Children; Responsibilities of Workers; Institutional Guidelines
      Container: Box/Folder 5/20
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Spokane Public Schools Directory
      Dates: 1947-1948
      Container: Box/Folder 5/21
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: National Health & Welfare Retirement Association Inc. List of Contributing Member Organizations
      Dates: 1948 April 1
      Container: Box/Folder 5/23
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: “Speaking of Children”
      Container: Box/Folder 5/24
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Blank Stationary
      Container: Box/Folder 5/25
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Football Tickets
      Container: Box/Folder 5/27
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Materials Published by the Department of Social Security
      Container: Box/Folder 5/28
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Directory of Social & Health Resources of Spokane, WA
      Dates: 1947
      Container: Box/Folder 5/29
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Certificate of Approval
      Dates: 1950 July 22-1951 January 21
      Container: Box/Folder 5/32
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Bibliographies and References
      Dates: 1946-1949
      Container: Box/Folder 5/34
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Statistical Reports
      Container: Box/Folder 5/35
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Medical Records
      Container: Box/Folder 5/36
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Monthly Statistical Report from Institutions for Dependent & Neglected Children
      Dates: 1949-1951
      Container: Box/Folder 5/41
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box/Folder 5/45
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Photographs
      Container: Box/Folder 7/1
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Bibliography: The Child in the Institution
      Container: Box/Folder 7/2
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Caseworkers and Superintendents Duties
      Container: Box/Folder 7/4
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Caseworkers Work Sheets
      Dates: 1943-1946
      Container: Box/Folder 7/5
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Certificate of Approval
      Dates: 1938 April 1-1940 March 31,; 1945 October 16-1946 October 15,; 1950 January 23-1950 July 22
      Container: Box/Folder 7/6
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: City License
      Dates: 1943 July 1-1945 June 30
      Container: Box/Folder 7/7
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Community Welfare News
      Dates: 1947 February 10
      Container: Box/Folder 7/8
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Family Welfare Association Monthly Report
      Dates: 1943-1949
      Container: Box/Folder 7/9
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Corporate Resolution
      Dates: 1943 June 3
      Container: Box/Folder 7/11
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Papers, Miscellaneous
      Container: Box/Folder 7/28
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: 4-H Leader Training Program Recreation
      Container: Box/Folder 7/29
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Group Work in the Institution
      Container: Box/Folder 7/30
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Monthly Report Form: State of Washington, for Agencies, Instructions
      Container: Box/Folder 7/31
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Monthly Statistical Report Form: State of Washington
      Dates: 1947-1949
      Container: Box/Folder 7/32
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Referral & Payment for Care of Children: Private Agencies from State Department of Public Welfare
      Dates: 1948 February 25
      Container: Box/Folder 7/34
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Report of Committee on Children’s Institutions
      Container: Box/Folder 7/35
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Standards for Institutions
      Container: Box/Folder 7/37
      Location: Miscellaneous
    • Description: Voters’ Pamphlet
      Container: Box/Folder 7/39
      Location: Miscellaneous

  • Case Information

    Case records are restricted for 75 years from date of creation.

    • Description: Index Cards: Case Notes
      Dates: circa 1945-1948
      Container: Box/Folder 5/1
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Register of Residents
      Dates: 1929 April-1948 June
      Container: Box/Folder 5/2
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Register of Residents
      Dates: 1911 February-1944 June
      Container: Box/Folder 5/3
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: List of Children
      Dates: 1935 August-1938 August
      Container: Box/Folder 5/4
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Register
      Dates: 1938 October-1940 March
      Container: Box/Folder 5/7
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Application Summaries
      Container: Box/Folder 5/42
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Miscellaneous Case Notes
      Container: Box/Folder 5/43
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Report Cards, Miscellaneous
      Container: Box/Folder 7/36
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Case files 1-300

      Please contact EWSHS for information regarding how to access these files.

      Container: Box 6
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Case files 301-470

      Please contact EWSHS for information regarding how to access these files.

      Container: Box 8
      Location: Case Information
    • Description: Case files 471-637; Unknown case number files; Baby File; Rejected Applications

      Please contact EWSHS for information regarding how to access these files.

      Container: Box 9
      Location: Case Information

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Subject Terms

  • Adoption--Washington (State)
  • Charities--Washington (State)
  • Children--Institutional care--Washington (State)
  • Group homes for children--Washington (State)
  • Orphanages--Washington (State)
  • Orphans--Washington (State)
  • Social case work--Washington (State)
  • Women $z Washington (State)--Societies and clubs
  • Women in charitable work--Washington (State)

Corporate Names

  • Spokane Children's Home (Spokane, Wash.)--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Spokane (Wash.)--Charitable and social work--Orphanages
  • Spokane (Wash.)--Societies, etc.--Women
  • Washington (State)--Charitable and social work--Orphanages
  • Washington (State)--Societies, etc.--Women
  • Washington (State)--Vital records

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Ladies' Benevolent Society (Spokane, Wash.) (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Kyna Herzinger
2006

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