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Identifier

Accession 31

Inclusive Dates

1866-1967

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

1500 pieces, 43 bound volumes , 9.0 linear feet

Language

English

Historical Note

The Episcopal Church Home was established in 1850 in Charleston, S.C. for orphan girls and was chartered by the S.C. General Assembly in 1852.

Scope and Content Note

The Episcopal Church Home For Children Records are a valuable source on the Church’s historical effort to extend its services for the social improvement of South Carolina (in this case the Episcopal Diocese’s program for destitute children.) The Episcopal Church Home was established in 1850 in Charleston, S.C. for orphan girls and was chartered by the S.C. General Assembly in 1852. Boys were admitted later in the century. The collection consists of a history, minutes, reports of the annual meetings, general correspondence, superintendent’s records, health records, attendance registers, financial records, newsletters (both bound and unbound), and photographs.

Provenance

The records of the Episcopal Church Home for Children were received from H. Sanford Howie, Executive Director of the Church Home, by the Archives on August 6, 1975.

Keywords

Orphans, Orphanages, Child Welfare, Genealogy, Episcopal Church, Charleston S.C., York S.C.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Episcopal Church Home For Children Records - Accession 31

LC Subject Headings

Episcopal Church Home for Children (S.C.)--Archives; Episcopal Church--South Carolina--Charities--History; Orphans--South Carolina--Charleston; Orphans--South Carolina--York; Orphanages--South Carolina--Charleston; Orphanages--South Carolina--York; Group homes for children--South Carolina--York

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