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Governesses' Institute and Melbourne Home

Title
Governesses' Institute and Melbourne Home
Repository
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
Reference
MS 12124
Date Range
1856 - 1936
Creator
Governesses' Institute and Melbourne Home (1857 - 1936)
Description

Records relating to the establishment and running of the Home, which provided accommodation and an employment agancy for governesses, needlewomen, shop women and servants. Minutes 1856-94; correspondence 1862-1936; annual reports 1890, 1891, 1896; some financial papers; newspaper cuttings.

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