Children's Protection Society ( Vic.) records

Title: Children's Protection Society ( Vic.) records
Repository: State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
Reference: MS 10384
Date Range: 1896 - 1985
Creator: Children's Protection Society ( Vic.) (1896 - )
Description: Records include: files relating to children (1921 - 1968); copy letter books; minute books; ledgers; cash books; press cuttings; printed material relating to the Children's Services Acts and related matters; photographs; statistical sheets ( 1961 - 1970); and letters and press cuttings concerning St Martin's and St John's Homes ( 1936 - 1939) and Newhaven Boys' Home (1934). In the view of Dorothy Scott and Shurlee Swain, this intact set of case records 'provides a unique window into a century of child protection practice'.
Formats: Correspondence, Minutes, Photographs, Press cuttings and Accounts
Quantity: 47 boxes (7.9 m)
Access: Restricted
Finding Aid: Descriptive list available