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Title: An address from the managers of the House of Refuge to their Fellow Citizens
Identifier(s): text:352958
Description: A printed address about the formation of the Philadelphia House of Refuge by the managers published in 1826. Address includes descriptions of the philosophy and structure of the institution.
Subject: Juvenile detention homes; Juvenile delinquency; Children--History--19th century; Children--Institutional care--United States
Date: 1826; 2023

Title: The First Annual Report of the House of Refuge Philadelphia with an Appendix
Identifier(s): text:352987
Description: The first annual report (1829) from the House of Refuge on the state of the institution. Pamphlet includes tables and data on number of boys and girls at the institution as well as information about their production of goods and education.
Subject: Juvenile detention homes; Juvenile delinquency; Children--History--19th century; Children--Institutional care--United States
Date: 1829; 2023

Title: The act incorporating the House of Refuge, and laws relative thereto : together with the rules and regulations for its government, and list of officers, managers, &c.
Identifier(s): text:352942
Description: The printed incorporation acts of the House of Refuge published in 1829, which includes specific details as to the structure and organization of the institution.
Subject: Juvenile detention homes; Juvenile delinquency; Children--History--19th century; Children--Institutional care--United States
Date: 1829; 2023

Title: The Fourth Annual Report of the House of Refuge Philadelphia with an Appendix
Identifier(s): text:353009
Description: The fourth annual report (1832) from the House of Refuge on the state of the institution. Pamphlet includes tables and data on number of boys and girls at the institution as well as information about their production of goods and education. Letters describing the experience of the children who were in indentured servant situations are included. Some are written by the children themselves.
Subject: Juvenile detention homes; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile delinquents' writings; Children--History--19th century; Children--Institutional care--United States
Date: 1832; 2023

Title: The Third Annual Report of the House of Refuge Philadelphia with an Appendix
Identifier(s): text:352969
Description: The third annual report (1831) from the House of Refuge on the state of the institution. Pamphlet includes tables and data on number of boys and girls at the institution as well as information about their production of goods and education. Letters describing the experience of the children who were in indentured servant situations are included. Some are written by the children themselves.
Subject: Juvenile detention homes; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile delinquents' writings; Children--History--19th century; Children--Institutional care--United States
Date: 1831; 2023

Title: The Second Annual Report of the House of Refuge Philadelphia with an Appendix
Identifier(s): text:353051
Description: The second annual report (1830) from the House of Refuge on the state of the institution. Pamphlet includes tables and data on number of boys and girls at the institution as well as information about their production of goods and education. Letters describing the experience of the children who were in indentured servant situations are included. Some are written by the children themselves.
Subject: Juvenile detention homes; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile delinquents' writings; Children--History--19th century; Children--Institutional care--United States
Date: 1830; 2023

Title: The Fifth Annual Report of the House of Refuge Philadelphia with an Appendix
Identifier(s): text:353027
Description: The fifth annual report (1833) from the House of Refuge on the state of the institution. Pamphlet includes tables and data on number of boys and girls at the institution as well as information about their production of goods and education. Letters describing the experience of the children who were in indentured servant situations are included. Some are written by the children themselves.
Subject: Juvenile detention homes; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile delinquents' writings; Children--History--19th century; Children--Institutional care--United States
Date: 1833; 2023