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Title: Request for funds for education of children of Mrs.Clark, 1802 November 1; #21. Request .for funds for education of children of Mrs. Clark; also, need for funds for firewood, 1 Nov 1802 .
Identifier(s): text:341243
Subject: Education; Children
Date: 1802-11-01; 2021

Title: Baby talk
Identifier(s): audio:5257; APSdigrec_2946; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 01
Description: Language not identified on recording or documentation. May be Cocopa language.
Source: Crawford, James M. Recordings of Native American languages, 1956-1973. (Mss.Rec.184);
Subject: Infants--Language; Children--Language
Date: 1960s

Title: Receipted bill for Benjamin Franklin Bache's schooling, 1777 January 08; Hourville, d'. Receipted bill for Benjamin Franklin Bache's schooling for the quarter.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9353
Description: Bill for Benjamin Franklin Bache's schooling for the quarter.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century
Date: 1777-01-08; 2022

Title: Franklin, Benjamin to Benjamin Franklin Bache, 1782 January 07; Franklin, Benjamin to Bache, B. F.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11158
Description: Benjamin Franklin explains letter writing etiquette to his grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century
Date: 1782-01-07; 2022

Title: Sums paid by Benjamin Franklin for Benjamin Franklin Bache, 1776 December 27 - 1780 September 06; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Sums paid... for Benjamin Franklin Bache
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9324
Description: List of payments by B. Franklin related to Benjamin Franklin Bache's education in France.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Children--America--History--18th century
Date: 1776-1780; 2022

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: 4-39-d: Three young children standing with three babies in cradleboards
Identifier(s): graphics:6309
Description: Full-length view of young children standing behind three babies in cradleboards, in front of a wooden building. Probably Innu (Montagnais or Naskapi.); Image: 4-39-d; Freeman guide number: 4188b
Creator: Johnson, Frederick, 1904-1994et al
Subject: Montagnais Indians; Naskapi Indians; Children; Cradleboards; Innu; Québec (Province)
Date: 1929

Title: Autobiographical text
Identifier(s): audio:19398; APSdigrec_6808; Recording Number: 13; Program Number: 02
Description: Labelled "I". On multiple topics, including discussion of children who died and work. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.
Source: Harris, Zellig S. Cherokee materials, 1941-1946. (Subcollection I2.4 of American Council of Learned Societies) (Mss.497.3.B63c); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.497.3.B63c-ead.xml
Subject: Cherokee Indians--History; Cherokee Indians--Economic conditions; Children--Death
Date: 1945-08-17

Title: The young boy who wanted to go war
Identifier(s): audio:7212; APSdigrec_0953; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 14
Description: Text given in Winnebago only, with an English introduction by the collector.; Recording contains a continuous background hum. Copy made by Gerd Fraenkel of an original tape held at the Archives of Languages of the World, Indiana University. This program is the original tape's program 526.12.
Source: Fraenkel, Gerd. Winnebago texts, [1959]. (Mss.Rec.29);
Subject: Winnebago language--Texts; Winnebago Indians--Wars; Children and war
Date: 1959-07-12

Title: Story of a woman who didn't teach her child good behavior
Identifier(s): audio:3256; APSdigrec_3398; Recording Number: 13; Program Number: 09
Source: Kavanaugh, Rebecca P. Fieldwork in the Menominee Language, 1999-2000. (Mss.Rec.254);
Subject: Menominee language; Menominee Indians--Folklore; Discipline of children
Date: 2000-03-01

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

Title: School children
Identifier(s): graphics:2490; APSimg7888
Description: Hand-colored glass lantern slide of a group of Native American girls and boys with a Catholic nun, gathered in front of a brick school house.; Funding provided by: Getty Foundation
Creator: Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950
Source: Frank G. Speck Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.126); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.126-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Indian children--North America; Indians of North America--Education
Date: 1914-1938

Title: Indian boys, Jemez Pueblo
Identifier(s): graphics:2961; APSimg5345
Description: Black and white group photograph of twenty Native American boys. Taken at the Jemez Pueblo.; Title written on verso.
Creator: Hanson, H. O.
Source: Hanson Photograph Collection (Mss.B.H198); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.H198-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Hanson, H. O.; Indians of North America--Photographs; Children
Date: May 15, 1955

Title: Autobiographical text on a child who died
Identifier(s): audio:19414; APSdigrec_6818; Recording Number: 19; Program Number: 01
Description: Labelled "A-1". Narrative about a young girl who died, followed by discussion of medical care. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.
Source: Harris, Zellig S. Cherokee materials, 1941-1946. (Subcollection I2.4 of American Council of Learned Societies) (Mss.497.3.B63c); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.497.3.B63c-ead.xml
Subject: Cherokee Indians--History; Cherokee Indians--Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians--Medicine; Children--Death
Date: 1945-08-22

Title: Madeira [portrait of young girl]
Identifier(s): graphics:3994; APSimg5297
Description: Small black and white portrait of a little girl wearing a dress.; Image 110.
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Children
Date: 1865