• Entry type: Resource
  • Entry ID: AWH000997

Records of the Melbourne Orphan Asylum, [manuscript]

  • Repository State Library of Victoria
  • Reference Accession no: MS 13168
  • Date Range 1845 - 1989
  • Description

    Comprises case files, ca. 1858-1959; minute books, 1845-1851, 1858-1863, 1882-1892, 1899-1935, 1938-1945, and 1948-1954; annual reports, 1854/1855, 1858-1919, 1921/1922, 1931-1952, and 1954-1956; scrapbooks, 1923-1976; admissions book, ca. 1850-1986; journal and letter book, 1858-1861; official register of inmates, 1887-1975; reports on apprentices, 1913-1917; account book, ca. 1917-1955; wills and other legal documents; war medals; and printing blocks. Further material added in 2013 comprising General Committee minutes to 1987, Library Sub-Committee minutes 1986-1987, and the Ladies Sub-Committee minutes 1931-1962.

  • Quantity 0 13.4 m
  • Access Restricted. Material more than 99 years old may be viewed without permission.
  • Finding Aid Descriptive list available.

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  • Primary Creator
    • Melbourne Orphan Asylum ( Vic.) (1853 - )