Overview
| Title: | Margaret J. Bennett Home ledger |
| Call Number: | Coll031 |
| Creator: | Margaret J. Bennett Home |
| Dates: | 1903-1907 |
| Size: | 1 box (.25 linear feet) |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Comprises one leatherbound registrar with handwritten entries that include names, addresses, ages, references, and notes of residents of the Margaret J. Bennett Home (a Baltimore boarding house/shelter). |
| Citation: | Margaret J. Bennett Home ledger, Collection 31, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Administrative/Biographical Note
Margaret J. Bennett, a prominent member of Baltimore society, died in 1900 and left $150,000 to start the Margaret J. Bennett Home as a shelter for homeless women; her money supported it for nearly 100 years. The boarding house is located at 14 East Franklin Street in Baltimore, MD.
Scope & Content
Arrangement
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Donated by Mettee, it was transferred from 14 East Franklin Street in Baltimore, MD, the address of the the boarding house.
Processing Note
Collection unprocessed.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)
Access & Use
Finding Aids
Finding Aid: /specialcollections/finding-aids/coll031/
Access Conditions
No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use
Rights have been transferred to Special Collections. Reproductions allowed for research purposes.
Subject Headings
Creators
Margaret J. Bennett Home
Subjects
Wages
Boarding houses
Urban life
Baltimore (Md.)
Bennett, Margaret J.