Margaret J. Bennett Home ledger

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Overview

Title:Margaret J. Bennett Home ledger
Call Number:Coll031
Creator:Margaret J. Bennett Home
Dates:1903-1907
Size:1 box (.25 linear feet)
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).
Language:English
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.

Provenance Information

Donated by Mettee, it was transferred from 14 East Franklin Street in Baltimore, MD, the address of the the boarding house.

Collection unprocessed.

Access & Use

No restrictions.

Rights have been transferred to Special Collections. Reproductions allowed for research purposes.

Subject Headings

  • Wages
  • Boarding houses
  • Urban life
  • Baltimore (Md.)
  • Bennett Margaret J.