Salvation Army "Help the Children" flyer (Addition 20) 2023-0169

Containers:
Box 8, Folder 5
Creator:
Salvation Army
Extent:
0.04 Cubic Feet
Scope and content:

Addition 20 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains a Salvation Army "Help the Children" flyer from June of 1903 sent to raise funds for an outing for poor children in Columbus, Ohio.

The outing was meant to "bring some brightness, cheer and comfort into the lives of the poor children of the slums and crowded tenement districts." The plea was written by John M. Richards, Adjutant, and the flyer has a cartoon illustration of a children's parade as a decorative border. On the verso of the flyer is a letter written in German written by a woman from Columbus, dated September 13, 1904.

Language:
English German

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Parent terms of access:
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Preferred citation:

MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building Addition 20, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.