Author: Letchworth, William P. (President of the New-York State Board of Charities)
Title: President's Address, Delivered at the Opening of the National Conference of Charities and Correction at St. Louis, Mo, October 13, 1884
Description: Buffalo, NY, Matthews, Northrup & Co. 1884. First Edition. First edition; 6 1/4 x 4 3/4; pp. [9], 8-35, [1]; brown wraps, printed in black; a few small spots to margins of front wrap and a minor puncture to back wrap; a small nick to tail of spine and light wear to edges and corners; overall in very good condition. William Pryor Letchworth (1823 - 1910) was a businessman and a philanthropist, renwoned for his charitable actions. He was very successful in the "malleable iron" business, but he also took very seriously his work for the New York State Board of Charities, first appointed to it in 1873 and later serving as its President from 1878 until 1897. He was credited with managing to inspect every alms house, orphanage, poor-house, and juvenile reformatory in the state and recommending and implementing various improvements, including the removal of all children under the age of 2 from such institutions and co-founding the Craig Colony - a state epileptic hospital. The booklet contained his lengthy address, delivered at the 1884 National Conference of Charities and Correction, which touched on the subjects of women and children under institutional custody, juvenile offenders, treatments for the insane, financial accounting of various boards, etc. Very good .

Keywords: Charities, Correctional Facilities, Reform


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