NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG5472.AM: Nebraska Children’s Home Society (Omaha, Neb.)
Papers: ca. 1896-1921
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska:
Size: 0.1 cu.ft.; 1 folder
BACKGROUND NOTE
Chartered in Omaha on September 3, 1893, the Nebraska Children’s Home Society was organized to “secure homes for homeless and dependent or destitute children, and to receive, control and dispose of such children by placing them in good homes.” It was as chapter of the National Children’s Home Society. A board of fifteen trustees managed the Nebraska Children’s Home Society, along with the following officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and State Superintendent. Their office was located at 514 Brown Block, Omaha, Nebraska.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of various items relating to the Nebraska Children’s Home Society, including a treasurer’s ledger, an informational brochure containing excerpts from an annual report, blank application and recommendation forms, and several return envelopes. The materials date from ca. 1896-1921.
INVENTORY
Items include:
Treasurer’s ledger, 1896-1921
Informational brochure, ca. 1902
Blank forms, envelopes, etc.
Subject headings:
Adoption
Children
Douglas County (Neb.)
Nebraska Children’s Home Society (Omaha, Neb.)
Omaha (Neb.)
Orphanages
Orphans
Acc. 2003.0091
TMM 04-29-2026
