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Salem Relief Committee Records, 1877-1943, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 179

Scope and Content Note

The records of the Salem Relief Committee contain meeting minutes, agent reports, financial reports and accounts, lists of aid recipients and items distributed. Of special note are the biographical information (B3 F1) and the lists of beneficiaries. The latter includes nationality, religion, and which societies and churches assisted the individuals.

Dates

  • Creation: 1877-1943, undated

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Historical Sketch

The Salem Relief Committee was organized in 1873 as a society to aid the poor in Salem. It was incorporated in 1911. By an act of the Supreme Court, the Society was disbanded in 1949. A trust fund, to continue to assist the poor in Salem, was established from the remaining monies. The fund is currently under the jurisdiction of the Samaritan Society.

Extent

2 linear feet (4 boxes; 2 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The records of the Salem Relief Committee contain meeting minutes, agent reports, financial reports and accounts, lists of aid recipients and items distributed.

Physical Location

Phillips Library Stacks

Provenance

The bulk of the records prior to the 1911 incorporation of the Society are from an unknown source. The meeting minutes, 1879-1943, reports, and financial account books were a March 1985 gift of Mrs. Arthur Webster.

Bibliography and Related Collections

Samaritan Society Records, 1832-1980, MSS 176

Processing Information

Collection processed by Prudence K. Backman, April 1985. Updated by Tamara Gaydos, February 2016.

Title
SALEM RELIEF COMMITTEE RECORDS, 1877-1943, undated
Author
Processed by: Prudence K. Backman; Updated by: Tamara Gaydos; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA