The Georgia Industrial Home (The Old Mumford Home) For Unfortunate Children: Just a Few Hints as to what it is. 2 pieces: A brochure of the Home and a typed letter requesting donations.
by [J. A. Harris, General Manager]
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
[Macon]: The Georgia Industrial Home For Unfortunate Children, 1913. Original. Periodical. Good. Brochure and letter. Brochure measures approx. 14" x 6" when unfolded. Printing on all sides of the paper with a few small photographs. From the beginning - "Fourteen Years Ago Dr. W. E. Mumford, moved by a strong desire to help the helpless founded the Georgia Industrial Home for unfortunate children. The basic idea of the Home is to rescue boys and girls, not from seeming ills of honest poverty, but from the terrible actual evils of a vicious environment." The letter is signed, typed letter of illustrated Georgia Industrial Home letterhead. The letter, approx. 11" x 8.5", is signed by the General Manager of the Home. He states - "Dear Friend: We failed to send out our usual Anniversary letter of appeal having decided to get along without it if possible. But the long summer months staring us in the face with an empty treasury and over a hundred children to care for. We just must have some help to tide us over until fall." The Home , founded in 1899 by Rev. W. E. Mumford is currently in operation.
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- Americana Books ABAA (US)
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- 19317
- Title
- The Georgia Industrial Home (The Old Mumford Home) For Unfortunate Children
- Author
- [J. A. Harris, General Manager]
- Format/Binding
- Periodical
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Original
- Publisher
- The Georgia Industrial Home For Unfortunate Children
- Place of Publication
- [Macon]
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Athens
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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