Worcester Historical Museum: Temporary Home and Day Nursery Collection 2004.

04 Feb09

Your Name Your Email Address

Crystal Jolly cjolly@worcester.edu

Family Name Envelope # (2004.04-Box Number-Envelope #)

Boyd 2004.04-3.49

Text on Envelope’s Outside

1913
1914
1915
1916
1916

Later
Mrs. Crawford
Jan 15th 1913
Mrs. Elizabeth
Feb 17th 1913
Mrs. Elizabeth
Dec 25th 1914
Mrs. Elizabeth
Nov 23 1915
Mrs. Elizabeth
April 1st 1916
Mrs. Elizabeth
Feb 13th 1919
Mrs. Elizabeth

# of cards in the envelope Other contents, if any

2 referrals
2 1 postcard

Main card: FRONT

Children
Names Date of Birth Place of Birth Nationality Admission Date of
Elizabeth Boyd July 24 1897 City French Date Leaving
American Jan 15 1913 Jan 20 1913
Feb 17 1913 March 27 1913
(“on a visit”) Dec 25 1914 Dec 26 1914
“ “ “ Sept 12 1915 Sept 14 1914
“ “ “ at Nov 23rd 1915 Nov 28 1915

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 request of Miss
W. April 1 1916 April 12 1916
New Name ““ ““““ Jan 17th 1919 Jan 18 1919
Crandall ““““““ Feb 13 1919 March 1 1919
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Parents
Father Mother
James Name Step. Jennie

Residence
19 Upsala St 19 Upsala St
Nationality
American French
Father Mother
Lovell 60 yrs Place & Date of Birth

2nd Marriage Place & Date of Marriage

1896 city

Elevator Company Occupation Housewife

Earnings
Per work
10,000
Characteristics

Married-Divorced

Deserted-Separated

Main card: REVERSE

Reasons for Admission

Came here until Miss Woods could place her. Some yrs ago she was in Oak Dale Hurst School, ran away
from there & can’t, put her in charge of Miss Woods of W.C.F. So she placed her in two or three families,
from which she ran away- the last time going to Prov. where she stayed for several mos, the place not able
to find a trace of her while there worked in a family part of time & in hospital for several mos. Came to
Worc. of her ownfree will & to Miss Woods who had her go to M.H. because she complained of neck
being well & Miss Woods wished to know just what the trouble was. Later Elizabeth returned from
M.H. till she is stronger & Miss Woods finds her work. She is very good in the home & very willing to

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help in any way
“
Elizabeth in home again at request of Miss Woods
“
Elizabeth married & has a baby-she seems always in an uncetteled state- keeps moving from place to
place – leaves her husband & can-not be found- Then leaves her child with her Step mother &
disappeared again- Comes back, is forgiven by husband & goes back to work, to help build up home
again- does so with help & takes her baby- but thinks she would like to go to work & put baby in D. N.
Always change of some kind- husband seems to be a good young man with patience & good intellect.

Who Brought? Who Agrees to Pay Relatives? Vaccinations?

recommended?
Nathan F
W.C.F.S Miss Woods Dannfurb 14
W.C.F.S Winslow St
Interested
Mrs. E. M. Carter
Merrick St City

REFERRAL SLIPS How Many:

Associated Charities of Worcester

Date(s): Known to:
February 5 1913 A.C.
W.CFS.
City Hosp

Confidential Exchange of the Associated Charities

Date(s): Registered by:

Social Service Exchange of the Associated Charities

Date(s): Registered by:
Jan 3 1941 Worcester Society for District Nursing
re-inquiry

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Date(s): Notes:

OTHER CONTENTS

What Notes

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Photo Postcard Nov 12 1914
Miss Emerson
From,
Elizabeth Boyd
17 yrs old
with love