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The history of the Kensington Soup Society / Kenneth W. Milano.

Title
The history of the Kensington Soup Society / Kenneth W. Milano.
Author
Milano, Kenneth W.
Publication
Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.

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Description
158 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Kensington Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History
  • Soup kitchens > Philadelphia > History
  • Charity organization > Philadelphia > History
  • Poor > Philadelphia > History
  • Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History
Contents
The founding of the Kensington Soup Society -- The early years of the soup society-- managers and benefactors -- Early homes of the Kensington Soup Society and the financing of the Crease Street Soup House -- The running of the soup society -- The soup house in the late nineteenth century -- The Williamson Family and Coal Fund -- World War I, the Great Depression and World War II -- Changing shapes of the Kensington Soup Society.
ISBN
  • 9781596296244
  • 1596296240
LCCN
^^2009000033
OCLC
301705198
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library