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The history of the Kensington Soup Society /
- Title
- The history of the Kensington Soup Society / Kenneth W. Milano.
- Author
- Milano, Kenneth W.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : History Press, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- 158 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Charity organization > Philadelphia > History
- Charity organization
- Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History
- Kensington Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Kensington Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History
- Pennsylvania > Kensington
- Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
- Poor > Philadelphia > History
- Poor
- Soup kitchens > Philadelphia > History
- Soup kitchens
- Genre/Form
- 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
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library