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Victoria - Archival Collection

Material donated by Donna Jaggs (c. 1904 - c. 2003)

  • A guide to charity and to the philanthropic work of Victoria

    A guide to charity and to the philanthropic work of Victoria, 1912, courtesy of Donna Jaggs.
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From
c. 1904
To
c. 2003

There is a collection of material donated by Donna Jaggs held at the National Orphanage Museum and managed by the Care Leavers of Australia Network [CLAN]. It includes publications, scrapbooks and press clippings relating to the history of child welfare in Victoria.

Publications

Theses

  • Jaggs, Catherine, 'The Melbourne Child-Saving Movement, 1888-1910', This Honours Thesis explores the history of the child-saving movement in Melbourne through a study of Kildonan, the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and St Joseph's Home for Destitute Children., Thesis, Department of History, University of Melbourne, 1985. Details

Photos

Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes. Outline History
Title
Anglican Mission to the Streets and Lanes. Outline History
Type
Document
Date
1885 - 1991

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'Neglected Children's Department, Victoria 1.07.04', bound volume of press clippings with index at front
Title
'Neglected Children's Department, Victoria 1.07.04', bound volume of press clippings with index at front
Type
Document
Date
1904 - 1924

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Spence, 'State children in Australia: a history of boarding out and its developments', 1907
Title
Spence, 'State children in Australia: a history of boarding out and its developments', 1907
Type
Document
Date
1907

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Scrap album
Title
Scrap album
Type
Document
Date
1908 - 1912

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A guide to charity and to the philanthropic work of Victoria
Title
A guide to charity and to the philanthropic work of Victoria
Type
Document
Date
1912
Source
Donna Jaggs

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The battered baby and the limits of the law
Title
The battered baby and the limits of the law
Type
Document
Date
1978

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Getting the Acts together: an analysis of attempts to reform child protective legislation in Victoria 1978-83
Title
Getting the Acts together: an analysis of attempts to reform child protective legislation in Victoria 1978-83
Type
Document
Date
1983 -

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Two different worlds: cultural and political conflict in a 19th century boys reformatory
Title
Two different worlds: cultural and political conflict in a 19th century boys reformatory
Type
Document
Date
c. 1987

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Stories from a twentieth century life [Chapter 8 Pirra Children's Home]
Title
Stories from a twentieth century life [Chapter 8 Pirra Children's Home]
Type
Document
Date
2003

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Prepared by: Rosemary Francis