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1867-1993, predominant 1923-1992 (Creation)
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- Halifax Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor
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25 cm of textual records
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The Halifax Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor was organized on 27 December 1866 by a group of local clergymen and businessmen and incorporated on 19 April 1884. The aim of the association was to improve the condition of the poor in Halifax by providing food, shelter, clothing, and other forms of assistance. Among its earliest relief activities was providing winter work for unemployed men at the stone shed located on the north Common, which the association was charged with operating in 1868 by the City of Halifax. Other activities included organizing meal programs for school children and providing food and grants to local social welfare organizations. From 1935 to 1972, the association worked in close cooperation with the Halifax Welfare Bureau (later the Family Service Bureau) which investigated requests for help and distributed relief for the association.
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Consists of records documenting the association's role in planning and coordinating temporary relief for the poor in Halifax. Includes minutes of advisory board meetings and annual meetings, some together with relevant reports and newspaper clippings, 1923-1992. Also includes annual reports, 1867-1966 (incomplete), financial statements and auditors report 1982-1993, by-laws, act of incorporation, and a copy of the history of the association prepared by Judge R.E. Inglis and R.W. Kane in 1989.
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Donated by the secretary of the association, Edith Mingo, in 1982 and 1997.
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Microfilm reel available: 3799.
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Use microfilm.