Waldo Burton Memorial Boys' Home records

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-202

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the patient and management records of the Waldo Burton Memorial Boys' Home, located on South Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans, and its predecessor organization, the Asylum for Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys. Included are handwritten and typed correspondence, stamped envelopes, daily logs, admittance books, account books, receipts, records of medical conditions and prescriptions, case histories, Superintendents' reports to the Board of Directors and Treasurer, school grades, visitors' books, and other related items.

Dates

1823-1965

Creator

Waldo Burton Memorial Boys' Home. (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Researchers may not record or reveal any identifying information of clients or residents found in this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

The Waldo Burton Memorial Boys' Home was endowed and built in the 1920s by cypress lumber businessman and philanthropist, William L. Burton (1847-1927), who wished to establish an enduring memorial to his only child, William Waldo Burton, who was born in 1875 and lived to adulthood. The institution, in operation as a residential care facility into the 21st century and post-Katrina, is housed in a large two-story brick building with three arches at the entrance. The predecessor organization of the Waldo Burton Memorial Boys' Home, caring for white male orphans, had its origin around 1824. Name variations include: Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys, Orphan Boys' Asylum, Asylum for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys, Male Orphan Asylum, Waldo Burton Home, Waldo Burton Boys' Home, Waldo Burton Memorial Home.

Extent

12 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged chronologically by topic. It consists of 4 boxes and 82 volumes. It is 12 linear feet.

Related Materials

LaRC has the papers of John Page, the supervisor of the earlier Asylum for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys (Collection 858)

http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=803

Processing Information

Archon collection level record originally created in November 2009.

Subjects

Carrollton (New Orleans, La) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Application forms Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Asylum for Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys (New Orleans, La.)
Case histories Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Child care services -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Group homes for children -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Louisiana -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Medical records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
New Orleans (La) -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Orphanages -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Prescriptions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Receipts (financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
School records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys.
Visitors' books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Waldo Burton Memorial Boys' Home.