The guardianship of best interests institutional care for the children of the poor in Halifax, 1850-1960 /

Lafferty, Renee N.

The guardianship of best interests institutional care for the children of the poor in Halifax, 1850-1960 / [electronic resource] : Renee N. Lafferty. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013. - xix, 373 p. : ill. - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 60 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780773587946 (electronic bk.)


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Urban poor--Institutional care--History--Nova Scotia--Halifax--19th century--Case studies.
Urban poor--Institutional care--History--Nova Scotia--Halifax--20th century--Case studies.
Institutional care--History--Nova Scotia--Halifax--20th century--Case studies.


Electronic books.

HV866 / .C36 2013