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Stoddard (Mary) Florence Crittenton Home papers
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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: Mary Stoddard Florence Crittenton Home papers
    creator: Hurd, Mary Wilcox
    Identifier/Call Number: 0610
    Physical Description: 1.58 linear feet. 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1911-1928
    Abstract: Letters, photographs, ephemera and a large scrapbook created and collected by Mary ("Mollie") Stoddard, president of the Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home in the 1920s. The papers document the Home, and Mollie's personal and philanthropic pursuits. Mary ("Mollie") Wilcox Stoddard (later Mary Wilcox Hurd) was born in Placerville, CA in 1870. Mollie was a long time supporter and president of the Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home.
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    Biographical / Historical

    Mary ("Mollie") Wilcox Stoddard (later Mary Wilcox Hurd) was born in Placerville, CA in 1870. After the death of her first husband, Frank Stoddard, she married state senator Henry M. Hurd (who passed away in 1927). Mollie passed away on January 19, 1929 in Los Angeles. In an inscription inside the front cover of the scrapbook dated 1924, Mollie indicated that she wished the scrapbook to be sent to the Pioneer Lodge in Placerville. According to the El Dorado County Historical Society, Mollie built the Lodge and presented it to the Placerville Shakespeare Club (of which there is a postcard in the papers). [See http://www.eldoradocountyhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/September-2001.pdf]. Mollie was a long time supporter and president of the Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home.

    Scope and Contents

    Letters, photographs, ephemera and a large scrapbook created and collected by Mary ("Mollie") Stoddard, president of the Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home. The scrapbook documents mentions of and stories about the Home, and is annotated throughout. On the inside front cover are a number of inscriptions written by Mollie, including one indicating that she started the scrapbook in 1913, and another indicating that she wished it to be transferred to the Pioneer Lodge in Placerville after her death. The papers and photographs that accompany the scrapbook, dating as early as 1911, consist of personal and business correspondence, minutes of the California Military Welfare Committee, and reports on the prevention of veneral disease. The photographs include two portraits of Mollie, unidentified individuals and buildings. Also included are photographs of children used as illustrations in a report on child welfare.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Mary Stoddard Florence Crittenton Home papers, Collection no. 0610, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchase, November 2016.

    Related Materials

    Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home records, Collection no. 0415, California Social Welfare Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Charities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Social group work -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Social workers -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
    Women philanthropists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Archival resources
    Correspondence
    Ephemera
    Photographs
    Reports
    Scrapbooks
    Hurd, Mary Wilcox -- Archives
    Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archives