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The history of the Kensington Soup Society Kenneth W. Milano
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA/Ph HV 696 .S6 M55 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milano, Kenneth W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kensington Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Kensington Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Soup kitchens--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Soup kitchens.
- Charity organization--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Charity organization.
- Poor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Poor.
- Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 158 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- The founding of the Kensington Soup Society
- The early years of the soup society-managers and benefactors
- Early homes of the Kensington Soup Society and the financing of the Crease Street Soup House
- The running of the soup society
- The soup house in the late nineteenth century
- The Williamson Family and Coal Fund
- World War I, the Great Depression and World War II
- Changing shapes of the Kensington Soup Society.
- ISBN:
- 9781596296244
- 1596296240
- OCLC:
- 301705198
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