Richard H. Tierney Papers-Charities Investigation, 1904 - 1917
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, printed matter/pamphlets, court documents/reports, and scrapbooks of news clippings related to the New York charities investigation of 1917 as well as the earlier Morenci-Clifton affair of 1904 (which involved the New York Foundling Hospital sending orphans to Arizona).
Dates
- Creation: 1904 - 1917
Creator
- From the Collection: Jesuits. Maryland Province (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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