Manuscript Group 403 BOYS INDUSTRIAL HOME OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA RECORDS 1900-1980
210 cubic feet
The Boys' Industrial Home in Oakdale, Allegheny County, Pa. was organized June
18, 1900 and incorporated January 29, 1901. According to the charter, its purpose
was "to take charge of homeless and neglected boys, give or find for them a suitable
home, and secure for them a common school and an industrial education." The Home,
a private juvenile facility, admitted white boys from 8 to 16 years of age who
were physically and mentally fit and whose needs could not be properly met in
their own community. In 1980, the Boys' Industrial Home merged with the Wesley
Institute, Oakdale Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The records include:
Annual Reports including Photographs, Brief Histories, and the by-laws of the Home, 1901-1948
Alphabetical Card File Index to Case Files, ca. 1900-1972
Case Files of Each Boy, ca. 1900-1972
Meeting Files including Agenda, Balance Sheets, and Reports, 1968-1980
Minutes of the Board of Directors of the Boys' Industrial Home of Western
Pennsylvania, 1900-1980
Administrative Files, ca. 1900-1980. (11 cartons) {#403m.1}
[RESTRICTED] Admission Cards, ca. 1900-1980.
(7 boxes) {#403m.2}
Architectural Drawings, ca. 1900-1980. (6 cubic feet) {#403m.3}
[RESTRICTED] Case Files, ca. 1900-1980.
(69 cartons) {#403m.4}
