Publication Date
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Committee Members
Jacob Dorn (Committee Chair), Nancy Garner (Committee Member), Edward Haas (Committee Member)
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
This study aims at analyzing the general situation of American orphan asylums in the period from 1894 to 1944 by looking at the Ohio Pythian Home, which operated in Springfield, Ohio at this time. Through the use of primary and secondary sources, as well as interviews with former orphan residents of the Ohio Pythian Home, the study demonstrates that contrary to popular belief the orphan asylums of the period were nurturing institutions concerned with the well-being of their wards.
Page Count
97
Department or Program
Department of History
Year Degree Awarded
2011
Copyright
Copyright 2011, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
