Scope and Content: The State Primary School, opened at the State Almshouse at Monson in 1866 and continuing after the almshouse’s closing in 1872 until 1895, provided lodging, instruction, and employment for dependent and neglected children under age sixteen without settlement in the Commonwealth and some juvenile offenders.  Series was created to administer and record their admission to the institution.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Full admission (2) Support or temporary custody; Arranged within each Volume by school no./chronologically by admission date
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