| dc.contributor.author | Blois, Ernest H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Province of Nova Scotia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-21T19:09:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-21T19:09:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1919 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nova Scotia. Superintendent of Neglected and Delinquent Children, Blois EH. Report of the Superintendent of Neglected and Delinquent Children. Halifax, N.S. : Commissioner of Public Works and Mines: King's Printer; 1912. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/37574 | |
| dc.description | Sixth annual report of the Office of the Superintendent of Neglected and Delinquent Children of Nova Scotia for the year ending September 30th, 1918. Included in this report are photos and descriptions of the aftermath of the Halifax explosion which occurred Dec. 6, 1917.
Included in this report are photos and descriptions of the aftermath of the Halifax explosion which occurred Dec. 6, 1917. | en_US |
| dc.description | The 6th report of the Superintendent of Neglected and Delinquent Children provides a window into the socials conditions and problems of children and youth at a pivotal time in Nova Scotia's history. | |
| dc.description | This particular report covers the period ending 30 September 1918, when Canada was in the last months of World War II and when Halifax was devastated by the great explosion on December 6th, 1917. | |
| dc.description | The report includes firsthand accounts from several of the institutions under the jurisdiction for the Superintendent. The Protestant Orphans Home (1274 Barrington Street) was completely destroyed by the explosion and of 41 children only 15 survived (pg. 91). The Home of the Guardian Angel (located on Brunswick Street) lost only one child but the devastation and aftermath are graphically described by the Sister in Charge (pg.89). St. Joseph's Orphanage (located on Quinpool Road) did not suffer any loss of life by was greatly damaged (pg. 85) as was St. Paul's home for Girls (Tower Road?) and The Girls Home, College Street. All reported windows were shattered throughout the entire building and damage done to plaster and doors. | |
| dc.description | Also included is a Report of the Children's Committee which was organized shortly after the Halifax Explosion for the purpose of assisting children effected by the disaster. The committee tool on the task of hunting for "missing" children, identifying "unclaimed" children and reuniting children with parents. The Committee also took on the task of finding homes for children orphaned by the disaster. Appendix A (pg. 107) | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | King's Printer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nova Scotia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Child Welfare | en_US |
| dc.title | Annual Report of the Superintendent of Neglected and Delinquent Children, Nova Scotia. | en_US |
| dc.type | Archival Material | en_US |
