Article from the 1889 September 14 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on the proceedings of the meeting of the National Conference of Charities and Correction.
Article from the 1889 September 19 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on proposed use of the "cottage" system at the Whittier State School for Boys.
Children; Schools; Housing; Learning disabilities; Mental retardation; Glen Ellen (Calif.); Sanitoriums; Child welfare; People with mental disabilities
Article from the 1891 July 24 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that a boys' wing will be built at the California Home of Feebleminded Children in Sonoma County.
Children; Whittier (Calif.); Reformatories; Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Parents; Child welfare; Police; Investigations
An article from the 1891 July 12 edition of the Los Angeles Times reports that the mother of a sixteen-year-old boy attempted to commit her son to the reform school in Whittier. The son believes it is due to his knowledge of family secrets.
Children; Judges; Judgments; Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Reformatories; Child welfare
An article from the 1891 July 9 edition of the Los Angeles Herald reports that an incorrigible girl was committed to the reform school in Whittier and the concern over her relationship with a curiosity shop owner.
Child welfare; Children; Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Schools; Reformatories; Juvenile delinquents; Prisons
An article from the 1891 July 17 edition of the Los Angeles Evening Express reports that a girl has been committed to the reform school in Whittier. It also reports that her father had been found guilty of incest and sent to the penitentiary some...
Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Reformatories; Children; Juvenile delinquents; Child welfare
An article from the 1891 October 29 edition of the San Diego Union reports that the reform school in Whittier is a praiseworthy institution that can benefit children and society.
An article from the 1891 December 31 edition of the Los Angeles Times reports on the address given to the State Teachers' Association by Dr. Walter Lindley outlining the work of the reform school in Whittier and its daily routine.
Boys and Girls Aid Society of California; Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Reformatories; Children; Marching drills; Associations, institutions, etc.; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Teachers' unions; Schools; Teachers;...
An article from the 1891 December 31 edition of the Los Angeles Herald reports on the speech given by Dr. Walter Lindley to the State Teachers' Association regarding the reform school in Whittier.
Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Reformatories; Schools; Children; Juvenile delinquents; Child welfare; Church services; Exercise
An article from the 1892 January 2 edition of the Riverside Horticulturist reports on Dr. Walter Lindley's belief that permanent reforms are being made among a large percentage of children being committed to the reform school in Whittier.
Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Reformatories; Children; Child welfare
An article from the 1892 March 24 edition of the San Francisco Report protests the practice of chaining boys together and exposing them to the public while they are waiting for their steamer to the reform school in Whittier.
Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Reformatories; Children; Child welfare
An article from the 1892 March 26 edition of the Los Angeles Herald reports on the concern over boys being chained together and then being exposed to the public while they are waiting for their steamer to the reform school in Whittier.
