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.
Article from the 1891 August 5 edition of the Stockton Daily Republican reports on spending at the Whittier State School and reprints a letter from the Superintendent, Walter Lindley.
Whittier (Calif.); Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.); Reformatories; Juvenile delinquents; Prisons; Children; Parents; Governors
An article from the 1892 February 24 edition of the San Francisco Examiner reports that reformatories should be maintained for the reclamation of those who may be saved, but should be reserved for only those who need them.
Article from the 1909 May 28 edition of the Los Angeles Evening News reports on issues discussed at a convention of leading reform philanthropists to which Walter Lindley was in attendance.
Article from the 1909 March 21 edition of the Los Angeles Evening News discusses appointment of politicians to positions at the Whittier reform school.
Article from the 1909 June 11 edition of the Los Angeles Evening News reports on recent events occurring in the Highland Asylum and the Whittier reform school.
Schools; Reformatories; Legislation; Whittier (Calif.); Water; Waterman, Robert Whitney, 1826-1891
Article from the 1889 July 26 edition of the Los Angeles Times reports on the plan to build the State Reform School in Whittier on land with insufficient water rights for a school of this size.
Article from the 1889 July 27 edition of the Whittier Pointer reports that Governor Waterman has approved the building of the state reformatory in Whittier, California.
Dinners and dining; Governors; Whittier (Calif.); Lectures and lecturing; Reformatories; Asylums; Schools
Article from the 1889 July 27 edition of the Whittier Pointer reports on a reception and dinner given for Governor Waterman at the Greenleaf Hotel in Whittier.
Schools; Reformatories; Water; Water rights; Land titles
Article clipped from the 1889 July 28 edition of the Los Angeles Tribune regarding the legitimacy of the land and water titles for the Whittier State School for Boys.
Reformatories; Schools; Whittier (Calif.); Legislators United States; Mayors
Article from the 1889 October 4 edition of the Los Angeles Express reports on the attendees at an ice cream festival held by the Whittier Entertainment Society.
