The guardianship of best interests [electronic resource] : institutional care for the children of the poor in Halifax, 1850-1960 / Ren�ee N. Lafferty.
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; ; 60Publication details: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013.Description: xix, 373 p. : illISBN:- 9780773540552
- 9780773587946 (e-book)
- Poor children -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies
- Poor children -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Urban poor -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies
- Urban poor -- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- Institutional care -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies
- HV866 .C36 2013eb

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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