Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain
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Authors
Behrend, Dawn
Issue Date
2020-05-14
Type
Article, Published
Language
en_US
Keywords
Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Library and information science , Reference Databases , Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain
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Description/Abstract
Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain published by Adam Matthew Digital is comprised of primary digital materials culled from three major archives in Britain and the UK focused on the experience of poverty in Victorian Britain and efforts involving economic, government, and social reform such as the Poor Law, workhouses, settlement houses, and philanthropic initiatives. Content is derived from the National Archives at Kew, British Library, and Senate House Library and includes pamphlets, correspondence, newspaper clippings, books, and other resources. Content is currently heavily derived from one archive, the Senate House Library, with pamphlets from this source making up nearly half of the total holdings. Users seeking access to a more extensive collection of similar material may prefer subscribing to JSTOR which includes JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets with over 26,000 pamphlets along with secondary scholarly journals and eBooks on the Victorian era. While not providing the primary sources of Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain or JSTOR, Historical Abstracts may be an alternative resource in providing access to notable scholarly resources on the period.
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Citation
Behrend, Dawn. “Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain.” Charleston Advisor, vol. 22, no. 1, July 2020, pp. 51–55.