Children's Society

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):	The Church of England Children's Society (Also known as) The Church of England Central Home for Waifs and Strays (Formerly known as) The Church of England Central Society for Providing Homes for Waifs and Strays (Formerly known as) The Church of England Incorporated Society for Providing Homes for Waifs and Strays (Formerly known as) The Waifs and Strays Society (Formerly known as)
Date:	1890-2009
Places:	London
Functions, occupations and activities:	Societies and Associations > Welfare and charitable
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C50907 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O25566 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	c1890-1982: children's case files, minutes, papers, corresp rel to: St Nicholas’ Home for Crippled Children, Upper Tooting, Surrey; St Chad's Home For Girls, Far Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire; St Nicholas' Home, West Byfleet, Surrey; St Agnes' Hostel For Girls, Croydon, London; St Martin's Home For Crippled Boys, Surbiton, Surrey; Bradstock Lockett Special School, Southport, Lancashire; St Nicholas' Orthopaedic Hospital and Special School, Pyrford, near Woking; St Martin's Orthopaedic Hospital And Special School, Pyrford, near Woking, Surrey; St Nicholas' and St Martin's Orthopaedic Hospital and Special School, Pyrford; Halliwick School For Girls, Winchmore Hill, London; St Agnes' Home, Pevensey Bay, Sussex; St Monica's Home for Diabetic Children, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent; Corfield House Home, Rustington, Sussex	The Children's Society Records and Archive Centre	TCS/CF, TCS/F, TCS/J	NRA 27642
2	1890-1986: The Children's Union: records incl annual reports, minutes, corresp, membership certificates, registers, birthday books, Brothers and Sisters magazine	The Children's Society Records and Archive Centre	TCS/U
3	late 20th cent: administrative records rel to Ernest Bailey House, Matlock	Derbyshire Record Office	D6715	See Annual Return 2006
4	1961-2009: minutes of the Derbyshire Dales Committee for the Children's Society (formerly Friends of Ernest Bailey Nursery)	Derbyshire Record Office	D7174