Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of Board meeting minutes and various records of the Home of the Friendless, later renamed the Charless Home, from its founding in 1853 until its sale in 2006. It is divided into two series:Board of Trustees and Subject Files. The Board of Trustees series, 1853-2006, consists primarily of meeting minutes and board meeting documents arranged chronologically. The Subject...

Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence to Isaac Cook from various individuals dated 1845-1853, including a letter from Stephen A. Douglas dated May 27, 1853. Collection also includes papers regarding Mrs. Edith M. Cook’s stock in the Boreel Mining Company, 1902-1939; newspaper and magazine articles, dated 1928, regarding a memorial to Dr. John Thomson Hodgen and Dr. John Thomson Hodgen in Pittsfield, Illinois; and correspondence of Mrs. N.E. Collins, matron of the Home of the Friendless (St....