Crenson, Matthew A., 1943-

Building the invisible orphanage a prehistory of the American welfare system / [electronic resource] : Matthew A. Crenson. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998. - xii, 383 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-374) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Public welfare--History.--United States
Child welfare--History.--United States
Welfare state.
Orphanages--History.--United States


United States--Social policy.


Electronic books.

HV91 / .C74 1998