维多利亚时代英国的贫困、慈善与社会状况
出版的报告、书籍、请愿书、信件、地图和建筑图纸、会议记录、报纸和期刊剪报、政府文件、印刷的演讲、小册子、期刊和其他类型的文件。募捐活动围绕10大主题展开:慈善组织和友好社会;教育和儿童;保健、医药和残疾;制造业、技术和贸易;种族和移民;卫生、贫民窟和住房;社会秩序与纪律;社会改革和福利;社会主义与政治运动; and The Poor Laws, Workhouses and Outdoor Relief. Also includes subject indexes, place name indexes, and personal name indexes. Highlights of the collection include the complete correspondence of the Poor Law Commission, Poor Law Board and Local Government Board, 1834-1904; National Archives record series MH (Ministry of Health) 32: Local Government Board and Predecessors: Assistant Poor Law Commissioners and Inspectors, Correspondence, 1834-1904; and MH 33: Poor Law Commission: Assistant Poor Law Commissioners, Registers of Correspondence, 1834-1846.