The Benevolent Fund

Date:: 1919-1956

Reference:: RET/3/1/6/1

Part of:: The Retreat Archive

Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

The Retreat ArchiveRET
- FINANCIALRET/3
  - FUNDRAISING PAPERSRET/3/1
    - Charitable and Special FundsRET/3/1/6
      - The Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1
        Correspondence and papers relating to the Appeal for a new Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/1
        Correspondence and subscriptions to Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/2
        Correspondence from those unable to contribute to Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/3
        Correspondence on a further Special Appeal for the Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/4
        Correspondence to and from contributors to Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/5
        Correspondence to and from contributors to Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/6
        Index Book of subscribers and contributors to the Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/7
        Account Book of donations and subscriptions to the Benevolent FundRET/3/1/6/1/8
        Card index of subscribers and contributors to the FundRET/3/1/6/1/9

About this work

Description

The Benevolent Fund was established in 1919 to make up the shortfall between patients’ fees paid by poorer Friends and the actual cost of their maintenance. It superseded an earlier and smaller Endowment Fund for patients who were Friends. The Endowment Fund was later used to subsidise non-Friends (see RET 3/1/6/2). There were regular appeals to Friends to make donations and subscriptions to the Benevolent Fund.

Publication/Creation

1919-1956

Physical description

6 files, 2 volumes and 1 card index

Terms of use

Open and available at the Borthwick Institute for Archives. This material has been digitised by the Borthwick Institute for Archives as part of a Wellcome Trust funded project, and can be freely accessed online through the Wellcome Library catalogue.

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