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- 1839-1973 (Creation)
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1.42 linear metres
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The Queen Adelaide Fund was founded in the 1830s to support the work of Hanwell Asylum. It had come to the attention of the chairman of the Asylum, Colonel James Clitherow, that when cured patients were discharged from the asylum many of them were forced to enter the workhouse as their furniture, tools and even clothes had been sold to support their families while they were being treated. The Fund provided such patients with a grant to enable them to resume their jobs and reunite their families.
The fund was supported by Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV, who was also a patron of the Hanwell Asylum. She was the first subscriber to the Fund, donating £100 as well as her name.
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H11/QAF 1839-1973 Collection 1.42 linear metres Queen Adelaide Fund
The Queen Adelaide Fund was founded in the 1830s to support the work of Hanwell Asylum. It had come to the attention of the chairman of the Asylum, Colonel James Clitherow, that when cured patients were discharged from the asylum many of them were forced to enter the workhouse as their furniture, tools and even clothes had been sold to support their families while they were being treated. The Fund provided such patients with a grant to enable them to resume their jobs and reunite their families.
The fund was supported by Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV, who was also a patron of the Hanwell Asylum. She was the first subscriber to the Fund, donating £100 as well as her name.
Records relating to Hanwell Asylum were recieved in multiple accessions from 1983 onwards.
Records of the Queen Adelaide Fund, including declarations of trust, 1839-1870; letter from Dr J Connolly calling for the expansion of the fund, 1840; reports of the Committee for Increasing the Queen Adelaide Fund, 1840; funeral sermon for Colonel James Clitherow, 1841; regulations for management of the fund, 1842; list of subscribers, 1845; financial accounts, 1840-1973; recommendation books (listing patients put forward for grants), 1842-1933; photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Clitherow, 1960. Also book of recommendation for the London (Surrey) Benevolent Fund, 1892-1899.
In sections according to catalogue.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See The Times newspaper for reports of the foundation of the Fund.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. February 2009 Grants Financing Finance Adelaide , 1792-1849 , Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and consort of William IV x Adelaide , Princess of Saxe-Meiningen Lunatics People Psychiatric hospitals Hospitals Paupers People by roles Patients Psychiatric hospital patients Health services Medical institutions History Personal history Medical history Social welfare Charity Clitherow , James , d 1841 , Colonel of the Westminster Militia , philanthropist Queen Adelaide Fund St Bernard's Hospital , 1938-1980 x Middlesex County Asylum, Hanwell , 1831-1889 x London County Asylum, Hanwell , 1889-1917 x London County Mental Hospital , 1918-1928 x Hanwell Mental Hospital , 1929-1937 London England UK Western Europe Ealing Middlesex Hanwell Europe
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Records relating to Hanwell Asylum were recieved in multiple accessions from 1983 onwards.
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Records of the Queen Adelaide Fund, including declarations of trust, 1839-1870; letter from Dr J Connolly calling for the expansion of the fund, 1840; reports of the Committee for Increasing the Queen Adelaide Fund, 1840; funeral sermon for Colonel James Clitherow, 1841; regulations for management of the fund, 1842; list of subscribers, 1845; financial accounts, 1840-1973; recommendation books (listing patients put forward for grants), 1842-1933; photograph of a portrait of Colonel James Clitherow, 1960. Also book of recommendation for the London (Surrey) Benevolent Fund, 1892-1899.
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In sections according to catalogue.
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English