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Voluntary organizations in Pre-Revolutionary New York City, 1750-1776
… two semi-professional organizations, several charitable societies, and culminated in a strong drive to build a hospital. Such endeavors all represented the work of private men voluntarily joining together to accomplish specific tasks.</p> <p>The period before 1750 had not experienced such a …
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"Collecting and arranging...a history of the Globe": a reconsideration of the Salem East India Marine Society and Antebellum American Museology
… of the origins and evolution of maritime charitable societies and the influence of the Society's benevolent mission on the institution as a whole. Chapter 3 explores the Society's scientific accomplishments and its effect on the collection and display of curiosities. Chapter 4 takes an …