Adoption Matters (formerly Durham Diocesan Family Welfare Council)
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- Adoption Matters (formerly Durham Diocesan Family Welfare Council)
- Adoption Matters (Ref: D/DDFW)
- General (Ref: D/DDFW/1-16, 107-116)
- Auckland and Stanhope Deaneries (Ref: D/DDFW/45-47)
- Darlington Deanery Moral Welfare Committee (Ref: D/DDFW/50)
- Durham, Easington, Hartlepool Moral Welfare Association, Sidney House, Durham, Welfare Hostel (Ref: D/DDFW/51)
- Durham and Easington Deaneries (Ref: D/DDFW/52)
- Hartlepool Deanery Moral Welfare Association (Ref: D/DDFW/57-63)
- Jarrow Deanery Preventive and Rescue Association (Ref: D/DDFW/66-69)
- St. Agnes Home, Darlington (Ref: D/DDFW/87-94)
- St. Mary's Home, Kepier Terrace, Durham (Ref: D/DDFW/96-97)
- Stockton Deanery (Ref: D/DDFW/117-125)
- St Monica's Home, Bishop Auckland (Ref: D/DDFW/126-127)
Catalogue Description
These records are restricted for 100 years after the last date of each record. Apply to archivist for access.Records relating to individual adoptions remain with Adoption Matters https://www.adoptionmatters.org/
Catalogue Contents
Adoption Matters (Ref: D/DDFW)
Durham Diocesan Preventative and Rescue Association, later Durham Diocesan Moral Welfare Association, later Durham Diocesan Family Welfare Council, currently Adoption Matters
General (Ref: D/DDFW/1-16, 107-116)Ref: D/DDFW 1Diocesan Council meetings minute book, 8 June 1917 - 3 February 1928
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 2Diocesan Council meetings minute book, 4 May 1928 - 24 November 1943
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 3Executive Committee meetings minute book, 14 February 1910 - 10 March 1915
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 4Reports of the work of the Women's Committee of the Durham Diocesan Preventive and Rescue Association, 22 October 1915 - 31 October 1918; minutes of the Women's Committee meetings, 16 November 1917 - 8 December 1920
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 5Women's Committee meetings minute book, 12 January 1921 - 12 October 1927
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 6Women's Committee meetings minute book, 9 November 1927 - 17 April 1931
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 7Women's Committee meetings minute book, 8 May 1931 - 14 December 1934
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 8Women's Committee meetings minute book, 11 February 1935 - 8 September 1939
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 9Women's Committee meetings minute book, 13 October 1939 - 11 January 1946
At end: Mother & Baby Hostel Committee minutes, 21 February - 5 March 1945
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 10Women's Committee meetings minute book, 31 January 1946 - 25 July 1952 [Committee ceased July 1952]
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 11Finance Committee, 23 July 1915 - 7 May 1926
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 12Finance Committee, 12 November 1926 - 2 May 1934
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 13General Purposes Committee, 2 June 1934 - 12 September 1949
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 14General Purposes Committee, 22 May 1950 - 30 April 1968
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 15Workers' meetings minute book, 9 February 1950 - 10 November 1954
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 16Durham Diocesan Church and Family Group minute book, 26 February 1960 - 21 November 1963
At end: Durham City and District Society for the Protection of Women and Girls minute book, 23 February 1918 - 19 October 1918; Durham Council for Public Morals minute book, 28 November 1921 - 25 January 1926
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 107/1Diocesan Council meetings minute book, 1 February 1909 - 23 February 1917
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 107/2Loose papers including correspondence, statements, and orders of service, previously contained in D/DDFW 107/1
(10 parts)
Ref: D/DDFW 108/1Council minutes and Annual General Meetings, 11 May 1944 - 13 December 1973
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 108/2Loose papers including annual reports and addresses of members attending the meetings, 1970s, previously contained in D/DDFW 108/1
(6 parts)
Ref: D/DDFW 109Women's Offering Lists, 1921
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 110Women's Committee reports and letters, 1920s
(3 parts)
Ref: D/DDFW 111Honorary Treasurer's Cash Accounts, April 1920 - 31 March 1943
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 112Petty Cash book, 1 January 1945 - 24 March 1960
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 113/1General Purposes Committee minute book, 5 July 1968 - 20 April 1972
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 113/2Loose items including reports from meetings, 1970s, previously contained in D/DDFW 113/2
(6 parts)
Ref: D/DDFW 114Moral Welfare Sub-Committee, Aid and Health group, 3 December 1941 - 11 May 1944
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 115Address book of organisations and workers, c.1953
(1 file)
Ref: D/DDFW 116/1Notebook of Nancy Bradley, Moral Welfare Officer, includes information and thoughts on different work related topics, 1947
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 116/2Loose papers including Church of England Moral Welfare Council Emergency Course lists and syllabi, 1940s, previously contained in D/DDFW 116/1
(3 parts)
Auckland and Stanhope Deaneries (Ref: D/DDFW/45-47)Ref: D/DDFW 45Council meetings minute book, 17 December 1926 - 17 December 1946
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 46Council meetings minutes, 18 March 1947 - 10 May 1970
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 47Annual meetings minute book, 19 May 1953 - 1 November 1972
(1 volume, card bound)
Darlington Deanery Moral Welfare Committee (Ref: D/DDFW/50)Ref: D/DDFW 50Minute book, 3 July 1962 - 13 March 1973
(1 volume, card bound)
Durham, Easington, Hartlepool Moral Welfare Association, Sidney House, Durham, Welfare Hostel (Ref: D/DDFW/51)Ref: D/DDFW 51Committee meetings minute book, 12 August 1941 - 29 November 1949
(1 volume, card bound)
Durham and Easington Deaneries (Ref: D/DDFW/52)Ref: D/DDFW 52Minute book, 8 October 1940 - 11 July 1950
(1 volume, card bound)
Hartlepool Deanery Moral Welfare Association (Ref: D/DDFW/57-63)Ref: D/DDFW 57Executive Committee minute book, 16 April 1945 - 8 November 1948
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 58Executive Committee minute book, 13 December 1948 - 12 June 1956
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 59Executive Committee minute book, 9 July 1956 - 14 March 1960
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 60Executive Committee minute book, 11 April 1960 - 27 March 1972
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 61Workers' reports to the executive committee, 13 February 1956 - 30 June 1956; 13 January 1958 - 7 June 1958
(1 volume, paper bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 62Workers' reports to the executive committee, 14 July 1958 - 9 February 1959
(l booklet)
Ref: D/DDFW 63Workers' reports to the executive committee, 17 July 1961 - 10 December 1962
(l booklet)
Jarrow Deanery Preventive and Rescue Association (Ref: D/DDFW/66-69)Ref: D/DDFW 66Executive Committee meetings minute book, 2 May 1929 - 6 September 1934
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 67Committee meetings minute book, 4 October 1934 - 8 September 1938
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 68Committee meetings minute book, no.3, 6 October 1938 - 7 October 1948
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 69Executive Committee and Annual General Meeting minute book, 4 November 1948 - 6 June 1957
(1 volume, card bound)
St. Agnes Home, Darlington (Ref: D/DDFW/87-94)Ref: D/DDFW 87Council minute book, 3 July 1928 - 28 April 1971
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 88Committee meetings minute book, 16 June 1937 - 27 April 1949
Ref: D/DDFW 89Committee meetings minute book, 25 May 1949 - 28 September 1955
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 90Committee meetings minute book, 26 October 1955 - 25 June 1963
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 91Committee meetings minute book, 24 July 1963 - 28 June 1972
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 92Committee meetings minute book, 26 July 1972 - 4 February 1976
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 93Annual meetings minute book, 26 April 1972 - 1 May 1974
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 94File of reports including: Durham and Easington Deaneries Annual Report 1958-1958, St Agnes Annual Reports 1949-1958, St Agnes monthly reports October 1946, January 1949 - May 1959
(1 file)
St. Mary's Home, Kepier Terrace, Durham (Ref: D/DDFW/96-97)Ref: D/DDFW 96Ladies' Committee meetings minute book, 21 January 1936 - 16 July 1940
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: D/DDFW 97Ladies' Committee meetings minute book, 17 September 1940 - 15 February 1949
(1 volume, card bound)
Stockton Deanery (Ref: D/DDFW/117-125)Ref: D/DDFW 117Stockton Branch General Committee minute book, 21 May 1919 - 7 February 1941
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 118General Executive Committee meetings minute book, becomes the Moral Welfare Council, and later Family Welfare Council, 25 January 1956 - 29 September 1971
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 119Ladies' Committee meetings minute book, becomes the Clara Harrison House Committee, 10 March 1933 - 6 March 1942
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 120/1Clara Harrison House General Committee minute book, 4 April 1941 - 13 December 1955, at back Ladies' Committee minutes, 15 May 1942 - 28 January 1944
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 120/2Loose papers including statements of accounts and correspondence, 1950s, previously contained in D/DDFW 120/1
(5 parts)
Ref: D/DDFW 121/1Clara Harrison House and Ladies' Committee minute book, 25 February 1944 - 29 July 1952
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 121/2Loose papers including correspondence and statements, previously contained in D/DDFW 121/1
(10 parts)
Ref: D/DDFW 122Clara Harrison House Ladies' Committee minute book, 28 June 1946 - 29 March 1952
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 123Clara Harrison House and Ladies' Committee minute book, September 1952 - 25 February 1955
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 124Ladies' Case Committee minute book, 25 March 1955 - 7 October 1960
(1 volume)
Ref: D/DDFW 125A Brief History of the Life and Work of St. Agnes Home, compiled by Mrs L Bailes, n.d. (after 1975)
(1 booklet)
St Monica's Home, Bishop Auckland (Ref: D/DDFW/126-127)Ref: D/DDFW 126Employer's Liability Insurance certificates for St Monica's Home, 1945-1951
(6 papers)
Ref: D/DDFW 127Third Party Insurance certificates for St Monica's Home, 1948-1950
(3 papers)
