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SPR. Superintendent of the Poor

 Record Group
Identifier: SPR
Records of the early office of the Superintendent of the Poor

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Clerk and Recorder, Various Historical Records

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2010-005
Dates: 1860-1963

Clerk and Recorder, Various Records

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1998-005
Dates: 1862-1972

Miscellaneous Financial and BCC Records

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1-2
Identifier: 2022-007
Dates: 1869-1936

Poor Farm and Pauper Records, 1893-1939

 Collection
Identifier: Series-196
Scope and Contents Records of aid provided to the county's poor by Jefferson County government. Registers of the Poor may include name, address, nationality, where born, when person came to Colorado, age, sex, aid given (groceries, rent, coal, burial, etc.), whether sent to Poor Farm or hospital, how long supported, dollar amount, cause of poverty, and date of discharge. The Pauper Record book is divided into sections: County Farm; Pauper and Mother's Compensation; Blind Benefit; and...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1893-1939