National Attiyeh Benevolent Society Convention Programs

Programs for its 1962 and 1976 conventions, both held in Fargo, N.D. and sponsored by the Fargo chapter. The booklets include photographs of various family members, especially the 1976 program

Apprentice certificate printing plate

Metal printing plate, mounted on a wooden block, for a presentation certificate for the completion of a five-year apprenticeship with the Society. Undated, but probably early 20th century

Engraved brass printing plate

Engraved brass printing plate for an invitation to attend the Society's 125th Anniversary Festival on 17 March 1908

Benevolent Society of St Patrick Annual General Meeting attendance book

Volume recording the manuscript signatures of those who attended Annual General Meetings of the Society from 17 March 1930 to 17 March 1939. Pages not reproduced here are blank

Supporting older people who are experiencing mental distress or illness

  The Benevolent Society has released the seventh in its series of community aged care Research to Practice Briefings.  Briefing 7, Supporting older people who are experiencing mental distress or illness, reviews Australian and international research evidence on the symptoms and treatments of mental illness in older people to provide guidance for community care practitioners in their day-to-day work of supporting older people.   Mental distress or illness is not a normal part of ageing.  However, like people of any age, older people can be vulnerable to mental illness. This Briefing was developed in partnership with the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)   The Briefing is available from The Benevolent Society’s website, http://www.bensoc.org.au/uploads/documents/Research-to-Practice-Briefing7-mental-health.pd

Boyerker Benevolent Society records undated, 1969-1995

Collection contains a 45th anniversary souvenir journal, photographs, and materials relating to the Boyerker Scholarship Fund. Within the scholarship fund folder are board minutes, correspondence, financial records, and news clippings documenting the Society's loans to Boyerker descendants who are attending collegeSaul and Jean Weisse

Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)

Letter from the Hebrew Benevolent Society discussing their upcoming meeting and the slate submitted by the Nominating Committee. They also let the recipients know that Congregation B'nai Israel has asked the Society to help defray the costs of publishing a book honoring the late Rabbi Henry Cohen

Order of performances for the first celebration of the Washington benevolent society of Massachusetts. April 30, 1812 .... Odes, composed for the first celebration of the Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts. [Boston 1812].

Positive Photostat.; Verse