Midwives--Rhode Island
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ann M. Lawton Midwifery Record Book
Collection
Identifier: SC 00911
Scope and Contents
Consists of one autograph album used by Ann M. Lawton, a midwife from South Middleboro, Massachusetts, to record the names of the babies she helped deliver. Each entry includes the baby's name, parent's names, date of birth, the weight of the baby, the doctor's name, and the place where they were born. Most of the babies were delivered in either Massachusetts or Rhode Island. On the opposite side of the first twelve entries, there are two lines to the poem "Baby" by George Macdonald.
Dates:
1876-1887
Found in:
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