| Description | Committee meetings during this period were typically attended by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cadbury, Mr T. Sydney Walker (until his death in 1931), Mrs. Sydney Walker, Mr. H.K. Beale, Miss Mary Baily, Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Riley, Mrs. F.G. Danielsen and Mrs. Percy Hughes. This volume contains committee minutes, typed reports from the House Committee and typed secretary's reports. The House Committee reports include details of children accepted into the homes and emigrated to Canada and Australia. The secretary's reports include property and financial transactions. The minutes discuss the establishment of 'Middlemore Babies Home' in Selly Oak in 1938, the evacuation of children during World War Two and the cessation of emigration during the war period, the closure of Crowley Orphanage and the transfer of the remaining property and funds to the Middlemore Homes. The volume also includes lists of staff salaries. |