Powlison, Charles Ford (1865-1942)

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National Child Welfare Association

Notes on Costs and Availability of the Armory and Coliseum for the Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit, February 15, 1911

Julia Clifford Lathrop to Jane Addams, June 22, 1917

Jane Addams to Julia Clifford Lathrop, June 26, 1917

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Birth Date

1865-01-?

Death Date

1942-07-01

Birthplace

Pluckemin, NJ

Biographical Text

Charles Powlison was a sociologist and welfare worker. He was the founding secretary of the National Child Welfare Association in 1912 and remained involved until this death. He was also associated with the National Kindergarten Association and the American Patriotic League. He was also director of the New York Child Welfare Committee.

Powlison married Henrietta A. West. in 1894. They had two children, Arthur and Mildred. He died in 1942.

Occupation

Public speaker

Secretary

Sociologist

Collection

People

Map

Edited By

DeLora, Renee

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Hajo, Cathy Moran

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1911

Bibliography and Links

Charles F Powlison, 1910 United States Federal Census

Charles F. Powlison Dies in New York; Son Arthur Here, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 7, 1942, p. 12.

Charles Ford Powlison, Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967

Charles Ford Powlison, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Chas F Powlison, 1900 United States Federal Census

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Citation

“Powlison, Charles Ford (1865-1942),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 13, 2024, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/4274.