The Moses McAllister, Jr. collection consists of reports, documents, and photographs relating to the development and history of Cheltenham Youth Detention Center in Cheltenham, MD that he obtained during his time as Superintendent there from 1992-1994. Most of these records predate the 1960s and largely relate to investigations conducted on several Maryland training schools which included Boy’s Village of Maryland, the predecessor to Cheltenham Youth Detention Center. Many of the photographs are in black and white and illustrate various parts of Boy’s Village including the presence of a farm with cows, youths doing construction work and images of the houses, or “cottages” as they were known, where the youths stayed in dorms. There is also one extremely fragile book that is a bound volume of the Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the House of Reformation with reports from 1873-1909. The collection was donated by his wife, Lerlene McAllister.
Arrangement: The Moses McAllister, Jr. collection consists of 1 box with 37 items and they are arranged into three series.
MSA-SC-6374-1: Reports
- Various reports on the examination, development, and policies relating to Maryland training schools for youths by several committees from the Maryland State Department of Public Welfare and the state Planning Commission.
MSA-SC-6374-2: Book
- Bound volume of Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the House of Reformation with reports from 1873-1909.
MSA-SC-6374-3: Photographs
- Black and white photos of youths doing various activities at Boy’s Village of Maryland. Photos probably date to pre-1960 before desegregation. Colored photos of youths in classrooms and doing extracurriculars. Photos probably date after 1962, when the institution became desegregated.
See related collections:
MSA SC 2586-1-1 - Cheltenham School for Boys Collection
MSA SC 5967-1-1 - Cheltenham School for Boys Collection
MSA SC 5624 - Department of Juvenile Services Photographic Collection |
