Some
favorites were from the 19th century: records from an institution that sheltered unwed mothers, a pamphlet on the care and feeding of
babies, newspaper articles (which were written in a very dramatic style then), travel guides,
doctors» accounts of life at Blockley Almshouse, a guide to doing charity work with the poor, accounts of underpaid working women, home health - care manuals (most health care took place in the home, and detailed guides were written for mothers) and so much else.