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The information in this census from the area of Topeka known as Tennessee Town was taken by the assistant pastor of Central Congregational Church Leroy Halbert and Mrs. M. L. Sherman. Under its minister Charles M. Sheldon, the Central Congregational Church offered various social service programs to aid black families that lived adjacent to its location in Topeka's third ward. The census was conducted to document living conditions so that Sheldon and the church could use the information for planning social service programs.
Creator: Central Congregational Church (Topeka, Kan.)
Date: 1898
Item Number: 209734
Call Number: History Topeka (oversize) Central Congregational Church
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209734
Collections - Manuscript - History
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Congregational
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship - Activities
Date - 1890s - 1898
Home and Family - Daily life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Census
People - African Americans - Exodusters
People - African Americans - Slavery
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Church records
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