Historical Directory of Orphanage's

WELCOME TO A CENSUS GUIDE TO OKLAHOMA 'S POOR FARMS, ORPHANAGES AND INSTITUTIONS

I found this information in a pile of papers when I was doing some re-organization in my office. I have no idea where I found it on the web, so if someone knows about this Historical Directory, please let me know. I think you will find this information interesting. The addresses are outdated, but give you an idea where they were located.

Adoption Agency, Orphanages and Maternity Homes

An Historical Directory

By: Reg Niles

Vol. I & II

1937

ANADARKO

(In Caddo County--Founded 1901)

Saint Patrick's Mission. 1964: A Catholic Elementary School operated by the Institute of the Sisters of the Third order of St. Francis, 1933 census: same name no address: Residential care for 129 independent children age 6-16; 1922 St. Patrick's Boarding School for Indians, no address; for Apache, Comanche and Kiowa children; operated by the sisters of St. Francis.

ANTLERS

(In Pushmataha County incorporated in 1903)

SAINT AGNES' MISSION. 1922; St. Agnes' Mission Schools, No Address; an industrial boarding school for 50 Indian children, age 5-21, under the auspices of The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions{ Washington, D.C.} ; conducted by Sisters of Devine Providence.

ARDMORE

Carter County

St. Agnes' Academy, 1933 census. Residential care for 20 dependent Indian children, age 6-21. 1922--Same name, no address; an industrial boarding school for 190 Indian children under the auspices of The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions {Washington C.C.} operated by Sisters of Divine Providence.

BACONE

(In Muskogee County--former branch post office of Muskogee)

MURROW INDIAN ORPHANS' HOME. 1925/1923 census: The Murrow Indian Orphans' Home, No address; residential care for 44 dependent Indian children under the auspices of thee American Baptist Hom Mission Society; established in 1902; affiliated with the Bacone College Mission School for Indians {which is perhaps akin to the Bacone Junior College, which flourished in 1952}.

BARTLESVILLE

(In Washington County)

County. 1979: State of Oklahoma, Dept. of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services, Washington County Dept. of Public Welfare, Court House; co-exists with the Child Welfare Services, Box. 1135.

BETHANY

(in Oklahoma County--Inc. 1931)

CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE, 1933 census: The children's Welfaare League, No address: Residential care, under private auspices, for 35 dependent white children, age 6-14.

OUR LADY OF VICTORY MATERNITY CLINIC. 1978 MAILING ADDRESS: P. O. Box1516, Oklahoma City, 73101; A catholic Maternity home for unwed mothers; adoptions; same P. O. Box # as Associated Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. 1976: Our Lady of Victory Maternity Home, 7205 N. W. 36th St., Bethany. 73008; supervised by Associated Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City, Ok. 1966: Our Lady of Victory Home, C/O Associated Charities, 218 N. W. 5th St., Oklahoma City; For unwed mothers; childbirth occurs at a local hospital; adoptions by Associated Catholic Charities; 1964: Our Lady of Victory Maternity Home and Nursery, 7205 N. W. 36th St., 7205, Bethany; operated by Felician Sisters. 1963: Our Lady of Victory Clinic, 700 N. W. 36th St., Bethany. note: Our Lady of Victory denotes the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Case Histories: A natural mother had pre-natal care at a Catholic Maternity Home in Bethany and gave birth (1958) at a Catholic Hospital in Oklahoma City; she surrendered her baby to Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City. A Natural mother had pre-natal care at an unnamed home for unwed mothers in Bethany and gave birth (1954) at St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City; adoption agency not specified.

ST. JOSEPH'S HOME. 1978 address: 3301 n. Eastern Ave., Oklahoma City, 73111; 25 children age 3-14; supervised by Associated Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City; operated by the Sisters of Devine Providence. 196: St. Joseph's Home, Box 248, Bethany, Ok. 73008; an orphanage for 58 children. 1923 census: St. Joseph's Orphanage and Home For the Aged, no address, in Oklahoma City; 118 white children; established in 1813. 1922; St. Joseph's Orphanage, rural route #4, Oklahoma City; for children 4-16; conducted by Sisters of mercy. Case History: An adoptee was born in 1929 at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa and was placed in St. Josephs school (no city stated) for post-natal care; adoption was via the Associated Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City.

BIXBY

Tulsa County

St. John Vianney Training School. See Tulsa, Ok.

BLACKWELL

Kay County

Blackwell Children's Home. 1933 census: The Blackwell Children's Home, No Address: Residential care, under private auspices, for 19 dependent white children, age 0-16.

BOLEY

Okfuskee County

State Training School for Negro Boys. Flourished in 1937. Its importance for adoptees is undetermined.

BRITTON

(Oklahoma County; also known as Britton City; inc. 1909; branch Post Office of Oklahoma City)

Oklahoma Methodist Orphanage. Also See: Talequah, Ok and United Methodist Children's Services, Oklahoma City. 1933 and 1925 census; The Oklahoma Methodist Orphanage, no address; 79/55 white and Indian children age 4-13; under the auspices of Methodist Episcopal Church, South' established in 1917.

CARMEN

Alfalfa County

Odd Fellows Home. 1933 census; The Odd Fellow's Home, No Address; Residential care under Fraternal auspices, for 94 dependent white and Indian children , age 6-18; also in Checatoh, Ok. 1923 census: Oklahoma Odd Fellows Home, No Address; 160 white children; under auspices of the I. O. O. F.; established in 1906.

CHECOTAH

McIntosh County

ODD FELLOWS HOME. 1933 census: The Odd Fellows Home, no address; residential care under Fraternal auspices, for12 dependent white children; also in Carmen Oklahoma. 1923 census: same name, no address; 40 white and Indian children; under the auspices of I. O. O. F.; established in 1902.

CHICKASHA

Grady County

SAINT JOSEPH'S MISSION. 1964; St. Joseph's Academy, no address; a Catholic Elementary/high School conducted by the Institute of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. 1922; St. Joseph's mission School no address; an industrial boarding school for 30 Indian children, age 5-21, under the auspices of The Bureau of Indian Missions [Washington, D. C.]; conducted by Sisters Of St. Francis.

ENID

Garfield County

COUNTY. 1979 State of Oklahoma Department of Institutions, Social and Rehabilitative Services, Garfield County Office, P. O. Box 3628, 73701. :The Garfield County Welfare Board, Court House.

FORT COBB

Caddo County

BAPTIST ORPHAN HOME. 1933 census: The Baptist Orphan Home, no address; Residential care, under County auspices for 20 White Children age 8-17.

GUTHRIE

Logan County (State Capitol 1907-1910)

OKLAHOMA MASONIC HOME. 1933 census: The Oklahoma Masonic Home For Children, no address; residential care, under Fraternal auspices, for 87 dependent white children, age 3-18. 1923: Oklahoma Masonic Home, no address: 105 white children; under the auspices of The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma; founded in 1907.

SAINT CATHERINE'S SCHOOL. 1922: St. Catherine's School, no address; residential care, under Catholic auspices, for Indian and Colored children; operated by Benedictine Sisters [who in 1976 conducted an unnamed school at 517 E. Warner St., 73044.

HELENA

Alfalfa County

West Oklahoma Home. 1930 census: The Wes Oklahoma Home, no address; residential care, under State auspices, for 435 dependent white children, age 0-18. 1923 census: West Oklahoma Home For White Children, no address; 78 dependent white children; established in 1917.

HUGO

Choctaw County

GOODLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOME. 1978: Goodland Presbyterian Children's Home And Family Service Agency, Goodland Route, 74743; adoption and unwed mother services; residential care for teenagers; also in Oklahoma City. note: Goodland is a place name near Hugo.

HULBERT

Cherokee County

OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL. 1933 census: The Ozark Mountain School, no address; residential care, under private auspices, for 19 dependent white children, age 4-18.

LAWTON

Comanche County

COUNTY. 1979: State Of Oklahoma Department Of Institutions, Social And Rehabilitative Services, Comanche County Office, P. O. Box 328, 73502. 1937: Comanche County Welfare Department, Box. 877.

McALESTER

Pittsburg County

ORPHANAGE ASSOCIATION OF OKLAHOMA. 1923 census: The Orphanage Association Of Oklahoma, no address, no statistics; a private corporation incorporated in 1922. "After May 1, 1923...[it] will function with The Whitaker State Orphans' Home at Pryor."

MUSKOGEE

Muskogee County

COUNTY. 1979: State Of Oklahoma, Department Of Institutions, Social And Rehabilitative Services, Muskogee Office, P.O. Box 608, 74401. 1937: The Department Of Public Welfare, Railway Exchange Building.

NEWKIRK

Kay County

COUNTY. 1979: State Of Oklahoma Department Of Institutions, Social And Rehabilitative Services, Kay County Office, P. O. Box 210, 74647. 1937: The Kay County Welfare Department, Court House.

NORMAN

Cleveland County--Inc. in 1902.

COUNTY. 1979: State Of Oklahoma Department Of Institutions, Social And Rehabilitative Services, Cleveland County Office, P. O. Box 516, 73070. 1937: Cleveland County Public Welfare, 410 E. Main St.

DILLON FAMILY YOUTH SERVICES. 1978 Address: 2227 W. Lindsey St., 73069; its office in Tulsa offers adoption service.

OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma County

ADOPTEE'S AS ADULTS. Flourished in 195. Probably an adoptee's rights group.

ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES. See Catholic Charities

babies' home. 1923 Census: Babies' Home And Day Nursery, no address; residential care, under private auspices, for 22 dependent children, age 0-10; no Negroes; established in 1904

BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOME. 1978 address: 1141 N. Robinson Ave., 73101; Adoption And Unwed Mother Services. Same address as Boys Ranch Town, Q. V. 1933 census: Oklahoma Baptist Orphans Home, no address; 141 white children, age 4-12. 1923 census: The Baptist Orphans Home, no address; 92 white and Indian children; under the auspices of The Baptist General Convention; established in 1903.

BOYS RANCH TOWN. 1978: Address see above; residential care for 48 children; Foster Placing . Same address as the Baptist Children's Home.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES. 1978; The Associated Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Oklahoma City, P. O. Box 1516, 73101; Adoptions. Same P. O. # as Our Lady Of Victory Maternity Clinic. 1976: Associated Catholic Charities, 425 N. W. 7th St., 73102. 1966: Associated Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Oklahoma City-Tulsa, 218 N. W. 5th St.; branch in Tulsa; affiliated with Saint Josephs Children's Home and Our Lady Of Victory Home. 1957: The Associated Catholic Charities, 218 N. W. 5th St.: licensed for adoption. 1941: Same name and address: 1937: same name, 218 W. 5th St. note: This agency is said to maintain a contract file for possible use in reunions between adult adoptees and their natural mothers.

Case Histories: A natural mother gave birth in 1858 at a Catholic Hospital in this city and surrendered her baby to Catholic Charities; her prenatal care had been at a maternity home for unwed mothers in Bethany, Ok. A natural mother gave birth in 1952 at a Catholic Hospital associated with St. Ann's Home; she believes the latter handled the adopiton; an alias was assigned to her by Catholic Charities. An adoptee was born in 1944 at Saint Anthony's Hospital in this city and was adopted via a Catholic agency; this adoption was finalized in Clark County, Nevada. An adoptee was born in 1929 at Saint John's Hospital in Tulsa and was baptized at Holy Angels Church in Oklahoma City, which is believed to be the place of adoptive placement; the baptismal certificate was obtained from Associated Catholic Charities; post-natal care was at Saint Josephs School (city not specified); at the age of 4, this adoption was finalized at the Court Of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pa.

CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY. 1923 census: The Oklahoma Children's Home Society, no address: child placing. Case History: An adoptee was born in 1922 at Presbyterian Hospital in this city and was placed for adoption by The Oklahoma Children's Home Society; this adoption was finalized in Lincoln County, Ok.

COUNTY. See "State."

DEACONESS HOME. 1978 address: 5401 n. Portland Ave., 73112; residential care for 66 children; adoption and unwed mother services. 1968: The Home Of Redeeming Love, same address; licensed for adoption. 1966: Same name and address; a maternity home for unwed mothers; a unity of Deaconess Hospital (which is at the same address and is where childbirths occur); Affiliated with the Free Methodist Church of North America. 1963: Home Of Redeeming Love, 5401 N. Portland Ave.; non-sectarian. 1933 census: Same name, no address; residential care for 8 dependent children (no Negroes). 1929: The Holmes Home Of Redeeming Love, 54th and Portland Sts.; for unwed mothers. 1925: Same name, R. D. 2; 70 beds; established in 1900. Case History: A natural mother gave birth in 1963 at Deaconess Hospital and surrendered her baby to The Home Of Redeeming Love.

FAMILY CHILDREN'S SERVICE. See Sunbeam Family Services.

GOODLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOME. 1978: The Goodland Presbyterian Children's Home and Family Service Agency, 2701 n. W. 22nd St., 73107; an unwed mother service, casework and referral; adoption services are provided by its facility in Hugo, Ok.

HOLMES HOME OF REDEEMING LOVE. See Deaconess Home.

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE. 1979 Address: 227 N. W. 23rd St., 73103. Its importance for adoptees has not been determined.

MATERNITY HOME. Its existence had not been documented. Case History: An adoptee was born in 1936 at the Maternity Home. At the Maternity Home 1452 N. E. 10th St.; he or she was adopted in Oklahoma County via the Grey Market.

MATERNITY HOSPITAL. 1925 address: 1201 S. Walker St.; a 9 bed hospital established in 1907. Its importance for adoptees has not been determined.

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST ORPHANS HOME. See Baptist Children's Home.

OKLAHOMA CITY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL. 1978 address: 1100 N. Dewey Ave., Suite 103, 73103; adoptions; established in 1941.

OKLAHOMA CITY LYING-IN HOSPITAL. 1925 address: 101 E. 7th St.; a 24 bed maternity hospital established in 1916; Catherine Maclay, Supt. Its importance for adoptees has not been determined.

OKLAHOMA COUNTY GIRLS HOME. 1933 census: Oklahoma County Girls Home, no address; residential care, under county auspices for 25 dependent white girls age 5-16.

OUR LADY OF VICTORY MATERNITY CLINIC. See Bethany, Ok.

SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL. 1977 address: 1000 N. Lee St., 73102; A 684 bed Catholic General Hospital conducted by Sisters of Saint Francis. 1973: Same name, 601 N. W. 9th St. 1958 to 1994: Same name and address; 387 beds and 75 bassinets; operated by Sisters of The Third Order Of St. Francis; established in 1898. 1922-1925L St. Anthony's Hospital, 601 W. 9th St.; sisters of Saint Francis. Case Histories: A natural mother gave birth here in 1954 after ore-natal care at an unwed mothers home in Bethany, Ok.; The adoption agency is not known. An adoptee was born here in 1944 and was placed by a Catholic adoption agency..

SAINT JOSEPH'S HOME. See Bethany, Ok.

STATE. 1979: State of Oklahoma Department Of Institutions, Social And Rehabilitative Services, Division of Child Welfare, P. O. Box 25352, 73125; also has an office for Oklahoma County located in this city; P. O. Box 26768. The department will release medical information to a medical clinic or agency if authorized by an adoptee [but there is no reason to assume the department possesses medical information]. 1977: State of Oklahoma, Dept. Of Institutions, Social And Rehabilitative Services, Sequoyah Memorial Office Building. [2400 N. Lincoln Blvd..] P. O. Box 25352, 73125; includes a division of Social Services. 1968: Oklahoma Department Of Public Welfare, Capitol Office Bldg.; its child welfare division is the only public adoption agency in the state. 1948: Same name and address. Its division of Child Welfare places children. 1937: State Welfare, P. O. Box 1945.

Case Histories: A natural mother gave birth in 1949 at University Hospital in this city and surrendered her child to Oklahoma State Welfare. A Girls Hospital in this city (its name forgotten) and surrendered her baby to the Welfare Dept. An adoptee was born in 1949 at Western State Hospital [a mental hospital] in Fort Supply and was placed by the Oklahoma City Welfare Dept. in Oklahoma City; this adoption was finalized here in Oklahoma County. An adoptee was born in and was placed by the State Agency; this adoption was finalized in Tulsa County. An adoptee was born in 1945 at an unknown hospital in Muskogee and was placed by the State Welfare Department.

SUNBEAM FAMILY SERVICES, INC. 1976 address: 116 N. W. 21st. St., 73103; a private adoption agency; residential care for 24 teenagers. 1968: The Sunbeam Home And Family Service, same address. 1957 to 1963: same name, 511 S. W. 2nd St.; adoptions. 1955 The Family And Children's Services Of Oklahoma City, same name address; also in Tulsa; the only private adoption agency in Oklahoma which is authorized by the State. 1947: Sunbeam Home Association., 620 N. W. 21st. St; a private adoption agency. 1933 census: Sunbeam Home, no address; residential care under private auspices for 45 dependent children age 2-14; no Negroes. 1923 census: Sunbeam Home Association, no address; residential care for 43 dependent white children; established in 1909.

UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S SERVICES. 1978 mailing address: P. O. B. 60471, 73416; adoption and unwed mother services; residential care for 145 children. Also see: Deaconess Home and Oklahoma Methodist Orphanage, Britton, Ok.

WEST MAIN MATERNITY SANITARIUM. 1925 address: 1547 W. Main St.; 20 beds; established in 1920. its importance for adoptees is undetermined.