Birmingham Boys and Girls Union Report

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Date:1921 - 1922 (c.)

Description:The caption underneath this photograph of boys who attended the junior boys club organised by the Birmingham Boys and Girls Union illustrates the anxieties that many middle-class reformers had about working-class youth. Organised recreational activities were seen as one way of controlling 'rowdy' behaviour.

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Public Welfare Magazines, Journals and Newsletters Clubs, Societies and Associations Children and Childhood Birmingham 1901-2000 (20th century)

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Donor ref:BA&H: L41.23 (91/1740)

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