Financing Poor Relief through Charitable Collections in Dutch Towns, c. 1600–1800

Daniëlle Teeuwen

doi:10.1017/9789048526116

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Daniëlle Teeuwen

Publisher:: Amsterdam University Press
Online publication date:: December 2020
Print publication year:: 2015
Online ISBN:: 9789048526116
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048526116

Subjects:: Regional and World History: General Interest, History

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In the Dutch Republic, charitable collections, which formed the financial backbone of many poor relief institutions, were regularly organised by both religious and secular authorities. This book examines both the policies of church boards and town councils in organising these charitable appeals, as well as the general population's giving behaviour. Using archival sources from the towns of Delft, Utrecht, Zwolle, and 's-Hertogenbosch, Daniëlle Teeuwen shows how these authorities deployed organisational and rhetorical tactics-including creating awareness, establishing trust, and exerting pressure-to successfully promote fundraising campaigns. Not only did many relief institutions manage to collect large annual sums, but contributions came from across the socioeconomic spectrum.

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Financing Poor Relief through Charitable Collections in Dutch Towns, c. 1600–1800

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Frontmatter
pp 1-4

Acknowledgements
pp 5-6

Contents
pp 7-8

1 - Introduction
pp 9-22

2 - Organizing Poor Relief
pp 23-40

3 - Financing Outdoor Poor Relief
pp 41-72

4 - Organizing Collections
pp 73-98

5 - The Rhetoric of Giving
pp 99-122

6 - Donating to Collections
pp 123-148

7 - Conclusion
pp 149-160

Notes
pp 161-194

Appendices

A - Financial administration of poor relief institutions
pp 195-199

B - Income of poor relief institutions
pp 200-204

C - Income of poor relief institutions corrected for inflation
pp 205-209

D - Sermons and religious writings
pp 210-212

Bibliography
pp 213-226

Index
pp 227-230

Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age
pp 231-234

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