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Title	Daddy Allen Story
Subject	Daily Life National Easter Seal Society (U.S.) Philanthropy
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) Elyria (Ohio) Lorain County (Ohio)
Description	The Daddy Allen Story was created by the Ohio Society for Crippled Children for the Easter Seal Society in the early 1950s. This 22-page book contains a brief biography of Edgar "Daddy" Allen, founder of the Gates Hospital for Crippled Children in Elyria, Ohio. It discusses the history of the Ohio Society for Crippled Children, which Allen also established. The book measures 5.5" x 8.5" (13.97 x 21.59 cm). Edgar "Daddy" Allen (1862-1937) was the founder of the Society for Crippled Children, the organization known today as Easter Seals. He was a wealthy businessman based in Elyria, Ohio whose son's death in a streetcar accident in 1907 prompted him to take an interest in local medical facilities. Allen raised money to build a hospital, which in turn brought the needs of children with orthopedic problems to his attention. He is credited with the formulation of the "Ohio Plan" a strategy to aid crippled children. He presented this plan to countless audiences, with addresses titled; "Is It Worthwhile?" Allen coined the phrase "Keep on keeping on." He led the organization of the International Society for Crippled Children and was its president from its inception until 1934. While volunteering as treasurer of Elyria hospital, Allen met 8-year-old Jimmy Bodak, brought to the hospital in an effort to help straighten his legs. Jimmy developed affection for Allen and began to call him by the name for which Allen would come to be known, "Daddy." Allen became aware of the magnitude of the need for a facility for crippled children. Through his fund raising efforts enough money was raised, and Gates Hospital for Crippled Children was opened on April 15, 1915. It was the first facility of its kind in the nation, dedicated to serving the children with special needs. By speaking to church groups, civic groups and parents, Allen and the hospital social workers persuaded many parents to send their children to Gates, many for extended stays of two to three years.
Creator	Ohio Society for Crippled Children
Date of Original	1950 - 1960 circa
Source	Published material
Submitting Institution	Elyria Public Library
Type	Text

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Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2503_2719322_001.tif
Image Height	3422
Image Width	2193
File Size	2127.267 KB
Full Text	^Ue ^adcL^ AUeH Mtcmj, A Dramatic History of THE OHIO SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN EDGAR F. (DADDY) AI.LEN Founder of Tlie Ohio Society for Crippled Children, Inc., The National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc. International Society for the Welfare of Cripples I iM-^liM id \miy I ^M i I II

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