Działalność dobroczynna Józefa Teodora Głębockiego 1806-1886) i zaangażowanie w upowszechnianie idei tworzenia ochron dla dzieci w Krakowie

The subject of this article was the charity activity of Józef Teodor Głębocki in the 19th century in Cracow. Special attention was paid to his involvement in promoting the establishment of institutions for small children called shelters. They were a significant element in building a system of care for small children and the development of preschool pedagogy. The aim of the article was to show the activity of J.T. Głębocki in charity associations and his literary output serving, among others, to promote the need of caring for the children of parents engaged in many hours of paid work in the city. It uses an analysis of source documents based on materials collected in the National Archives in Cracow. It was established that Głębocki was a member of significant charity societies, including the Archbrotherhood of Mercy and the Pious Bank, the Cracow Charitable Society, and the Committee for the Protection of young children. His work on behalf of poor adults and children and studies on charity contributed to the popularization of charitable care.