New York Association for Educating Colored Male Adults Committee on Ways and Means minutes
Abstract
The volume contains the minutes of the Ways and Means Committee of the New York Association for Educating Colored Male Adults, 1816-1817, and a list of subscribers. Typed synopsis included.
Dates
- Creation: 1816-1817
Creator
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
The Committee on Ways and Means was appointed in 1816 to solicit funds for the New York Association for Educating Colored Male Adults, a Quaker group supporting education for African-Americans in New York City. The Committee was laid down in 1817.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (.1 linear feet (1 bound volume.))
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--New York Yearly Meeting. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1997.
Subject
Topical
- African Americans -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York
- Charities -- New York (State) -- New York
- Church and Social Problems -- Society of Friends
- Church work with African Americans -- Society of Friends
- Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Quakers -- Social service -- New York (State) -- New York
- Description rules
- Archives, Personal Papers, And Manuscripts (Appm)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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