Institute for Colored Youth at Cheyney
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Material on the Institute for Colored Youth
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-326
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, circulars, reports, publications, and clippings related to the Institute for Colored Youth.
Dates:
1839 - 1987
Richard Humphreys Foundation Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-059
Abstract
The Richard Humphreys Foundation was created as the result of a bequest of Richard Humphreys (1750-1832), a Philadelphia Quaker who left funds for the establishment of a school for African Americans in Philadelphia. The school was founded as the Institute for Colored Youth. A group of Quakers, known first as the Association and after 1842 as the Corporation, oversaw the Institute. Actual management was performed by a board of managers who reported to the Corporation. The Corporation was...
Dates:
1837-1982
