Friends' Boarding House Association (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Friends' Boarding House Association (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-084
Overview
The Friends Boarding House Association was incorporated in 1877 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the purpose of establishing a boarding home for Quakers and others. The Association was dissolved in 1913 with the establishment of a Boarding Home under the care of the Quarterly Meeting. The collection contains records of the Friends Boarding House Association, 1877-1913, including legal papers, minutes and other documents.
Dates:
1877-1913
Friends' Home for Children
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-086
Overview
Friends' Home for Children (“Friendly Acres”) was established in 1881 in Philadelphia by Hicksite Quakers. The Home was a residential facility for orphans and other children in need, modeled on a homelike environment rather than the large institutional more typical of the era. The Home was administered by a Board of Managers which originally was composed entirely of members of the Society of Friends. Eventually it became a summer camp, “Camp Sommerdale,” a summer facility for the children....
Dates:
1881-1988
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- Charities -- Pennsylvania 1
- Charities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Children -- Institutional care -- Pennsylvania 1
- Children -- Institutional care -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Church work with older people -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Church work with older people -- Society of Friends 1
- Nonprofit organizations -- Pennsylvania 1
- Old age homes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Orphanages -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Secane 1
- Quakers -- Societies, etc. 1
- Rest homes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Social service -- Pennsylvania 1
- Social service -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania 1
- Women in charitable work -- Pennsylvania 1
- Youth -- Services for 1 + ∧ less
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