Aimwell School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Aimwell School records
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1183
Abstract
The Aimwell School in Philadelphia was founded in 1796 by Anne Parrish (1760-1800) for the purpose of providing "a good English education" in the primary and grammar grades for underprivileged girls. It was instituted by the Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children and operated under the management of the Society of Friends.
Dates:
1796-1935
Margaret Roberts Eastburn Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-036
Abstract
Margaret Roberts Eastburn (1880-1964) was a Quaker elementary school teacher and principal. The collection contains primarily correspondence relating to Eastburn's career as an educator in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and especially her activities (1905-1921) as teacher and principal at Aimwell school, Philadelphia, Pa., a Quaker school for poor girls. Also included are biographical and genealogical materials, and business, financial, and legal papers of the Eastburn family of Bucks County,...
Dates:
1786-1951
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- Charities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Education -- New Jersey 1
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- Elementary school principals -- New Jersey 1
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- Elementary school teachers -- Pennsylvania 1
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- Poor children -- Education -- Pennsylvania 1
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