Collins, Margaret H. (Hill), 1908-2006
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Margaret H. Collins Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-266
Overview
Margaret Hill Collins, a member of the Society of Friends, was an advocate for integrated housing in the Philadelphia suburbs. These papers include her writings and poetry, personal correspondence, and the records of the Community Support Corporation. The latter was a small nonprofit that remodeled and resold homes in low income communities in Delaware County, Pa. It was established in the mid 1970s and was headquartered on Jackson Street in Media.
Dates:
1932-2006
Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia and Suburban Fair Housing Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-112
Overview
Contains the records of the Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia and its affiliated organization, Friends Suburban Housing, Inc. Friends Suburban Housing, Inc., was a non-discriminatory real estate brokerage firm in the Philadelphia suburbs, founded in 1956. The Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia also began in 1956 as the Southeastern Delaware County Area Committee of Friends Suburban Housing Committee. Records include minutes, case files, financial and legal papers.
Dates:
1956-2003
