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Friends Social Union (Philadelphia, Pa.)

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-039

Scope and Contents

Minute books, bylaws, committee, treasurer, and membership reports, programs, menus, and other records.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924 - 1990

Creator

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Collection is open for research.

Copyright and Rights Information

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Biographical / Historical

Friends Social Union was founded in 1924 in Philadelphia, Pa., as a social club for Quaker men. In 1976 the by-laws were amended to include women as members. The records include by-laws, minutes, and miscellaneous, 1924-1990.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language

English

Overview

Friends Social Union was founded in 1924 in Philadelphia, Pa., as a social club for Quaker men. In 1976 the by-laws were amended to include women as members. The records include by-laws, minutes, and miscellaneous, 1924-1990.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into 4 series. The series are:

  1. By-Laws
  2. Minutes and other records.
  3. Programs
  4. Correspondence

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Physical Location

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of James Frorer, 1960. Gift of H. Mather Lippincott, 2000. FHL-2023-007.

Title
An Inventory of the Friends Social Union (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, 1924-1990
Author
FHL staff
Date
2000
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries

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