Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Women's Problems Group (1917-1969)
Scope and Contents
Records of the Women's Problem Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1949-1961.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1961
Creator
- Social Order Committee (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Women's Problem Group (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) (Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Copyright and Rights Information
Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.
Biographical / Historical
The Women's Problem Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was begun in 1917 as a subcommittee of the pre-existing Social Order Committee. By 1927, the group was acting independently under PYM and had focused its concerns and efforts around issues of household assistance, racial understanding, experimental religious education, employment and labor.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Social Order Committee (Society of Friends : Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Social Order Committee (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Title
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Women's Problems Group (1917-1969)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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