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Central Soup Society
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-100
Overview
The Central Soup Society of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was incorporated on March 6, 1861, with the charitable purpose of distributing soup and other food to the poor and needy during the inclement seasons. The organization was founded by Hicksite Quakers and continued to serve the people of Philadelphia throughout the 20th century. It survives at the turn of the 21st century as a foundation. Records of the Central Soup Society; includes financial records, minutes, and miscellaneous...
Dates:
1860-1968
Friends Boarding Home of Bucks Quarterly Meeting Records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-020
Overview
Friends Boarding Home of Bucks Quarterly Meeting, a Quaker boarding home for the aged in Newtown. Pennsylvania, was opened in 1897 and incorporated in 1899. In 1900 it moved to a new building erected on Congress Street, with funds given by Edward M. Paxson in memory of his parents. Friends' Village was opened in 1981. The records include correspondence, minute books, constitution and legal papers, reports, and other papers.
Dates:
1896-2013
Friends' Boarding Home of the Concord Quarterly Meeting
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-081
Overview
The Friends' Boarding Home of Concord Quarterly Meeting, a Quaker boarding home for the elderly in West Chester, PA, was established in 1891. It was originally for women only, but by 1894, men were also admitted. In 1936, the Home moved to a new facility which was constructed with funds provided by a bequest from Nathaniel Hickman. After 1976, the Home no longer offered nursing services. The collection contains minutes, reports, admission and financial, and other related papers, some of...
Dates:
1890-1991
Friends Neighborhood Guild
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-035
Overview
Friends Neighborhood Guild is a social welfare agency established by Hicksite Quakers in 1879 to serve the Poplar section of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It began as a volunteer organization for immigrant children and evolved into a settlement house and community center. This collection primarily contains early records of Friends Neighborhood Guild, and also the records of two related Quaker societies, the Friendly Settlement Association and the Spring Street Mission.
Dates:
1880-1962
Swarthmore Refugee Resource House
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-088
Overview
The Swarthmore Refugee Resource House, Swarthmore, Pa., was founded in 1979 by members of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting as a place of temporary assistance and shelter for legal refugees in gaining independence by providing them with shelter, counseling and tutoring in English. The Swarthmore Refugee House was incorporated in 1988 as a non-profit corporation. However, the House was laid down in 1994 when Swarthmore College reclaimed its building and the Board was unable to find either sufficient...
Dates:
1979-1994
The Harned (Moylan, Pa.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-083
Overview
The Harned was a non-profit boarding home for the elderly in Moylan, PA, under the care of Media Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. It operated under the direction of The Harned Committee. It was established in 1940 through the bequest of Quaker sisters, Phebe and Katherine Harned, and laid down in 1994. The collection contains minutes and reports, admission and financial papers, and other related information.
Dates:
1931-1996
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- Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 1
- Biddle, Robert, 1867-1935 1
- Biddle, William C. 1
- Central Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
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- Evans, Charles, 1802-1879 1
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- Ingram, William S. 1
- Jeanes, Joseph 1
- Jeanes, Samuel, d.1894 1
- Leidy, Joseph 1
- McInnes, Robert K. 1
- Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 1
- Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 1
- Perot, T. Morris 1
- Philadelphia First Day School Union 1
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Concord Quarterly Meeting of Friends 1
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