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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' Employment Society Record
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-098
Overview
The Friends Employment Society was founded in 1862 in New York City by Hicksite women as the Women's Association of Friends for the Employment and Relief by Clothing of the Suffering Poor. Incorporated in 1902, it provided employment for the working poor by providing sewing projects. In 1948 it revised its charter to state its purpose of giving help to needy people, through contributions to other charitable organizations. This collection contains minutes and...
Dates:
1862-1948
Hollywood Children's Summer Home of Baltimore City
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-079
Overview
The Hollywood Children's Summer Home of Baltimore City was a Quaker association established in 1892 to provide a two-week outing in the countryside for poor children of Baltimore City and vicinity. It was closed in 1917, due to the proliferation of other fresh air charities in Baltimore. The collection includes minutes, financial records, roll book, and annual reports.
Dates:
1892-1922
Young Friends Aid Association (New York, N.Y.)
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-097
Overview
Founded in 1873 in New York City and incorporated in 1890, the Young Friends' Aid Association sought to provide the destitute with the temporary pecuniary or material aid necessary to support them into financial independence. Substantial aid was given to unemployed fathers, the homeless, and widows with children, although scholarships and student loans were also made available on occasion. The collection includes minutes, lists of members, financial records, and a scrapbook of activities...
Dates:
1873-1967; 1873-1967
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- Friends' Employment Society (New York, N.Y.) 2
- Young Friends Aid Association (New York, N.Y.) 2
- Association of Friends for the Relief of Freedmen (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Biddle, Clement M. (Clement Miller), 1876-1959 1
- Biddle, Robert, 1867-1935 1
- Biddle, William C. 1
- Bogardus, Joseph A., 1851-1896 1
- Central Soup Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Cooper, Stanley B. 1
- Cox, John, 1860-1951 1
- Davis, Mary E., d. 1879 1
- Evans, Charles, 1802-1879 1
- Hawkins, Harry A., b. 1860 1
- Hollywood Children's Summer Home of Baltimore City 1
- Ingram, William S. 1
- Jackson, Anna M. (Anna Margaret), 1848-1920 1
- Jackson, William M. (William Morris), 1837-1919 1
- Jeanes, Joseph 1
- Jeanes, Samuel, d.1894 1
- Lawton, Albert R., 1858-1930 1
- Leidy, Joseph 1
- McInnes, Robert K. 1
- New York Colored Mission 1
- Parrish, Dillwyn, 1809-1886 1
- Parrish, Edward, 1822-1872 1
- Perot, T. Morris 1
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