Tract Association of Friends collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes both the official business of the organization, including minutes, correspondence, financial records, and annual proceedings, as well as published materials of which two have been preserved, as able, including tracts, almanacs, calendars, and books. The Association had a collection of tract association materials from non-Philadelphia tract associations, which is included at the end of the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1816-2012
Creator
- Tract Association of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical / Historical
The Tract Association of Friends in Philadelphia was founded in 1816 for the purposes of “printing and distribution of moral and religious books and pamphlets, principally such as explain and enforce the doctrines of the Christian religion.” By the 1850s, the association had distributed over four million tracts. The Association still exists today. Their website is: http://www.tractassociation.org
Extent
15.75 linear ft. (24 boxes and 27 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is the collection for the Tract Association of Friends of Philadelphia.
Arrangement
This collection has four series:
- Minutes and Correspondence (split into two subseries: minutes and correspondence)
- Financial Records
- Annual Proceedings
- Publications (split into five subseries: tracts, almanacs, calendars, books and other publications, and non-Philadelphia materials)
Processing Information
Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed March, 2018.
Subject
- Tract Association of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
- Title
- Tract Association of Friends collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary A. Crauderueff
- Date
- March, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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