Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society records
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one book from 1852 - 1854 which begins with the mission of the society, and otherwise includes informal minutes, listings for material and financial donations given by memberships, and the number of people at each meeting. The back pages include lists of monetary donations made to constituent members for the same years.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1854
Creator
- Philadelphia Female Anti-slavery Society (Author, Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictinos
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).
Historical Note
The Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society's mission was to: "We organise ourselves a Sewing Society, for the purpose of relieving the sufferings of that class of our countrymen, who have fled from the oppression which they endured under the unjust laws of our country, and found a refuge in Canada." The minutes do not indicate location, founding or ending dates for the Society. It was a membership based Society, and its mission also describes in detail the simple suppers that will be provided for the meetings.
Extent
0.032 linear ft. (one book)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society's mission was to: "We organise ourselves a Sewing Society, for the purpose of relieving the sufferings of that class of our countrymen, who have fled from the oppression which they endured under the unjust laws of our country, and found a refuge in Canada." The minutes do not indicate location, founding or ending dates for the Society. The collection includes one book from 1852 - 1854 which begins with the mission of the society, and otherwise includes informal minutes, listings for material and financial donations given by memberships, and the number of people at each meeting.
Acquisition
Gift of Edith Howland, 1943.
Processing Information
Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed November 2015.
- Title
- Female Anti-Slavery Sewing Society, 1852-1854
- Author
- Mary A. Crauderueff
- Date
- November 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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