Fresh-air charity
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Committee on Philanthropic Labor (1892-1936)
Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/759
Identifier: QM-Phy-759
Overview
The Committee on Philanthropic Labor was appointed by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite) in 1892, merging the existing committees of Indian Concerns, Temperance and Intoxicating Beverages, and Colored People of the South. The Committee coordinated Philadelphia Hicksite Quaker activity in a number of social concerns, including race relations, Indian affairs, temperance and peace. In 1892, Subcommittees included Peace and Arbitration, Improper Publications, the Colored People,...
Dates:
1892-1937
