Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1 Constitution and Historical Background
Ser. 2 Minutes
Ser. 3 Executive Committee
Ser. 4 Women's Association
Ser. 5 Committees
Ser. 6 Financial Records
Ser. 7 Correspondence
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An Inventory of the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons Records, 1789-1905
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant from the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
1998
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Creator
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Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons |
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Title
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Records, |
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Dates:
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1789-1905 |
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Abstract:
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The Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons was a Quaker organization organized in 1789 in Philadelphia to operate a charity school for black adults. The Association provided free adult education to African-Americans until 1904 when it was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Institute for Colored Youth. This collection contains minutes, financial records, and some correspondence of the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons and its predecessors, the Society of the Free Instruction of the Black People, the Society for the Free Instruction of African Females, and the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Colored Women.
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3 boxes ; 1.5 linear feet) |
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Identification:
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RG 4/009 |
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Location:
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The Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons was a Quaker organization organized in 1789 in Philadelphia to operate a charity school for black adults. The Association provided free adult education to blacks until 1904 when it was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Institute for Colored Youth.
Organized in Philadelphia in 1789 as a “Society for the free instruction of orderly Blacks and People of Colour,” the Association provided free adult education to African Americans until 1904 when it was dissolved and its assets were transferred to the Institute for Colored Youth.
The Association was briefly suspended from 1822-1831, but was reorganized by 1832 under the name “Association for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons. The Association ran both evening schools and, during some periods, First-Day afternoon schools, at several locations in Philadelphia, including Miller's Alley, Willings' Alley, Green's Court and Raspberry and Shields Courts.
A Women's Association began in 1795 as the Society for the Improvement of African Women. By 1797 the name had been changed to “Society for the Free Instruction of African Females;” this group was suspended and reorganized several times, but in 1845, the men's association took charge of running the women's school.
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Contains minutes, financial records, and some correspondence of the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons and its predecessors, the Society of the Free Instruction of the Black People, the Society for the Free Instruction of African Females, and the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Colored Women.
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The collection is organized into 7 series. The series are:
For current information on the location of materials,
please consult the Library's online catalog.
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Ser. 1 Constitution and Historical Background
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Constitution
1789 ms.
Includes list of first members
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Constitution
1808 ms., printed 1813
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Constitution
9/24/1832 ms.
Includes list of members with addresses.
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“History of the Association of Friends for the Free Instruction of Adult Colored Persons in Philadelphia”
1890 3 copies, printed
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Letter from John C. Allen to Thomas Elkinton
7/15/1867 ALS
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Ser. 2 Minutes
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Minutes
1790-1798
At back: Appendix containing letters written.
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Minutes
1831-1905 4 vols.
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Ser. 3 Executive Committee
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Executive Committee Reports
1831-1836
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Executive Committee Minutes
1838-1840 2 vols.
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Board of Managers Minutes
1840-1891 3 vols.
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Ser. 4 Women's Association
Ser. 5 Committees
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Committee charged with care of First-Day schools
1809
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Visiting Managers Committee minutes
1852-1890 (gaps) 4 vols.
Men's school
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Visiting managers committee minutes
1852-1890 (gaps) 5 vols.
Women's school
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Ser. 6 Financial Records
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Receipt book
1848-1860
Contains names and addresses of women entered
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List of securities for support of Raspberry St. School
1873-1898
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Treasurer's book
1831-1846
Includes Roll book, 1830-1831 of Evening and first-day class for Colored Men
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Treasurer's book
1846-1904
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Collection books (Middle District)
1846-1858
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Collection books (Northern District)
1850-1858, 1877-1890
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Collection books (Western District)
1862-1890
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Ser. 7 Correspondence
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Letters from techers, pupils
1867
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Writing assignments
1790-1802
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