Contents


Descriptive Summary

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1. By-Laws of Friends of Social Union

Ser. 2. Minutes and other records

Ser. 3. Programs

Ser. 4. Correspondence

An Inventory of the Friends Social Union (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, 1924-1978

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2000

Descriptive Summary

Creator Friends Social Union (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Title Records,
Dates: 1924-1978
Abstract: Friends Social Union was founded in 1924 in Philadelphia, Pa., as a social club for Quaker men. In 1976 the by-laws were amended to include women as members. The records include by-laws, minutes, and miscellaneous, 1924-1978.
Extent: 1 box ; .5 linear ft.
Identification: RG 4/039
Location: For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Location:

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Friends Social Union was founded in 1924 in Philadelphia, Pa., as a social club for Quaker men. In 1976 the by-laws were amended to include women as members. The records include by-laws, minutes, and miscellaneous, 1924-1978.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Minute books, bylaws, committee, treasurer, and membership reports, programs, menus, and other records.

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SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

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The collection is organized into 4 series. The series are:

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Ser. 1. By-Laws of Friends of Social Union


Box


1
By-laws

Ser. 2. Minutes and other records


Box


1
Notebook: 1924-1934 Loose-leaf


Minutes of meetings of Executive Committee 6/26/1924-4/12/1934
Mainly and also of joint Executive and Membership Committee and of Board


Minutes of Annual Meetings 1925-1934
In some cases printed programs or clippings are attached


Record of programs of annual Spring Pilgrimages 1926-1934
In some case printed programs or clippings are attached


Lists of officers and members of Executive Committee 1928-1934


By-Laws Typed draft
Attached are copies of printed Bylaws, which differ in some items from typed draft


Notebook 1934-1970
Containing essentially the type of material in the first book above

Ser. 3. Programs


Box


1
Programs, route maps 5/22/1931-2/4/1949


Programs, miscellaneous papers of H. Mather Lippincott 1972-1978

Ser. 4. Correspondence


Box


1
Correspondence 1/1/1955-12/4/1957