Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1. Administrative and other papers
Ser. 2. Correspondence
Ser. 3. Publications
Ser. 4. Pictures
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An Inventory of the Howard Institution (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, 1857-1956
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
2001
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Creator
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Howard Institution (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Title
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Records, |
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Dates:
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1857-1956 |
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Abstract:
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The Howard Institution was a Quaker women's charity founded in Philadelphia in 1853 to provide shelter to discharged female prisoners. Its scope was later broadened to assist more generally troubled women and girls. It ceased activity in 1956. The collection contains correspondence from 1942 to 1956, administrative papers, and printed reports and history.
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Extent:
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2 boxes ; 1 linear ft. |
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Identification:
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RG 4/045 |
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Location:
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For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. |
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Location:
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The Howard Institution was a Quaker women's charity founded in Philadelphia in 1853 to provide shelter to discharged female prisoners. Its scope was later broadened to assist more generally troubled women and girls. It ceased activity in 1956.
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The collection contains correspondence from 1942 to 1956, administrative papers, and printed reports and history.
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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 four 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. Administrative and other papers
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Minutes
1903-1956 4 vols.
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Deeds, mortgages, searches
1845, 1867, 1879
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Ser. 2. Correspondence
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Reports from agencies receiving funds from the Howard Institution, 1942-1956
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Box
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Friends Neighborhood Guild
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Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic
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White-Williams Foundation
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William C. Biddle Friends' Center
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Letters of resignation from Board members
1956
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Ser. 3. Publications
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Annual Reports
1857-1927 (gaps)
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History
1945
A History of the Howard Institution of Philadelphia, by Elma B.M. Holloway, Philadelphia
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Ser. 4. Pictures
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