Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
Arrangement
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1 Charter, By-laws, Licensing
Ser. 2 Minutes, 1916-1973
Ser. 3 Financial, 1954-1985
Ser. 4 Miscellaneous, 1937-1983
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An Inventory of the Friends Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting Records, 1898-1985
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
1999
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Creator
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Friends Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting |
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Title
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Records, |
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Dates:
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1898-1985 |
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Abstract:
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The Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey, was established in 1898 by the Burlington Quarterly Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). Its purpose was to provide an inexpensive, permanent home for aging Quakers and others. The Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey was laid down by the Quarterly Meeting in 1985. This collection contains the records of the Friends Boarding Home, established by the Burlington Quarter. It includes Board minutes, financial records, and miscellaneous papers.
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6 boxes; 3 linear feet |
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Identification:
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RG 4/089 |
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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 Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey, was established in 1898 by the Burlington Quarterly Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). Its purpose was to provide an inexpensive, permanent home for aging Quakers and others. The House provided a room, meals, and a safe, friendly environment for elderly who did not require medical care at a very low cost. The number of residents averaged between ten and twenty residents. It was under the care of a Housing Committee appointed by the Burlington Quarterly Meeting and also had a Board of Managers. Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey was laid down by the Quarterly Meeting in 1985.
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This collection contains the records of the Friends Boarding Home, established by the Burlington Quarter. It includes Board minutes, financial records, and miscellaneous papers.
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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 divided into four series:
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Ser. 1 Charter, By-laws, Licensing
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Charter, Bylaws, Rules
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Licensing correspondence with NJ Bureau of Rooming & Boarding House Standards
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Ser. 2 Minutes, 1916-1973
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Board of Managers minutes, 1916-1961
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Board of Managers Quarterly Meeting
1916-1930
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Board of Managers Quarterly Meeting
1931-1961
The meeting became an annual meeting after 1949.
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Papers Removed from Board of Managers
1931-1961
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Household Committee minutes, 1931-1961
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Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1915-1923
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Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1923-1929
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Papers Removed from Household Committee
1923-1929
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Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1929-1936
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Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1936-1945
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Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1945-1953
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Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1953-1961
After this point, the Household Committee Monthly Meeting became the Boardof Managers Monthly Meeting.
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Papers Removed from Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1952-1956
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Papers Removed from Household Committee Monthly Meeting
1957-1961
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Board of Managers minutes, 1953-1973
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Board of Managers Monthly Meeting
1953-1961
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Board of Managers Monthly Meeting
1962-1965, 1972-1973
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Ser. 3 Financial, 1954-1985
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Account Ledgers, 1954-1968
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Account Ledger
1954-1955
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Account Ledger
1962-1968
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Petty Cash Record
1969-1974
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Petty Cash Record
1975-1980
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Payroll Check Stubs
1968-1970
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Payroll Check stubs
1972-1973
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Individual Payroll Records
1974-1984
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Record of Room and Board Received
1970-1981
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Taxation and Unemployment Benefit Papers
1970-1981
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Papers on the Sale of the Home
1981-1985
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Papers on the Sale of Items in the Home
1979-1982
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Papers on the State Purchase of Home Land
1969-1970
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President's Papers, 1956-1981
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President's Papers- Resident, Employee & Misc. Data
1973-1974
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President's Papers-Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
1967-1975
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President's Papers-H. Satterwaite Papers
1970-1975
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President's Papers-State of NJ correspondence
1970-1981
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President's Papers-Treasurer's Reports
1956-1975
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President's Papers-Miscellaneous
1972-1975, n.d.
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Daily Financial Diary
1973
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Ser. 4 Miscellaneous, 1937-1983
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Papers, articles and correspondence about robbery of home
1981-1982
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Notices on the Closing of Home, employee recommendations
1981
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Misc. Papers: Will, newspaper clipping, Employee Search
1937-1983
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