Place: 3 selected / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1820">1820</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1824">1824</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Place Delaware County (Pa.) Place Philadelphia (Pa.) Place Wallingford (Pa.) Year 1820 to 1824

Extent:: 4.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Orphan Society of Philadelphia, founded in 1814, was the first non-sectarian orphanage in Pennsylvania. In 1965, due to low enrollment and financial and staffing issues, the Orphan Society merged with the Elwyn School, now known as Elwyn, in Delaware County, Pa. The Orphan Society of Philadelphia records, 1815-1965 (bulk 1930-1965), consist of administrative and financial records, legal documents, historical files, orphan records, and other materials. Of special interest is an Orphan Asylum register listing orphan admissions (name, birth date, admission date) and dates of discharge or death from 1815 to 1896.

Held at: Elwyn Historical Archives and Museum [Contact Us]

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