Place: Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Saving Fund Society of Germantown and its Vicinity records, 1860-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Saving Fund Society of Germantown and its Vicinity was founded in 1854 in the Germantown Section of Philadelphia. At the outset, the Saving Fund Society of Germantown set out to be more than a money-making and money-lending institution--its founders wished to help the working classes accumulate sufficient funds to purchase homes or pay for financial emergencies. The Society changed its name to Germantown Savings Bank in 1987, and later merged into Corestates Bank. Corestates was absorbed into another bank, which itself was absorbed and renamed several times thereafter. The Saving Fund Society of Germantown and its Vicinity records, 1860-1951, is comprised of about 43 volumes of financial transactions and account books, 1860-1951; a small quantity of loose early records, circa 1874; and seven atlases of Philadelphia.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Germantown Hospital records, 1863-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:: 58.0 linear feet
Abstract:: A medical dispensary was started in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in 1863, and seven years later the doors of Germantown Hospital opened to the public. In 1997 the hospital was acquired by Einstein medical group, and it was merged into Albert Einstein Medical Center in 1999.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Germantown Historical Society family files, 1864-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 31.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Germantown, a section of northwest Philadelphia, was settled in the late 1600s. It is well known as the site of the first American anti-slavery protest, the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown, and the seat of the National government during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The Germantown Historical Society family files, 1864-2012, contains research relating to prominent or long established families in Germantown. It consists primarily of research notes and copies, although there is a small amount of original primary source material in the collection.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Charles F. (Charles Francis) Jenkins Papers, 1865-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.5 linear ft. (11 boxes)
Abstract:: Charles F. Jenkins (1864-1951) was a prominent Quaker who was involved with Green Street Monthly Meeting, the American Friends Service Committee, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1919-1934), and Friends Intelligencer. He was also a Manager of Swarthmore College for 40 years and President of the Board from 1933 to 1944. Includes correspondence about "Signers' Walk" at Far Country, 1939-46, and general correspondence, 1897-1947, relating to Swarthmore College, Quaker Meetings, William Penn, Pennsylvania History, Tortola, Anna T. Jeanes, and other topics. Of particular interest is the 1931 correspondence relating to a pamphlet Jenkins wrote on the Society of Friends reunification.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Awbury Arboretum Association records, 1868-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 24.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Henry Cope purchased 40 acres of land in East Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1852 where he built a home for his growing family. Over the next 70 years, his descendants build 24 houses representing a variety of architectural styles. A portion of this land, now known as the Awbury Arboretum, was left to the City Parks Association in 1916 to protect it from development. The Awbury Arboretum Association records, 1868-2011, includes administrative records, financial records, and research compiled by Awbury Arboretum staff. There are also a large number of transcribed oral histories included in this collection.

Held at: Awbury Arboretum [Contact Us]

Annette Riley Fry collection on Laura Brooks Troth Riley, 1870s-1930s

Extent:: 3.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Laura Brooks Troth, 1882-1964, grew up in Germantown, Philadelphia and moved to Poughkeepsie, NY in 1909 when she married Woodbridge Riley, who was head of the Philosophy department at Vassar College. Laura returned to Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia with her five children after her husband's death. This collection includes diaries, photo albums, autograph album, photographs, clippings, other printed items, and many letters.

Held at: Chestnut Hill Historical Society [Contact Us]

John F. Keator family papers, 1872-circa 1940s

Extent:: 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: John Frisbee Keator (1850-1910) was a representative of the 21st District in the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1897 to 1900, and a practicing attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The John F. Keator family papers, 1872-circa 1940s, consist of materials relating to the political career, work, and personal life of Keator, as well as materials (chiefly correspondence) belonging to Keator's wife and children.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Germantown Relief Society records, 1873-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Germantown Relief Society, founded in Philadelphia in 1873, was the first society in the United States to organize charitable work. It aimed to make sure charity reached those who needed it most, and avoid wasting effort on those who did not really need it. The Germantown Relief Society records, 1873-1953, consist of minute books, financial records, correspondence, scrapbooks, and other records.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Edwin C. Jellett papers, 1874-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Edwin Costley Jellett (1860-1929) was an engineer and amateur botanist, gardener and local historian known for his various books about Germantown, its environment, gardens, old homes and residents of the area. He was very active in the Germantown Horticultural Society and in the Germantown Historical Society. The Edwin C. Jellett papers, 1874-1931, contain scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, notes, and journals. Major subjects in the collection include the Wissahickon park, Germantown history, and Jellett's daily life.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Germantown Historical Society pamphlet boxes, circa 1875-2012

Extent:: 163.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Germantown, a section of northwest Philadelphia, was settled in the late 1600s. It is well known as the site of the first American anti-slavery protest, the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown, and the seat of the National government during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The Germantown Historical Society pamphlet boxes, circa 1875-2012, contain files on various topics relating to Germantown and surrounding areas.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

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