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Germantown Settlement records, 1946-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
62.3 linear feet (63 containers)
Abstract:
Germantown Settlement was founded in 1934, when two existing social welfare agencies, Morton Street Day Nursery and Working People's Aid, Inc. and Germantown Community Center merged. Like most settlements, it provided wide-ranging services to its community, including child care, educational and vocational instruction, and classes in art and music. In the 1950s and 1960s, it also worked closely with city agencies to facilitate urban renewal in the Morton neighborhood, while at the same time encouraging community participation and empowerment. The Germantown Settlement collection houses the records of this social welfare organization from 1946 to 1994, with a majority of the material dating from 1970 to the early 1990s. The collection contains business records, correspondence, financial documents and program files. Taken together, the records evidence Germantown Settlement’s efforts to assist and generally improve the lives of Germantown residents, particularly the youth and elderly...(see more)

Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Jenkintown Urban Mobilization Program records, 1985-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Jenkintown Urban Mobilization Program (JUMP) was created as a non-profit corporation in 1985. Its purpose was to establish a full-time revitalization effort for the Central Business District of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The Jenkintown Urban Mobilization Program records, 1985-1993, consist of planning studies and administrative records of the organization.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Abington Civic Club records, 1925-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.5 linear feet
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The Abington Civic Club was organized in 1925 by local women as the Highlands Farm Civic Club, "hoping to better conditions in our community and to establish neighborly relations among the residents." The Abington Civic Club records, 1925-2002, consist of minutes, financial records, scrapbooks, yearbooks, and newsletters.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Jenkintown Improvement Association, Inc., records, 1942-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
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The Jenkintown Improvement Association, Inc. was founded in 1909 as a community development organization. The Jenkintown Improvement Association, Inc., records, 1942-1980, consist of materials relating to the activities of the organization as well as minutes and correspondence of various presidents.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Old York Road Hills Civic Association minutes and newsletters, 1926-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet
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The Old York Road Hills Civic Association was established in 1923 "to promote the mutual benefit, good fellowship of the residents of the district, and the furtherance of any project that relates to the welfare of this section in particular and the entire Borough of Jenkintown in general." The Old York Road Hills Civic Association minutes and newsletters, 1926-1935, consist of minutes of the organization and newsletters created by the Association.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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The Neighbors of Hatboro records, 1933-1984 (bulk) 1912-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.0 linear feet
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The Neighbors of Hatboro was organized in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in May of 1910. It's purpose was "to create among women an organized center of thought and action, tending toward intellectual and moral development and to promote the best interests of the community." The Neighbors of Hatboro records, 1912-1992, consist of minutes, annual reports, account books, scrapbooks, and yearbooks.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Noble Improvement Association papers, 1963-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
The Noble Improvement Association was established in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1906 to "promote the advancement of the economic welfare of the members and residents of Noble, and the general improvement of said place and the properties thereof." The Noble Improvement Association papers, 1963-1989, are comprised of the files of Russell S. Detweiler a Board member. They consist of minutes, correspondence, and financial records.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Chestnut Hill Community Association scrapbooks, 1948-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Abstract:
The Chestnut Hill Community Association was formed in the 1950's dedicated to the social and economic well-being of the neighborhood. The Chestnut Hill Community Association scrapbooks, 1948-1970, contains newspaper clipping scrapbooks pertaining to association and its activities.

Held at: Chestnut Hill Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Chester Redevelopment Authority records, 1955-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
5.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Chester Redevelopment Authority (CRA) was the administrative agent for most economic and community development programs and activities in the City of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Amidst controversy that CRA's grant programs had not adequately been administered, its funds were transferred to the newly-created Chester Economic Development Authority (CEDA) in 1995. The Chester Redevelopment Authority records, 1955-1995, consist largely of newspaper clippings, 1955-1995, with a large quantity of case files relating to the Emergency Rehabilitation Program, 1986-1991, and some folders on other CRA projects.

Held at: Delaware County Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Whitemarsh Village Leawood Association records, 1946-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.75 linear feet
Abstract:
The Whitemarsh Village Leawood Association is a community-led organization in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, that works as a resource to advise local residents on land preservation, development, and revitalization issues. The Whitemarsh Village Leawood Association records 1946-1996, are comprised of records created by the Whitemarsh Village Leawood Association, as well as reports and publications of other groups relating to the association's work.

Held at: Springfield Township Historical Society (Montgomery County, Pa.) [Contact Us]

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