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William Morris Maier papers

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William Morris Maier (1909-1982), the youngest son of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier, graduated from Haverford College in 1931 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1935. Upon graduation, he practiced law within his father's firm, Cahall & Maier. Maier served on the Haverford College Board of Managers from 1938 to 1942, during which time he was active on numerous committees, including the Special Nominating Committee for a New President and the Special Library Committee. Maier also served as clerk to Haverford Monthly Meeting beginning in the 1950s. Like his father before him, Maier was active in many philanthropic organizations, including the Western Soup Society (Western Community House), Friends' War Problems Committee, the Book Association of Friends, State Teachers College at Cheyney, and the American Sunday-School Union. From 1941 to 1945, Maier served as Executive Secretary of the Hawaii Branch of the American Friends Service Committee, during which time he met Margaret Waterman whom he married in 1943. He was a board member of the American Friends Service Committee for several terms between 1953 and 1969 and served as Treasurer of the Corporation of Haverford College from 1949 until his retirement in 1975. William and Margaret W. Morris had two sons: James Hollingsworth (1947- ) and Anthony Morris (1949- ).

The Ludwick Institute was founded in 1799 as the Philadelphia Society for Free Instruction of Indigent Boys. Its name was changed in 1801 to the Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Support of Charity Schools, and again in 1872 to the Ludwick Institute. As of 1995, it exists as the Christopher Ludwick Foundation. It was the first free education program in Philadelphia, first admitting only boys, but including girls beginning in 1811. After the public school system was established, the Institute transitioned from holding classes to funding public lectures at the Academy of Natural Sciences and organizing other public educational events.

The Friends Freedmen's Association was established in 1863 as the Friends Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freedmen. Its sister organization was the Friends Association of Philadelphia for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedman. By the 1900s the purpose had become primarily to support students of color at local high schools and colleges in pursuing and obtaining their degrees. The Association was dissolved in 1982, and the funds became the seed for the J. Henry Scattergood Scholarship fund at Bryn Mawr, Earlham, Guilford, and Haverford Colleges.

The Richard Humphreys Foundation was founded as the Corporation for the Institute of Colored Youth at Cheyney as a result of a bequest by Richard Humphreys (1750-1832), a Philadelphia Quaker, to establish a school for young African-Americans in Philadelphia. This corporation oversaw the running of the Institute, which later became the Cheyney Training School for Teachers and then Cheyney State College, until the state of Pennsylvania assumed control in 1922. The corporation was renamed the Richard Humphreys Foundation. While maintaining close ties with the college at Cheyney, the foundation moved towards using its funds to support the education of African-Americans to become teachers.

Cheyney State College was incorporated into the Pennsylvania state college system as a teachers college in 1922. It expanded to include general college-level education in 1951, and became a university in 1983.

The Emlen Institute was established as the Emlen Institution for the Benefit of Children of African and Indian Descent in 1838. It merged with the Friends Fiduciary Corporation in 1977. The Friends Fiduciary Corporation is a consulting group comprised of board members nominated from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

The collection includes materials from many different philanthropic organizations with which William Morris Maier served, especially those he served as treasurer for. Each organization comprises its own series, with subseries for correspondence, reports and publications, minutes, and financial papers.

Series I contains materials from the Ludwick Institute. Correspondence is mostly between the Institute and organizations it funded. These include the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, Thomas Edison High School, the School District of Philadelphia, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and WHYY Channel 12. There is also correspondence regarding investments with the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company and the Fidelity Bank, and business correspondence with other members of the Institute, including George Vaux. There are reports and publications both from the Ludwick Institute and from its beneficiary organizations. There is a near-complete set of minutes from Annual Meetings and other meetings between 1953 and 1978. The financial records are extensive, and include investment reports, tax materials, checks, and other materials.

Series II contains materials from the Friends Freedmen's Association of Philadelphia. The bulk of the material in this series is correspondence. There are letters to and from beneficiary institutions, including Penn Community Services, Earlham College, Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, Howard University, and Fisk University, as well as to and from individual scholarship recipients and members of the Friends Freedmen's Association. Individual correspondents include Harvey Henry, J. Robert James, and Samuel Evans. There are reports and publications both from the Friends Freedmen's Association and from its beneficiary institutions, including materials from the Christiansburg Institute. There are minutes from the Annual Meeting of the Board, 1951-1978. The financial records are extensive, and include investment reports, tax materials, checks, and other materials.

Series III contains materials from the Richard Humphreys Foundation. Materials include correspondence, reports, and minutes, as well as financial records, especially relating to Cheyney State College.

Series IV contains materials from Cheyney State College, for which William Morris Maier served on the Board of Trustees. There is a subseries of correspondence, including a letter from president John F. Kennedy. The subseries of reports and publications includes programs from College events, newspaper articles, and materials related to the election of LeRoy Banks Allen as president of the college in 1965. The subseries of minutes includes minutes from meetings of the Board of Trustees.

Series V contains materials from the Emlen Institution, including correspondence, reports, minutes, and financial records. The correspondence includes a letter detailing the history of the Institution.

Series VI contains materials from the Friends Fiduciary Corporation. There is business correspondence, including that relating to representatives chosen by monthly meetings. The reports and publications include by-laws and policies, annual reports, and materials related to the merger of the Friends Fiduciary Corporation and the Trustees of PYM. There are minutes from various meetings. Financial materials include investment reports and tax materials.

Series VII contains materials from the Trustees of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. There is a small amount of correspondence, and the bulk of the material consists of monthly and annual financial reports.

Series VIII contains materials from the Representative Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. There is a small amount of correspondence. Reports and publications come from various sub-committees, including the Committee on Social Concerns, Arch Street Building Committee, and different Ad Hoc committees, as well as materials pertaining to the Meeting's addressing of specific concerns, including Pennsylvania House of Representatives bills. The Minutes also come from sub-committee meetings as well as the regular Representative Meetings, and also include materials distributed to be discussed at each meeting.

Series IX contains materials from other Quaker organizations. These are the American Friends Service Committee, the Chace Fund Committee, Haverford Monthly Meeting, the Friends Institute, the Friends Shelter for Girls, Friends World Committee, and Haverford College.

Series X contains materials from other charitable organizations. These are the Permanent Shelter for Colored Orphans, the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, the Community Health and Civic Association, the Delaware Valley Settlement Alliance, Diversified Community Services, the Hampton Association of Philadelphia, University Settlements, and the Western Soup Society.

Series I. Ludwick Institute
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Subseries IV.
Financial
Series II. Friends Freedmen's Association of Philadelphia
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Subseries IV.
Financial
Series III. Richard Humphreys Foundation
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Subseries IV.
Financial
Series IV. Cheyney State College
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Series V. Emlen Institution
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Subseries IV.
Financial
Series VI. Friends Fiduciary Corporation
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Subseries IV.
Financial
Series VII. Trustees of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Subseries IV.
Financial
Series VIII. Representative Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Subseries I.
Correspondence
Subseries II.
Reports and Publications
Subseries III.
Minutes
Series IX. Other Quaker Organizations
Subseries I.
American Friends Service Committee
Subseries II.
Chace Fund Committee
Subseries III.
Haverford Monthly Meeting
Subseries IV.
Friends Institute
Subseries V.
Friends Shelter for Girls
Subseries VI.
Friends World Committee
Subseries VII.
Haverford College
Subseries VIII.
Bible Association of Friends
Series X. Other Charitable Organizations
Subseries I.
Permanent Shelter for Colored Orphans
Subseries II.
Commission to Study the Organization of Peace
Subseries III.
Community Health and Civic Association
Subseries IV.
Delaware Valley Settlement Alliance
Subseries V.
Diversified Community Services
Subseries VI.
Hampton Association of Philadelphia
Subseries VII.
University Settlements
Subseries VIII.
Western Soup Society

Acquisition unknown.

Processed by Elizabeth Peters; completed May, 2015.

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Elizabeth Peters
Finding Aid Date
May, 2015
Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

1952-1955.
Box 1 Folder 1
1956.
Box 1 Folder 2
1957-1958.
Box 1 Folder 3
1959-1960.
Box 1 Folder 4
1961-1962.
Box 1 Folder 5
1963-1964.
Box 1 Folder 6
1965-1967.
Box 1 Folder 7
1968-1969.
Box 1 Folder 8
1970.
Box 1 Folder 9
1971.
Box 1 Folder 10
1972-1973.
Box 1 Folder 11
1974-1975.
Box 1 Folder 12
1976-1978.
Box 1 Folder 13
Applications of Academy of Natural Science for Ludwick Family.
Box 2 Folder 1
Reports of Academy of Natural Sciences to Ludwick Board, 1962-1971.
Box 2 Folder 2
Academy of Natural Sciences Programs.
Box 2 Folder 3
Schuylkill Valley Nature Center Report.
Box 2 Folder 4
Great Summaries and Student Profiles.
Box 2 Folder 5
History of Institute, Biography of Christopher Ludwick.
Box 2 Folder 6
Miscellaneous Reports and Publications.
Box 2 Folder 7
Annual Meetings, 1953-1958.
Box 2 Folder 8
Annual Meeting of the Society, 1959-1978.
Box 2 Folder 9
Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers, 1959-1978.
Box 2 Folder 10
Stated Meeting, 1953-1977.
Box 2 Folder 11
Treasurer's Ledger, 1956-1977.
Box 3 Folder 1
Legal Institutions.
Box 3 Folder 2
Program Budgets.
Box 3 Folder 3
Bonds.
Box 3 Folder 4
Custodian Agreement.
Box 3 Folder 5
Investment Reports, 1956.
Box 3 Folder 6
Investment Reports, 1958-1961.
Box 3 Folder 7
Securities, 1964-1966.
Box 3 Folder 8
Investment Reports, 1968-1972.
Box 3 Folder 9
Investments, 1963-1966.
Box 3 Folder 10
Investments, 1969-1976.
Box 3 Folder 11
Investment Notecards (by institution).
Box 3 Folder 12
Checkbooks.
Box 3 Folder 13
Taxes, 1971-1973.
Box 3 Folder 14
Taxes, 1974-1977.
Box 3 Folder 15
Estate Book for Eugene Scheider (deceased), 1953.
Box 4 Folder 1
Stock Lists.
Box 4 Folder 2
Records, 1956-1958.
Box 4 Folder 3
Records, 1959-1960.
Box 4 Folder 4
Records, 1961-1963.
Box 4 Folder 5
Records, 1963-1965.
Box 4 Folder 6
Records, 1966-1969.
Box 4 Folder 7
Treasurer's Report, 1956-1961.
Box 5 Folder 1
Treasurer's Report, 1961-1967.
Box 5 Folder 2
Treasurer's Report, 1967-1973.
Box 5 Folder 3
Treasurer's Report, 1974-1975.
Box 5 Folder 4
Treasurer's Report, 1976-1978.
Box 5 Folder 5

J. Yardley Warner, 1941.
Box 5 Folder 6
1954.
Box 5 Folder 7
1955.
Box 5 Folder 8
1956.
Box 5 Folder 9
1957.
Box 5 Folder 10
1958.
Box 5 Folder 11
1959.
Box 6 Folder 1
1960.
Box 6 Folder 2
1961.
Box 6 Folder 3
1962.
Box 6 Folder 4
1963.
Box 6 Folder 5
1964.
Box 6 Folder 6
1965.
Box 6 Folder 7
1966.
Box 6 Folder 8
1967.
Box 6 Folder 9
1968.
Box 7 Folder 1
1969.
Box 7 Folder 2
1970.
Box 7 Folder 3
1971.
Box 7 Folder 4
1972.
Box 7 Folder 5
1973.
Box 7 Folder 6
Joel Tolliver, 1969-1973.
Box 7 Folder 7
1974.
Box 7 Folder 8
1975.
Box 7 Folder 9
1976.
Box 7 Folder 10
1977.
Box 7 Folder 11
1978.
Box 7 Folder 12
Christiansburg Institute, 1945-1966.
Box 8 Folder 1
Christiansburg Institute- Reports, 1945-1948.
Box 8 Folder 2
Christiansburg Institute- Official Documents.
Box 8 Folder 3
Ann Swain re: Christiansburg Institute, 1975-1976.
Box 8 Folder 4
150th Anniversary Celebration, Christiansburg, VA, 1945.
Box 8 Folder 5
Christiansburg Institute- Publications.
Box 8 Folder 7
Penn Community Services- Reports.
Box 8 Folder 8
Penn Community Services- Publications.
Box 8 Folder 9
Whittier College Proposal, 1975.
Box 8 Folder 10
Friendsville Academy.
Box 8 Folder 11
Chapel Hill, NC Property.
Box 8 Folder 12
Charter and By-Laws.
Box 8 Folder 13
Miscellaneous Reports and Publications.
Box 8 Folder 14
Meeting Minutes, 1951-1978 .
Box 9 Folder 1
Powers and Resolutions.
Box 9 Folder 2
Annual Reports, 1954-1963.
Box 9 Folder 3
Annual reports, 1964-1978.
Box 9 Folder 4
Consolidated Investments Reports.
Box 9 Folder 5
Investments, 1970-1980 .
Box 9 Folder 6
Shareholders' Information.
Box 9 Folder 7
Investments- Record Cards.
Box 9 Folder 8
Financial Records, 1954-1955.
Box 10 Folder 1
Financial Records, 1955-1956.
Box 10 Folder 2
Financial records, 1956-1957.
Box 10 Folder 3
Financial Records, 1958-1960 .
Box 10 Folder 4
Taxes, 1971-1977.
Box 10 Folder 5
Penn Community Services Financial Statements, 1975.
Box 10 Folder 6
Morgage of 309 N. 10th Street, Darby PA .
Box 10 Folder 7
Thomas Woolman Bequest.
Box 10 Folder 8
Margaret C Wistar Bequest.
Box 10 Folder 9
Estate of Anna P. Sharpless.
Box 10 Folder 10
Bonds Records .
Box 11 Folder 1
Tax Returns and Dividends, 1972-1976.
Box 11 Folder 2
Investment Slips, 1978-1981.
Box 11 Folder 3
Checking Statements, Provident National Bank, 1971-1980.
Box 11 Folder 4
Checking Statements, First Pennsylvania Bank, 1971-1974.
Box 11 Folder 5
Checking Statements, First Pennsylvania Bank, 1975-1979.
Box 11 Folder 6
Checking Statements, First Pennsylvania Bank, 1980-1982.
Box 11 Folder 7
Deposit Slips.
Box 11 Folder 8
Account Books, Western Savings Bank.
Box 11 Folder 9
Deposited Checks, Pennsylvania Company and Provident Trust Company.
Box 12 Folder 1
Deposited Checks, First Pennsylvania Bank.
Box 12 Folder 2
Checkbooks, Provident Trust Company, 1946-1980.
Box 12 Folder 3
Checkbooks, First Pennsylvania Bank, 1943-1958 .
Box 12 Folder 4
Checkbooks, First Pennsylvania Bank, 1958-1962.
Box 12 Folder 5
Checkbooks, First Pennsylvania Bank, 1962-1973.
Box 12 Folder 6
Checkbooks, First Pennsylvania Bank, 1973-1982.
Box 12 Folder 7
Account Ledger, 1962-1981.
Box 12 Folder 6

1962-1977.
Box 13 Folder 1
Foundation Day Programs.
Box 13 Folder 2
History of the Foundation.
Box 13 Folder 3
Presidential Addresses, 1956-1959.
Box 13 Folder 4
Report by Germantown Friends School.
Box 13 Folder 5
1965-1977.
Box 13 Folder 6
Reports, 1946-1959.
Box 13 Folder 7
Reports, 1960-1964.
Box 13 Folder 8
Records, 1965-1971.
Box 13 Folder 9
Reports, 1972-1977.
Box 13 Folder 10
Taxes, 1973-1976.
Box 14 Folder 1
Records .
Box 14 Folder 2

1956.
Box 14 Folder 3
1957.
Box 14 Folder 4
1958.
Box 14 Folder 5
1959.
Box 14 Folder 6
1960.
Box 14 Folder 7
1961.
Box 14 Folder 8
1962.
Box 14 Folder 9
1963.
Box 14 Folder 10
1964.
Box 14 Folder 11
1965.
Box 15 Folder 1
1966.
Box 15 Folder 2
1967.
Box 15 Folder 3
1968.
Box 15 Folder 4
1971-1972.
Box 15 Folder 5
Presidential Search, November 1964-April 1965.
Box 15 Folder 6
Presidential Search, May 1965.
Box 15 Folder 7
Presidential Search, June 1965.
Box 15 Folder 8
Presidential Search, July-August 1965.
Box 15 Folder 9
Presidential Search- Candidate Information.
Box 16 Folder 1
Presidential Search- Dr. LeRoy Banks Allen.
Box 16 Folder 2
Inauguration of Dr. LeRoy Banks Allen.
Box 16 Folder 3
Publications .
Box 16 Folder 4
Event Programs .
Box 16 Folder 5
Newspaper Articles.
Box 16 Folder 6
Maps.
Box 16 Folder 7
Reports, 1958-1966.
Box 16 Folder 8
Reports, 1967.
Box 16 Folder 9
Materials for Board Meetings, 1967.
Box 16 Folder 10
1957-1961.
Box 16 Folder 11
1962.
Box 17 Folder 1
1963.
Box 17 Folder 2
1964.
Box 17 Folder 3
1965.
Box 17 Folder 4
1966.
Box 17 Folder 5
1967-1968.
Box 17 Folder 6

1937-1949.
Box 17 Folder 7
1950-1977.
Box 17 Folder 8
Official Documents.
Box 17 Folder 9
1950-1975.
Box 17 Folder 10
Treasurer's Reports, 1937-1964.
Box 18 Folder 1
Treasurer's Reports, 1965-1977.
Box 18 Folder 2

1959-1973.
Box 18 Folder 3
1974-1978.
Box 18 Folder 4
Responses to Feb 7, 1974 letter re: Monthly Meeting Representatives.
Box 18 Folder 5
Members and Addresses.
Box 18 Folder 6
Policies and By-Laws.
Box 18 Folder 7
Foundation Act.
Box 18 Folder 8
Reports.
Box 18 Folder 9
Merger of Friends Fiduciary and Trustees of PYM.
Box 18 Folder 10
Annual Reports, 1970-1972.
Box 18 Folder 11
Annual Reports, 1973-1975.
Box 18 Folder 12
1974-1976.
Box 18 Folder 13
Meeting Materials.
Box 18 Folder 14
Legal Papers.
Box 19 Folder 1
Properties, Including Estate of Herbert S. Thatcher.
Box 19 Folder 2
Taxes.
Box 19 Folder 3
Investments.
Box 19 Folder 4

1968-1975.
Box 19 Folder 5
1967.
Box 19 Folder 6
1968.
Box 19 Folder 7
1969.
Box 19 Folder 8
1970.
Box 20 Folder 1
1971.
Box 20 Folder 2
1972.
Box 20 Folder 3
January-May 1973.
Box 20 Folder 4
June-December 1973.
Box 20 Folder 5
January-May 1974.
Box 21 Folder 1
June-December 1974.
Box 21 Folder 2
1975.
Box 21 Folder 3
Investment Committee, 1962-1969.
Box 21 Folder 4
Investment Committee, 1970-1975.
Box 21 Folder 5
Committee to Study Yearly Meeting Finances.
Box 21 Folder 6
Nominating Committee.
Box 21 Folder 7
1962-1969.
Box 21 Folder 8
1970-1975.
Box 21 Folder 9
Annual Reports, 1961-1965.
Box 22 Folder 1
Annual Reports, 1966-1969.
Box 22 Folder 2
Annual Reports, 1971-1974.
Box 22 Folder 3
Ledger, 1946-1956.
Box 22 Folder 4
Investments, 1972.
Box 22 Folder 5
Investments, 1973.
Box 22 Folder 6
Investments, 1974-1975.
Box 22 Folder 7

1949-1959.
Box 23 Folder 1
1960-1975.
Box 23 Folder 2
Reports, 1952-1973.
Box 23 Folder 3
House Bills.
Box 23 Folder 4
Investments.
Box 23 Folder 5
Civil Liberties.
Box 23 Folder 6
Joint Appeals Committee.
Box 23 Folder 7
Special Yearly Meeting re: Black Manifesto, October 25, 1969.
Box 23 Folder 8
South Africa.
Box 23 Folder 9
Ad Hoc Commuttees.
Box 24 Folder 1
Meeting for Social Concerns, 1968-1973.
Box 23 Folder 10
Members and Committees.
Box 23 Folder 11
Arch Street Building Committee, 1965-1967.
Box 23 Folder 12
Arch Street Building Committee 1968-1969.
Box 24 Folder 2
Advisory Committee, 1968-1969.
Box 24 Folder 3
Advisory Committee, 1970.
Box 24 Folder 4
Advisory Committee, 1971-1974.
Box 24 Folder 5
Committee on Use of Friends Properties in Central Philadelphia, 1959.
Box 24 Folder 6
Committee on Use of Friends Properties in Central Philadelphia, 1960-1963.
Box 24 Folder 7
Committee on Use of Friends Properties in Central Philadelphia, 1964-1965.
Box 24 Folder 8
Committee on Use of Friends Properties in Central Philadelphia, 1966-1971.
Box 24 Folder 9
1964-1967.
Box 25 Folder 1
1968-1969.
Box 25 Folder 2
1970-1971.
Box 25 Folder 3
1972-1973.
Box 25 Folder 4
1974-1975.
Box 25 Folder 5

American Friends Service Committee.
Box 25 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, 1933-1950

Chace Fund Committee.
Box 26 Folder 1
Haverford Monthly Meeting.
Box 26 Folder 2
Friends Institute.
Box 26 Folder 3
Friends Shelter for Girls.
Box 26 Folder 4
Friends World Committee.
Box 26 Folder 5
Haverford College.
Box 26 Folder 6
Scope and Contents

Included in this folder: Correspondence and Annual Giving

Bible Association of Friends of America.
Box 26 Folder 7

Permanent Shelter for Colored Orphans.
Box 26 Folder 8
Commission to Study the Organization of Peace.
Box 26 Folder 9
Community Health and Civic Association.
Box 26 Folder 10
Delaware Valley Settlement Alliance.
Box 26 Folder 11
Correspondence.
Box 26 Folder 12
Reports and Publications.
Box 27 Folder 1
Minutes, 1973-1978.
Box 27 Folder 2
Minutes, 1967-1972.
Box 27 Folder 3
Budget and Finances, 1974-1978.
Box 27 Folder 4
Budget and Finances, 1968-1973.
Box 27 Folder 5
Committees and Projects.
Box 27 Folder 6
Trustee Papers, Agreements, and Contracts.
Box 28 Folder 1
Hampton Association of Philadelphia.
Box 28 Folder 2
Budget.
Box 28 Folder 3
Social Audit.
Box 28 Folder 4
Sale of New Jersey Land.
Box 28 Folder 5
Western Community House- Youth Project.
Box 28 Folder 6
University Settlement of Christian Association of University of Pennsylvania vs. William Morris Maier.
Box 28 Folder 7

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