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Milcah Martha Moore Fund records

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
MC.975.09.017
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
0.09 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Milcah Martha Moore Fund records (HC.MC.975.09.017), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1866-1882
Creator:
Smith, Daniel B., Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1936- ), Haines, John S., Moore, Milcah Martha, and Morris, Samuel, 1827-1905
Abstract:

The Milcah Martha Moore Fund, often referred to as the M.M. Moore Fund, was established in 1827 after the death of Moore, who wanted to fund education for underserved and impoverished young Quaker women from her community of Montgomery County, PA. The fund was created under the Gwynedd Monthly Meeting with eight hundred dollars from Moore's estate.

This collection contains one volume of minutes (1866 - 1882) from the Trustees of the Milcah Martha Moore Fund. The minutes consist of treasurer reports, and decisions about use of the funds.

Unknown.

Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed November 2015.

MC 955 Gwynedd Monthly Meeting "Trustees of Milcah Martha Moore's Fund for Schooling of Poor Girls Account book 1831-1886" at Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

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Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Mary A. Crauderueff
Finding Aid Date
November 2015
Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Archival Resource Key. Trustee Minutes, 1866-1882.
Volume 1

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