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Volksverein of Philadelphia records

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
3530
Repository:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Extent:
2.1 linear feet (; 1 box, 12 volumes)
Language:
German
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Volksverein of Philadelphia records (Collection 3530), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Date:
1886-1949 (inclusive)
Creator:
Volksverein of Philadelphia.
Abstract:
Now defunct, the Volksverein of Philadelphia was a local unit of the Catholic Central Union of America, which is a national Catholic social action and social welfare organization. The collection contains minutes of the meetings of the Volksverein, and job, financial, and subscription records of the organization's official organs, Philadelphia Volksblatt and Nord Amerika. The collection includes eleven ledgers recording cash transactions, subscriptions, and advertising. Also included is one book of minutes.

Gift of Alphonse E. Ellerkamp, 1978.

Accession number M87-04.

Subject

Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Matthew Lyons.
Finding Aid Date
; 2015.
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Collection Inventory

Philadelphia Volksblatt job work ledger, 1886-1887.
Volume 1
Nord Amerika subscription ledger, 1893-1896.
Volume 2
Items removed from Volume 2.
Box 1 Folder 1
Nord Amerika subscription ledger, 1902-1904.
Volume 3
Nord Amerika subscription ledger, 1909-1911.
Volume 4
Nord Amerika subscription ledger, 1911-1913.
Volume 5
Nord Amerika subscription ledger, 1927-1949.
Volume 6
Nord Amerika cash account day book, 1904-1909.
Volume 7
Nord Amerika cash account day book, 1915-1916.
Volume 8
Nord Amerika job work ledger, 1910-1922.
Volume 9
Items removed from Volume 9.
Box 1 Folder 2
Nord Amerika job work ledger, 1911-1927.
Volume 10
Items removed from Volume 10.
Box 1 Folder 3
Nord Amerika advertising accounts ledger, 1927-1947.
Volume 11
Items removed from Volume 11.
Box 1 Folder 4
Volksverein of Philadelphia minutes, 1921-1929.
Volume 12
Translator notes for Volume 12.
Box 1 Folder 5
Items removed from Volume 12.
Box 1 Folder 6

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