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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Social Service Committee (1936-1964)

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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
Phy.805
Repository:
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Language:
English
Date:
1936-1964 (inclusive)
Creator:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Social Welfare Committee (1964-1969)
Abstract:
The Social Service Committee was appointed in 1936, continuing the work of the Committee on Philanthropic Labor of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). Primarily educational in nature, its work included providing information to local Quaker meetings on social service issues. The Committee was renamed the Committee on Social Welfare in 1964.

The Social Service Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) held its first meeting in the Race Street meeting house in 4th month 1936. Its name had been changed from the Committee on Philanthropic Labor, but its structure was also reorganized, de-emphasizing the work of sub committees in an attempt to act as a single unit on most issues. As stated in its first Yearly Meeting report in 1937, "a function of this committee is to stimulate local meetings to increase their knowledge of conditions and to furnish leadership in social concerns." In order to communicate more effectively with the local meetings, Mary Hobson Jones was appointed the first Field Secretary. After a period of time, some subcommittees were established. In 1939-40, for example, the Subcommittee on Marriage sponsored talks for Friends on eugenics, birth control, marriage counselling, and family life in the light of how they related to community problems. The Marriage Council was a jointly funded project with Arch Street.

During the War, the Committee also sponsored Friendship Parties for new Americans. By the early '50's, concerns included penology, health and welfare, child welfare, and the care of elderly Friends.

The Social Service Committee was renamed the Social Welfare Committee in 1964.

Minutes of the Social Service Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1936-64, miscellaneous records including correspondence and financial papers, and publications.

Deposit

The records of the successor committee, Social Welfare, may be found in Series 7 of the records of the Meeting for Social Concerns (RG2/Phy/758).

Organization
Subject

Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2004
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Collection Inventory

RG2/Phy/805/Box 1. Minute book, 1936-1943.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 1. Minute book, 1943-1950.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 1. Minute book, 1950-1955.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

2 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Minutes, 1955-1961.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Minutes, 1961-1964.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1955-1959.
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and mailings.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Financial records: Vouchers of Treasurer, 1947.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Financial records: Vouchers of Treasurer, 1948.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Financial records: Vouchers of Treasurer, 1949.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Account statements and Vouchers, 1961.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Reports of Secretary, meetings and conferences, 1936-1939.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Correspondence of Richmond P. Miller, Field Secretary, 1940-1942.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Records on refugee work - Cooperation with the American Friends Service Committee, 1939-1941.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Reports on refugee work, 1940-1941.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Correspondence on Adult Education, 1936-1940.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Correspondence on Child Welfare, 1936-1938.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Correspondence on Church Social Work, 1937-1939.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 2. Classes for refugees, Related correspondence, 1940-1941.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Refugee social projects: Friendship parties for New Americans, 1940-1942.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Refugee social projects: Friendship parties for New Americans, 1942-1943.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence on the Goodrich Plan, 1936-1937.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence on Juvenile Delinquency, 1937-1938.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence on Marriage Counselling and Birth Control, 1938-1940.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence on cooperation with the Marriage Council (Arch St.), 1936-1939.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence on Mental Hygiene and Mental Deficiency, 1936-1938.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence and reports on Penal Affairs and Prison Reforms, 1936-1939.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence on Public Assistance, 1936-1938.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Correspondence with the Education and Recreation Division of the Works Progress Administration, Harrisburg, 1936-1939.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Outgoing letters from Chairman and Secretary, 1936-1939.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Outgoing letters, Reports, and Agendas, 1936-1937.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. Outgoing letters, Reports, Statements, 1938-1942.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 3. News Notes, 1936-1951.
Scope and Contents

(Vol. I, No. 1 - Vol. XVI, No. 2) - complete file

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 4. News Notes, 1936-1944.
Scope and Contents

(Vol. I, No. 1 - Vol. VIII, No. 4) - additional copies

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 4. News Notes, 1944-1950.
Scope and Contents

(Vol. IX, No. 1 - Vol. XIV, No. 4) - additional copies

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Phy/805/Box 4. Miscellaneous Publications, 1942-1946.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No film
  2. Haverford: No film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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