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Spruce Hill Community Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
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The Spruce Hill Community Association represents 16,000 residents of a West Philadelphia neighborhood encompassing Market Street on the north, Woodland Avenue on the south, and 40th and 46th Streets on the east and west. It was founded in the spring of 1958 by a dozen residents concerned with falling property values and a negative perception of the area. Within a year, membership had grown to 400 residents. Within the first few years of the association's founding, a number of beautification and gardening projects were initiated; improvements were made to Clark Park; an art show was held exploiting the creativity of the area's residents; and an open house was held to show off the area's impressive late 19th century architecture. An annual community fair was begun, both to bring together members of the community and to raise money for the association's activities.
The documents collected here represent simple events in the life of the community: Halloween parties, card parties, Christmas caroling, baseball games, bowling outings--as well as the larger issues of zoning, crime, parking, housing code violations, landlord/tenant issues, liquor licensing, retail development, relations with the University of Pennsylvania and relations with other community organizations and the city.
Spruce Hill Community Association remains a vital organization. It remains committed to the quality-of-life issues upon which it was founded. In 1996 its "Spruce Hill Community Renewal Plan", developed in cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania, received the Pennsylvania Planning Association's top award for "comprehensive planning by a small community."
Collection contains administrative records, financial records, activity records, publications, some records of other organizations, and photographs. This collection includes preserved versions of the organization's website, available through Archive-It.
The collection is arranged into 8 series as follows:
Series 2: Financial, 1958-1988
Series 3: May Fair Activities, 1959-1993, undated
Series 4: Other Activities, 1963-1987, undated
Series 5: Publications, 1959-1989, undated
Series 6: Other Organizations, undated
Series 7: Photographs (PC-79), 1962-1970
Series 8: Website versions in Archive-It, 2015-2016
Series 1: Administration, 1959-1990, undated
Series 2: Financial, 1958-1988
Series 3: May Fair Activities, 1959-1993, undated
Series 4: Other Activities, 1963-1987, undated
Series 5: Publications, 1959-1989, undated
Series 6: Other Organizations, undated
Series 7: Photographs (PC-79), 1962-1970
Series 8: Website versions in Archive-It, 2015-2016
Additions to this collection are expected. Websites are captured using Archive-It periodically, and the latest additions may not yet be included in this finding aid. For information on material–physical and digital, including captured websites–that may have been added since the last finding aid update, please contact the Special Collections Research Center.
Donated by David Hochman, President, July 1993.
Collection processed by Warren Adams, Elizabeth Bennett, Dennis Gallagher, John Pettit, and Nancy Thorne in spring 1998. Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in July 2015 by Patrick Stalter, student worker. Finding aid updated with captured website information in July 2016.
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- Finding Aid Date
- June 2025
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Collection is open for research.
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The Spruce Hill Community Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Collection Inventory
Scope and Contents
Materials include bylaws, minutes of meetings, membership and dues records, and general correspondence. This series also includes files relating to some committee activities, including the Elections Committee. There are several subseries documenting the involvement of various individuals who served on the SHCA Board of Directors, or as President of the SHCA, at various times. In addition, there is a subseries, arranged by year, of minutes, mailings, and related materials sent to the members, which document the activities of the SHCA for that year.
Bylaws, 1960-1968.
Box 1
Folder 1
Bylaws, 1968-1973.
Box 1
Folder 2
Bylaws, 1968-1974.
Box 1
Folder 3
Bylaws and Constitution, 1973-1984.
Box 1
Folder 4
Bylaws, Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, 1978-1985.
Box 1
Folder 5
Bylaws, Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, 1978-1985.
Box 1
Folder 6
Board Meeting Minutes, 1962-1964.
Box 1
Folder 7
Meeting Minutes, 1963-1971.
Box 1
Folder 8
Board Meeting Minutes, 1972-1976.
Box 1
Folder 9
Meeting Minutes, 1973-1975.
Box 1
Folder 10
Board Meeting Minutes, 1974-1979.
Box 1
Folder 11
Meeting Minutes, 1973-1975.
Box 1
Folder 12
Board Meeting Minutes, 1977-1991.
Box 1
Folder 13
Board Meeting Minutes, 1980-1982.
Box 1
Folder 14
Board Meeting Minutes, 1984.
Box 1
Folder 15
Board Meeting Minutes, 1985.
Box 1
Folder 16
Board Meeting Minutes, 1988.
Box 1
Folder 17
Board Meeting Minutes, 1989.
Box 1
Folder 18
Membership Information, 1969-1976.
Box 2
Folder 1
Membership, 1971-1972.
Box 2
Folder 2
Membership List Changes, 1973-1976.
Box 2
Folder 3
Membership Lists, 1976-1979.
Box 2
Folder 4
Membership Lists, 1988-1989.
Box 2
Folder 5
Membership Records, circa 1959-1990.
Box 15
Physical Description
3x5 cards
Correspondence, 1960-1962.
Box 2
Folder 6
Correspondence, 1964-1965.
Box 2
Folder 7
Correspondence, 1965-1966.
Box 2
Folder 8
Correspondence, 1965.
Box 2
Folder 9
Correspondence, 1968-1970.
Box 2
Folder 10
Correspondence, 1969-1972.
Box 2
Folder 11
Correspondence, 1972.
Box 2
Folder 12
Correspondence, 1972-1977.
Box 2
Folder 13
Correspondence, 1972-1977.
Box 2
Folder 14
Correspondence, 1975-1976.
Box 2
Folder 15
Correspondence, 1978-1980.
Box 2
Folder 16
Correspondence, 1985-1986.
Box 2
Folder 17
Committee Correspondence, 1985.
Box 2
Folder 18
Committee Members, undated.
Box 2
Folder 19
Committee Reports, undated.
Box 2
Folder 20
Nominating Committee, 1967-1989.
Box 2
Folder 21
Planning Committee, undated.
Box 2
Folder 22
Revitalization Committee, undated.
Box 2
Folder 23
President, Allen Goldman, Correspondence, 1968-1970.
Box 3
Folder 1
President, Allen Goldman, Correspondence, 1971-1972.
Box 3
Folder 2
President, Allen Goldman, Correspondence, 1972.
Box 3
Folder 3
President, Sally Johnson, Correspondence, 1975-1978.
Box 3
Folder 4
President, Sally Johnson, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence, 1976-1977.
Box 3
Folder 5
President, Sally Johnson, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence, 1976-1977.
Box 3
Folder 6
President, Barry Grossbach, Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, 1978-1979.
Box 3
Folder 7
President, Barry Grossbach, Correspondence, 1978-1979.
Box 3
Folder 8
President, Barry Grossbach, Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, 1978-1979.
Box 3
Folder 9
President, Peter Dodson, Correspondence, 1982-1983.
Box 3
Folder 10
President, Peter Dodson, Correspondence, 1982-1983.
Box 3
Folder 11
President, Peter Dodson, Correspondence, 1982-1983.
Box 3
Folder 12
President, Eva Christiansen, Speech, undated.
Box 3
Folder 13
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1983-1984.
Box 3
Folder 14
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1983-1984.
Box 3
Folder 15
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1983-1984.
Box 3
Folder 16
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1984-1985.
Box 3
Folder 17
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1983-1986.
Box 3
Folder 18
Director, Fran Byers, Miscellaneous, 1984.
Box 3
Folder 19
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1984-1985.
Box 3
Folder 20
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1985.
Box 3
Folder 21
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1986.
Box 4
Folder 1
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1986.
Box 4
Folder 2
Director, Fran Byers, Recycling, 1986.
Box 4
Folder 3
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1986-1987.
Box 4
Folder 4
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence and Miscellaneous, 1987.
Box 4
Folder 5
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1989-1990.
Box 4
Folder 6
Director, Fran Byers, Correspondence, 1990-1991.
Box 4
Folder 7
Director, Fran Byers, Meeting Minutes, 1990.
Box 4
Folder 8
Activities, 1972.
Box 4
Folder 9
Activities, 1973-1974.
Box 4
Folder 10
Activities, 1981-1982.
Box 4
Folder 11
Activities, 1983-1984.
Box 4
Folder 12
Activities, 1983.
Box 4
Folder 13
Activities, 1983.
Box 4
Folder 14
Activities, 1984-1985.
Box 4
Folder 15
Activities, 1985.
Box 4
Folder 16
Activities, 1986.
Box 4
Folder 17
Activities, 1986-1988.
Box 4
Folder 18
Activities, 1987.
Box 4
Folder 19
Activities, 1988.
Box 4
Folder 20
Activities, 1988-1990.
Box 4
Folder 21
Activities, 1990-1991.
Box 4
Folder 22
Activities, 1991-1992.
Box 4
Folder 23
History, 1959, undated.
Box 4
Folder 24
Insurance Forms, 1971-1986.
Box 5
Folder 1
Grants, 1974-1979.
Box 5
Folder 2
Officers, 1975-1976.
Box 5
Folder 3
Parking Permit, 1977-1978.
Box 5
Folder 4
Parking Permit, 1977-1978.
Box 5
Folder 5
General Meeting, 1979.
Box 5
Folder 6
Post Office, 1985.
Box 5
Folder 7
Post Office, 1985.
Box 5
Folder 8
Crime and Safety, undated.
Box 5
Folder 9
Office Equipment and Supplies, undated.
Box 5
Folder 10
Spruce Hill Center, undated.
Box 5
Folder 11
Scope and Contents
Materials include budgets, treasurers' reports, bank records, and receipts and bills paid.
Budget, 1965-1985.
Box 5
Folder 12
Budget, 1985-1988.
Box 5
Folder 13
Treasurer's Reports, 1928-1967.
Box 5
Folder 14
Treasurer's Reports, 1967-1976.
Box 5
Folder 15
Treasurer's Reports, 1968-1969.
Box 5
Folder 16
Treasurer's Reports, 1977-1978.
Box 5
Folder 17
Banking Check and Account Information, 1958-1962.
Box 5
Folder 18
Deposit Slips and Statements, 1959-1967.
Box 5
Folder 19
Checks and Check Statements, 1959-1968.
Box 5
Folder 20
Checking Information, 1978-1981.
Box 6
Folder 1
Old Checks, 1978-1981.
Box 6
Folder 2
Bank Statements, 1985-1988.
Box 6
Folder 3
Old Checks, 1978-1985.
Box 6
Folder 4
Bank Check Records, 1985-1987.
Box 6
Folder 5
Old Checks and Deposit Slips, 1984-1988.
Box 6
Folder 6
Bills Paid and Receipts, 1959-1961.
Box 6
Folder 7
Bills Paid and Receipts, 1962.
Box 6
Folder 8
Bills Paid and Receipts, 1965-1968.
Box 6
Folder 9
Bills Paid and Receipts, 1968-1969.
Box 6
Folder 10
Utility Bills, 1984-1987.
Box 7
Folder 1
Maintenance Records, 1984-1986.
Box 7
Folder 2
Leases, 1975-1985.
Box 7
Folder 3
Tax Exempt Status Papers, undated.
Box 7
Folder 4
Scope and Contents
This series documents the annual May Fair, a major activity of the SHCA. The records include permits, financial records, committee reports, and publicity information (posters, flyers). See also Series 7: Photographs.
May Fair Planning, 1971-1986.
Box 7
Folder 5
May Fair Permits, 1966-1976.
Box 7
Folder 6
May Fair Permits, 1976-1984.
Box 7
Folder 7
May Fair Permits, 1985-1988.
Box 7
Folder 8
May Fair Rentals, 1975-1989.
Box 7
Folder 9
May Fair Publicity, 1960-1983.
Box 7
Folder 10
May Fair Publicity, 1984-1988.
Box 7
Folder 11
May Fair Financial, 1959.
Box 7
Folder 12
May Fair Financial, 1960.
Box 7
Folder 13
May Fair Financial, 1961.
Box 7
Folder 14
May Fair Financial, 1966.
Box 7
Folder 15
May Fair Financial, 1967.
Box 7
Folder 16
May Fair Financial, 1967-1979.
Box 7
Folder 17
May Fair Financial, 1968.
Box 7
Folder 18
May Fair Financial, 1969.
Box 7
Folder 19
May Fair Financial, 1971.
Box 7
Folder 20
May Fair Financial, 1972.
Box 8
Folder 1
May Fair Financial, 1973.
Box 8
Folder 2
May Fair Financial, 1974.
Box 8
Folder 3
May Fair Financial, 1975.
Box 8
Folder 4
May Fair Financial, 1976.
Box 8
Folder 5
May Fair Financial, 1977.
Box 8
Folder 6
May Fair Financial, 1978.
Box 8
Folder 7
May Fair Financial, 1980.
Box 8
Folder 8
May Fair Financial, 1981.
Box 8
Folder 9
May Fair Financial, 1982.
Box 8
Folder 10
May Fair Financial, 1983.
Box 8
Folder 11
May Fair Financial, 1985.
Box 8
Folder 12
May Fair Financial, 1986.
Box 8
Folder 13
May Fair Financial, 1986-1987.
Box 8
Folder 14
May Fair Financial, 1987.
Box 8
Folder 15
May Fair Financial, 1988.
Box 8
Folder 16
May Fair Bank Statements, 1977-1980.
Box 8
Folder 17
May Fair Bank Statements, 1978-1980.
Box 8
Folder 18
May Fair Bank Statements, 1980-1981.
Box 8
Folder 19
May Fair Bank Statements, 1981-1982.
Box 8
Folder 20
May Fair Bank Statements, 1982-1983.
Box 8
Folder 21
May Fair Bank Statements, 1983-1984.
Box 8
Folder 22
May Fair Bank Statements, 1984.
Box 8
Folder 23
May Fair Bank Statements, 1984-1985.
Box 8
Folder 24
May Fair Bank Statements, 1985-1986.
Box 8
Folder 25
May Fair Bank Statements, 1987-1988.
Box 8
Folder 26
May Fair Miscellaneous, 1983-1989.
Box 8
Folder 27
May Fair Bulletins, 1971-1985.
Box 8
Folder 28
May Fair Lottery Ticket Stubs, undated.
Box 15
Physical Description
3x5 cards
May Fair Posters, 1979-1993.
Box 16
Scope and Contents
This series documents the various programs and activities sponsored by or participated in by SHCA. SHCA had a wide-ranging mission to improve the quality of life in the community, and organized committees and projects to address issues such as parking, zoning, education, crime and safety, home improvement, and trash removal. SHCA also organized social activities such as house tours, parties, and fairs. The series includes correspondence, posters and flyers, minutes of committee meetings, news clippings and publicity information. A separate subseries document the SHCA's involvement with the zoning process.
Abandoned Cars, undated.
Box 9
Folder 1
Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, undated.
Box 9
Folder 2
Auction, undated.
Box 9
Folder 3
Block Meetings, undated.
Box 9
Folder 4
Block Organization, undated.
Box 9
Folder 5
Book Week, undated.
Box 9
Folder 6
Christmas Tree Sale, undated.
Box 9
Folder 7
Coffee House, undated.
Box 9
Folder 8
Community Development Funds, undated.
Box 9
Folder 9
Education, undated.
Box 9
Folder 10
Grant Application--National Trust, undated.
Box 9
Folder 11
Greenway, undated.
Box 9
Folder 12
Health, undated.
Box 9
Folder 13
Historical Buildings, undated.
Box 9
Folder 14
Home Improvement Center, undated.
Box 9
Folder 15
House Tour, 1963.
Box 9
Folder 16
Housing, undated.
Box 9
Folder 17
Housing Parcel Development Plans, undated.
Box 9
Folder 18
Housing, 1977-1978.
Box 9
Folder 19
Housing Guides, undated.
Box 9
Folder 20
Housing--Section 8, undated.
Box 9
Folder 21
Housing--Section 8, undated.
Box 9
Folder 22
Housing--Section 8--Questionnaire, undated.
Box 9
Folder 23
Housing--Section 8, 1980.
Box 9
Folder 24
Tenants, undated.
Box 9
Folder 25
New York City Trip, 1974.
Box 9
Folder 26
Open House, 1983.
Box 9
Folder 27
Parking, 1971.
Box 9
Folder 28
Parking, 1982-1983.
Box 9
Folder 29
Parking, 1982-1983.
Box 9
Folder 30
Penn Community Park, undated.
Box 10
Folder 1
Penn Better Community Contest, undated.
Box 10
Folder 2
Real Estate Investment Trust, 1970.
Box 10
Folder 3
Recreation--Halloween Party, undated.
Box 10
Folder 4
Recreation--Sports, undated.
Box 10
Folder 5
Recreation--Swim Club, undated.
Box 10
Folder 6
Recycling, undated.
Box 10
Folder 7
Refugees, 1981.
Box 10
Folder 8
Safety, undated.
Box 10
Folder 9
Safety--Mounted Policemen, undated.
Box 10
Folder 10
Safety--Neighborhood Safety Training Program, undated.
Box 10
Folder 11
Sanitation, undated.
Box 10
Folder 12
Sanitation, undated.
Box 10
Folder 13
Sanitation, undated.
Box 10
Folder 14
Sanitation--Pollution and Sanitation, undated.
Box 10
Folder 15
Sanitation--Trash Containers, undated.
Box 10
Folder 16
Sanitation--Trash Removal, undated.
Box 10
Folder 17
Small Animal Hospital, undated.
Box 10
Folder 18
Small Claims Court Study, undated.
Box 10
Folder 19
Speakers, undated.
Box 10
Folder 20
Spruce Hill Center--Cocktail Party Fundraiser, undated.
Box 10
Folder 21
Street Trees, undated.
Box 10
Folder 22
Transportation, undated.
Box 10
Folder 23
Transportation--Bus--University of Pennsylvania, undated.
Box 10
Folder 24
University City Citifest, undated.
Box 10
Folder 26
Zoning--Actions, 1964-1972.
Box 10
Folder 26
Zoning--Committee, undated.
Box 10
Folder 27
Zoning--Committee, undated.
Box 10
Folder 28
Zoning--Committee--Rose Amendolia, undated.
Box 10
Folder 29
Zoning--Correspondence, 1970-1972.
Box 10
Folder 30
Zoning--Liquor License, undated.
Box 10
Folder 31
Zoning--Liquor License, undated.
Box 10
Folder 32
Zoning--Liquor License, undated.
Box 10
Folder 33
Zoning--Liquor License, undated.
Box 10
Folder 24
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 1
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 2
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 3
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 4
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 5
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 6
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 7
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 8
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 9
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 10
Zoning—Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 11
Folder 11
Zoning--Properties--34th and Chestnut, undated.
Box 11
Folder 12
Zoning--Properties--36th and Market, undated.
Box 11
Folder 13
Zoning--Properties--40th and Baltimore, undated.
Box 11
Folder 14
Zoning--Properties--40th St. Project and Dr. Raymond, undated.
Box 11
Folder 15
Zoning--Properties--41st and Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 16
Zoning--Properties--42nd and Pine, undated.
Box 11
Folder 17
Zoning--Properties--43rd and Chester, undated.
Box 11
Folder 18
Zoning--Properties--47th and Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 19
Zoning--Properties--400 South 43rd, undated.
Box 11
Folder 20
Zoning--Properties--501 Woodland Terrace, undated.
Box 11
Folder 21
Zoning--Properties--3943 Chestnut, undated.
Box 11
Folder 22
Zoning--Properties--4000 Pine, undated.
Box 11
Folder 23
Zoning--Properties--4040 Locust, undated.
Box 11
Folder 24
Zoning--Properties--4024 Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 25
Zoning--Properties--4029-31 Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 26
Zoning--Properties--4037-47 Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 27
Zoning--Properties--4104 Baltimore Avenue, undated.
Box 11
Folder 28
Zoning--Properties--4112 Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 29
Zoning--Properties--4138 Walnut, 201 S. 42nd, undated.
Box 11
Folder 30
Zoning--Properties--4200-4210 Baltimore Avenue, undated.
Box 11
Folder 31
Zoning--Properties--4224-26 Baltimore Avenue, undated.
Box 11
Folder 32
Zoning--Properties--4226 Baltimore Avenue, undated.
Box 11
Folder 33
Zoning--Properties--4203 Walnut, undated.
Box 11
Folder 34
Zoning--Properties--4334 Larchwood, undated.
Box 11
Folder 35
Zoning--Properties--4420-22 Walnut, undated.
Box 11
Folder 36
Zoning--Properties--4437 Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 37
Zoning--Properties--4441 Spruce, undated.
Box 11
Folder 38
Zoning--Properties--4509 Sansom, undated.
Box 11
Folder 39
Zoning--Properties--4522 Locust, undated.
Box 11
Folder 40
Zoning--Properties--4527 Osage, undated.
Box 11
Folder 41
Zoning--Remapping Project, 1979-1980.
Box 11
Folder 42
Zoning--Remapping Project, 1982.
Box 11
Folder 43
Zoning--Remapping Project--Maps, undated.
Box 11
Folder 44
Spruce Hill Community Association - Recommendations Adelmany Collins and DU TOT West Philadelphia Corporation, November 1966.
Box 19
Federal Work Projects Administration Zoning Map Project No. 26206, Bureau of Engineering Surveys, October 1, 1962.
Box 19
undated map in color, SCHA area, undated.
Box 19
Map by Mark M. Molznitz, April 29, 1987.
Box 19
Zoning--Remapping Project—Surveys, undated.
Box 19
Folder 45-49
Scope and Contents
This series consists of publications of the SHCA, including the SHCA newsletter, a local service directory (Close-at-Hand), and many flyers, mailings and posters promoting the organization and its activities. This series also includes files of clippings from local newspapers, documenting the activities of SHCA and the interests of its membership.
SHCA Newsletters, 1959.
Box 12
Folder 01
SHCA Newsletters, 1960.
Box 12
Folder 02
SHCA Newsletters, 1961.
Box 12
Folder 03
SHCA Newsletters, 1962.
Box 12
Folder 04
SHCA Newsletters, 1963.
Box 12
Folder 05
SHCA Newsletters, 1964.
Box 12
Folder 06
SHCA Newsletters, 1965.
Box 12
Folder 07
SHCA Newsletters, 1966.
Box 12
Folder 08
SHCA Newsletters, 1969.
Box 12
Folder 09
SHCA Newsletters, 1970.
Box 12
Folder 10
SHCA Newsletters, 1971.
Box 12
Folder 11
SHCA Newsletters, 1972.
Box 12
Folder 12
SHCA Newsletters, undated.
Box 12
Folder 13
SHCA Newsletters, 1973.
Box 12
Folder 14
SHCA Newsletters, 1974.
Box 12
Folder 15
SHCA Newsletters, 1975.
Box 12
Folder 16
SHCA Newsletters, 1976.
Box 12
Folder 17
SHCA Newsletters, 1977.
Box 12
Folder 18
SHCA Newsletters, 1978.
Box 12
Folder 19
SHCA Newsletters, 1979.
Box 12
Folder 20
SHCA Newsletters, 1980.
Box 12
Folder 21
SHCA Newsletters, 1981.
Box 12
Folder 22
SHCA Newsletters, 1982.
Box 12
Folder 23
SHCA Newsletters, 1983.
Box 12
Folder 34
SHCA Newsletters, 1984.
Box 12
Folder 25
SHCA Newsletters, 1985.
Box 12
Folder 26
SHCA Newsletters, 1986.
Box 12
Folder 27
SHCA Newsletters, 1987.
Box 12
Folder 28
SHCA Newsletters, 1988.
Box 12
Folder 29
SHCA Newsletters, 1991.
Box 12
Folder 30
SHCA Newsletters, 1992.
Box 12
Folder 31
SHCA Newsletters, 1969-1970.
Box 12
Folder 32
SHCA Newsletters, 1976.
Box 12
Folder 33
SHCA Newsletters, 1979.
Box 12
Folder 34
SHCA Newsletters, 1985.
Box 12
Folder 35
Close-at-Hand, 1980-1988.
Box 12
Folder 36
Close-at-Hand, 1980-1988.
Box 12
Folder 37
Close-at-Hand, 1980.
Box 12
Folder 38
Close-at-Hand, 1981.
Box 12
Folder 39
Close-at-Hand, 1982.
Box 12
Folder 40
Close-at-Hand, 1983.
Box 12
Folder 41
Close-at-Hand, 1984.
Box 12
Folder 42
Close-at-Hand, 1986.
Box 12
Folder 43
Close-at-Hand, 1988.
Box 12
Folder 44
Close-at-Hand Advertisers, undated.
Box 16
Physical Description
3x5 cards
Fliers and Posters, undated.
Box 13
Folder 1
Fliers and Posters, undated.
Box 13
Folder 2
Mailings, 1981.
Box 13
Folder 3
Mailings, 1989.
Box 13
Folder 4
Posters, undated.
Box 15
University City News, undated.
Box 13
Folder 5
News clippings, undated.
Box 13
Folder 6
News clippings, 1976.
Box 13
Folder 7
News clippings, undated.
Box 13
Folder 8
News clippings, undated.
Box 13
Folder 9
Scope and Contents
This series documents the relations of SHCA with many local community action and other organizations. SHCA supported or was involved in the activities of similar organizations such as the Friends of Clark Park. SHCA maintained files on the activities of organizations such as CLASP and the Institute for Civic Virtue, including their publications. This series also documents the relationship of SHCA with the University of Pennsylvania, the West Philadelphia Corporation, and the government of the City of Philadelphia.
Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, undated.
Box 13
Folder 10
Affiliate Organization, undated.
Box 13
Folder 11
Block Association of West Philadelphia, undated.
Box 13
Folder 12
The Clearinghouse, undated.
Box 13
Folder 13
Cedar Park Neighbors, undated.
Box 13
Folder 14
CLASP, undated.
Box 13
Folder 15
Community Alerting Service, undated.
Box 13
Folder 16
Community Legal Service, undated.
Box 13
Folder 17
Directories, undated.
Box 13
Folder 18
Education Organization, undated.
Box 13
Folder 19
Fast Forward, undated.
Box 13
Folder 20
Financial Services, undated.
Box 13
Folder 21
Free Library of Philadelphia, undated.
Box 13
Folder 22
Friends of Clark Park, undated.
Box 13
Folder 23
Garden Court Community Association, undated.
Box 13
Folder 24
Garden Court Community Association, undated.
Box 13
Folder 25
Gardening Organizations, undated.
Box 13
Folder 26
Greater Philadelphia Partnership, undated.
Box 13
Folder 27
Health Organizations, undated.
Box 13
Folder 28
Institute for the Study of Civic Values, undated.
Box 13
Folder 29
Institute for the Study of Civic Values, undated.
Box 13
Folder 30
Keep America Beautiful, undated.
Box 13
Folder 31
Newsletters--Miscellaneous Organizations, undated.
Box 13
Folder 32
Newsletters--Miscellaneous Organizations, undated.
Box 13
Folder 33
Newsletters--Miscellaneous Organizations, undated.
Box 14
Folder 1
Northwest Tenants Organization, undated.
Box 14
Folder 2
Osage Residents Council, undated.
Box 14
Folder 3
Paul Weinberg's Newsletter, undated.
Box 14
Folder 4
Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service - Around Town, undated.
Box 14
Folder 5
Philadelphia Clearinghouse for Community Funding, undated.
Box 14
Folder 6
Philadelphia Council of Neighborhood Organizations, undated.
Box 14
Folder 7
Philadelphia Partnership--Consumer Affairs Project, undated.
Box 14
Folder 8
Philadelphia 701 Federal Program, undated.
Box 14
Folder 9
Philadelphia Tenants Information Service, undated.
Box 14
Folder 10
Political Organizations, undated.
Box 14
Folder 11
PSFS, undated.
Box 14
Folder 12
Public Interest Law Center, undated.
Box 14
Folder 13
Safety Organizations, undated.
Box 14
Folder 14
Squirrel Hill Community Association, undated.
Box 14
Folder 15
University Citigroup, undated.
Box 14
Folder 16
University City Arts League, undated.
Box 14
Folder 17
University City Clean, undated.
Box 14
Folder 18
University City Historical Society, undated.
Box 14
Folder 19
University City Medical Center, undated.
Box 14
Folder 20
University City News, undated.
Box 14
Folder 21
University City Partners, undated.
Box 14
Folder 22
University City Partners, undated.
Box 14
Folder 23
University City Partners, undated.
Box 14
Folder 24
University City Partners, undated.
Box 14
Folder 25
University City Partners, undated.
Box 14
Folder 26
University City Science Center, undated.
Box 14
Folder 27
University City West Town Watch, undated.
Box 14
Folder 28
West Area Health & Welfare Council, undated.
Box 14
Folder 29
West Philadelphia Community Mental Health Consortium, undated.
Box 14
Folder 30
West Philadelphia Corporation, undated.
Box 14
Folder 31
West Philadelphia Corporation, undated.
Box 14
Folder 32
West Philadelphia Partnership, undated.
Box 14
Folder 33
West Philadelphia Partnership, undated.
Box 14
Folder 34
West Philadelphia Partnership, undated.
Box 14
Folder 35
West Philadelphia Partnership, undated.
Box 14
Folder 36
University of Pennsylvania--Divinity School Property, undated.
Box 14
Folder 37
University of Pennsylvania--Divinity School Property, undated.
Box 14
Folder 38
University of Pennsylvania--Ice Skating Rink, undated.
Box 14
Folder 39
University of Pennsylvania--Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 14
Folder 40
Membership Records, May Fair Miscellaneous (see under Administration--Membership and May Fair), undated.
Box 15
Posters, May Fair (see under Publications-Posters and May Fair), undated.
Box 16
Zoning--Remapping Project--Maps (see under Other Activities—Zoning), undated.
Box 19
Maps of Spruce Hill Area [with written information and coloring added], undated.
Box 19
Assessed Value [in $s], undated.
Box 19
Folder 01
Assessed Value/Acre/Block, undated.
Box 19
Folder 02
Property Value, undated.
Box 19
Folder 03
Housing Survey, undated.
Box 19
Folder 04
Housing Types, undated.
Box 19
Folder 05
Ownership, undated.
Box 19
Folder 06
General Map, undated.
Box 19
Folder 07
General Map, undated.
Box 19
Folder 08
Land Use Intensity, undated.
Box 19
Folder 09
Existing Land Use, undated.
Box 19
Folder 10
Public Space, undated.
Box 19
Folder 11
Parking, undated.
Box 19
Folder 12
Public Transit, undated.
Box 19
Folder 13
Race, undated.
Box 19
Folder 14
Major Land Owners, undated.
Box 19
Folder 15
Real Estate Directory, Property Holders, undated.
Box 19
Folder 16
General Map, undated.
Box 19
Folder 17
Scope and Contents
This series consists of some black and white prints and about 1,300 35 mm color slides, arranged as a slide show with topical dividers, which document the activities of SHCA and its membership, especially the annual May Fair. The organization of slides reflects the arrangement provided by the Association; original title slides separate the slide groupings. Archive commentary in parentheses. Gaps in sheets reflect where slides were missing from the collection at the time it was processed. Additional 8x10 and 4x5 black and white prints of activities are indicated in folder descriptions at the end of the slide descriptions.
Photographs stored separately
Slide set 32, slides 1-31: Spruce Hill Fair, 1961.
Box 17
Folder 1
Slide set 32, slides 32-45: Spruce Hill Garden Club, 44th and Locust Streets, 1961.
Box 17
Folder 1
Slide set 32, slides 46-57: Baseball, 1961.
Box 17
Folder 1
Slide set 32, slides 58-69: Spruce Hill Adult Recreation, 1963.
Box 17
Folder 1
Slide set 32, slides 70-79: More Baseball, 1969.
Box 17
Folder 1
Slide set 32, slides 80-100: Spruce Hill Bowling, 1961.
Box 17
Folder 1
Slide set 33, slides 1-60: Halloween, 1961.
Box 17
Folder 2
Slide set 33, slides 61-66: Baseball, 1961.
Box 17
Folder 2
Slide set 33, slides 67-100: Fair, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 2
Slide set 34, slides 1-36: May Fair (slides not labeled but were processed in 5/62), undated, maybe 1962.
Box 17
Folder 3
Slide set 34, slides 37-42: Auction Sale, October 1962.
Box 17
Folder 3
Slide set 34, slides 43-72: May Fair, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 3
Slide set 34, slides 73-77: Auction Sale, October 1962.
Box 17
Folder 3
Slide set 34, slides 78-100: Halloween, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 3
Slide set 35, slides 1-36: Halloween, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 4
Slide set 35, slides 37-100: Square Dance, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 4
Slide set 36, slides 1-18: Dance, November 1962.
Box 17
Folder 5
Slide set 36, slides 19-49: Card Party, November 1962.
Box 17
Folder 5
Slide set 36, slides 50-54: Spruce Hill Fair Eve, May 17, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 5
Slide set 36, slides 55-61: Spruce Hill Fair, Yes? No!! (Fair rained out?), May 18, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 5
Slide set 36, slides 62-100: Spruce Hill Fair, May 25, 1962.
Box 17
Folder 5
Slide set 37, slides 1-100: May Fair, June 1963-July 1963.
Box 17
Folder 6
Slide set 38, slides 1-7: May Fair, 1963.
Box 17
Folder 7
Slide set 38, slides 8-75: House Tour, 1963.
Box 17
Folder 7
Slide set 38, slides 76-100: Garden Club Card Party, November 1963.
Box 17
Folder 7
Slide set 39, slides 1-9: Halloween Party, October 1963.
Box 17
Folder 8
Slide set 39, slides 10-29: Candlelight and Carol Sing, December 22, 1963.
Box 17
Folder 8
Slide set 39, slides 30-44: Caroling -- Woodland Church Carolers, undated.
Box 17
Folder 8
Slide set 39, slides 45-81: Shakespeare Show, October 1964.
Box 17
Folder 8
Slide set 39, slides 82-100: Arbor Day Tree Planting, 44th and Locust Streets, April 24, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 8
Slide set 40, slides 1-9: Tree Planting continued?, undated.
Box 17
Folder 9
Slide set 40, slides 10-21: Fashion Show, October 1964.
Box 17
Folder 9
Slide set 40, slides 22-23: Mrs. Hutchinson Lea School, undated.
Box 17
Folder 9
Slide set 40, slides 24-75: House Tour May, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 9
Slide set 40, slides 76-100: May Fair, May 1964.
Box 17
Folder 9
Slide set 41, slides 1-27: May Fair, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 10
Slide set 41, slides 28-84: Frambes Garden, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 10
Slide set 41, slides 85-100: Halloween, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 10
Slide set 42, slides 1-42: Halloween, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 11
Slide set 42, slides 43-77: Card Party, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 11
Slide set 42, slides 78-100: Christmas, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 11
Slide set 43, slides 1-8: Christmas, 1964.
Box 17
Folder 12
Slide set 43, slides 9-28: Easter Exhibit, 1965.
Box 17
Folder 12
Slide set 43, slides 29-100: Fair, 1965.
Box 17
Folder 12
Slide set 44, slides 1-19: May Fair, 1965.
Box 17
Folder 13
Slide set 44, slides 20-29: Tree Lighting, 1965.
Box 17
Folder 13
Slide set 44, slides 30-45: Baseball, undated.
Box 17
Folder 13
Slide set 44, slides 46-51: Fair, 1968.
Box 17
Folder 13
Slide set 44, slides 52-82: Fair, 1969.
Box 17
Folder 13
Slide set 44, slides 83-100: Spruce Hill Fair, May 1970.
Box 17
Folder 13
Slide set 52, slides 1-9: May Fair, 1974.
Box 17
Folder 14
Miscellaneous slides: portraits, Halloween and other events, 1962-1979.
Box 17
Folder 15
Photograph. Square Dance callers, recreation center, 49th and Spruce Street, 1963.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, Library Art Exhibition, 40th and Walnut Streets, June 24, 1962.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, Divinity School Chapel, 42nd and Spruce Streets, May 1963.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, Spruce Hill Garden Club, Card Party, November 6, 1961.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, A&P, 46th and Spruce Streets, undated.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, Book Week, Free Library, group shot, 40th and Walnut Streets, April 1963.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, "A Spruce Hill Event", shot of people gathered outside, undated.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, unidentified night shot with a group of children, undated.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, two boys playing bassoons, undated.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, Spruce Hill Annual Dinner at Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, June 1964.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, Elementary School fair, including Mrs. Mollinaro and Sylvania Barker, 1963.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photograph, southwest corner, 45th and Spruce Streets, undated.
Box 18
Folder 1
Photographs, Annual Dinner, 1964.
Box 18
Folder 2
Photographs, unidentified store front, 4037 Pine Street façade, 4200 block of Regent? Street, Health and Welfare Association building at 42nd and Woodland Avenue, 1963-1964.
Box 18
Folder 3
Photographs, Dedication, Land Utilization Project at Granville Miller Gardens, 4504-06 Locust Street, September 1963.
Box 18
Folder 4
Photographs, May Fair, May 1962.
Box 18
Folder 5
Photographs, Spruce Hill Fair, performance of Catholic School Group at the Divinity School, 1960.
Box 18
Folder 6
Series 8: Website versions in Archive-It, 2015-2016. 1 Archived Websites.
Scope and Contents
Contains preserved versions of the Spruce Hill Community Association's website. To access these sites, see the Temple University Special Collections Urban Archives Archive-It web page.
Physical Description1 Archived Websites
Materials Viewable Online