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Germantown Settlement (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records
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In 1884 an organization was formed and named Morton Street Day Nursery and Free Kindergarten with a later change to Morton Street Day Nursery and Working People's Aid, Inc. In 1920 a different organization was formed under the name of Americanization Committee of Germantown to provide language and culture instruction to immigrants. Changes in this organization's concerns lead to a name change to Germantown Community Center.
In October, 1934, the Morton Street Day Nursery and Germantown Community Center merged to form the Germantown Settlement with headquarters at 324 High Street.
Over the years the Settlement has provided a variety of services to constituents within its service area. This includes community organization within the Morton area and the provision of services to the elderly. A branch office in the Wister area was opened in 1957 at 48 E. Penn Street. A satellite office was later opened in the Olney area.
Materials in the collection from 1908-1910 were received as a separate collection and deal with the formation of the Morton Boys Club Association. In 1960, the Association was discontinued and all funds were transferred to the Germantown Settlement. Materials from 1928 deal with the formation of the Germantown Community Center.
The Germantown Settlement materials from 1947-1972 concern themselves with the general operations of the Settlement, the Morton and Wister branches/areas, and the provision of services under programs sponsored by the Delaware Valley Settlement Alliance. The holdings from 1983-1991 almost entirely concern the provision of services to the aged.
Series 2: Financial, 1939-1971
Series 3: Services to Aging, General, 1976-1991 (Portions Restricted)
Series 4: Services to Aging, Meals, 1983-1986
Series 5: Services to Aging, Transportation, 1983-1987
Series 6: Morton Branch and Area, 1908-1969
Series 7: Wister Branch and Area, 1958-1972
Series 8: Miscellaneous, 1934-1972
Series 9: Other Organizations, 1953-1989
Series 10: Neighborhood Youth Corps, Case Files, undated (Restricted)
Series 11: Services to Aging, Case Records, 1986-1990 (Restricted)
Accession 220 deposited May 1975 by the Germantown Settlement, Accession 370 deposited February 1979 by the Haverford Quaker Collection, and Accession 721 deposited December 1990 by the Germantown Settlement.
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in March 2013 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.
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- Germantown Community Center
- Morton Street Day Nursery and Working People's Aid, Inc.
- Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
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- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research. Restricted materials ("Social Security Information on Individuals" in Series 3, Box 5, and all of Series 10-11) are closed to research use for 75 years from date of creation.
- Use Restrictions
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The Germantown Settlement (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Temple University holds literary rights only for material created by university employees and to material given to the university with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary 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.
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