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Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Records

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

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The Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, also known as "The Shelter," was founded in Philadelphia by Quaker women in 1822 to care for black orphans, both boys and girls, within a nurturing, home-like environment. In 1915, it relocated to Cheyney, Pa, adjoining the property of Cheyney Training School for Teachers (now Cheyney University) and became a home for girls, known variously as the Shelter for Colored Orphans and the Shelter for Colored Children. In 1965, its name was changed to "Friends Shelter for Girls," and its mission evolved to serve as a home for teenaged girls, offering training and psychological support. It continued operation until 1981 when it ceased to function as a group home. It was succeeded by the Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children which functioned as an emergency shelter.

The collection includes: Charter, minutes of the Board, financial records, register of children, and some correspondence.

The collection is organized into 8 series. The series are:

  1. Incorporation and historical papers
  2. Board of Managers minutes
  3. Register of children and related papers
  4. Financial papers
  5. Legal papers
  6. Correspondence
  7. Annual reports
  8. Miscellaneous

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Gift of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 6/1975, 9/1983

Gift of The Shelter, Acc. 2012.017

Material organized and placed in 8 document boxes and 1 package in RG 4 in the Summer 1982. Additional material interfiled from Friends Shelter for Girls (1925-1968) 3 document boxes, March 1983. Additional material including Director's records (about three boxes) interfiled December, 1983. A framed copy of the constitution and an indenture agreement written by the Association with the consent of Estelle Johnson were added to the collection in 2014 (Acc. 2012.017).

Board of Managers Minutes to 1945 and Register of Children available on microfilm.

Book, Children of the Storm: Black Children and American Child Welfare, by Andrew Billingsley and Jeanne M. Giovannoni, Harcour; 1972 removed and catalogued with book collection.

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2000
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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Collection Inventory

Certificate of incorporation, charter; petition for amendment; amendment, 1829; 1861; 1882.
Box 6a Folder oversize
A00180327. Mission Statement, 1919-11-04.
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Mission statement of the Association prepared for the Conference of Schools of the Society of Friends for Colored People in the United States. Details the Association's history and practices.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Mission statements

Relevant locations: Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180328. Circular, 1842-12-15.
Scope and Contents

1 page. A circular is a statement or advertisement intended for wide distribution. Addressed to African Americans advertising the Association's services.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Advertising fliers

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180329. History, 1911.
Scope and Contents

4 pages. Fragment. Contains pages 7 and 18 of a booklet. Details the history of the Association and lists donors to the Shelter for the year of 1911. Contains two photographs of orphan girls.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180330. Historical Notes, 1836-1847.
Scope and Contents

5 pages. Notes or citations referencing a book or article. Headline is ''ARS.''

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180331. Trustees of the Sheppard Legacy Meeting Minutes, 1870-12-31.
Scope and Contents

1 page. Copy of the minutes of the Meeting of Trustees of the Sheppard Legacy to the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. The Trustees of the Sheppard Legacy are considering closing their Philadelphia schools for colored children and donating funds to the Association.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Endowments

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180332. The Trustees of the Sheppard Legacy letter to the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1871-01-26.
Scope and Contents

3 pages. Details the charitable donation of money between $2,500-$4,000 from the Trustees of the Sheppard Legacy to the Association, in support of their Educational department.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Endowments

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180333. Superintending Committee Charter, 1822-1940.
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Charter detailing the mission and responsibilities of the Superintending Committee for the Association.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Committees

A00180334. Donation Request, 1824-10.
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Possibly addressed to newspaper editors. Requests the publication of the letter's contents. Details the history of the Association and asks for clothing and monetary donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Endowments

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180335. Friends Shelter History, 1822-1972, 1973.
Scope and Contents

25 pages. Details 150 years of history of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, from 1822-1972.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180336. Early History and Philosophical Foundations of the Friends Shelter for Girls, 1979-06.
Scope and Contents

6 pages. Speech presented at the 160th Anniversary Reception in Celebration of the International Year of the Child. Gives a brief history of the Shelter with a focus on its founding in 1822.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

A00180362. Constitution and By-Laws, 1941.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Contains the constitution and by-laws of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans and the rules for management of the Shelter. May be incomplete.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Constitutions; By-laws

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180363. Constitution and By-Laws, 1925.
Scope and Contents

17 pages. Contains the constitution and by-laws of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans and the rules for management of the Shelter.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Constitutions; By-laws

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180364. Constitution and By-Laws, 1880-1950.
Scope and Contents

18 pages. Contains the constitution and by-laws of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Constitutions; By-laws

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180365. Constitution and By-Laws, 1892.
Scope and Contents

10 pages. Contains the constitution and by-laws of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans and the rules for management of the Shelter.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Constitutions; By-laws

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180366. Constitution and By-Laws, 1884.
Scope and Contents

9 pages. Contains the constitution and by-laws of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans and the rules for management of the Shelter.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Constitutions; By-laws

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180367. Constitution By-Laws and Rules, 1822-1922.
Scope and Contents

27 pages. Details the Constitution, By-Laws, and Rules of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Constitutions; By-laws

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180377. Minute book vol. 02 (version B), 1831-1837.
Scope and Contents

99 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Includes a table of contents at the back. Content largely the same as A00180376.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180375. Minute Book vol. 01, 1822-1831.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

134 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Discusses the founding of the institution, the setting up of the Shelter, etc. Includes a table of contents.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180376. Minute Book vol. 02 (version A), 1831-1837.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

107 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Includes a table of contents. Content is largely the same as item A00180377.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180378. Minute Book vol. 03, 1838-1843.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

163 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Includes a table of contents. Page 58 is blank and was not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180379. Minute Book vol. 04, 1843-1853.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

185 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Includes an index of names on pages 179-190. Pages 115, 116, and 156-159 are blank and were not scanned. Page numbers 105 and 106 appear to have been skipped when transcribing the page numbers.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180380. Minute Book vol. 05, 1853-1861.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

230 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Includes an index of names on pages 221-230. Pages 27 and 28 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180359. Minute Book vol. 06, 1862-1869.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

257 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Some minutes discuss the admission of formerly enslaved children into the Shelter. Pages 105-108 and 191 are blank and were not scanned. An index of names is found on pages 247-261.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Slavery; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; African Americans--Education; Freedmen

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180360. Minute Book vol. 07, 1869-1874.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

240 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. The handwritten page numbers jump from 109 to 710. An index of names is found on pages 222 (''822'') through 238 (''838'').

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180317. Minute Book vol. 08, 1874-1879.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

294 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Pages 132-133 are stuck together; pages 278-280 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180319. Minute Book vol. 09, 1880-1886.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

285 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 262-282. The leaf making up pages 031 and 032 was removed from the book before it was scanned; there is a piece of paper with writing on it glued to page 137 which covers writing on the lower half of that page; pages 275, 276, and 281 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180350. Minute Book vol. 10, 1886-1890.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

182 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 153 through 175. Pages 166, 168, and 174 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charities; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180352. Minute Book vol. 11, 1890-1894.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

177 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 159-175.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charities; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180369. Minute Book vol. 12, 1894-1898.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

179 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 158-181. Pages 166, 171, 173, 175, 179, and 180 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180370. Minute Book vol. 13, 1898-1901.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

178 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 154-176.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180371. Minute Book vol. 14, 1902-1906.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

184 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 154-177.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180372. Minute Book vol. 15, 1906-1912.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

183 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 154-177.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180373. Minute Book vol. 16, 1912-1918.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

186 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. An index of names is found on pages 153-179. Pages 138 and 139 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180374. Minute Book vol. 17, 1918-1934.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

28 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Minutes are from 1918 but also includes letters from 1919 and 1934 that were found loose in the book. Includes an index of names on pages 11-19. Pages numbered 11–154 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180381. Minute Book vol. 18, 1919-1925.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

190 pages. Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Minutes (Records); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; African Americans--Education

Relevant locations: Cheyney (Pa.)

Minutes, 1951-1968.
Box 4a

A00180384. Register of Children at the Shelter for Colored Orphans, Volume 1, 1822-1859.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

114 pages. The first fifteen pages list the names, ages, and dates of admission of children at the shelter run by the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, as well as other information about them. Pages 16 through 81 give a longer narrative history of each child, often explaining their family situation. An index of the children is found on pages 82-87. Also included are lists of children who did and did not receive a portion of the Thomas P. Cope Legacy. The register proper runs from 1822 through 1849; the papers dealing with the Cope legacy are from 1855-1859.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180385. Register of Children at the Shelter for Colored Orphans, Volume 2, 1849-1879.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

202 pages. The first 34 pages list the names, ages, and dates of admission of children at the shelter run by the Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans, as well as other information about them. Pages 39-153 give a longer narrative history of each child, often discussing their parents and their indentures. An index of the children is found on pages 154-167. Pages 35-38 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180398. Register of Children at the Shelter for Colored Orphans, Volume 3, 1880-1938.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

183 pages. The first 30 pages list the names, ages, and dates of admission of children at the shelter run by the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, as well as other information about them. Pages 37-156 give a longer narrative history of each child, often discussing their parents and their indentures. An index of the children is found at the front of the book. Pages 31-36 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180383. Catalogue of Children Indentured or Placed on Wages, 1879-1920, 1876-1920.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

132 pages. Lists the dates of indenture, the names and birthdates of the children indentured, the names and addresses of the people to whom they were indentured, and whether or not the children received funds from the Thomas P. Cope Legacy. Includes an index of names on pages 159 through 191. Pages 081, 103, 115-158, 161, 163, 165, 169, 171, 175, 179, 181, 182, 185, 187, and 189 are blank and were not scanned. The leaf containing pages 109 and 110 was removed prior to scanning.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Apprentices

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180382. Names of Children at the Shelter for Colored Orphans, 1903-1928.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

172 pages. Contains yearly lists of the names, ages, and birthdates of children at or admitted to the Shelter for Colored Orphans. Some years also list children who have been indentured, placed with families, or left the shelter for other reasons.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180337. Minutes regarding Jennie Roberts, 1903.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

4 pages. Notes about Jennie Roberts's living situation, her trial in the Juvenile Court, and her legal status with respect to the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans (i.e., the Shelter).

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; African American children; Juvenile courts

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180338. Emma Bailey Speer letters concerning Marjorie Jean Perry, 1907-02.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

8 pages. Discusses preparations for having a girl named Marjory admitted to the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans (i.e., the Shelter). A note written by R. Matlack on the back of one of the letters, dated 6-20-1907, states that Marjorie passed away a few months after being admitted to the Shelter.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Englewood (N.J.)

A00180339. Notes from the Register of Children, 1893-1913.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Papers discuss about a dozen children at the Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (''the Shelter''), most of whom ran away from their indentures or died.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180340. Elizabeth Lamb letter concerning the death of Mary Emma Alonza, 1908-03-09.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

4 pages. Written to Mary M. Leeds. Discusses the end of Mary Emma Alonza's life and her burial.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Towanda (Pa.)

A00180341. C. Wilfred Conard letter extract to Mary M. Leeds concerning Perry Sawyer, 1903.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Discusses a legal consultation about money held in trust for a child who had passed away.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Endowments

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180342. Indenture form for Shelter Children, 1822-1915.
Box 4b
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Blank indenture form for children from the Shelter for Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Names of children in the Shelter, 1927-1941.
Box 4b
Names of children in the Shelter, 1942-1953.
Box 4b
A00180318. Admission papers, 1841-1849.
Scope and Contents

64 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180320. Admission papers, 1850-1860.
Scope and Contents

107 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them. Page 72 is the freedom paper for three formerly enslaved children who were admitted to the shelter.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Slavery; Freedmen

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180321. Admission papers, 1861-1865.
Scope and Contents

94 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them. Pages 41v, 50, and 57a describe children as ''contraband,'' a term used during the Civil War to refer to formerly enslaved people who had escaped to Union lines.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Slavery; Freedmen

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180323. Admission papers, 1866-1873.
Scope and Contents

170 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180343. Admission papers, 1874-1879.
Scope and Contents

125 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180344. Admission papers, 1880-1882.
Scope and Contents

46 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180345. Admission papers, 1883-1886.
Scope and Contents

74 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180346. Admission papers, 1887-1890.
Scope and Contents

64 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180347. Admission papers, 1891-1899.
Scope and Contents

79 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180348. Admission papers, 1900-1909.
Scope and Contents

78 pages. Admission papers indicating the child(ren) being surrendered to the Association, their age at surrender, the date of surrender, and who surrendered them. Many of the papers include additional information about the child(ren), primarily notes from doctors who examined them and the addresses of those who surrendered them.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Reports, Medical and academic, 1927-1930.
Reports, Medical and academic, 1928-1929.
Scope and Contents

Social service reports

Reports, Medical and academic, 1945.
Scope and Contents

Restricted: See Curator. Wheatley cottage notes.

Reports, Medical and academic, 1960-1966.
Scope and Contents

Restricted: See Curator. Miscellaneous immunization records, etc.

A00182207. Treasurer's accounts, 1822-1833.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

130 pages. Detailed accounting of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182208. Treasurer's accounts, 1832-1850.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

193 pages. Detailed accounting of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182209. Treasurer's accounts, 1851-1854.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

44 pages. Detailed accounting of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182210. Treasurer's accounts, 1854-1859.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

108 pages. Detailed accounting of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182211. Treasurer's accounts, 1860-1870.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

188 pages. Detailed accounting of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182212. Treasurer's accounts, 1871-1904.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

368 pages. Detailed accounting of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180361. Treasurer's Book, 1905-1912.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

194 pages. Record of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Income is primarily from donations, subscriptions, and interest from investments. Expenses include salaries, food, school supplies, etc.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180368. Treasurer's Book, 1913-1918.
Box 6
Scope and Contents

145 pages. Record of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans. Income is primarily from donations, subscriptions, and interest from investments. Expenses include salaries, food, school supplies, etc.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Cheyney (Pa.)

Treasurer's books, 1932-1950.
Box 6b
A00182203. Account Book of the Shelter of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1853-1897.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

279 pages. Account book for wages, dry goods, and milk. Names many of the employees of the Shelter for Colored Orphans.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Wages; Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182204. Account book of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1853-1897.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

360 pages. Lists money received from the treasurer and the expenditure which it covers.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Account books, 1886-1898.
Box 7
A00180396. Treasurer's reports and correspondence from the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1838-1890.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

19 pages. Detailed accounting of income and expenses of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, including a certificate of fire insurance and lists of monetary donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Scope and Contents

Contains:

A00180389. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Subscription book, 1855.
Scope and Contents

18 pages. Details the names of subscribers and their monetary contributions to the Association and to the erecting of new farm buildings at Westtown.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Gifts; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Westtown (Pa.)

A00180392. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Subscription book, 1836.
Scope and Contents

11 pages. Details the names of subscribers and their monetary donations to the Association.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Gifts; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180390. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Subscription book, 1839-1840.
Scope and Contents

9 pages. Details the names of subscribers and their monetary contributions to the Association.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Gifts; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180388. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Subscription book, 1840.
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Details the names of subscribers and their monetary contributions to the Association. Notes that the institution is experiencing financial difficulties. Most pages are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Gifts; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180391. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Subscription book, 1841-1848.
Scope and Contents

63 pages. Details the names of subscribers, their addresses, and their monetary donations to the Association.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Gifts; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180393. List of subscribers to the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1831.
Scope and Contents

3 pages. Details the names of subscribers and their monetary donations to the Association.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Gifts; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182205. Building Fund, 1859-1862.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

20 pages. Records money spent from and received into the Building Fund. Real-estate purchases and individual donations feature heavily.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182206. Account book with the Guardians of the Poor from the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1822-1839.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

64 pages. Records the finances involved with the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans taking charge of some African-American orphans under the care of the Guardians of the Poor.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180395. Thomas P. Cope Fund Account book from the Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans, 1870-1899.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

70 pages. Lists receipts of payment and funds for the Association under the will of Thomas Pim Cope (1768-1854), as well as the names of those receiving the money.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180394. List of donations, 1901-1917.
Box 7
Scope and Contents

106 pages. Lists donations of money and goods. Entries are organized by month and include name of donor.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Gifts

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Cheyney (Pa.)

A00182201. Account book of indentures, 1877-1899.
Box 7a
Scope and Contents

172 pages. Tracks payments due for children's indentures and notes where children have ended up.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Apprentices; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00182202. Account book of indentures, 1893-1916.
Box 7a
Scope and Contents

111 pages. Tracks payments due for children's indentures. Pages 61-79 and 88-89 are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Apprentices; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180397. Account book, 1900-1917.
Box 7a
Scope and Contents

31 pages. Titled ''The books used by M. M. Leeds former Trustee for moneys paid for the benefit of the wards under the care of the Shelter''. Lists the payment per week of ''Shelter children at service'', and includes monetary donations to the Association. Pages 14, 16, 18, 20, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38 and onward are blank and were not scanned.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Accounting; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Acount books, 1917-1937.
Box 7a
School budget, 1918-1919.
Box 7a
Receipts, 1944-1946.
Box 7a
Receipts, 1951.
Box 7a

A00180386. Legal Papers, 1830-1908.
Scope and Contents

49 pages. Includes letters of attorney, deeds, wills, documents concerning gifts and bequests to the Association, and minutes from several charitable organizations concerning the will of Dr. Blenon.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Blénon, Peter Anthony, 1759-approximately 1836

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180387. Cottage and School Budgets, 1918-1919.
Scope and Contents

7 pages. Detailed lists of expected expenditures for the Shelter for Colored Orphans' school, Wheatley Cottage, and Douglass Cottage.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; Budget; African American schools; Charities--Finance

Relevant locations: Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180399. Estella Johnson indenture agreements, 1882.
Scope and Contents

2 pages. Indentures apprenticing Estella Johnson to Margaret Godot and to Nathan Edgedon. Specifies the requirements each party is expected to fulfill.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Apprentices

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180322. Correspondence, 1835-1838.
Scope and Contents

34 pages. Documents include a blank form, letters on legal advice, a memorial for Beulah Sansom, a letter from Dr. Caspar Wistar regarding the donation of medical instruments by Dr. Heber Chase, a report by Dr. Caspar Wistar on mortality at the Shelter, and letters from the Board of Guardians of the Poor, the Diligent Hose Company, the Fame Fire Engine Company, and others.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Sansom, Beulah Biddle, 1768-1837; Children--Mortality

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); Mexico

A00180324. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Utilities Agreement, 1916-03-17.
Scope and Contents

1 page. Utility agreement titled ''Suggested Basis for Apportioning of Mechanical Equipment for Heating, Lighting and Water Service between Cheyney and Shelter.''

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180325. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Menu, 1916-04.
Scope and Contents

1 page. Menu plan of the shelter for breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day of the week.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children; Menus

Relevant locations: Cheyney (Pa.)

A00180326. Association for the Care of Colored Orphans Resolution, 1919-02-21.
Scope and Contents

1 page. Signed Resolution acknowledging the Association's sale of property and transfer of the deed.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charity organization; African American children

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

Correspondence, 1929-1934.
Correspondence, 1944-1946.

Related Materials

Other issues of the Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans are located in Serial Group 3. Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans.

A00180349. 1st Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1836.
Scope and Contents

43 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Preface includes an account of the organization's early history.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180668. 1st Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1837.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations. Also includes a news article clipping written by Mary W. Davis.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180669. 3rd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1839.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180351. 4th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1840.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183809. 6th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1842.
Scope and Contents

11 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183810. 7th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1843.
Scope and Contents

11 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183811. 8th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1844.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183812. 10th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1846.
Scope and Contents

18 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations. Inscribed to Samuel and Elliston P. Morris.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183813. 12th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1848.
Scope and Contents

16 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183814. 13th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1849.
Scope and Contents

17 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180353. 14th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1850.
Scope and Contents

15 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180670. 15th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1851.
Scope and Contents

15 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations. The cover bears rough sketches of people.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180671. 16th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1852.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180672. 17th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1853.
Scope and Contents

15 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180673. 18th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1854.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180674. 19th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1855.
Scope and Contents

16 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180675. 23rd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1859.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180354. 24th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1860.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180676. 25th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1861.
Scope and Contents

24 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180677. 26th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1862.
Scope and Contents

22 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180678. 28th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1864.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180679. 29th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1865.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180680. 31st Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1867.
Scope and Contents

16 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180681. 32nd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1868.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180682. 33rd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1869.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180355. 34th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1870.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180683. 35th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1871.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180684. 37th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1873.
Scope and Contents

11 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180685. 38th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1874.
Scope and Contents

11 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180686. 39th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1875.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180687. 40th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1876.
Scope and Contents

11 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183567. 42nd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1878.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183808. 43rd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1879.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180356. 44th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1880.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00180357. 56th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1892.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183815. 45th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1881.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183816. 46th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1882.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183817. 49th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1885.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183818. 53rd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1889.
Scope and Contents

11 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.)

A00183819. 57th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1893.
Scope and Contents

13 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183820. 58th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1894.
Scope and Contents

12 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183821. 59th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1895.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183822. 60th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1896.
Scope and Contents

15 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183823. 61st Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1897.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183824. 62nd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1898.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes the annual treasurer's report and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183825. 63rd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1899.
Scope and Contents

20 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183826. 64th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1900.
Scope and Contents

20 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.); Lansdowne (Pa.)

A00183827. 65th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1901.
Scope and Contents

18 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183828. 66th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1902.
Scope and Contents

14 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1901. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183829. 67th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1903.
Scope and Contents

23 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1902. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.); Lansdowne (Pa.)

A00183830. 68th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1904.
Scope and Contents

22 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1903. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183831. 69th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1905.
Scope and Contents

20 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1904. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183832. 70th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1906.
Scope and Contents

23 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1905. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183833. 72nd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1908.
Scope and Contents

19 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1907. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183834. 73rd Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1909.
Scope and Contents

19 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1908. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183835. 74th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1910.
Scope and Contents

18 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association for the year 1909. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183836. 75th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1911.
Scope and Contents

21 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00183837. 76th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1912.
Scope and Contents

22 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of officers, members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

A00180358. 77th Annual Report of the Association for the Care of Colored Orphans, 1913.
Scope and Contents

21 pages. Annual report on the state of the Association. Includes photographs of the building and children, the annual treasurer's report, and lists of officers, members, committees, subscribers, and donations.

Subjects: Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans (Cheyney, Pa.); Orphanages; Charities; African American children; Annual reports; Photographs

Relevant locations: Philadelphia (Pa.); West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Reference materials.
Drafts of history (Paul Blanchard Associates), 1971.
Physical Description

2 copies

Drafts of history, 1979.

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